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Tuesday 21 March 2023 Dublin: 11°C

# Oscar Wilde

This month
March 2023
# awards rush
'The Irish are on fire': Stars walk the 'green carpet' for Oscar Wilde Awards in LA
Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley and Eve Hewson were all honoured at this year’s event.
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Mar 10th 2023, 7:57 AM
Last month
February 2023
# Quiz
QUIZ: Who said it — Oscar Wilde or Brendan Behan?
The weekend is a time for Behan Wilde.
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Feb 11th 2023, 10:00 PM
All time
# resurfaced
Oscar Wilde's ring found almost 20 years after cleaner stole it from Oxford and sold it for fraction of value
The ring was valued at €40,000 in 2002. The man who stole it sold it for £150.
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Nov 16th 2019, 11:53 AM
# ContraPoints
Who is ContraPoints and why is she called the 'Oscar Wilde of Youtube'?
Let us explain.
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Feb 8th 2019, 6:01 PM
# the happy prince
Rupert Everett: 'The UK and Ireland are probably the two best places in the world to be gay'
The actor has directed and written a new film about Oscar Wilde.
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Jun 18th 2018, 7:30 PM
# Rosslare
A three-year-old girl and four other people have been found inside a shipping container in Wexford
The migrants were found inside a unaccompanied container from Cherbourg on the Irish Ferries Oscar Wilde ship.
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Oct 18th 2016, 12:04 PM
# running wilde
Paris has finally opened its first-ever Oscar Wilde exhibition
The writer died in the French capital.
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Oct 1st 2016, 9:30 AM
# wondrous life
Revealing the hidden lives of the women behind the genius of Oscar Wilde
A new Irish book explores the role of women in Wilde’s life.
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Oct 19th 2015, 8:00 PM
# home exchange
What else could I get for the pricetag on ... this €500,000 home
We take a look at what around €500,000 would get you around the rest of the country.
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Feb 26th 2015, 5:16 PM
# True Love
Kildare man plans beautiful proposal, 6 months after 'nearly losing the love of my life'
The proposal was filmed for RTÉ’s Today Show.
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Feb 12th 2015, 3:57 PM
# running wilde
Gerry Adams made a new friend
You might recognise him.
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Jun 26th 2014, 12:32 PM
# parklife
From 'The Floozie' to Father Ted: Dublin's park sculptures in 10 fascinating facts
Did the statue to ‘yer man in Fairview ever get his head glued back on? Where is ‘Floozie in the Jacuzzi’ these days?… And what on Earth is ‘Nightmare on Duck Street’?
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Apr 13th 2014, 10:30 AM
# the happy prince
What gifts did Michael D present the Royal Family with, on our behalf?
What do you get for the family that has everything? Well, here’s what…
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Apr 10th 2014, 7:23 PM
# Rosslare
Crew "did everything possible" to bring vessel under control before collision
A Stena Europe ferry collided with another passenger car ferry in Rosslare Harbour in October last year.
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Nov 12th 2013, 8:20 PM
# Bród
12 Irish things to be properly proud of this Paddy's Day
From James Joyce to the White House.
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Mar 17th 2013, 9:15 AM
# ferry services
Sailings resume after Rosslare ferry incident
Ferry services have resumed following an incident in which two ferries collided off Rosslare Harbour yesterday.
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Oct 27th 2012, 5:34 PM
# Rosslare
Ferry passengers left at sea after minor collision in Rosslare
A Stena Line ferry coming from Fishguard collided with an Irish Ferries craft during heavy winds this evening.
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Oct 26th 2012, 10:50 PM
# Oscar Wilde
Signed copy of The Importance of Being Earnest fetches $362,500 at Sotheby's
A signed first edition of Oscar Wilde’s play was bought for several times the estimate at a Sotheby’s auction in New York.
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Apr 21st 2012, 1:38 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Nine things to know this Saturday…
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Apr 21st 2012, 8:51 AM
# wilde about al
Al Pacino coming to Dublin for film fest - and Oscar Wilde
The actor became so obsessed with the Wilde play Salomé that he made a documentary about it -and will present it at Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
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Dec 7th 2011, 12:38 PM
# Doodle
Oscar Wilde's birthday commemorated with Google doodle
Google celebrate Oscar Wilde’s 156th birthday with new doodle on homepage.
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Oct 16th 2010, 11:30 AM
# Last Will
The final fortunes of Irish figures published
The details of fortunes – or lack thereof – left behind famous Irishmen like Oscar Wilde, Charles Stewart Parnell and Ernest Shackleton are now available online
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Aug 12th 2010, 7:45 AM