David Bowie has been nominated for the Mercury Prize for his last album, Blackstar, almost seven months after his death.

The Kelly family feature on ‘Doctor in the House’ on TV3 on Wednesday at 9pm.

How do self-employed people manage the no income thing if they stop working for any reason, asks Suzanne Harrington

The Channel Tunnel reopened yesterday after a three-hour shut down caused by striking ferry workers who lit fires on the tracks.

Call it addiction or obsession but the desire of a professional golfer to remain on tour even when there are a million reasons not to be there goes beyond all logic.

The first episode of the wildly-anticipated Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul arrives this week.

ust like her brother Anthony, Rosie Foley has always been a leader, captaining Munster and playing for her country. She even swam the English Channel last week ahead of the women’s rugby World Cup.

William Haggas could put his perfect Epsom record on the line after Our Channel’s narrow victory in the Investec Derby Trial earned the colt a place in the Classic on June 7.

Irish schoolboy Nathan O’Toole said he barely recognised himself after being transformed into a young Viking for an epic series now being screened on RTÉ.

It’s just as well that athlete Joanne Fearon isn’t superstitious. The ultra runner and triathlete is used to challenges, so beginning one on Friday the 13th is no different to any other — and she takes them all in her stride.

IRFU chiefs fear any boycott of the Heineken Cup or a similar European competition by English and/or French clubs could result in a €12m hit and place the union and the four provinces in a perilous financial position.

The Golf Channel analyst who compared a rules violation by Tiger Woods to his own episode of cheating on a fourth-grade math test has admitted the comment was a mistake.

Highlights include Jeremy Irons back for the third series of The Borgias and The Review Show’s interview with author Iain Banks, who died recently.

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TV star Graham Norton has hit back following Michael Parkinson’s criticism of the current generation of chat show hosts, and bemoaned the rise of “goody goody” dramas.

TV star Graham Norton has hit back at Michael Parkinson’s criticism of the current generation of chat show hosts, and bemoaned the rise of “goody goody” dramas.

Exactly a week after Steve Redmond’s Oceans Seven world-record feat the country’s swimming fraternity is in mourning after another Corkman died while crossing the English Channel.

SATURDAY

The Dubliners and 'American Pie' singer Don McLean will give much-anticipated live performances tonight at the annual BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Boy George has laughed off reports that he will take part in the new series of 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

Nick Hewer has been named as the new host of 'Countdown'.

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A new real-life series featuring 'Britain's Got Talent' judge David Hasselhoff and his two daughters airs tonight at 7pm on the Biography Channel.

David Walliams is to spend 24-hours hosting a quiz show for Comic Relief.

A performance by Westlife on hit TV show 'The X Factor' broke broadcasting rules because it could have triggered seizures, the UK's broadcasting standards watchdog said today.

TOURISM Ireland has launched an ambitious $500,000 (€350,000) short-term marketing campaign in the US, aimed at reviving dwindling interest in the Irish holiday market amongst North American travellers.

DNA experts are preparing to test what are believed to be the remains of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, found in the wreckage of his plane.

Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel today hailed a “remarkable” turnaround after the venture posted its first annual profit today.

Even before George Washington’s death at Monmouth Park on Saturday night there had been little cheer for the Irish or British raiders from a Breeders’ Cup card that produced 11 American winners out of 11.

The 2007 Breeders’ Cup will be remembered for all the wrong reasons after the untimely death of George Washington.

Dylan Thomas put in a lacklustre show to finish fifth behind impressive winner English Channel in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

The eighth series of Big Brother ends tomorrow night after 13 weeks.

The Channel Tunnel is under threat of attack from Islamic militant terrorists over the Christmas holiday, it was reported today.

A CORKMAN battled the highest spring tides in 30 years to become the first garda to swim the English Channel yesterday.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel today applied for legal protection from its creditors after last-ditch talks to avoid bankruptcy broke down.

HE’S Swift by name and now he’s hoping to show he’s also Swift by nature.

A CREW of intrepid Munster fans could yet launch themselves across a storm-tossed Irish Sea in a bid to make Saturday’s crunch Heineken Cup decider in Cardiff.

HE’S Swift by name and now he’s hoping to show he’s also Swift by nature.

A teenager in the US charged with killing and dismembering his mother and the 50-year-old paedophile accused of influencing him has pleaded not guilty to murder and conspiracy.

Jim Morahan

Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel has reported a net loss of £1.33bn (€1.94bn) for 2003, following huge asset write downs.