If the pen is mightier than the sword, then satire is the scimitar of political pomposity, argues Rita de Brún.

I write concerning Taoiseach Edna Kenny’s recent remarks in Davos.

Given the time that’s in it, perhaps the next time Enda Kenny jets off, cap in hand for his customary pat of approval from Angela Merkel, would it not be opportune to remind her, that over 60,000 Irish citizens were mercilessly slain in the killing fields of Flanders, the Somme, Ypres and the many other infamous locations at the hands of the German military in the two World Wars?

'Downton Abbey' cannot go on indefinitely, actress Penelope Wilton has said, despite the huge success of the period drama.

The teen years are still the most likely time to lose our virginity, according to author Kate Monro.

Former Munster Branch President Cyril Fitzgerald has passed away at the age of 72.

Phill Jupitus’s career in stand-up survived a treacherous support slot atthe Royal Albert Hall, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Photographer John Minihan recalls his encounters with writer Edna O’Brien, from London in the 1970s to Cork this year

HOW did you lose your virginity?

A 32-YEAR-OLD man whose girlfriend lost her life after becoming ill last Friday has been found shot dead at the foot of her grave.

Former Hear’Say star Suzanne Shaw is joining the cast of 'Emmerdale', soap bosses announced.

THE generosity of an Irish family who donated the organs of their 30-year-old son helped to highlight the need for an EU-wide organ donor system in the European Parliament.

A British couple thought to be among those who died in the Thai air disaster were planning to marry during their holiday, neighbours and friends said.

John Travolta fans finally have their two big wishes: His return to movie musicals after almost 30 years and his first role as a plump housewife.

DERMOTT LENNON opened Ireland’s account at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, racing to victory in the Speed Derby.

Dame Edna Everage is returning to British television after a 10-year absence.