The high-profile female winners of the Booker Prize
Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize with Orbital, in a record year for female writers. According to the Booker Prize, 36 men…
Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize
British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner…
Samantha Harvey: A Booker 2024 winner who wants to spend her money on sculpting
Samantha Harvey, the 2024 winner of the Booker Prize, is a former museum worker turned author. Before snapping up the £50,000 literary prize on Tuesday for her novel Orbital, she…
Taoiseach leads tributes after death of songwriter Johnny Duhan
A man who died while swimming off the coast of Co Galway has been named as renowned singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan. Taoiseach Simon Harris has led tributes to Mr Duhan, 74,…
Andy Farrell set to keep faith with majority as Peter O’Mahony and Robbie Henshaw push for starts against Argentina
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is unlikely to make wholesale changes to his team to face Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night as he looks for a big…
Zak Galambos is making up for lost time with Belfast Giants after injury
It’s exciting moving to a new city for your first professional ice hockey deal — there’s new sights, new sounds, new team-mates, new systems and a new style to get…
Paddy Tally tipped to be next Derry football manager
In what will be seen as a big blow to Kerry, coach Paddy Tally is being tipped to become the new Derry football manager. The position has been vacant for…
Germany set for snap elections in February
After collapse of Chancellor Scholz’s three-party coalition, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier backs timeline for February 23 vote. This general overview shows the plenary hall of the German Bundestag (lower house of…
Musical beds: resetting bedroom behaviours
“Would you rather the world was on fire or filled with water? Would you rather be younger or older? Mammy, how old is Santa?” No two nights were the same…
U.S. jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A U.S. jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to…