Lady Gaga has insisted on beautiful bone china cups and brand new coffee machines for her dressing room at the Belfast-hosted MTV Europe Music Awards.

THE historic role of the Royal Dublin Society in developing Irish forestry was highlighted at Donadea Forest Park, Kilcock, Co Kildare, when details of this year’s national forestry awards were announced.

Armagh's Steven McDonnell and Galway's Ger Farragher have been named as Opel GPA Players of the League in football and hurling respectively, at the inaugural 2010 Awards in Dublin today.