Former White House speechwriter Cody Keenan recalls a tumultuous 10 days during Barack Obama’s presidency in his new memoir, Grace

Cameras start rolling in west Cork next week on Bodkin, the power producers’ latest Netflix show

Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement

The trenches dug all around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri protect it from attack – for now

The influential fashion journalist was a champion of black designers and models

Michelle Obama spearheads campaign to register a million new voters in the US

A breakthrough year for Irish women, while Osaka, Biles and Peng faced huge pressure

Podcasts prove a gateway drug for streamer in search of its next high

‘It would be too hard to get a book that was factually accurate,’ publisher says

Concerns raised that future of music genre in jeopardy as venues shut permanently

Irish tech firm worth more than $1bn taking additional space to house more employees

America Letter: Bush jnr’s new book about immigrants is his latest rehabilitation effort

Little Mix make history in group category as Taylor Swift becomes first female global icon

96-year-old former president has been snubbed by his Demoratic successors – until now

Audio streaming company forecasts operating loss of €200m to €300m this year

Redesigned first-floor apartment also has access to gym and swimming pool

Obama says ‘race isn’t a new construct in this world for people of colour’

‘I felt like his story hadn’t been told,’ Ebs Burnough says about his Truman Capote documentary

Jill Biden to continue teaching in community college alongside public-facing duties

US leader’s fitness regime could possibly cause unexpected headache for security services