President Michael D Higgins will be the guest of honour at a European song contest in Cork tomorrow.

Gerard O'Rourke at Monster Animation has been announced as European producer of the year at the Cartoon Forum in Poland.

THE Irish animation sector has exploded over the past decade with hundreds of people employed in the multi-million euro industry.

The Irish animation sector has exploded over the past decade with hundreds of people employed in the multi-million euro industry, it was claimed today.