Dylan Tighe’s overdubbing of a classic tale of depravity to give it an Irish context is one of the most interesting offerings at Dublin Theatre Festival, writes Alan O’Riordan.

The City of Light is also the city of the night — the city of the poor, outcasts, criminals, prostitutes, eccentrics and the wilfully nonconforming. TP O’Mahony leafs through Luc Sante’s salute to his beloved Paris

Marquis De Sade wrote all his best work from his asylum cell. I really must try it sometime, especially since I might not have any choice with this team.

The Beginners Guide to Bondage, Domination and Sado Masochism is currently on sale in Irish book stores across the country and probably across the world.

Rita de Brún sought the views of some therapists as she looked at the dark world of sadomasochism and BDSM

For the second day in a row, the jurors in the Graham Dwyer trial were yesterday given a warning about the difficult nature of what they were about to hear.

No wonder the Marquis de Sade was a Frenchman.

Erotic literature is having a renaissance, but the latest books fall short of what really turns women on.

A BOMB-MAKER was discovered when a seven-year-old schoolgirl searching for her lost ball accidentally stepped on a trip-wire in her neighbour’s garden, a court heard.