Academic Catriona Clear uses women’s magazines to shine a light on Irish lives in the 1950s and 60s when the level of ignorance about sex and ‘worldly matters’ was disturbingly high. Colette Sheridan gains an insight.

Pre-tax profits at the publishing group owned by former RTÉ Dragons’ Den judge and current Newstalk presenter Norah Casey decreased by 76% to €78,121 in 2011.

The search is on for Ireland’s number one mum.

RTÉ Dragon and publisher of Irish Tatler and U magazines Norah Casey said yesterday that it was “a Herculean effort” for her publishing group to return to profit to record pre-tax profits of over €330,000 in 2010.

MUNSTER might be top of the rugby world but Leinster can lay claim to one important title as a Wexford woman was yesterday named as Mum of the Year 2006.