There were cheers, gasps, droid photo opportunities, casino games and more than a few standing ovations at the jam-packed world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Los Angeles, which many are already praising online.

The Irish Film Board could reopen its office in Hollywood, with its CEO saying the plan is under active consideration.

The singer picked up the award at the InStyle Awards in Los Angeles.

"Totally not true! Such weird rumors."

One person is dead and three others were injured following reports of a shooting near a Los Angeles-area polling station.

A tour bus returning to Los Angeles from a casino trip smashed into the back of a lorry cab on a California highway, killing 13 people and injuring 31 others.

When Mark Hayes moved from Cork to LA for fame and fortune, he ended up on the same football team as Robbie Williams. So he had the celebrity friends - but no sitcom. Here he writes about trying to make it in Hollywood. His latest coup? A comedy.

Crazy scenes.

A Los Angeles police captain is suing Elton John, claiming he was repeatedly groped by the singer while he was working off-duty on the Grammy winner's security detail.

Mark Hayes continues his regular diary of a Corkman in LA with a survival guide to Lent and St Patrick’s Day in Hollywood – think Mardi Gras with green hats and leprechaun suits.

Their bodies were dumped in alleys and rubbish bins in South Los Angeles, some naked, some covered with mattresses and trash. Most had been shot in the chest after sexual contact, others strangled.

The mayor of Los Angeles has come up with novel way of warning residents about a major traffic closure this weekend - he sang a slow jam.

Two small planes have collided in mid-air, off the coast of Los Angeles.

All schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have been ordered closed due to a threat.

The first 911 caller reported seeing a man walking down a street shooting a gun in the air. Authorities said they received five more similar calls from witnesses alarmed by what they saw.

I am surrounded by idiots, swimming in a sea of morons, stuck in a swamp of complete and utter dopes. Welcome to America.

The 20-year-old model has admitted she is in awe of the 'Shake It Off' hitmaker's success.

Megan Fox has filed for divorce from Brian Austin Green after five years of marriage.

Free speech rights should allow an anti-abortion group to release secretly recorded videos of discussions with a California company that provides foetal tissue for research, a US judge said.

Proud owners of facial hair are this week dominating the streetscape of Los Angeles.

Medal-laden Team Ireland returned home to a heroes’ welcome yesterday following a spectacular performance at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles.

THERE are few things as inspiring, as uplifting as the sight of an indomitable human spirit defying the odds to realise a long-held dream.

Team Ireland’s remarkable achievement at the Special Olympics World Summer Games is testament not just to the athletes’ talents and hard work but also to the indomitable human spirit within each one of us to overcome adversity — even in the most straitened circumstances.

HEARTIEST congratulations to three Irish swimmers who claimed the country’s first medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Perhaps they were spurred on by the words of encouragement for the Irish team from actor Colin Farrell and footballer Robbie Keane. It is heartening to see Irish celebrities taking such an interest the games.

Michelle Obama has welcomed thousands of athletes to the Special Olympic World Games in Los Angeles.

88 Irish athletes and their 40 coaches have arrived in Los Angeles ahead of the 2015 Special Olympic World Games.

Pope Francis has appointed a Cork native to the position of auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles.

Miley Cyrus is twerking back to the MTV Video Music Awards as the show’s host.

Katy Perry is locked in a real estate battle with a group of nuns.

Mark Hayes finally caved and went to a free yoga class in Los Angeles, where he’s currently living. Despite his misgivings, he had a really transcendantal time — for a short while.

A repensentive has tweeted on her behalf.

The Canadian singer-songwriter is undergoing tests in hospital after being found unconscious at her home.

Hollywood star Harrison Ford is expected to make a full recovery after crash-landing his plane on a golf course in Los Angeles.

US civil rights leaders are calling for an independent investigation into the fatal police shooting of a homeless man.

In a fatal encounter captured on video, three Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man during what authorities claim was a struggle over one of the officer's guns.