Jane Austen
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Eva Illouz: Sex, power and the behaviour of men
- Culture
- March 14, 2018, 05:00
The US-educated, Franco-Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz has established a reputation as the sociologist of love, sex and power. Her book, Cold Intimaci(...)

25 fearless women who helped shape today’s Ireland
- People
- March 3, 2018, 06:00
History is filled with stories of great deeds, the exploits of rebels, patriots and politicians, writers and artists, scientists and innovators. They (...)

We all like a bit of rubbernecking but beware the backseat builder
- Interiors
- February 28, 2018, 06:00
When you embark on a building project you aren’t just taking on the stress of renovating a house. You’re also risking exposure to endless advice and o(...)

Verbing on the ridiculous – An Irishman’s Diary about bad English, overprotective parents, and the Winter Olympics
- Opinion
- February 10, 2018, 00:01
In two different Marks & Spencer stores this week, I saw product-recall notices with contrasting uses of English: one acceptable, the other an abo(...)

Presumed innocent: a history of adolescent sexuality
- Culture
- February 3, 2018, 14:46
Hey little girl, is your daddy home Did he go away and leave you all alone I got a bad desire, I’m on fire I once believed there was something timele(...)

Property 2017: Thirteen of the best houses we wrote about
- Homes & Property
- December 14, 2017, 06:00
41 Niall Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 Status: Launched in October seeking €345,000; went sale agreed “well in excess” of asking price. Agent: (...)

Sally Rooney wins Young Writer of the Year award
- Books
- December 7, 2017, 19:45
Irish author Sally Rooney has won the 2017 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award for her first novel, Conversations With Friends (Faber &am(...)

Theatre highlights for the week ahead
- Stage
- October 27, 2017, 05:00
Postcards from the Ledge Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, October 25th-November 11th, 7.30pm (Saturday matinee 2.30pm), €22-€55 – gaietyth(...)

My great uncle was the original Mr Darcy – and from Limerick
- Stage
- October 23, 2017, 00:00
She’s a New Zealand comedian, commentator and writer, doing a one-woman show inspired by the work of quintessential English novelist Jane Austen, whic(...)

Harvey Weinstein 'literally chased me..he wouldn't let me pass him to get to the door'
- US
- October 11, 2017
When Gwyneth Paltrow was 22 years old, she got a role that would take her from actress to star: The film producer Harvey Weinstein hired her for the l(...)