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As her much-adored picture book Five Minutes Peace approaches its 30th birthday, children’s author Jill Murphy reflects on her career, and tells Kate Whiting that her success was never planned.

IF YOU think the woman’s name, Magrat, is a typo or if you can’t see the funny side of Death getting sick of it all and causing havoc by taking a break, then steer well clear of the Discworld convention taking place in Cork this weekend.

* My boyfriend seems to have no interest in sex in the missionary position, or indeed any positions where we are face to face, which feels quite demeaning to me.

Hugh Hefner has slept with "over a thousand" women.

Arnold Schwarzenegger admits having an affair with his housekeeper was the "stupidest thing" he ever did in his marriage.

Mini-series 'Mildred Pierce' starring Kate Winslet, has been nominated for 21 Emmies, it has been announced today.

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Saturday

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress' ex-husband thought he had fathered their child.

Maria Shriver suspected Arnold Schwarzenegger of having affairs with numerous members of their household staff.

Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned home from seven years in exile to a celebrity welcome today, and immediately took a swipe at the decision to bar his political party from the country’s presidential election.

THE prestigious Limerick Lady title was won last weekend by John McLoughlin, Falduff, Louisburgh, Co Mayo, with his home-bred qualifier at Westport Show, by Grosvenor Lad out of Falduff Lady.

ONE of the country’s foremost authorities on the circus, Patrick (Pa) Houlihan, was laid to rest in his native Killorglin, Co Kerry, on Saturday.

Passengers stranded at England's Gatwick Airport today spoke of their frustration at the lack of information they had been given after XL Leisure Group cancelled all its flights.

Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived in South Africa where he will be allowed to live in exile until he can safely return to Haiti.

Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is today expected leave Central African Republic on a long-haul flight to Jamaica, returning to the Caribbean for the first time since fleeing into exile weeks ago.

Former Haitian exile Gerard Latortue has been sworn in as the country’s prime minister, promising to unite the country after months of bloodshed and political strife that led to the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his wife will travel to Jamaica next week, returning to the Caribbean from exile in Africa less than three weeks after he fled, Jamaica’s prime minister says.

Haiti’s president Jean-Bertrand Aristide said that he was “forced to leave” the Caribbean country by US military forces who said they would “start shooting and killing” if he refused.

Two men have been charged in the rash of recent sniper shootings in the US as authorities on the West Coast said they were also suspects in the killing of a woman last winter and a shooting at a synagogue.