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Come back and write another chapter, Daphne. That’s what Victoria White kept thinking as she stared in horror at the security fencing which now surrounds the Puxley Mansion outside Castletownbere. She explains why.

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The death notice that appeared in yesterday’s Irish Examiner was spare and to the point — a bit like the deceased herself.

Perfect stocking filler to put you in picture

Clivia miniata may have foliage like Agapanthus but it is frost tender and must be kept protected during winter.

If success in business is knowing which ingredients produce the best results, then the Healys have the recipe.

Back pain, bunions and the fetishisation of women — Annmarie O’Connor on the real cost of ‘super heels’.

Lady GaGa reportedly paid the highest ever price for an Alexander Mcqueen design.

As Casablanca turns 70 years old and with just days to go to the Oscars, film critic Philip French picks the finest pay-off lines of all time

Two goldfish have become the smallest and hardiest survivors of February's devastating earthquake in New Zealand that killed 181 people.

IN THE 1960s, Inisheer’s only roads were narrow dirt tracks, the traffic consisted entirely of donkeys, water was drawn from wells, clothes were homespun, everyone spoke Irish — and there, two of my books were written by candlelight.

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has been immortalised in a new portrait.

DAPHNE Pochin Mould is a remarkable name for a remarkable woman.

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FOR those who have an interest in food and a concern about food issues, the last Thursday of every month is worth marking in your diary – Cork Free Choice Consumer Group will have a speaker at the Crawford Art Gallery from 7.30pm to 10pm.

A LIMERICK mother was last night fighting for her life after a house fire in Jersey which claimed the life of her daughter.

Odds-on favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan is on course to lift a third 888.com World Championship title after taking an iron grip on his final clash with Ali Carter at the Crucible theatre.

Red-hot favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan seized the early initiative by winning three of the opening four frames in the 888.com World Championship final with Ali Carter at the Crucible Theatre.

Little Britain star David Walliams has admitted the hit BBC comedy show was “hyped”.

Too used to handouts, farmers want more, writes Jack Power.

Three candidates bidding to succeed David Trimble as Ulster Unionist leader were facing a packed meeting of their ruling council in Belfast this evening to pitch their vision for the party.

DAVID TRIMBLE suffered a crushing Westminster defeat last night to complete the Ulster Unionists’ general election meltdown and leave him staring into the political abyss.

A FORMER stockbroker was yesterday charged over the misappropriation of €5.8 million of shareholders' funds in the biggest securities fraud in the history of the State.

A member of the Guildford Four is to feature in a party election broadcast for the Northern Ireland Assembly today.

Intensive negotiations between republicans, unionists and the Irish and British governments continued today in a final push to solve the crisis in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Doh! Soccer star David Beckham has been kicked into touch for a cameo role on The Simpsons – because he is not famous enough.

Doh! Soccer star David Beckham has been kicked into touch for a cameo role on The Simpsons – because he is not famous enough.

The winner of reality TV show Survivor escaped a genuine life-or-death drama on Africa’s highest mountain, it was revealed today.

More than 21 million viewers watched the first episode of the new series of Frasier in America.

Vampire slayer Sarah Michelle Gellar has married her Scooby-Doo co-star Freddie Prinze Jr in a secret ceremony.

Kelsey Grammer has hinted that Frasier's long run may be coming to an end.

Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini have already agreed to star in Scooby Doo 2.

Speculation is mounting on whether Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar has married fiance Freddie Prinze Jnr in a secret ceremony.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar wants to have a break from television, it emerged today.

British born actress Jane Leeves is poised to join the ranks of the highest paid TV stars in the world.

If canvassing were an Olympic sport, then Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble would be a certain gold medallist.