The theft of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle in 1907 was one of the world’s most notorious heists of all time. The story made the news headlines across the globe.
When Richard Hogan recently went into a recording studio to read aloud his new book Home Is Where The Start Is for Audible, he found the process surprisingly difficult.
Aisling Byrne stands on the stage in a large rehearsal room of Bow Street Academy, a building that stirs memories of the High School for the Performing Arts and the kids from Fame. The theatre director and film-maker explains to the assembled actors and aspiring actors that it if you want to work, you have to be versatile, open-minded and adaptable.
“Throughout my life,” says Paddy Smyth, “people have always wanted to fix me. My family. Society. And it left me with the question: do I want to be fixed, or do I feel that need because everyone else thinks it?”
Kouri Richins, 33, is currently charged with the murder of her husband, Eric, 39, in Utah. He died last year after a suspected poisoning, where five times the lethal dose of fentanyl was found in his body.