Maeve Quigley

1 week ago | evoke.ie | Maeve Quigley

He might have been known as the rock 'n' roll aristocrat, but Lord Henry Mountcharles never held any airs or graces. Despite being a marquess and the owner of Slane Castle, Henry was a familiar face around the village and well-loved by those who attended his many concerts. At gig time, as 80,000 people flocked to the stately home, it was not unusual to see Henry in his panama hat and trademark single red sock mingling with the crowds.

2 weeks ago | evoke.ie | Maeve Quigley

As Dr Eva Orsmond handed the keys to her luxury hotel over, the end of an area, she felt a sense of relief and a weight lifted off her shoulders more than anything. Now, back in her beloved Ireland, she's looking forward to a fresh start, telling the Irish Daily Mail: 'I am delighted. It is a huge stress relief because I have been cutting myself very thin with Portugal and the clinic here and developing my new product range and online business. 'This is my new venture and new life.

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Maeve Quigley

When watching The Monk at Glass Mask Theatre that age-old adage about the truth and a good story might spring to mind. It wouldn’t be the first time that a gangland veteran became the subject of an artistic endeavour — after all, we’ve had The General about the life of Martin Cahill and John Gilligan and Traynor were also committed to celluloid in Veronica Guerin, the film about the murder of the Sunday Independent journalist.

3 weeks ago | evoke.ie | Maeve Quigley

Just a few weeks ago, Mairead Ronan and Jenny Kelly tackled the subject of menopause on their podcast and it was one that struck a chord with so many women. Mairead, who is 45 and Jenny, who is 53, are both mothers of 18-year-olds - Mairead’s Dara and Jenny’s Kate are both doing the Leaving Cert this year. But one of the big hurdles that women their age face is negotiating all the symptoms menopause throws at us, and times have changed dramatically since Jenny first began to experience symptoms.

4 weeks ago | evoke.ie | Maeve Quigley

Zara Devlin laughs when she remembers pestering her father to print out the full script of the first Pirates Of The Caribbean film. Growing up in the countryside of Co Tyrone, in the small townland of Kildress between Cookstown and Omagh, her parents worried that she might be too much of an introvert, so sent her to an after-school drama club. Like so many Irish children, Zara was also a regular at the local feiseanna.