Fontaines D.C. have announced two Irish dates for 2020.

"Also had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy Fallon, an absolute gentleman who’s very proud of his Irish heritage. "

The latest novel by Irish-American author Mary Beth Keane, exploring what happens behind the closed doors of two NYPD families, has catapulted her into the cultural conversation, writes Esther McCarthy

After originally announcing new record i,i for the end of the month, Bon Iver took the music world by surprise with the digital release of the new album.

Hollywood royalty Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have shares a picture of the latest addition to their family.

It’s been a busy month for Irish sports stars.

"good ol' fashioned Irish pub lock-in"

Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 12.

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Is there anything she can't do?

Ahead of hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, Gal Gadot visited Jimmy Fallon and tried a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup for the first time.

"Thank you, Hillary, for being a constant beacon of strength, hope, and determination for me and millions of other young women,”

"We're here to entertain you tonight and that's what we're gonna do."

She revealed to the host that she has been “very stoned” for all of her past guest appearance on the show and she’s since given up smoking.

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Not only that, he gave the village of Fossa a lot of love too.

Professional communications advice would help the first lady avoid embarrassing mistakes, argues PR expert Kara Alaimo

"I would read things Donald Trump had said on the campaign trail and you've got two panels, you can stand by it or take it back".

Ruth Negga and Colin Farrell lead the way in the Irish nominations for the Golden Globes tonight.

Ah sure, his mammy would be proud.

Set against an entertainment-driven campaign, tonight’s US presidential debate offers a critical opportunity to ask some hard-hitting questions, writes Kathryn Cramer Brownell.

Jared Leto is set to take on the iconic role of The Joker in Suicide Squad and he's doing some pretty creepy things in character.

Will Smith was making an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to promote his new film Suicide Squad and was determined to impress his adoring fans with an entrance of substance.

With calls growing for him to quit, Bernie Sanders went to the White House for a meeting that President Barack Obama hoped to use to try to nudge the Vermont senator to accept defeat in the Democratic race.

WHAT would they say about you? I mean at the funeral, asks Colm O’Regan

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We’re not worthy.

You’re welcome Failte Ireland.

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It just has to be seen to be believed.

This is brilliant.

Actress Eve Hewson has told how her American accent has become too convincing for her Irish friends.

Ellen DeGeneres is TV gold and there is no better man to put TV gold into action than the king of night time television Jimmy Fallon.

It’s good news for U2’s legion of fans — the rock legends have announced six Irish dates to wrap up their Innocence + Experience world tour.

X FACTOR judge CHERYL FERNANDEZ-VERSINI has had enough. In a very frank interview with ES Magazine, she’s aired her views about people commenting on her weight.

The Teen Choice Awards ran last night, with 25 million American teens voting for their favourite actors, bands, kisses, movies, TV shows and a whole lot more across a staggering number of categories.

NBC network is doubling down on Jimmy Fallon as the host of the Tonight Show.

One cooks bacon with a machine gun — that’s Ted Cruz. 

Eva Mendes wore a Halston Heritage toga and pink mock-crocodile sandals to the Estée Lauder New Dimension Skincare launch in Miami.

Three former Anglo Irish Bank executives will be sentenced later after being found guilty of trying to defraud Revenue; up to 300 new jobs are being created in Tipperary; the US dentist who shot Cecil the lion ’wanted to hunt elephant’; and Patrick Vieira believes Man City’s Irish star Jack Byrne is just as "nuts" as Roy Keane. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Tom Cruise was on with Jimmy Fallon talking about Mission Impossible Rogue Nation.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is out chatting about his new Terminator movie. So obviously that means it was time to link his brain with Jimmy Fallon for some pretty weird wordplay.

Seth MacFarlane is out chatting about his upcoming comedy sequel Ted 2. And because promoting movies is a crazy business these days that involved going on Jimmy Fallon and doing weird impressions of things.