Kevin Markham assesses the European Tour’s innovations designed to sex up golf.

Theresa May earned a reputation as a safe pair of hands as she navigated a job often seen as a poisoned chalice to become the longest-serving home secretary for more than a century.

Terry Wogan’s life will be celebrated in a special event at Westminster Abbey, the BBC has announced.

Ben Wheatley is the hyper talented British director behind films like Kill List, Sightseers and A Field in England, and his latest is the maddest thing he's made yet.

Richard Manning gives the Irish Examiner  a look around his Baby Austin.

The Human Leagure credit their home town with ensuring the fane game of the 1980s never went to their heads, writes Ed Power

LOVE him or loathe him, there is little doubt that the big band maestro James Last, who died yesterday, was a phenomenal worldwide success, both commercially and artistically.

It’s almost here, the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest grand final.

Plenty to watch on the tellybox tonight.

We all like to find a little of ourselves in Roy Keane. And there it was.

1. That Alfe Inge Haaland still won’t be getting a Christmas card from Roy.

An Irish DJ has been invited to rock Glastonbury.

Ireland last night went out of the Eurovision Song Contest at the semi-final stage, the first time since 2009 that the country has failed to make the final.

It's 40 years since Abba won the Eurovision. As Ireland chooses its 2014 entry, Suzanne Harrington looks back at the competition's most successful winners.

Rod Stewart said he was “over the moon” as he celebrated his 15th No 1 with a champagne toast.

Rylan Clark was booted off the X Factor tonight.

Lucy Spraggan has been invited back to perform on ‘The X Factor’ final.

Adele has sent more records tumbling after her album '21' outsold Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller', becoming the fifth biggest-selling album of all time in the UK.

'The X Factor' is to feature an Amy Winehouse tribute episode.

One of the first gay couples in Ireland to officially tie the knot under new laws have hailed their wedding as an emotional milestone.

AXED TV institution Top of the Pops is to return — with the BBC showing weekly reruns in its original time slot.

Abba could reform after more than 30 years apart.

Robbie Williams is showing off some fetching new hairdos – by balancing his pets on his head.

BRITISH progressive rockers turned 1980s pop stars Genesis have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by two other acts that thrived in second lives — Abba and The Hollies.

Tens of millions will tune in to see the ‘Queen of Burlesque’ Dita von Teese send temperatures soaring at tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest final in Moscow.

Singing hopeful Jade Ewen was tonight chosen to represent the UK in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

The latest Batman blockbuster, 'The Dark Knight', has been voted Film of the Year by visitors to a cinema website, it was announced today.

Kylie Minogue has her sights set on London's West End stage, she's writing a musical around her greatest hits.

THE day started with the passionate visiting fans at Valhalla’s first tee proclaiming “Karlsson’s bigger than Abba”. It ended with the Swede emulating his illustrious compatriots as transatlantic hit machines.

'Mamma Mia!' has been crowned best musical at the National Movie Awards and its star Meryl Streep scooped the best actress title.

The red carpet was rolled out through a lemon grove tonight in London for Hollywood’s A-list.

The best showcase for comedy in the US is a TV series.

YOU’LL Never Walk Alone, the immortal anthem penned by the aptly named Gerry and the Pacemakers, belted out as nurses marched outside one of the country’s largest hospitals yesterday.

The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was today voted the nation’s favourite Number One album.

THE Irish are turning into a nation of music downloaders as we turn away from conventional compact discs and buy songs online to be played on computers, iPods and mobile phones.

A professional tennis player, a 50-year-old Abba-impersonating grandmother and a national newspaper journalist are two of the 35 Golden Ticket holders who have a chance of entering the Big Brother house tonight.

U2 song One contains music lovers' favourite lyric – “One Life, with Each Other Sisters, Brothers” – it was revealed today.

X Factor winner Shayne Ward’s exceptional start to his music career continued today with his debut single topping the charts for a third week.

X Factor victor Shayne Ward stepped into 2006 with a happy glow after remaining on top in the singles charts.

Cameron Diaz passed up the chance to look glam to keep out the cold at the UK premiere of her new film tonight.

The European Song Contest celebrates 50 years of glamour, glitz and catchy pop tunes with a special jubilee show today that lets viewers in 31 countries pick the best song in the popular event’s history.

Madonna has told how she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could use their music on her new single.