Person: Douglas Adams

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<p>Having withstood many storms, literal and figurative, the O'Brien family have had to close Bunnyconnellan's restaurant in Myrtleville, Co Cork, due to surging energy costs. File picture </p>

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Irish Examiner view: Energy war claims its latest casualty

Closure of an otherwise successful business — Bunnyconnellan’s in Cork — is a reminder of the challenges facing us all today

general

Stark truth about Eoin Colfer and his new Irish Iron Man

general

Book review: The View from the Cheap Seats

world

Police officer jailed for having sex with girl he knew was an under-age rape victim

technology

Dirk Gently series will be on Netflix

Cork people no longer animated by hurlers’ defeats

Book review: Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights

SALMAN Rushdie’s tenth novel opens in Arab Spain in 1195, when disgraced court physician and philosopher Ibn Rushd takes in the mysterious 16-year-old orphan Dunia.

Sat, 19 Sep, 2015

Bored by books? Read the plot of these famous novels in 140 characters

Like the idea of being well read but can’t face actually reading the book?

Thu, 13 Aug, 2015

Switch on and chill out in Norway

Norway may be hugely expensive for visitors, but the astonishing Northern Lights and Western fjords are worth every penny.

Sun, 16 Feb, 2014

First Thoughts

A look at the latest books to hit the shelves.

Sat, 04 Jan, 2014

There’s no such thing as a ‘bad’ children’s book

YESTERDAY I got to see a proof of the forthcoming paperback edition of (shameless plug alert) my book The Liberty Tree, all fantastic graphics and fantastic review quotes (end of shameless plug), and it made me feel so glad that (a) my book exists and (b) all books exist.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013

Wizard with the Midas touch has lots more tricks in his repertoire

Artemis Fowl The Last Guardian

Sat, 08 Sep, 2012

To our friend in the North

Dear Santa,

Sat, 24 Dec, 2011

Oh my God, Ross book voted best ever

DUBLIN 4’s best-loved Celtic Tiger cub Ross O’Carroll Kelly’s latest adventure has been crowned the country’s all-time favourite book.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2011

Writing for grown-ups proves to be child’s play

Eoin Colfer graduates to adult fiction with his latest novel Plugged, and it’s obvious there’s a lot more where that came from, writes Caroline O’Doherty

Sat, 21 May, 2011

Picking through the sad, mundane lives of celebrities

I Was Douglas Adams’s Flatmate

Sat, 21 May, 2011

Galaxy film declared best of the year

Finally the cult BBC Radio, TV, stage show, CD, book, comic-strip and, even, towel tale of the hapless Arthur Dent, sole survivor of a demolished Earth, and his zany journey around the Galaxy comes to the big screen.

Fri, 29 Apr, 2005

Sci-fi writers take themselves too seriously, says Fry

Stephen Fry has accused science-fiction writers of taking themselves too seriously.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2005

Slater joins Hitchhiker's radio cast

American film star Christian Slater is joining the radio cast of the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2005

Gadgets to take us into the 21st Century

WONDERING what the next ‘must have’ gadget will be? Experts believe a keyboard without any keys, a solar charger for your Gameboy, a talking smoke detector and a digital electric guitar are the next trend-setting products.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2003

Hitchhiker's Guide goes to Hollywood

Austin Powers director Jay Roach is to make a Hollywood adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

Wed, 18 Sep, 2002

Austin Powers director to make 'Hitchhiker's guide to Galaxy'

Austin Powers director Jay Roach is to make a Hollywood adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Tue, 17 Sep, 2002

Pirated e-books threaten publishers

Thousands of best-selling books are being copied and made available for free on the internet, threatening the publishing industry.

Thu, 23 Aug, 2001