A young Waterford man who died in Co Cork after possibly taking a deadly drug was laid to rest yesterday.

Andrew Bree didn’t know much about Knoxville, Tennessee before he arrived over a decade ago at the prestigious university around which the town is built.

Charlie Sheen used to tweet during sex.

Pop beauty Sharon Corr has revealed she has no interest in getting botox just because she has become a TV talent show judge.

Charlie Sheen found it “tough” trying to fulfil ex-girlfriend Bree Olsen's "insatiable" appetite for sex.

One of Charlie Sheen's girlfriends has dumped him by text message.

Charlie Sheen reportedly has a secret third girlfriend who likes “porn and vodka”.

Charlie Sheen shares a bed with his two girlfriends.

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GRÁINNE MURPHY was the star turn on day three of the European Swimming Championships in Budapest yesterday.

TWO-TIME Olympian Andrew Bree leads the Irish squad at the European Long Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, which commences today.

'Desperate Housewives' bosses have apparently banned Eva Longoria-Parker from getting pregnant.

The first copies of one of this year's most hotly-anticipated new books, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's latest novel, were delivered today - by a group of "werewolf" pallbearers.

An Irish author killed in the Libya plane crash was flying to Britain to sign a book deal after being delayed by the volcanic ash cloud, it was revealed today.

DERVAL O’ROURKE will be one of the stars in action when her club, Leevale AC, stages its Annual Sports at the CIT track, Bishopstown, on April 18.

ANDREW BREE came close to joining the world’s elite 200m breaststroke swimmers when failing by just 0.19 of a second to make the final despite knocking 0.75 seconds off the new national record he set in the heats.

Ireland's Andrew Bree has set a new Irish record in the men's 200-metre breaststroke semi-finals at the Olympic Games.

British competitor Emma Pooley’s stunning ride earned Britain a second road cycling medal – and their seventh overall of the Beijing Olympics.

ANDREW BREE said he was going to have to blow his personal best to get through to the semi-final of the 200m breaststroke at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, and he did just that yesterday when he set a new national record at 2:10.91, knocking more than two seconds off his old mark.

Ireland’s Andy Bree won his heat in the 200m breaststroke in a time of 2 mins 10.91 secs to book his spot in the semi-finals alongside Britain’s Kris Gilchrist, but there was to be no joy for James Kirton.

Confusion reigned again today over exactly why Ireland's three Olympic swimmers have been wearing black Speedo caps in the Beijing pool rather than their shamrock-logoed Irish caps.

ANDREW BREE got the perfect boost ahead of his primary event, the 200m breaststroke, when he set a new Irish record for the 100m in the preliminary heats at the National Aquatic Centre on Saturday night.

Olympic swimmer Andrew Bree failed to qualify from his 100m breaststroke heat despite a personal best time of 1:01.76.

SWIMMER Andrew Bree yesterday insisted he “would never cheat” after testing positive to a banned substance last year.

OLYMPIC swimmer Andrew Bree has claimed an ‘over-the-counter decongestant’ caused his positive test for a banned substance last year.

'Desperate Housewives' creator Marc Cherry is keen to make a Broadway spin off of the hit series - according to actor Kyle McLachlan.

Wisteria hysteria continues with Desperate Housewives Season 3 (BVHE, €69.99), a kind of Twin Peaks with humour, as the exploits of Susan (Teri Hatcher), Gabrielle (Eva Longoria), Bree (Marcia Cross), Lynette (Felicity Huffman) and Edie (Nicollette Sheridan) reach yet more highs and lows.

Lindsay Lohan stole new boyfriend snowboarder Riley Giles from his fiancée - according to the girl's mother.

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One of the world’s most glamorous couples, Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and basketball champion Tony Parker, married today in a civil ceremony in Paris that kicked off a weekend wedding extravaganza expected to include church vows and a star-studded chateau bash.

Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross has given birth to twin daughters.

More hysteria in Wisteria as Desperate Housewives: Season 2 (BVHE, €44.99) continues its navel gazing and high jinks.

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It was a case of what might have been for the Irish swimmers competing on day three of the European Swimming Championships in Budapest this morning.

Felicity Huffman delivers a remarkable performance in Transamerica (Pathé, €21.99). As Bree Osbourne, she’s a transsexual just days away from an operation to transform her life when her son, Toby (Kevin Zegers) pops up and turns her life upside down.

MICHAEL D HIGGINS’S drawn-out decision on whether to remain in politics has left the Labour Party facing a possible west coast crisis as local councillors rebel against the party.

Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman fought the writer/director of her acclaimed new film Transamerica over a scene where her male-to-female transgender character exposed his penis after breaking down on the set.

Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross is urging the show's scriptwriters to integrate the characters' storylines more, because she misses spending time with her co-stars.

The same TV critics that Bree of Desperate Housewives would have happily welcomed to a dinner party last year would now probably get one of those icy glares she reserves for her misbehaving son.

Labour councillor Declan Bree has walked out of an internal party disciplinary hearing this afternoon.

The Irish squad gathered in Geneva today hoping to claim their second win in five days and make it one step closer to Division A.

Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross refused to accept limousine rides before her recent engagement to Tom Mahoney, because she found the glitzy ride too lonely by herself.

ANDREW BREE will continue to swim for Ireland despite failing to make the country’s Olympic team this year.

Two Olympians, a national swimming record holder and a champion hang glider will represent Ireland in an international sports event in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil next month.