More sex, please: Bridget Jones, Colin Firth and the astonishing rebranding of Jane Austen
Among Austen’s close contemporaries, Walter Scott – now little read or adapted – was seen as inestimably more worthy, not ...
Hillwalking in Andalucía: ‘It feels like we are participants in Squid Game, on our way to a sticky end’
Walking in the Sierra de Mijas - what could be nicer? We haven’t a notion, however, of how challenging the trails will be ...
‘Has my friends-to-lovers relationship doomed me to boring sex?’
For people who have issues with self-esteem or self-worth, this dynamic can also play into their insecurities, as they ...
Why do most Americans still believe the US to be the ‘Greatest Nation on Earth’?
You’d wonder if Donald Trump’s childlike depiction of geopolitics helps ordinary Americans, or infantilises them ...
‘Which climbing plants are best for an east-facing house wall?’
Could you please recommend some climbing plants for a shady, east-facing house wall? I love the idea of using clematis and ...
Four new films to see this week
Engrossing drama about Munich Olympics hostage crisis. Plus long but twist Iranian thriller, Barry Keoghan in ersatz Irish ...
When he opened the door of Brady’s all six customers seated at the bar turned to him. ‘It’s Frosty the Snowman’
An excerpt from Tell Tale Townie, a book from former Roscommon county manager John Tiernan, captures the role of the pub in ...
Ireland U20’s make light work of Scotland to take opening Six Nations win
Charlie Molony grabbed an opening half hat-trick of tries at the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday night as Ireland ...
Galway demolish depleted Clare to leave Salthill on a high
A free and one from play from McCarthy reduced the margin to 2-18 to 0-17 with 13 minutes remaining but their gallop was ...
Andy Balbirnie half-century helps give Ireland the edge against Zimbabwe
Captain Andy Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker both scored half-centuries as Ireland set Zimbabwe a testing victory target of 292 ...
Unforgotten star Sinéad Keenan: ‘UCD had an awful lot of arty-farty people. I felt, oh Jesus, I can’t compete with that’
The Dublin actor got her break in Fair City more than 20 years ago but left for London soon after. Now she plays Jess James, the Irish top copper in ITV’s acclaimed cold-case crime drama ...