Gene Kelly worked her so hard that her feet bled. It was an apt introduction to the sleazy, sadistic side of Hollywood, Debbie Reynolds tells Dalya Alberge.

Rock legends Black Sabbath have announced the title of their new album: 13.

U2 make their records in a way so that they sound "like they didn’t try too hard".

U2 today promised tens of thousands of cut-price tickets for a wave of summer concerts across Ireland and the UK.

IT was a Beautiful Day for U2 yesterday after it was confirmed concert promoter Live Nation had bought back 1.6 million of its shares from the rock band for $25 million (€17.5m).

A BUSKER is planning to shadow U2 on its next world tour by performing his one-man show in every city.

Irish rockers U2 are breaking more new ground in merging the latest digital technology with their concert experiences to create the first ever multi-camera 3d concert movie.

U2’S new 3-D concert film premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.

STAFF at the country’s largest local authority office face the prospect of foraging for their own food today, as their caterers are due to go on strike.

Neil Young is turning comic novelist to reinvent his 2003 concept album Greendale.

U2 have fallen seven places on this year's Sunday Times Rich List.

HOLD tight — surf’s up, up, up and away as Cork’s first kite-surfing school is set to open within days.

The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang is reportedly the highest-grossing tour yet.

U2 have announced further details about their forthcoming greatest hits album.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has slammed U2 and The Black Eyed Peas for allowing their music to be used on television advertisements.

FANCY something out of the ordinary? Aloha Holidays are offering special land packages in the Hawaiian Islands that can be centred on one or up to four of the islands.

Rapper Kanye West was forced to halt a concert in Australia on Sunday night after he twisted his ankle.

U2 FRONTMAN Bono yesterday compared the band winning five Grammy Awards to winning the World Cup for Ireland.

ROCK giants U2 pocketed an incredible €214 million last year from their sell-out Vertigo tour.

U2 are reportedly planning to quit touring for good.

U2 performed a cover of The Beatles classic Norwegian Wood on Thursday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's murder.

LOSSES at Not Us Limited, a company owned by the members of U2 increased last year.

I WAS really upset to hear that Bono was suffering from VERTIGO. Now that he has reached those dizzy heights, it’s sad that he has to sue the pants (sorry, his pants) off a former employee.

AS THE sky grew dark over Croke Park on Monday night it all became clear.

U2'S VERTIGO tour reached dizzying new heights last night as the band kicked off the first of three sell-out shows at Croke Park.

Die-hard fans have been queuing all night for the best spot at the first of U2’s sell-out Dublin gigs at Croke Park today.

Bono has been attacked by his rock peers for associating with US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Natasha Bedingfield, The Streets and Keane will battle it out for best song of 2004 after being nominated today for the Ivor Novello Awards.

The Irish Film Board (IFB) has said films co-financed by the board in the first three months of 2005 have been snapped up for overseas distribution.

U2 kicked off their Vertigo worldwide tour in San Diego, California, last night.

Rockers U2 are hoping to make up to North American fans for a recent ticket sales debacle by announcing new dates this autumn.

THE Grammy’s finally got soul this year, honouring Ray Charles with five posthumous awards and handing Dublin rock superstars U2 three gongs.

U2 have stormed the most important readers poll of 2004 after landing Best Single, Best Album, Artist of The Year, Best Band and Best Video prizes in rock bible Rolling Stone.

PRODUCER-turned-rapper Kanye West collected a leading 10 Grammy nominations yesterday, including album of the year for The College Dropout, which avoided boasting of sex, money and crime in favour of rhymes about everyday life.

U2’S new album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, is on target to becoming one of the best-selling Irish records of all time.