"This is utterly wrong and we condemn sectarianism in any form."

Missing out on an Academy Award does not mean you can’t rule best-dressed lists forever more. Rachel Marie Walsh spotlights the Oscar losers who were best in show.

Mary Arrigan selects her top 10 long reads for older children in search of a good book.

Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell will have it all to do tonight against reigning U20 Women’s champions DCU Mercy in the cup decider at the National Basketball Arena.

Suzanne Harrington takes an imaginary look inside the White House. 

As Donald Trump’s offspring feel the glare of world attention, Andrea Mara looks at the fortunes of the other progeny of previous White House occupants

Donald Trump once promised a “showbiz” convention, packed with flash, celebrities, and a “winner’s night” featuring sports stars and champion coaches.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump says two of his children feel guilty about missing a voter registration deadline, meaning they will not be able to vote for him next week in New York’s Republican primary.

Rihanna’s latest video has crossed more lines than Miley’s Wrecking Ball. Louise O’Neill yearns for the days of Bananarama and MT USA.

The film turned musical is back in Dublin where it all began, writes Padraic Killeen

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Eastenders have confirmed that two more cast members to leave Albert Square

A huge snake has won a life-and-death battle against a crocodile in Australia, swallowing the animal whole after a lengthy struggle before amazed onlookers.

US luxury retailer Tiffany & Co will have to pay about 402m Swiss francs (€328m) to Swatch Group after the watch maker claimed a breach of contract at their joint venture.

Dozens of gay couples waited excitedly outside of San Francisco’s City Hall as clerks resumed issuing same-sex marriage licences, one day after a federal appeals court cleared the way for the state of California to immediately lift a 4 1/2 year freeze.

From dodgy hairstyles to secret crushes, Deirdre Reynolds goes back in time with some famous faces to discover how they survived those dreaded teenage years

Lindsay Lohan won't face charges for allegedly punching a psychic in a New York nightclub.

The hit Broadway adaptation of the acclaimed romantic film won eight Tony awards and is opening in Dublin tonight. Its writer Enda Walsh talks to Pádraic Killeen

Martine McCutcheon has thanked fans for their support after she was declared bankrupt.

Former EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon has been declared bankrupt.

Harry Styles is reportedly buying Taylor Swift a ring.

Lindsay Lohan's father thinks his ex-wife is "delusional" for trying to connect him to their daughter's alleged assault victim.

Lindsay Lohan insists she didn't assault Tiffany Mitchell.

Lindsay Lohan is allegedly downing two litres of vodka a day.

Writer-director David O Russell is destined for awards glory with this quirky romance about an emotionally bruised thirty-something struggling to piece his life together after the ultimate betrayal.

Set in South Central, LA, End of Watch (16s) is a ‘ride-along’ with LAPD cops in one of America’s most notorious districts.

Bradley Cooper found it "very easy" to work alongside Robert De Niro.

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EastEnders' 'Sharongate' revelation has been named the greatest soap moment of the last 20 years.

President Michael D Higgins led tributes last night to the team behind an Irish musical which triumphed at the Tony Awards in New York.

They can claim the best golfer on the planet and now have a potential Olympian in the making.

ON the This Morning show last week, Galway woman Emer O’Toole went public about her decision not to shave her body.

The Broadway musical version of the love story Once, about a Dublin busker and Czech pianist, has gained the highest number of nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards.

AN ACTOR breathes life into a character but a costume can transcend time and language to make it iconic.

Britney Spears' long-term boyfriend has been searching for an engagement ring ready to propose to her later this year.

SATURDAY

Bradley Cooper is set to star in 'The Silver Linings Playbook'.

IT wasn’t the man he had travelled across the Atlantic to see. But when Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday found himself in the same Washington Hotel lobby as Duke Special he would have been forgiven for asking the Belfast songwriter for a rendition of his hit I Never Thought This Day Would Come.

A father was jailed for five years today for killing his month-old baby daughter after becoming annoyed with her crying while he was playing a computer game.

The final moments of long-running comedy hit 'Friends' were named top of the blubs today - as TV's biggest tearjerker.

Amy Winehouse has asked her ex-husband to marry her again.

SEPTEMBER was all about school books, bags and uniforms and trying to find digs. Children are apprehensive and excited, parents usually relieved and comfortable to be back into a routine.

Alexandra Burke celebrated her 21st birthday with a star-studded bowling party yesterday.

A stripper was cleared today of raping the best man at a stag party with a sex toy.

THE team surrounding Heaven Sent are confident she can go one better than 12 months ago when she lines up in the Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

MULTIPLE Group One winner Lush Lashes is set to return to the scene of one of her finest triumphs for Wednesday’s Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot.