On the eve of the 70th anniversary of his first stay in Ireland, Ryle Dwyer examines the early visits of the iconic John F Kennedy, and his thoughts on the likes of Eamon de Valera

IN A special Millennium edition Time magazine named Frank Sinatra ‘the voice’ of the 20th century.

Helen Thomas, the veteran White House correspondent who grilled and often exasperated 10 presidents, has quit abruptly in a storm over “reprehensible” remarks about Israel.

Talk magazine, the glossy US monthly edited by Tina Brown, fell victim to the economic climate - and closed after less than three years.