We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by.

What did the Romans ever do for Ireland? Not a lot, it seems.

Colm O’Regan reckons if you have any kind of assets worth more than a fiddler’s fart, get your will done.

Kya deLongchamps looks at the ancient roots and courtly early expressions of St Valentine’s Day.

The relics of St Valentine form a shrine to romance in Whitefriar St church in Dublin. The visitors’ book is filled every six weeks with people’s hopes and requests for love, says Barbara Scully

ALEX FERGUSON’S 70th birthday at Old Trafford appeared to have been stage-managed like a North Korean state event.

Jude Law and Rachel Weisz have been named the Best Actor and Actress in a Play.

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Veteran actor Patrick Stewart has won his third Laurence Olivier award for his stage portrayal of Claudius in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.

Leonardo DiCaprio could star in a new movie version of 'I, Claudius' after a Hollywood producer picked up the rights to the famous book.