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nurturing drama to take on the world

Saturday November 21 2009

I once asked Mark O'Rowe where he got the idea for his play Terminus (now on at the Peacock in Dublin). "I had two images in my head," he explained. "One was a woman getting knocked down by a truck and getting pulled under the wheels, and the other was someone falling from a crane."

Newly separated twins Trishna (Left) and Krishna picutred here with their Australina guardian Moira Kelly in Melbourne. The pair are expected to make a full recovery. Photo: Reuters

Waking up to a new life after twin separation

Friday November 20 2009

One of the girls who was separated from her conjoined twin during a marathon operation woke up yesterday and is making a strong recovery, her surgeon said.

Australian hero pilot Dominic James saves six in emergency sea landing

Thursday November 19 2009

Dominic James, an Australian pilot, has been hailed a hero after he safely ditched his small plane into the Pacific Ocean at night, saving all six people on board.

Surprise UK growth lifts Ted Baker

Thursday November 19 2009

Fashion retailer Ted Baker has reported accelerating retail sales as stronger-than-expected UK demand continued to bolster performance.

Mayo's O'Shea joins exodus for Oz trials

Wednesday November 18 2009

Mayo football's rising star Aidan O'Shea will fly to Melbourne this Sunday for two weeks of Australian Rules trials, but he remains committed to Mayo football for the 2010 season.

Miracle twins separated

Wednesday November 18 2009

Conjoined twins discovered in a Bangladeshi orphanage have been separated in a 27-hour operation.

Rory's road back to Dubai

Monday November 16 2009

IT'S prize fund was slashed from $10m to $7.5m. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson don't figure on the timesheet. And not one of this year's four Major champions will play.

Murphy dealt tour setback

Monday November 16 2009

For the first time in seven years, Kilkenny's Gary Murphy is set to head back to the final stage of European Tour Qualifying School.

Kidney's key figures feel weight of numbers

Sunday November 15 2009

It might not have rocked your world last week, but Australia took another step along the road to New Zealand in 2011 with the decision to award the 15th Super rugby franchise to Melbourne. Yes Melbourne, that bustling city by the Yarra, which swept right along during the 2003 World Cup as if the tournament was being held in another country, in another time zone.

Murphy over first hurdle

Saturday November 14 2009

Kilkenny's Gary Murphy has cleared the first hurdle on his way to retaining his European Tour Card for 2010 by making the cut in the Australian Masters at Melbourne's Kingston Heath, WRITES MICHAEL DAVIS.