Acts as diverse as Kylie Minogue, Van Morrison and Goldie Lookin’ Chain are set to perform at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, according to the line-up revealed today.

British band Doves were targeted in a high-speed car chase recently after paparazzi mistook them for Irish popstar Brian McFadden.

The Devlins' Irish tour kicks off tomorrow night in Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick, with the band travelling to Cork's Half Moon Theatre on Saturday night.

Thousands of music lovers were today gearing up for the start of the Glastonbury Festival.

Fans who have forked out more than £100 (€139.24) for Glastonbury Festival tickets finally learned what they had paid for today – including David Gray, Manic Street Preachers and Sugababes.

Ms Dynamite will be hoping to crown an explosive year tonight as she vies with Coldplay and The Streets to be the toast of the Brits.

Ms Dynamite and The Streets headed the shortlist for the Brit Awards tonight as the UK’s urban music scene was the toast of this year’s event.

Armed raiders got away with more than €100,000 when they held up a trader as he returned to his home from Slane early today.

Coldplay, The Charlatans, Badly Drawn Boy, The White Stripes and Doves are among the acts playing at this year's Glastonbury Festival.

The Charlatans have been added to the line-up of this year's Slane Castle concert in Ireland.

The line up for Slane 2002 has been revealed.