The famed escapologist had a reputation for death-defying stunts. But his rise to fame and sudden death both came with some ...

The first thing to clarify upfront is that the timing of the Taoiseach’s visit was not some kind of slur. The formalities of ...

Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages; Young Writer of the Year Award; Eoin McNamee and fallow journal launches; AE ...

Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo, the Dominican Republic’s first female doctor, raised the funds to set sail for Paris so ...