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Ben Jackson used sheep in a farewell message as he was unable to travel for funeral
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Mauro Morandi (81) to leave pink-sanded beaches of Budelli for small apartment
Oriental treasures, antipodean charts and a pair of chairs at hybrid Adam’s sale
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Ditch the suits and stilettoes, this summer’s remote office wear is flexible and fun
The rise of the virtual book club
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The Old Man and the Sea and the Boy
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Puffin says it is ‘proud’ to publish John Boyne’s trans YA novel
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An Irishman’s Diary: Getting a taste for Robinsonade, a 300-year-old literary genre
Queensland coast: Where the everyday and the strange come together
Experience the beauty and ugliness of nature, a rich indigenous culture and adventure
The crossdresser from Dublin who tricked the British Army
Christian Davies donned her missing husband’s clothes and went to war to find him
The locals thought we were mad: ‘They’ll never come back’
Island living is a dream for many, but it’s not all sea views and zen. Ask Amanda Geard
What do Colin Farrell, Roy Keane and Panti Bliss have in common?
The Community Games are a uniquely Irish affair that has been running for 50 years
Handsome actor who turned Batman into a pop-art phenomenon
Adam West: born September 19th, 1928; died June 9th, 2017
Tale of yawning animals is the perfect bedtime treat
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Did the Famous Five come from Cork?
Bandon-born children’s writer LT Meade’s ‘Four on an Island’ shares similarities with Enid Blyton’s ‘Five on a Treasure Island’, published 50 years later
Akhil Sharma on his debt to Hemingway and Robinson Crusoe
A Q&A with 2016 International Dublin Literary Award winner: Reading taught me you will regret being cruel, not being kind
These schoolchildren have written their first book
Bookmarks is a project that aims to inspire children to become the next generation of writers, illustrators and publishers
An A-Z of stories of the sea, from Conrad to Cervantes, Defoe to Patrick O’Brian
Norman Freeman got a taste for maritime yarns studying for his radio officer’s certificate in Kevin Street. As his own book comes out, he explores the classics of the tradition
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