Whenever Dan McCarthy came back to Iveleary from the US, he brought his camera with him. He shows Helen O’Callaghan the pictures he took.

So there I was, Sunday night, somewhere in the Hollywood Hills, about three in the morn, drunk as a skunk, debating whether or not to jump out of this moving car.

July 13 will see men walk the runways without the ladies for the launch of a brand new New York City fashion week, dedicated entirely to menswear.

It was perhaps the most agonising three-putt in majors history but Dustin Johnson insisted he was proud of his efforts after another last-day heartbreak.

The Silicon Valley race to build a self-driving car may revolve around one simple question: To map or not to map.

Shane Lowry has given himself eight events up to the first week of June to secure full PGA Tour playing rights. 

Three people died and eight were injured in a crash that happened after a motorist hit a bear on a road in the Florida Everglades and stopped.

IT’S different if you’re a Drifter, says Michael WiIliams. When the singer was invited to join the American vocal group several years go, it was made clear he had a tough road ahead. He would have to serve as understudy for several tours — even then, his place in the line-up was conditional on becoming intimately acquainted with the R&B ensemble’s history, from its inception in Philadelphia in 1953.

General Motors said yesterday it was recalling 524,384 cars and sport utility vehicles globally in two actions dealing with potential latch problems and loose parts and would stop sales of two new truck models with potential air bag defects.

Looking under the bonnet with Martin Murphy, a pharmaceutical worker in Dungarvan, Co Waterford

General Motors recalled another 8.45 million more vehicles yesterday — surpassing the record for US safety fixes by an carmaker in a calendar year, as chief executive Mary Barra steps up efforts to shed GM’s reputation for foot-dragging on defective parts.

General Motors yesterday announced three more recalls, related to airbag deployment and other issues, and said it would take a $300m (€215m) charge primarily to cover the costs related to these actions as well as the previous recall for faulty ignition switches.

Pádraig Harrington embarks on a 19th full season in the professional ranks at the Volvo Champions event in Durban this week bidding to recapture former glories.

Noisy fish looking for sex

A rapidly accelerating car driven by a young man screeched across a pavement and straight into a crowd enjoying one of Southern California’s most popular boardwalks, killing one person, injuring 11 and leaving the promenade in chaos as he sped out of sight.

At just six, Isabella Barrett is a millionaire, an international pageant sensation, and has just launched her own jewellery line.

If circumstances were to play out in which his name would be added to an elite list, certainly you could not be blamed for shaking your head.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is being treated for injuries he sustained during a car accident in Beverly Hills, California.

Pop stars Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am were left bloodied after a car crash in Los Angeles in the early hours of yesterday morning.

will.i.am's and Cheryl Cole's accident happened after his Cadillac hit a parked car.

Justin Bieber was given a speeding ticket this morning.

Candy floss colours, carefree charm and an oh-so-retro appeal made Prada the hit of the s/s 12 catwalks.

Dennis Quaid’s wife has filed for divorce.

Megaupload’s detained founder denied wrongdoing after US authorities shut down his file-sharing website, as new details emerged of a rock-star life featuring “fast cars” and “hot girls”.

BMW has posted record car sales for 2011 and forecast that a boom in luxury cars would keep it ahead of rivals this year as the world’s biggest maker of premium cars sees strong demand from China and the US.

A US auction house specialising in collectible classic cars plans to sell the hearse used to carry the body of President John F Kennedy from a Dallas hospital to Air Force One.

Sinéad O'Connor got married in a pink Cadillac in Las Vegas yesterday.

THE European Tour and sponsors, the Andalucian Tourist Board, must have been furious the Andalucian Masters was bypassed by many marquee names in favour of the Shanghai Masters.

TAHRIR Square in Cairo, Green Square in Tripoli, Syntagma Square in Athens and now Zuccotti Park in New York — popular anger against entrenching the power elite is spreading around the world.

'Ghostbusters 3' will shoot in 2012, it has emerged.

Barack Obama arrived at Downing Street today for in-depth talks with Prime Minister David Cameron on issues ranging from military campaigns in Libya and Afghanistan to global economic reform.

IT MIGHT be impervious to bullets, bombs and missiles, but “The Beast” can’t get over a ramp.

“EVERYBODY say cheese!

A woman who spoke on the telephone to the most powerful man in the world after his Dublin address told him it was an honour.

AUTHORITIES say David Beckham was behind the wheel of a car that rear-ended another vehicle on a Southern California freeway.

Martin Kaymer is making no bold predictions about staying as golf’s world number one for months or years – but he is clearly in no mood to relinquish the position yet.

Actor David Arquette joked today about the car crash in which his Cadillac crashed head-on with another vehicle in Beverly Hills.

Samantha Ronson’s dog has been banned from West Hollywood.

Ice-T has been cleared of unlicensed driving charges stemming from a New York City arrest.

I LIKE to think I’m not old enough to play golf but my youngest brother has been fascinated and obsessed with it from an early age, so that excuse won’t wash.

NOW, class, settle down. Settle down.

Tiger Woods broke his silence about the car accident he was involved in early on Friday morning as Florida Highway Patrol were informed the world number one golfer had cancelled another scheduled interview with its troopers and appointed a lawyer to represent him in the case.

European Tour chief executive George O’Grady today expressed relief that Tiger Woods did not suffer serious injury in a car crash.