A new play delves into the lives of the shawlies, the Cork women who were ahead of their time in running a family and a business, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

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Will Prince Charles’ once maligned mistress be fully accepted as his partner, his queen, asks

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It’s been a grim week for the Irish at Cheltenham so far but not for Margaret Connolly who yesterday came up trumps with a most unexpected double on Ladies’ Day.

CADS: they’ll break your heart, shatter your confidence and cost you a fortune in gin, comfort food and snivelling late- night phone calls to friends in the wake of the inevitable break up.

ROYAL bride-to-be Kate Middleton is set to overtake Princess Diana as the most talked-about woman in the world’s media, according to a study released yesterday by the Global Language Monitor.

POLITICAL donations to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael from one of the country’s biggest property developers totalled €3,700 last year as it posted pre-tax losses of €23.8 million.

KATE MIDDLETON will be following in Diana’s footsteps when she marries into the Royal Family as The Firm’s next potential People’s Princess.

POLITICAL donations to Fianna Fáil from one of the country’s biggest property developers were down 80% last year as its pre-tax losses almost doubled to €22 million.

A former French president has caused a literary storm by writing a fictional romance between a thinly disguised Diana, Princess of Wales, and himself.

TV INTERVIEWER Martin Bashir apologised after he had a “moment of stupidity” and made a “tasteless” comment about Asian women, it emerged yesterday.

The former head of the British government’s intelligence and security organisation today denied bugging the Royal Family.

Former British home secretary Kenneth Clarke blocked an investigation into the interception of the telephone calls behind the "Squidgy-gate" and "Camilla-gate" affairs in case the press found out, a court heard today.

THE Princess of Wales’s appeal was evident from the moment she appeared on the world stage as an awkward, shy teenager in the early 1980s.

BIG BROTHER contestants let off steam last night in their all-female house by jumping into the pool.

A quiz show fanatic has scooped the jackpot on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Victoria Beckham, Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Caine were among the star names caught up in Britain’s most glamorous traffic jam as guests arrived for Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s “wedding” party.

ELTON JOHN and David Furnish sealed their union with a kiss yesterday after tying the knot in a high-profile gay wedding.

GAY couples in Northern Ireland will be among the first in the United Kingdom to formally tie the knot today.

The Prince of Wales finally wed Camilla Parker Bowles today making her an HRH and the most senior female member of the Royal Family after the Queen.

The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles arrived together at Windsor’s Guildhall today to marry, 30 years after they first fell in love.

President Mary McAleese today sent greetings to the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles on their marriage which is due to take place in the UK today.

The Prince of Wales will finally marry Camilla Parker Bowles today.

A LEADING Irish milliner is to supply the hat worn by Camilla Parker Bowles at her wedding to Prince Charles, it emerged yesterday.

A leading Irish milliner is to supply the hat worn by Camilla Parker Bowles at her wedding to Prince Charles, it emerged today.

AS the countdown to the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles began, the bride’s team of designers gathered to give only the tiniest of hints about her wedding ensemble.

THE Grand National is to start 25 minutes later on Saturday because of Britain’s royal wedding.

The start of the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday has been put back 25 minutes to 4.10pm.

PRINCE Charles's wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles was postponed yesterday because it clashed with the Pope's funeral.

THE greatest number of heads of state and religious leaders to ever gather in the Vatican will attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II on Friday morning.

The Prince of Wales's wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles is to be postponed to Saturday because it clashes with the Pope's funeral, a royal spokesperson has said.

The marriage of Britain's Prince of Wales to Camilla Parker Bowles could be postponed if it clashes with the Pope’s funeral.

A LEADING Anglican bishop has suggested that Prince Charles must apologise to the former husband of his wife-to-be Camilla Parker Bowles before his wedding next month.

PRINCE WILLIAM and Tom Parker Bowles will act as witnesses to the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, it emerged yesterday.

THE row over whether Camilla Parker Bowles will take the title Queen of Britain when Prince Charles succeeds to the throne continued yesterday.

THE British government has confirmed the Prince of Wales’s marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles will not be “morganatic”, meaning she would automatically become queen when he succeeds to the throne unless legislation is passed.

The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles were tonight said to be “pleased” after winning the latest round in the legal fight over their intended marriage.

A male Camilla Parker Bowles impersonator and several transvestite nuns were among some of the thousands of people who paraded through Sydney’s streets today for the city’s annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival.

PRINCE Charles claims he has been shown “no compassion” by the British public as a result of his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles.

Royal experts have described Queen Elizabeth's decision to stay away from the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles as unprecedented while Buckingham Palace moved swiftly to deny it was a snub.

BANK of Scotland has moved swiftly to fill the gap of chairman of their Irish business following the sudden departure of Phil Flynn.

BRITAIN’S Lord Chancellor has defended his view that the Prince of Wales’s forthcoming marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles will be legal.

CLARENCE HOUSE yesterday rejected claims that the forthcoming civil marriage between the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles would not be legal.

A majority of British people support The Prince of Wales’ marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, according to surveys out today.

AFTER her marriage, Camilla Parker Bowles will become the most senior female royal behind the queen.

ROYAL bride-to-be Camilla Parker Bowles last night said she was “just coming down to earth” after the Prince of Wales went down on one knee to propose.

Bride-to-be Camilla Parker Bowles tonight said she was “just coming down to earth” after the Prince of Wales went down on one knee to propose.

Family, friends, and public figures joined together today to congratulate Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on their impending marriage.