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IT IS extraordinary to think that Princeton, one of the world’s most prestigious university’s, only admitted women onto its campus in 1969.

Would you like to try a short afternoon or evening course for spring? New eight and 10-week courses will begin in February at Kilkenny Campus and you can explore subjects such as local folklore and song, political philosophy or American literature.

The air travel disruptions caused by the Icelandic volcano have resulted in many writers cancelling their readings at the Cúirt festival, but many others have stepped in to ensure the festival goes on.

JOYCE CAROL Oates, one of the most distinguished American novelists of the last 50 years will be reading at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature on Saturday April 24.

IAN RANKIN, JOYCE Carol Oates, Colum McCarthy, and The New Yorker’s Deborah Treisman, will take part in this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature, which returns from Tuesday April 20 to Sunday 25.