Saoirse Ronan has revealed that her upcoming role as Jo March in Little Women was one that she fought for.

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has set sail from Hampton, Virginia after almost three months campaigning in the United States.

Three young climate activists appeared on RTÉ’s Today with Maura and Dáithí.

Suzanne harrington To the fizzing excitement of millions of tweens everywhere, the Disney movie Frozen II is almost upon us. This time Elsa and Anna will take off somewhere even more frozen, accompanied by a freezer full of songs and Olaf the snowman. Cue merchandising tsunami. As before, it’s the sisters who are the stars of the show; there is no male lead. No prince, no hero, no rescuer. The heroines are self-rescuing.

Are US President Donald Trump and British prime minister Boris Johnson just not coping with mental health challenges? Or is it really the case that they are Manchurian Candidates, asks Fergus FInlay

When Greta Thunberg told world leaders at the UN, “People are suffering, people are dying, entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth,” world leaders dismissed her.

I don’t go to many protests. But I went to the ‘Climate one’ last Friday week. I don’t mean to put myself at the centre of the story or anything — who am I kidding, of course I do — but the fact that the Likes of Me went along is noteworthy.

In a world where we trade on instant gratification and sensationalism, would Greta Thunberg have succeeded in bringing your attention to climate change had she whispered her message in a dulcet tone, using neutral language, asks Joyce Fegan.

In recent weeks, Greta Thunberg has exploded on to the public stage like a modern Joan of Arc.

WHEREVER Greta Thunberg is right now I hope it is quiet and somewhere that gives her enjoyment. It is the least the 16-year-old deserves after a sustained period of almost literally carrying the weight of our ever-heating world on her young shoulders.

“We'll stop taking time off school when they stop taking time off our future,” said Caoimhe Horgan, 15 from Macroom.

The biennial festival in Cork produced another unique feast of fine music and good vibes.

It's been a while since we last heard from Damien Rice - four years since his last shows in Ireland, five since his last studio album.

Greta’s urgency is about the survival of our species and is informed by hard scientific research carried out on behalf of the common good. Boris’s urgency is driven by ego and the egg on his and his party’s face, writes Joyce Fegan.

Sweden’s teenage climate change campaigner, Greta Thunberg, is now well on her way to New York, aboard the carbon-neutral racing yacht generously provided by a member of Monaco’s royal family.

How far would you go to make your next trip carbon neutral?

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to miss lessons and protest for faster action against climate change, plans to take her message to America the old-fashioned way: by boat.

American actress Chloë Grace Moretz has revealed she waitressed in a Dublin in preparation for her latest film, 'Greta'.

It's a bit like saving for your pension. You can see the merits of it, but not the urgency.

She’s a prickly one, is Wild Rose (15A).

“We need a whole new way of thinking. The political system that adults have created is all about competition. You cheat when you can because all that matters is to win… we need to start co-operating and sharing the remaining resources of this planet in a fair way.”

Greta Thunberg was just a child who wouldn’t be comforted.

The Sun City Poms, a group of high-kicking cheerleading retirees, should help inspire you to keep your ‘get fit’ resolutions on track, says Margaret Jennings.

The first baby of the New Year took nearly two days to arrive, his proud mother has revealed.

“If you were ever in GF, you’d appreciate how fantastic this new unit is.”

Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has revealed that two seats from the original Nally Stand in Croke Park have pride of place in his back garden.

The Impossible Lives Of Greta Wells

Victims of slavery are being left in limbo and failed by the State, campaigners have claimed.

Martin O’Neill has revealed his pride at the journey he’s taken from Croke Park in 1958 to his latest project of leading the Republic of Ireland football team.

Gardaí have investigated over 200 cases of human trafficking in the past four years, but the numbers are actually far higher according to campaigners.

A report accusing Irish authorities of underestimating the true scale of human trafficking is a wake-up call for Government, campaigners said.

Is the man or the iron the most important component of Iron Man asks Iron Man 3 (12A), and the makers — Shane Black directs, and co-writes with Drew Pearce — have tremendous fun answering that question.

Maggie O’Farrell tells Sue Leonard that children have made her writing tougher and better. “Having children gives you a great emotional connection”

Mitchell: Stop beating around the bush

A Donegal businessman has offered a €5,000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of those who attacked 96-year-old Margaret ‘Greta’ Lilly.

Thieves who attacked a 96-year-old woman stole a “substantial” amount of money she was saving to have new windows put in her home.

GORDON RAMSAY’S family troubles became even more public yesterday when the celebrity chef sent an open letter to his mother-in-law, asking her to stop “punishing” her daughter.

Gordon Ramsay’s family troubles became even more public today when the celebrity chef sent an open letter to his mother-in-law, asking her to stop “punishing” her daughter.

TWO burglars who beheaded a cat and cooked a live mouse in a microwave were jailed for three years each yesterday.