Love Storeys – Frank McNally on the eccentric but also romantic hotels of Paris

An Irishman’s Diary

Expert advice on how to care for bras and lingerie

Hand wash, steer clear of the dryer and other top tips for longer-lasting underwear

‘Cinema is not dead.’ Cannes film festival makes a promising return

After cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programme

Normal People: Why Marianne is the first great millennial TV style icon

The blissful adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel has the makings of a fashion classic

1970s revival in the garden as conifers come back in style

But look beyond the triffid-like leylandii, for plants that work with other fashionable foliage

The Birkin: bags of style and a sound investment

The Hermès handbag sketched by English actor Jane Birkin more than holds its value

‘I was really interested in hairy ladies. The deviance’

Artist Niamh McGuinne on combing through the rich and strange history of hair

Annesbrook House: a manor made fit for a king who never graced its halls

Kate Sweetman and her family have tried many ways to pay for the upkeep of a house rich in architectural heritage

François Ozon: the new new wave

Satirical wit, freewheeling sexuality and a new wave cinematic sensibility? François Ozon, director of ‘Sitcom’, ‘Swimming Pool’ and, now, ‘The New Girlfriend’, is a most French film-maker, and despite Hollywood overtures he refuses to change his style

Slideshow: Irish designer Sharon Wauchob’s Paris show is confident and feminine

Dries Van Noten’s show is a cracker as utility meets opulence for autumn/winter

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BBC will not play 'Ding Dong' in full amid Thatcher campaign

Broadcaster to play clip but finds rise 'distasteful' ; song enters Irish top 40