Queen highJune, 1955. The Leader has been dead for two years. His assassination, on British soil, provoked violent retribution and intensified repression of British citizens, particularly women. Now, more than ever, the Protectorate is a place of surveillance and isolation a land of spies. Every evening Rose Ransom looks in the mirror and marvels that she's even alive. A mere woman, her role in the Leader's death has been overlooked. She still works at the

he found his fixed ideas shaken to the roots

But this model is looking increasingly flawed

high culture

share plant stories

witness to profound political

What's the point of belly buttons

three young people who might just change everything

black holes

Coinciding with the National Library of Ireland launching a major exhibition dedicated to the life and work of Seamus Heaney

and enhance mood

through the eyes of one of this country's greatest writers

He was a Bull Terrier - the same breed as Martha's dear Minnie