An Irish charity which promotes overseas learning and volunteering has launched a €100,000 fund to send the global leaders of tomorrow abroad next year.

Katie Taylor heavily criticised RTÉ’s boxing coverage yesterday, but the national broadcaster insists it “has consistently supported Katie in her successful quest for titles”.

Five Irish novels have been nominated along with 137 other titles by libraries worldwide for the €100,000 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award.

Teachers say there are wider issues than who mark students behind their opposition to the replacement of the Junior Certificate with a new qualification.

Selena Gomez struggled to hold back tears as she picked up the Ultimate Choice Award at last night's Teen Choice Awards.

Representatives of some of the world’s biggest corporations and institutions are among Ireland’s most powerful women, according to an awards ceremony organised by the Women’s Executive Network.

More than half the days employees take off work are due to stress, mostly in the workplace, while fear of losing a job has increased the levels.

A protracted stand-off between teachers and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn over junior cycle reform looks likely after he said he is pushing ahead as planned.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn was told by officials in 2011 that schools might not have capacity to take over assessing students in a replacement for the Junior Certificate.

University College Cork has thrown a lifeline to the world’s most lucrative award for a collection of short stories.

Reunited acts Blur and The Stone Roses are to battle it out for the title of best band in the world at this year's Q Awards.

Take That star Gary Barlow is to be celebrated with an honorary award from the music business.

A tearful Adele was named songwriter of the year at the Ivor Novello Awards today – and promptly gave the gong away.

Michelle Williams is to be honoured at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Cork has won the prestigious National Concert Hall Young Musicians’ Award, which came with a €8,000 cheque.

CHART topper Jessie J claimed it was a “amazing” time for British music at the Brit Awards last night.

Chart veteran Sir Tom Jones was honoured by the music industry for his outstanding contribution over the past half century.

The influential Mobo Awards will be held in Liverpool following a Facebook campaign, Leona Lewis announced today.

The 47-year-old actor Tom Cruise will present an award with his 'Knight and Day' co-star Cameron Diaz at this year's MTV Movie Awards, which will air live on June 6, People reports.

Ricky Gervais is returning to host the Golden Globe Award in 2011.

Miley Cyrus has been nominated for four Kids Choice Awards.

A band of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region were today acclaimed for having the best album of the year, beating established acts such as Kings Of Leon and Bob Dylan.

TOM KIERNAN, the first chairman of ERC and one of the founding fathers of the Heineken Cup, was yesterday honoured for his part in the launch of Europe's premier club rugby tournament.

TWO Irish writers are among the 146 nominated for the world’s richest annual literary prize.

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has leaped to the defence of controversial MTV Video Music Award host Russell Brand, accusing his American critics of having double standards.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling was today honoured by the city where she created her world-famous wizard books.

Retired Archbishop of Armagh Robin Eames is to be presented with the Tipperary International Peace Award next week, it was revealed today.

A new movie profiling dance duo Milli Vanilli's downfall from the pop charts is in the works.

The director of Women’s Aid, Margaret Martin, is to be honoured with the ’James Larkin Thirst for Justice’ Award at the Labour Party conference this weekend.

LILY ALLEN leads the nominations for the Brit Awards.

PADDY FITZGERALD’S lifetime of rural voluntary endeavour will be recalled Thursday night when the award which commemorates him will be presented at Adare, Co Limerick.

THE top 50 Irish-American achievers are to be recognised at a special Wall Street event, which will be addressed by Senator John McCain.

Irish America Magazine & Financial Dynamics Business Communications yesterday announced details of the 2006 Wall Street 50 Awards which honour 50 of the highest Irish-American achievers in business.

Murdered former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will be awarded this year’s Tipperary International Peace Award at a ceremony in Co Tipperary on Friday, it emerged today.

Singer/actor Jamie Foxx doesn't care that he missed out on a Grammy Award Wednesday night - he was thrilled just to be nominated.

Lebanon’s former prime minister, the late Rafic Hariri, was named today as the 2005 Tipperary International Peace Award winner.

THE organisers of the lucrative Frank O’Connor Short Story Award have criticised those short-listed for the €50,000 prize after only two of the six said they would turn up for the presentation ceremony.

John Hughes, musician and Manager of The Corrs will be presented with the Meteor Industry Award at the 2005 Meteor Ireland Music Awards, hosted by Ed Byrne in The Point on Thursday, 24th February.

Meath-based Lir Chocolates has been selected as the latest finalist in the 2004 DHL Export Awards.

U2 frontman Bono and a civil rights leader from Georgia have received awards from America’s National Civil Rights Museum, at the site of Martin Luther King’s assassination.

THE University of Limerick won a major innovation award last night for its ability to convert classroom concepts into a potentially money spinning enterprise.