Russia is trying to verify reports that its military has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an air strike targeting a meeting of militant leaders.

Comic Al Porter will be giving a “lorra lorra laughs” as he plays matchmaker on TV3’s Blind Date.

Two months into his new radio show, and Al Porter is shaking up the airwaves. Esther McCarthy joins him in the studio. 

Here are the top three films you don’t want to miss this week, writes Declan Burke.

Maria was talking at the IFTA Gala Television Awards on Friday night where she was nominated in the Rising Star category, which was won by comedian Al Porter.

Vicki Notaro meets Al Porter, one of the brightest talents Irish comedy has seen in a long time.

We're taking a look at what's going to be on offer in cinemas across Ireland this week, including the return of The Rock!

Pre-tax profits at one of the largest motor dealerships in the west of Ireland last year increased by 14% to €1.7m.

Rerouted from yesterday’s Qipco 1,000 Guineas, presumably due to the fast ground, Found should make a winning start to her three-year-old campaign in the Canford Cliffs Athasi Stakes at the Curragh today.

AS GUEST chef, TD Alan Shatter worked 12 hours straight on the day The Restaurant was filmed. But this was small fry for the former Justice Minister.

Two Saudi women detained for nearly a month for defying a ban on females driving have been referred to a court for terrorism cases

Davy Condon has decided not to appeal against the 15-day suspension and £3,150 fine handed to him by the Ascot stewards on Saturday.

Al Pacino has suggested he could appear in an upcoming Marvel film.

Al Pacino considered changing his name to "Sonny Scott" when he started acting.

Your spoiler free guide to what's on the box tonight.

Check out our spoiler-free guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

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"It’s great to be here — in Scotland."

The moment a pickup truck was struck by a powerful lightning blast was captured on CCTV - showing the car engulfed in a fireball.

Our pick on what to look out for on the box tonight.

POOR old Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow. There they are, breaking up in the most grown-up, thoughtful way possible.

'The Simpsons' won't kill off an "iconic" character.

A 23-year-old Galway man has died after an alleged assault in Australia two weeks ago.

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Woody Allen has won four Oscars for his direction and writing, and been nominated for a further 19 golden statuettes.

Suspected al-Qaida-linked gunmen have shot and killed a senior Yemen intelligence officer, officials said.

On Saturday I travelled over to see Paul Nicholls at his Ditcheat base to have the final conversation on a subject we’ve been discussing for several weeks.

It was a notable week in comedy. The Office screened for the last time in the USA. The first trailer emerged of America’s take on Gavin & Stacey. It was the 15th anniversary of the final Seinfeld.

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Al Pacino is set to play late American football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming biopic.

Police investigating the murder of four people in the French Alps have sent four officers to Britain to find out more about victim Saad al Hilli’s life.

A neighbour of the British family who were brutally killed in the French Alps has described Saad al Hilli as a “massively helpful man” and “a wonderful engineer”.

Nearly 24 hours later, there is still no idea why three members of a British family were gunned down in an act of “savagery” in the French Alps.

The Beach Boys will release a new album on June 5.

Eamonn Dunne’s phone received pictures of a naked woman from the phone of a man involved in the attempted theft from a cash-in-transit van, a jury has heard.

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A record-breaking big wave surfer has taken on what is believed to be one of the biggest waves ever surfed.

The drone strike in Yemen that killed al-Qaida chief Anwar al-Awlaki appears to have also killed the terror group’s top Saudi bomb-maker, US officials said today.

DRAGON Oil, a Caspian Sea oil explorer with $1.5 billion (€1.04bn) in cash, said the time is right to consider acquisitions given the recent drop in stock markets, according to its chief executive.

Al-Qaida has selected its longtime number two to succeed Osama bin Laden after last month’s US commando raid that killed the terror leader, according to a statement posted on a website affiliated with the network.

A radical Yemeni cleric says upheavals gripping the Arab world are an opportunity for al-Qaida fighters to see more Mideast regimes crumble, including in Libya.