Ciara Dwyer

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Ciara Dwyer

Prolific, popular and a performing poet, he had the power to move people with his words. A sensitive soul who took the daring leap to devote his life to poetry, he was a rare breed. He also had a great gift for making people laugh. One of his poems began with the line: “My father was a man with five penises.” His poetry chronicled Irish life and his own life. The two were intertwined. His great friend Niall MacMonagle described his work as “the soundtrack to our lives”. Indeed it was.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Ciara Dwyer

Retirement hasn’t stopped former International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield from shooting for the stars as an author, speaker and mentorThe summer of 1969 changed Chris Hadfield’s life forever. At almost 10 years old, he watched Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin walk on the moon. The Canadian boy was mesmerised and it set him on his own space mission. As we all know, he went on to accomplish his childhood dream.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Ciara Dwyer

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘You were supposed to be adventurous, having one-night stands and drinking guys under the table’Ahead of her Irish shows, the artist on her second wave of success, motherhood and menSophie Ellis-Bextor maintains a successful music career, 25 years after the release of her mega hit with Spiller 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)'.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Ciara Dwyer

The Irish actress on her philosophy of friendship‘When you’re older and at a certain point in your life, you have all these memories,” says Ingrid Craigie. “You are the same person, but experience has changed you. You feel the same but you have the chance to look back. That can be poignant and moving and funny, but you can’t change the past.” On a grey Saturday afternoon, Ingrid is in Dublin’s Gresham Hotel, elegant as ever. Her dark hair is dashed with bold streaks of white.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Ciara Dwyer

The ‘Sex And The City’ author is dating on the apps herself ‘I’ve probably connected with 60 or 70 men. They all look absolutely lovely and they range in age from 70s to 30s. And I have met… three of them,” says Candace Bushnell. And as she says “three”, you can hear the genuine disappointment in her voice. Bushnell (66) is of course the author of the Sex and the City (SATC) series – and for a generation of women, she was the authority on relationships and dating.