Cathy Kelly’s latest book expores the most stereotyped of relationships - that of two sisters. Áilín Quinlan reports on the love/hate twist in the family tale.

THERE is a place in northern Myanmar, close to the Chinese border, that can’t be found on any map, even if you have access to the latest hi-tech GPS systems. 

The sequels to Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, will be released on February 10th, 2017 and February 9th, 2018.

Despite issues behind the camera, the Fifty Shades of Grey movie was a roaring success, dragging in over $560 million around the world on a budget of $40.

Police in Glasgow have located a man they believe is seen on CCTV speaking to missing Cork student Karen Buckley, Players' Union chief says Raheem Sterlling needs understanding for laughing gas incident, a physics quiz to get your mind working and how to get a free ice cream today. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Crrigeen Acebo is providing the Lalor family from outside Clonmel with some tremendous sport this season and the seven-year-old recorded her fifth consecutive point-to-point success of the campaign by winning a thrilling mares’ open at yesterday’s Cloyne Harriers meeting at Dromahane.

An Australian couple are courting potential big-screen fame, after telling their extraordinary ‘back-to-front’ love fairytale to an Australian television audience.

Bestselling author Cathy Kelly aims to offer comfort and hope to her readers as her female protagonists grapple with thoroughly modern issues, says Áilín Quinlan.

A prolific reader, Josephine started writing from her early school days and didn’t stop. She studied journalism and film at university, but did a postgraduate degree in education and taught English, but it didn’t suit her. So she turned back to writing.

Josephine Moon

A talented 22-year-old art student from Mallow is one of the exhibitors whose work features in this year’s ‘Reflecting Through Art’ exhibition organised by Cork Mental Health Foundation.

The parents of a Swansea City fan have spoken of their devastation after their son died watching his team on TV.

Charity Norman

Ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila have been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for its exiled president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia earlier this month amid violent protests.

GERMANY’S football stars, including Michael Ballack and Jurgen Klinsmann, joined tens of thousands of mourning fans in Hanover on Sunday to pay their last respects to tragic goalkeeper Robert Enke.

THE widow of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke revealed the depths of the depression which drove the 32-year-old to suicide.

The Palestinian prime minister said militants were prepared to stop barraging Israel with rockets if Israel would halt all military action in Palestinian territories.

HUNDREDS of Palestinians turned out yesterday to bury a 64-year-old grandmother who blew herself up near Israeli troops.

Hundreds of Palestinians turned out in Jebaliya today to bury a 64-year-old grandmother who blew herself up near Israeli troops.

A copy of the Beatles album A Hard Day's Night signed by all four Beatles has fetched £22,800 (€33,282) at a pop memorabilia auction in London.

Aidan O'Brien will provide the sole overseas challengers for the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte on Sunday when he sends Colossus and Haydn for the Group Two contest.

Achmad Sukarsono, Banda Aceh

By John Spader, Rabat

Spain today grabbed back the tiny uninhabited Mediterranean isle no bigger than a soccer pitch that is at the centre of a bitter dispute with Morocco.

MOROCCO claimed yesterday that a tiny Mediterranean island at the centre of a growing dispute with Spain is an "integral part" of the North African nation, but that it wanted to use diplomatic means to resolve differences.

Tim Reed enjoyed a fairytale ending to his riding career when Kerry Lads ran out a convincing winner of the Hadrians Wall Novices' Chase at Carlisle.

An inquest into the death of the youngest daughter of the late Shah of Iran was opened today, three days after she was found dead in a hotel