With 2016 having one extra second on the clock there are dozens of ways to ring in the New Year around the country.

Billy revealed in 2013 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's and prostate cancer on the same day, but since has been given the all-clear from cancer.

Morrissey has announced his first Irish gig since 2011.

Organisers of the Electric Picnic have added 23 new acts to the bill of the three-day arts and music festival.

Dingle music event Other Voices is to set up camp at Electric Picnic, it was announced today.

Garth Brooks could be called before an Oireachtas committee to explain his no-show at Croke Park, it has emerged.

Michael McIntyre is coming to Ireland - although not for another year.

The organisers of this year's Forbidden Fruit festival have today announced the line-up for the Comedy Stage.

Arctic Monkeys are the latest band confirmed to be coming to Ireland this summer.

Country music star Garth Brooks has chosen Ireland to celebrate his comeback after being off the road for 13 years.

Miley Cyrus is bringing her Bangerz tour to Ireland.

Electric Picnic organisers have today revealed which bands would be playing on each day of the festival.

A host of acts have been confirmed for the Body and Soul section of this year’s Electric Picnic festival.

Disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder is to make his first ever appearance in Ireland at the Electric Picnic festival in September, it was announced today.

Demand for One Direction concert tickets was so high this morning that a second Dublin date has already been added.

Tickets for One Direction's 'Where We Are Tour' go on sale at 10am this morning.

Twenty three new acts have been added to the Electric Picnic line-up with Robert Plant making a rare appearance.

Bruce Springsteen is to round off his latest European tour in Kilkenny, it has been confirmed.

Legendary rock band The Who are to perform their iconic 1973 double album 'Quadrophenia' during their upcoming tour of Ireland and the UK, it was announced today.

Nicolas Jaar has been added to the line-up for the Liss Ard Festival in Skibbereen, Co Cork, it was announced today.

Crystal Castles, SBTRKT and Squarepusher are among the 14 acts that have been added to the Electric Picnic lineup today.

With their fourth studio album due for release this year Franz Ferdinand have announced a whistlestop Irish tour of intimate venues this summer.

Jedward are set to front their own bloopers TV show.

Tickets to see Madchester legends The Happy Mondays in Dublin's Olympia on May 15 are to go on sale on Friday.

Leinster have named their team to face Cardiff Blues in Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash at the RDS (KO: 8.05pm).

Mindfield, the spoken word arena at this year’s Electric Picnic festival, is set to include Bob Geldof, Nobel Laureate Jerry White and Booker Prize winners John Banville and Roddy Doyle, it was confirmed today.

THE dance shoes may be hung up but the first thing to catch the eye just inside the door of Castlehyde on a rainy Friday lunchtime was Michael Flatley’s golf shoes.

Wexford band Cry Before Dawn have been confirmed to play this year's Electric Picnic festival after 18 years apart.

Canadian icons Arcade Fire are to make a triumphant return to Electric Picnic this summer after their seminal 2005 performance at the festival, it was confirmed today.

The cast of ‘Glee’ are coming to Ireland for a series of concerts, it has been announced.

The 55-strong RTÉ Concert Orchestra is to make its festival debut at this year's Electric Picnic, it was announced today.

The lineup for this year’s Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, Co Laois has been announced this afternoon.

Irish twins Jedward have announced three extra shows for Cork, Limerick and Galway today.

DESPITE criticism of the GAA’s plans to hold a fireworks display costing €500,000 at Saturday week’s opening NFL game between Dublin and Tyrone, Nickey Brennanyesterday described the event, as “a night of celebration of the achievements of our association over those 125 years”.

Andy Lee's opponent for his homecoming fight in Limerick on February 2 has been confirmed - the unbeaten middleweight will be taking on Argentina's Alejandro Gustavo Falliga.

Connacht are looking forward to a full house at home to Carl Hayman's Newcastle Falcons in the European Challenge Cup at The Sportsground on Friday night.

Kings of Leon have been confirmed to play Oxegen 2008, after the band topped a poll on the festival's website.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has gone with the same squad for the visit of Connacht to The RDS in the Magner's League on Friday night (kick off: 7.30pm).

Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens has named his starting 11 for tomorrow night’s vital clash against Portugal at Turner’s Cross (kick-off 7.45pm).

THE intimidating atmosphere of Turner’s Cross can help Ireland’s Under-21 side to victory over Portugal in their European Championship qualifier tonight (kick off 7.30pm).

Dublin's hurlers will take on Cork this Saturday without the services of midfielder John McCaffrey who is still troubled by an on-going groin injury.

ALTERNATIVE rock band, The Flaming Lips, and folk legend, Christy Moore, have been added to the line-up of the Cork summer music festival Live at the Marquee, Aiken Promotions is expected to announce today.