This 19th-century terrace house in Ennistymon was transformed for just €25,000
This 19th-century terrace house in Ennistymon was transformed for just €25,000

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Supper Club: Lucy Watson’s vegan pad Thai

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This dreamy Kildare period home is on the market for €1.35 million
This dreamy Kildare period home is on the market for €1.35 million

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Christmas jumpers you’ll want to wear year-round, not just for one night
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WIN a selection of Malfy Gin and two gin glasses

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This cosy Enniskerry home with incredible mountain views is on the market for €1.1 million
This cosy Enniskerry home with incredible mountain views is on the market for €1.1 million

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Inside this urban London home, where all the rooms open onto a quiet courtyard
Inside this urban London home, where all the rooms open onto a quiet courtyard

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November 29: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds
November 29: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

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Wagatha Christie and Depp v Heard: what these cases have in common


by Kate Demolder
19th Jun 2022

Wagatha Christie (Rooney v Vardy) and Depp v Heard; two trials, both alike in dignity. Yet despite being separated by the Atlantic Ocean, one similarity peers through the most recent, highly-publicised cases of our time: that women’s lives are the butt of the joke.

Back in 1998, when Monica Lewinsky, then 24, testified to a grand jury about her affair with then-US president Bill Clinton two years earlier, it was she who was considered the predator. Late-night talk show hosts routinely made misogynistic jokes, with Jay Leno among the cruellest: “Monica Lewinsky has gained back all the weight she lost last year. [She’s] considering having her jaw wired shut but then, nah, she didn’t want to give up her...

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