Person: Madame

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

general

Book review: Nazi horrors replaced by brutal Soviets for piano player

Incarcerated in Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps Zuzana Ruzickova somehow survived and went on to create the complete recordings of her beloved Bach, writes James Lawless.

comment-analysis

Ian Bailey murder trial: France’s system takes bigger picture into account

home and gardens

So is this the garden of the future? Eve Kelliher visits Les Jardins d'Etretat in France

Leave calling the league to animal instinct

general

Wine: Looking into Ireland's spirit industry

comment-analysis

Sophie Toscan du Plantier: Questions remain but little chance of answers

Message at heart of floral tribute

Q&A: Flo McCarthy-Doig

Thu, 06 Mar, 2014

More red tape, more gnashing of teeth ahead

I won’t bore you too long with this one, but unfortunately it raises its ugly head once more and must be reintroduced to Madame Guillotine, if I can squeeze another drop of juice from that metaphor.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2014

Detective team launches cold case review

The Garda Cold Case Unit has launched a review of the investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Sat, 24 Nov, 2012

First Thoughts

How The Trouble Started

Sat, 28 Jul, 2012

Many questions left unanswered

Gardaí and other state agencies have come under fire following the ruling, writes Michael Clifford

Fri, 02 Mar, 2012

Road closed as fans flock to 'X Factor' house

The road next to the 'X Factor' house which has been flooded with crowds of teenage fans is being shut off amid “safety fears”, the local council said today.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2009

Curse of the Pogo Stick

is the fifth novel in the series by Colin Cotterill featuring Dr Siri Paiboun, national coroner of Laos, south-east Asia.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2009

Sarkozy leads Royal in election battle

Presidential front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy said months of campaigning had made him think of France as a person, while rival Segolene Royal called herself a free woman and said election victory was within reach.

Fri, 04 May, 2007

Van Gogh painting ‘to fetch more than €40m’

A VAN Gogh masterwork expected to fetch more than €40 million at auction went on display yesterday.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2006

Brando pirate adventure to be published

A pirate adventure story co-written by the late Marlon Brando is to be published this week, more than a year after his death.

Tue, 02 Aug, 2005

Madame Tussauds sold

Madame Tussauds and a host of major theme parks were sold today in a £800m (€1.1bn) deal with an investment firm controlled by the government of Dubai.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2005

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek dies at 105

Madame Chiang Kai-shek, famous for using her beauty, charm and fluent English to lobby Washington to help China fight the Japanese and later the Chinese Communists, has died in New York at the age of 105, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said today.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Poor demand and falling prices for over-age cattle

TRADE for under 30 month-old cattle remained steady at the factories yesterday with prices unchanged from last week, as supplies on offer met the easing demand. But the talking point in the business was the poor demand and falling prices for over-age cattle.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2002

TDs want Pygmalion-like transformation

COMING soon to a constituency clinic near you: “My Fair TD.”

Thu, 28 Nov, 2002

Matisse’s drawings of his beautiful nurse fetch £189,000

Six pencil drawings by the artist Henri Matisse sold for £188,995 at auction in London today.

Thu, 08 Feb, 2001