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Trish Dromey admires a five-bedroom modern build with a sought-after address in Bloomfield.

"I haven’t even seen Harry Potter! I can’t wear this. Is this a joke?”

The world of sport, with its seemingly endless capacity to invent and reinvent itself, has demonstrated time and again that there is nothing permanent, nothing resistant to transition.

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One of Ford’s must successful and enduring European vehicles, more than a million and a half Anglias were produced between 1939 and 1967, in various styles.

When Mitt Romney had dinner with Donald Trump, it represented a sharp U-turn following critical statements he made about the Republican president-elect during the contentious election.

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JK Rowling will be able to breathe a sigh of relief after the first preview of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child was met with “whooping and cheering”.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

And it's freaking the internet out.

Always.

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.

Yesterday was September 1 - and as you may know, that’s the day that the Hogwarts Express leaves Kings Cross, full of happy students heading back to school.

Moira Fowley-Doyle tells Caroline O’Doherty that she likes to keep her characters and her stories rooted in reality even if what’s happening around them is surreal, because a good story will appeal to readers of all ages.

Harry Potter fans are probably aware that today marks the fictional character’s birthday (he’s turning 35). It is also the magical world’s creator JK Rowling’s 50th birthday, and bakers around the world have been marking the day with some magical cakes.

Three former Anglo Irish Bank executives will be sentenced later after being found guilty of trying to defraud Revenue; up to 300 new jobs are being created in Tipperary; the US dentist who shot Cecil the lion ’wanted to hunt elephant’; and Patrick Vieira believes Man City’s Irish star Jack Byrne is just as "nuts" as Roy Keane. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

JK Rowling’s children’s charity is teaming up with NUI Galway to help millions of children unnecessarily placed in orphanages worldwide reunite with their families.

Alan Rickman’s latest role as King Louis is another example of his penchant for playing real people, writes Ed Power.

JK Rowling has proven again how good she s to her fans.

In our humble opinion, and the opinion of many other Harry Potter fans, Severus Snape was one of the most misunderstood and important characters, not only in the films, but in the books as well.

Throw the dice: With an emphasis on graphic art and design quality, French toy company Djeco (www.djeco.com) makes a distinctive range of educational puzzles, games, art kits and toys.

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The best place to begin any appraisal of Tommy Walsh’s career is not with the All-Ireland medals, not with the All Stars but on a Sunday afternoon at Walsh Park in the summer of 1997.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has defended some of his posts on social media after they were criticised by rape victim Maíria Cahill.

Hold on to your wands, JK Rowling has returned to the wizarding world of Harry Potter to delve into one of the book’s most despicable characters.

You’re a rapper Harry.

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They say a Lannister always pays his debts and now that too can be said about Harry Potter.

ENGLAND AND WALES: Bran, Sandor and Khaleesi may not be commonly heard in the classroom yet, but they are all names of characters from hit TV series Game Of Thrones given to babies last year.

Harry Potter fans have been offered a glimpse into the teenage wizard’s future after JK Rowling resurrected her hero for a new short story that reunites him with his old friends at a Hogwarts School reunion.

Harry Potter fans have been offered a glimpse into the teenage wizard’s future after JK Rowling resurrected her hero for a new short story that reunites him with his old friends at a Hogwarts School reunion.

The search to find the Top 100 books threw up some surprises when our readers responded, but the magic of ‘Harry Potter’ won out in the battle with ‘The Lord of the Rings’, writes Mark Evans.

From religious tomes to best-selling novels and personal faves, Mark Evans wants you to get voting.

IF you’re not a big fan of fantasy and despair at all the wizards and dragons on TV, on film and in books, then you should blame John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Or, go back 1,000 years and blame the unknown author of Beowulf, with its monsters and kings. Or, go back another two millennia and blame Homer’s epic tales of gods and heroes.

Daniel Radcliffe says celebrities who use social media lose their right to privacy.

What happens when Harry Potter gets lost in a train station?

Harry Potter has never looked so delicious.

A poll has revealed the top ten most memorable rivalries on the big screen.

Author JK Rowling has accepted a substantial donation to charity from a law firm which breached her confidentiality by revealing she was writing under a pseudonym.