Gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to execution stolen from castle

Historic treasures worth more than £1m taken from Arundel Castle in West Sussex

Saoirse Ronan to make UK stage debut in feminist Macbeth

Actor reunited with James McArdle in London staging of the Shakespeare tragedy

Blarney Barney – Frank McNally on a tale of two euphemisms

‘I can’t do thrillers or spy novels or genre fiction. I just get bored'

The author Colm Tóibín discusses female Irish novelists, families, and when he wishes he had a TV

Frustration grows over lack of school places for children with autism

‘I am frightened for my son,’ says one mother ahead of a protest in Dublin on Saturday

Oscars 2019: the complete list of nominations

Irish-produced film The Favourite and Netflix’s Roma lead the way with 10 nominations each

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Mary Queen of Scots: Apart from Saoirse Ronan it's drab and pedestrian

Review: Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie keep us awake. The director doesn’t help

Saoirse Ronan features on Harper’s Bazaar ‘Spirit of Great Britain’ cover

Magazine showing striking portrait of Irish actor sparks backlash

The 2018 Irish Times Christmas Prize Quiz

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

Irish film ‘Late Afternoon’ shortlisted for Academy Award

Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Late Afternoon’ is now in contention for Oscar nomination

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Saoirse Ronan battles Margo Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots trailer

The Irish actor (24) plays Mary Stuart, who is attempting to usurp her cousin Elizabeth I

Saoirse Ronan the star attraction at Dublin screening of Lady Bird

Irish star may become only third female actor to score three Oscar nominations before age 23

Girl (12) killed in beach buggy crash in Co Down

Nicole Fegan (12) from Mayobridge described as a talented musician

Had there been no Reformation would England have been spared Brexit?

Ireland’s image as rebel nation where each Catholic suspected of treason persisted for hundreds of years