Last week, a number of A-list celebrities, such as George Clooney, Ellen DeGeneres and Elton John called for a boycott of these hotels.

THE festival season continues in Ireland over the coming month with a uniquely Irish event taking place across Cork, Tipperary and Limerick between July 30 and August 2.

A Malaysian tuna ship rescued an Indonesian woman who drifted for five days in the Indian Ocean after last week’s tsunami swept her out to sea from her home on Sumatra island, an official said today.