Person: Alice Walker

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Irish authors among 100 essential female reads

Marian Keyes, Eimear McBride, and Edna O’Brien join JK Rowling and Harper Lee on a list of the 100 essential books by female writers from the past 100 years, according to a new poll.

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Book review: We Were Liars

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Madonna to make return to directing

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Always open to change

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First thoughts

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Celebrating the peacemakers

'Sabotaged' Irish ship pulls out of Gaza flotilla

An Irish ship has dropped out of the pro-Palestinian flotilla planning to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, citing sabotage, and a US ship declared it may set sail from a Greek port for Gaza without permission, activists said.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2011

A beast beautifully tamed

The Lacuna

Sat, 21 Aug, 2010

One in four adults are unable to read basic data

ONE out of every four Irish adults are unable to read drug prescriptions, menus or work documents, with more than 10,000 people contacting support groups with their concerns since the start of 2008.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2009

Quake triggers tsunami in western Indonesia

A massive earthquake killed at least 10 people, injured scores and triggered a small tsunami in western Indonesia today, authorities said.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2007

Oprah to produce Broadway musical of Color Purple

The Color Purple, a musical based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will have Oprah Winfrey as a producer and investor when it opens on Broadway in December.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2005

Teen guilty of schoolgirl’s ‘truly evil’ murder

THE teenage killer of schoolgirl Jodi Jones was last night facing years behind bars after being found guilty of a “truly evil” murder.

Sat, 22 Jan, 2005

Harry Potter loses power to scandalise book borrowers

AFTER four years at the top of the list, it seems Harry Potter has lost some of his magic - to offend.

Mon, 27 Sep, 2004

Color Purple to become musical

Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Color Purple will be the basis for a Broadway musical.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2003