Those who have to decide who gets the RTÉ Choice Music Prize tonight face a difficult task picking an album of the year from a very strong line-up, writes Ed Power

Des O’Sullivan says sale includes superb collection of Irish 18th century furniture and international art.    

On a visit to Manchester, I could not help but notice how numerous and diverse was the wildlife in my son’s back garden in Sale, Altrincham.

One of Ireland’s celebrated living painters is hosting an inaugural exhibition for his adopted home in east Cork.

As Kate Moss launches her latest Topshop collaboration and graces the cover of British Vogue for the 35th time, Louise O’Neill looks back over the 40-year-old model’s 10 top fashion moments.

SUBMISSIONS to a state body charged with redrawing constituency boundaries hardly make for interesting reading.

Guidelines for assisted human reproduction must be cemented by legislation, writes Catherine Shanahan.

ART officials yesterday unveiled the painting at the centre of the latest Caravaggio mystery, after the Vatican newspaper first suggested and then denied that the canvas was the work of the Italian master.

A NOTABLE painting by Pablo Picasso will undergo repairs after a visitor to New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art accidentally lost her balance and struck it.

THE World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) appear set to review their policy in relation to punishing team members following the latest scandal to blight Formula One.

Renault president and CEO Carlos Ghosn has presented a calm front in the wake of the storm currently surrounding the manufacturer’s Formula One team.

Dutch Art has been retired and will take up stallion duties at the Cheveley Park Stud.

Dutch Art is likely to bid for Group One sprint glory in next month’s Betfred Sprint Cup providing the going is suitable.

Sakhee’s Secret and Dutch Art, first and second in the July Cup, head an impressive 54 entries for the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock on September 8.

Aidan O’Brien has suggested that Vodafone Derby fancy Eagle Mountain is more likely to run in the Boylesports 2000 Guineas at the Curragh next weekend.

Cockney Rebel, trained by Geoff Huffer and ridden by Olivier Peslier, won the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Alexandre Premat has targeted the GP2 championship after agreeing to stay on with the ART team for next season.

Aidan O’Brien has decided to let St Leger winner Scorpion take his chance in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Seb Sanders showed great powers of improvisation today when he overcame a slipped saddle to pilot Extreme Beauty to victory at Yarmouth.

NEARLY one million people prayed in a Polish field, North Americans slipped into pews before dawn and Asians gathered by the thousands at outdoor Masses in a global goodbye to Pope John Paul II yesterday.

Irish mobile technology provider Parthus [Nasdaq: PRTH, LSE: PRH] has licensed speech and handwriting recognition technologies from ART Advanced Recognition Technologies.