Claudia Winkleman’s smash reality show is an effective analogy for the Sisyphean pointlessness of existence. But the contestants can’t say that, obviously
Margrethe II to add adaptation of Karen Blixen’s fantasy novel Ehrengard to her screen credits
Southgate’s squad full of players who play with, compete against and learn from world’s best
Heightened sense of emotion and camaraderie in Denmark similar to wartime spirit
Dublin-born stained-glass artist died 90 years ago this week
Pantomimes and family shows have gone online – or even switched to a drive-in format
Reopening of cinemas but not theatres described as ‘inconsistent and illogical’
Copenhagen police say they consider the daubing of the landmark to be vandalism
The book bag, like our eldest, is turning 18 this December
Sly feminism, a jerk of a prince, and a tune adored by girls, boys and karaoke drunks
Fed up of her work going uncredited in children’s books, Sarah McIntyre decided to act
The Tivoli’s Snow White, and Gaeity’s Snow Queen are fabulously reworked classics
Peter Donnelly’s ‘The President’s Cat’, Louise O’Neill’s ‘The Surface Breaks’ and more
From Shakespeare to Emily Bronte, literature has featured strongly across her 10 albums
Selina Cartmell’s dark version of the fairytale has just opened at the Gate Theatre. Here’s how the story of dance and destruction took shape
RTÉ’s Christmas showcase will have a nautical theme this year inspired by The Little Mermaid
The food writer on his beautiful new book, his season’s reading and how to winter well
Melbourne final to be a family-affair after Lucic-Baroni and Vandeweghe are beaten
The handwritten book reveals the Madame Bovary author’s literary struggles, and is part of an auction cache that includes first editions of works by Goethe and the Marquis de Sade
Premature burial was an understandable fear in centuries past. It happened.
Willow toy made in An Spidéal, Co Galway has made the princess’ official toybox list
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, who is perhaps better known in Japan than the country he was born in, is finally getting the recognition he deserves thanks to Tramore’s new memorial gardens
The Belfast-born painter went to Israel to portray the plurality that a divided city needs
The Polish artist’s strange and cryptic paintings are inspired by Hans Christian Andersen and the illustrations of Andrzej Strumillo
The past week saw operatic premieres in Dublin by Raymond Deane and, of all people, Antonin Dvorak
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Get the latest news, analysis and match reports from the M6N and W6N championships
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
