An Irishwoman’s Diary

1993 attack derailed teenage star who had dynamite on her strings and ice in her veins

Far from unlikeable, the star of horror Vivarium is a refreshingly honest interviewee

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Actor known for celebrated films like Spartacus and Paths of Glory died aged 103

Patrick Freyne: Irish victory in the dating show may prevent a hard Border

The Powerpuff Girls turned out to be a template for a new generation of feminists

For years, Ashford Castle was in the doldrums – but a €75 million refit has put it back on the map, and it has been winning international acclaim and awards ever since

Phnom Penh Letter: You’ll find more tourists than journalists at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club on Sisowath Quay

The artist, doctor and Booker-shortlisted author is as busy as ever in his 90th year, with projects in Ireland, Italy and his adopted New York

Novelist moved to Ireland in 1968 and his best-known works are partially or totally set here

Designer Tommy Hilfiger's nautical-themed fashion show leaves Patrick Freyne feeling all at sea - and that's before the writer's run-in with Kim Kardashian

The veteran actor, best known for playing Jessica Fletcher in ‘Murder, She Wrote’, credits Cork with saving her family. It’s just one of many plot twists in her extraordinary life

An old-fashioned girls’ guide to comportment inspired a teenage girl to sit up straight, make new friends and even sport a girdle