“When he hit that hill, it was like he was doing what he was bred to do.”

The school holidays are nearly here and with it being so cold outside, it can be a challenge entertaining kids every day for two weeks.

The school holidays are nearly here and with it being so cold outside, it can be a challenge entertaining kids every day for two weeks.

Since it was released it has received an abundance of ‘meh’ reviews for not pulling on the heartstrings as much as their past adverts, such as Buster the bouncing boxer, a man on the moon and Monty the penguin.

A young boy and his imaginary monster under the bed are the stars of this year's eagerly anticipated John Lewis Christmas campaign.

Ronnie Whelan has heard it many times before, since he sat on the famous perch with the rest of Liverpool’s last great team: That first rumble of doubt about a manager in which so much hope has been invested.

But traditional to any Gaeltacht love story, there’s a twist.

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

The brand new entertainment chat show will see characters from the popular sitcom, such as Buster and Winnie, invite celebrities and members of the public into the famous home.

You’ve all seen the John Lewis Christmas ad my now, right?

We’re not gonna lie, this has made our day.

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Danny O’Carroll has revealed plans for two celebrity events in his adopted Co Donegal next month to raise money for two charities — the Buncrana drowning tragedy and suicide prevention.

As 32 lovely ladies prepare for the Rose of Tralee this week, 31 pretty pooches, and one horse, are also readying for their close-ups — tomorrow, one of them will be crowned the Nose of Tralee.

Ten prisoners transferred to Irish prisons after receiving sentences in the UK have been freed because of a loophole in the law, the Department of Agriculture is on alert for an influx of deadly Asian hornets, the men who won Jose Mourinho the title, and the world awaits the name of the royal baby. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Danny O Carroll supports the Hills.

SCHOOL BIRTH

The Mrs Brown creator tells Jeananne Craig about bringing his hit TV show to the big screen.

The conceit of the film Delivery Man is outrageous but credible. Twenty years after donating sperm, David Wozniak discovers he’s the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a lawsuit to learn his identity.

Cheryl Cole has split from her boyfriend Tre Hollyoway.

The Maid’s Version

Cheryl Cole's childhood dog will undergo radiotherapy today to be treated for cancer.

Desperate Dan’s glory days are over and even Macca marked his move to the web, says John Daly

A Labrador puppy has sidelined Jason Tovey for Cardiff Blues’ Heineken Cup game against Toulon today.

THEY must be mad, said comedian Brendan Carroll when the BBC gave the green light for a third series of Mrs Brown’s Boys.

Runelight

BUSTERS CHOICE can stake an early claim in the Kudos SuperSprint at Curraheen Park by beating the reigning champion Yes Boss in the last of tonight’s first round heats.

The TV cameras were told to ignore her and Austria's rich and powerful sought to avoid her.

Cheryl Cole felt “betrayed” by her estranged husband.

Cheryl Cole is planning to “divorce with dignity”.

The Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole, who recently split from her soccer player husband Ashley Cole amid allegations of cheating, is planning a move to Los Angeles on the advice on her high-profile pals.

Paul O’Grady makes an emotional farewell as his teatime Channel 4 chat show comes to an end – describing it as “the best job in my life”.

Customs sniffer dogs stopped almost €20m worth of drugs being smuggled by sea, air and post into Ireland last year, it was revealed today.

BARRACK BUSTER is fancied to lead her rivals a merry dance in the Ladbrokes' Midlands National at Kilbeggan this evening.

Chat show host Paul O’Grady was given an honorary fellowship to Liverpool John Moores University today.

THE progressive Dark Prancer has to get the vote in the Beamish 575 final at Curraheen Park this evening.

RUBY WALSH was to the fore again at Punchestown yesterday when partnering the Martin Brassil-trained mare Barrack Buster to a convincing win in the Total Events Rental Hurdle.

Cabaret star Liza Minnelli has got herself a job – in the hit American television series Arrested Development.

A volunteer dog handler working with a British police search team told today how she found the body of weapons expert Dr David Kelly slumped against a tree in woods near his home.

WHEN it comes to drug detection, this guy’s got the problem solved. The clever canine is part of a new crack unit of sniffer dogs introduced yesterday by customs officers at Dublin Airport to help weed out drugs being smuggled into the country.

A prosecution witness today denied that he was lying to "save his own skin" under cross-examination at a murder trial in the Central Criminal Court.