Person: Louisa May Alcott

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

home and gardens

Back to the future for inspirational art, photography and interiors

Eve Kelliher takes a look at how 19th-century photgraphy, art and interiors inspired 21st-century movie Little Women

columnists

Victoria White: ‘Little Women’ is a con and Alcott was a far more complex character

general

Saoirse Ronan on being scared to drive in Los Angeles and Meryl Streep's love of fast food

general

Hot 100: The biggest tickets for this autumn

celebrity

First look at Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson in all-star Little Women

fashion and beauty

Product watch: Summer’s best scents

Beginner’s Pluck: Clár Ní Chonghaile

Brought up as the eldest of seven, Clár was always interested in words. 

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Cork to Boston flights: Ten great places to visit in Boston

Following today’s announcement of Cork Airport’s first transatlantic flights to the US with Norwegian Air, here are ten great things you can do in Boston.

Fri, 25 Sep, 2015

Readers turning over a new leaf to raise funds for MS Ireland

It’s readers to the ready this month, as MS Ireland prepares to kick-start its annual Readathon.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2013

This much I know: Alice Taylor, writer

My advice to any would-be writer is to simply stop thinking about it and do it.

Sun, 21 Oct, 2012

A child star who became a true Hollywood legend

ELIZABETH Taylor’s acting career began in 1942 in the comedy There’s One Born Every Minute when she was just 10.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2011

Hurricane Katrina coverage leads to Pulitzers

Like their communities, The Sun Herald of south Mississippi and The Times-Picayune of New Orleans took a beating from Hurricane Katrina. Their buildings were damaged, advertisers and subscribers were displaced and circulation dropped.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006