‘War heroine. Fighter. Dancer. Singer.’ France honours Josephine Baker
American-born woman admitted to the Panthéon at elaborate ceremony in Paris
Entertainer Josephine Baker joins elite in France’s Panthéon
Paris Letter: Dancer titillated audiences while working for the French Resistance
Prince Albert of Monaco visits TCD after donating €1m
Donation follows his mother, Grace Kelly’s, love of Ireland and the university
Summer getaways (and not just for the girls)
Travel News: Between lovely Leitrim and caring Clare, take time out for art in Limerick
My fellow Irish citizens! What are you doing next Monday?
Monaco is filthy rich and hasn’t much of an army. I think we could take it in a fight
Ashford Castle: Eighty years old and more gorgeous than ever
Tollman family have spent €68m since 2015 restoring historic castle to its former glory
Luttrellstown Castle to get new bedrooms as part of multimillion euro renovation
Hotel and golf resort near Castleknock in Dublin is owned by businessmen JP McManus and John Magnier
Prince Charles urges continued close ties ‘whatever happens’
Royal speaks of affection for Ireland and importance of Anglo-Irish relations in Co Wicklow
Shelbourne Hotel revenues up despite €15.8m refurb
Decline in occupancy rates due to refurbishment offset by increase in room prices
At your service: Shelbourne returns to profit as upswing drives prices
Dublin hotel links 2016 profits of €3.4m to recovery-fuelled rise in demand for rooms
Shelbourne hotel plans upgrades after completing room restoration
The hotel spent in the tens of millions on upgrading rooms and restoring the facade
Is Rory McIlroy getting married in Ashford Castle? Staff couldn’t possibly say
Paparazzi expected to descend on Cong, Co Mayo for the golfers wedding to New Yorker Erica Stoll
What’s the point of September without the All-Ireland finals?
If Motion 5 goes through Congress, should we not just do away with the month altogether?
Eero Aarnio: still designing after all these years
It’s been 50 years since the Finnish designer created the iconic 1960s Ball Chair
Gang feud: Life goes on in Dublin 1, but so does the fear
Social problems will remain in inner city long after media spotlight fades, say residents
Beauty Report: Unwind this season with a spa treatment
Treat your body with a little bit of kindness and relax with one of these treatments
New Irish gin to be launched at ProWein trade show
Entrepreneur plans to produce 100,000 litres of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin in 2016
Fabric fit for a princess: Limerick embraces the lace
A recent exhibition at the city museum showcased the county’s rich history of lace. Well, if it’s good enough for Kate Middleton . . .
The specialist: Audrey Adams, furniture restorer
‘I suddenly realised that I was being coerced into a job – then I discovered I loved it’
The real ‘housewives’ of HSBC
HSBC was at times willing to accommodate unsavoury clients, some of whom were not housewives but felons and arms traffickers
Weekend in . . . Nice
On the southeast coast of France, Nice welcomes travellers with alluring restaurants, a broad beach, sherbet-hued buildings and gay-friendly night life
Review: Grace of Monaco
A woefully misguided project that does nothing for the reputations of anybody listed in the credits
English aristocrat Valerie Goulding was founder and driving force behind clinic
The clinic was set up in a flat in Dublin to provide aftercare to polio patients
Background: Rupture of ‘Georgian Mile’ prompted widespread opposition
Replacement buildings ruined Fitzwilliam Street facade
Duke of Kent in Glasnevin for ‘real history lesson’
Royal visitor places wreaths at memorials to those who died in 1916 and two world wars
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