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Rambling house on the Hill in Monkstown for €1.95m
Five-bedroom home with four reception rooms, interconnecting drawing and music rooms
From Narnia to Harry Potter: The grown-up messages in children’s books
Many children’s books are written with conscious messages in mind, even if child readers don’t realise it
‘I am deeply interested in Ireland’s complex past’
‘I have a ritual of making tea, lighting a candle and then I am gone into my fictional world’
The beauty of a good bookshop – bookworms have their say
Rick O’Shea, Emer McLysaght and others on their favourite bookshops as children and adults
‘I can’t do thrillers or spy novels or genre fiction. I just get bored'
The author Colm Tóibín discusses female Irish novelists, families, and when he wishes he had a TV
‘Moon and Me’: the new TV show from the genius behind ‘Teletubbies’
Another success for the hit-maker despite being accused of creating ‘orgies’ for infants
The debut books and authors to look out for in 2019
We asked some writers to tell us about their debuts ahead of their publication
When I swim with the English I can forgive those eejits for Brexit
Deep in Ukip territory in East Sussex, neighbours were puzzled by our upset
Pantry bliss: why the humble larder is the hottest new kitchen trend
Kitchen islands are giving way to walk-in spaces where clutter can be concealed according to interior designer and pantry expert Sara Thompson
A Brexit for the birds – Frank McNally on what ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ really means
An Irishman’s Diary
What was the last gift you bought? ‘I bought someone a toll tag’
In Conversation: Playwrights PJ Gallagher and Una McKevitt
Cookie ár lá: Gerry Adams to publish book of recipes
Pizza in our time: Sinn Féin ex-president says recipes sustained republicans through talks
Keep calm and stockpile: An Irish parcel for Brexit Britain
From Sudocrem to 7Up to Marian Keyes: the best of Ireland is going into our Bosca Brexit
Sales at WH Smith travel shops beat high street for first time
Airports, train stations and ‘Five On Brexit Island’ boost British bookseller
Domhnall Gleeson: How is he using his ‘Star Wars’ success?
He’s writing a bawdy comedy with his brother and Michael McElhatton. Who wouldn’t? he asks
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Corfe Castle and the Isle of Purbeck are settings for much of the author’s work
Lucy Kellaway: I am a difficult woman, and proud of it
Being difficult at work is not generally thought to be a good thing – but it can be
Seána Kerslake: the hottest new name in Irish cinema
The actor – aka ‘the Irish Scarlett Johansson’ – is terrific as an angry young woman in A Date for Mad Mary
Did the Famous Five come from Cork?
Bandon-born children’s writer LT Meade’s ‘Four on an Island’ shares similarities with Enid Blyton’s ‘Five on a Treasure Island’, published 50 years later
‘Five Go Gluten Free’? Enid Blyton’s Famous Five get a parody reboot
Baby boomers will be able to wallow again in the uncomplicated world of their childhood reading – now with added irony
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: A compelling voice in anyone’s language
The latest Hennessy hall-of-famer is mesmeric and convincing when writing in English and turns her simpler Irish to great use in her crime writing
Good eggs: youngsters point out burglars to police chopper
Helicopter following report of intruders in Surrey when Easter egg hunters helped out
Prissy is not an insult in the fashion world
Geek chic has never been cooler, so dig out those trench coats, knitted sweaters and frill collars
Book collecting: ‘People get a feeling for a book and they must have it’
‘First Editions’ in Dublin’s Ballsbridge is a popular destination for book lovers
Best Shops: A trend for shop owners who really know their stuff
The search continues for this year’s Best Shops, with more nominations than ever
James Carol: ‘The story comes first, then the facts’
Brought to Book Q&A: Scottish author of the Jefferson Winter thriller series on the influence of Stephen King and Thomas Harris
Neil White: ‘Enid Blyton turned me towards mystery and horror’
‘Whatever sick and twisted deed you read about, I’ve come across worse in real life’
LT Meade, the JK Rowling of her day, remembered 100 years on
We mark the centenary of Ireland’s forgotten bestselling author of 280 books, pioneer of girls’ school fiction and crime stories
Carys Bray on Mormon stories, ‘The Stone Diaries’ and writing the fun bits first
‘I think reading has helped me to develop empathy. I love trying on other lives’
Brought to Book: John Boyne on Noddy, Homer Wells, ‘Birdsong’ and a Kindle tip
‘I am at my happiest when I have completed a first draft of a novel and am about to begin a second’
Brought to Book: Anakana Schofield on parallel reading, the literary patriarchy and books as portals
‘I write in a very troubling manner that I wouldn’t advise anyone to adopt’
Chip lit: literary feasts that will leave you hungry for more
Food has always found its way into fiction. There’s even a genre where eating forms the backdrop to the story
Cameron’s high-speed ambitions may be derailed in the shires
London Letter: shire Tories feel their views are being ignored by the prime minister
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