Tommy Emmanuel has shared stages with the likes of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne, and is looking forward to playing in the hometown of one of his other guitar heroes, writes Ed Power

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Avolon Airspace CEO Domhnal Slattery is liable for more than $10m (€9m) to Friends First under a personal guarantee following a Court of Appeal finding “sharp practice” lead to a clause being “slipped” into a deed which, unknown to the lender, removed that liability.

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In just one week they notched up nearly 10,000 YouTube hits, broke into the top 50 of the Irish iTunes charts, attracted fans from as far away as Kathmandu, Boston, and France — and now they’re set to perform in Cork Opera House.

A moving new song, which celebrates the beauty of a West Cork town at Christmas time and expresses the sense of loss felt by local people forced to emigrate, is to be launched this week.

Your spoiler-free guide to what's on the tellybox this bank holiday Monday evening.

THE Tooth Fairy is visiting more young children’s homes than she should be, judging by the rising number of young children with tooth decay.

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Two former Cork City sites, associated with boom-time purchases involving Oyster Developments, are being brought to market by Savills.

Mark Wolfe is taking on a personal sporting challenge to raise funds for a charity linked to his late dad, he tells Ellie O’Byrne

You must adhere to the Whole30 diet for 30 straight days. Any lapse and you start again, but this popular high-protein/no grain programme may not be for everyone.

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THERE is, it seems, only one way to lose weight if you are a celebrity and that is to avoid food. Or at least to avoid chewing it. Dukan, Atkins and other diet fads that advocate the restriction of a food group come and go out of fashion, but the only steadfast route to super-skinniness appears to come in liquid form.

Reading have confirmed Nigel Adkins as their new manager this morning.

Anton Ferdinand has broken his silence after John Terry was found guilty of using racist language towards him, declaring: “Footage don’t lie!”

The IGB rejected advice regarding a site-filling agreement at its stadium in Limerick, which ultimately cost it €2.4m, says investigative correspondent Conor Ryan

Follow the example of these five adventurers and transform your life in the new year, says Sharon Ní Chonchúir

A follower of cult leader Charles Manson is facing a parole hearing after serving 40 years in a California jail for her part in the Sharon Tate killings.

LEINSTER had little trouble beating their southern rivals in this two-legged Section ‘A’ Schools Interprovincial challenge at Donnybrook yesterday.

AN ANGLO-IRISH government report has criticised the running costs of Irish lighthouses and recommended Britain stop providing a multi-million euro subsidy towards the service.

A HIGH-LEVEL British government report has called for an end to the practice of paying a multi-million euro subsidy for Ireland’s lighthouses.

Cheryl Cole may not have called time on her marriage but a bookmaker today blew the final whistle for her footballer husband Ashley.

Kate Winslet accepted £25,000 (€27,823.77) libel damages today over a claim that she publicly lied about her exercise regime.

THEY are usually the purveyors of salacious celebrity scandals but the red-tops have been left red-faced having been out-scooped.

SUSAN ATKINS, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson whose remorseless witness stand confession to killing pregnant actress Sharon Tate in 1969 shocked the world, has died. She was 61 and had been suffering from brain cancer.

Charles Manson cult follower Susan Atkins has died in prison, the first of the remorseless killer’s gang to join their helpless victims.

SUSAN ATKINS, the terminally ill Charles Manson follower who admitted stabbing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, has lost what was likely to be her last bid for freedom.

UP TO 6,000 high-end jobs could be created by an ambitious Silicon Valley-style innovation and research campus to be built in Cork.

HOLLYWOOD actor Josh Hartnett accepted £20,000 (€22,482) libel damages yesterday over newspaper allegations that he indulged in “steamy shenanigans” with a mystery woman at a London hotel and that they were caught on CCTV.

Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett accepted £20,000 (€15,214) libel damages today over newspaper allegations that he indulged in “steamy shenanigans” with a mystery woman at a London hotel and that they were caught on CCTV.

Nearly 40 years ago, Susan Atkins was a leading character in one of the most horrific chapters in Californian history.

The California parole board was urged today to deny a request by Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins to be released from jail on compassionate grounds.

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A MAN who devoted his entire working life to a college was honoured with an honorary masters degree yesterday.

Rapper Ja Rule has laughed off reports of a rift between the star and his The Inc. label co-founder Irv Gotti, insisting they are "brothers".

US rappers Ja Rule and Lil Wayne have been arrested on charges of carrying illegal .40 calibre guns, New York authorities said.

RESULTS coming in from the British and US food sectors augur well for our home-grown crop of players, including Kerry and Greencore.