Always try to start a column with a topical reference, they tell you at Hack School. 

IT’S almost 54 years since the world has had to consider the consequences of a nuclear confrontation in any real way. 

Three great movies to look forward to this week, reviewed by Declan Burke

Opinion polls in the welter of accusations over whistleblowers are not a reliable guide to the outcome of an ensuing election, warns Gerard Howlin.

 

FRIDAY night. My husband and I are in England, visiting family.

There’s really nothing like the GAA club annual general meeting.

Fiona Collins is chairperson of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, which takes place this weekend. She’s originally from Bandon but has been living in Cork city for a number of years.

A biscuit or a Bard? As the world marks the great writer’s 400th anniversary, Ger Fitzgibbon reflects on how Irish people drawn to his work included rebels holed up in Jacobs during the 1916 Rising.

The race is on to become the first marathon runner to break the two-hour mark

Here's a few tips on what to watch on the box tonight.

The Olympic movement, which now seems to be vying with the oily creeps of FIFA in a race for irrelevance, took a pretty substantial lead in that particular headlong rush a few days ago.

“No one is impressed by dinosaurs anymore, ”says Claire (Dallas Bryce Howard), the manager of Jurassic World (12A).

British actor Andy Serkis is in Star Wars The Force Awakens - we've heard his voice and seen the cast list and now we have a little more information.

British actor Andy Serkis is in Star Wars The Force Awakens - we've heard his voice and seen the cast list and now we have a little more information.

British actor Andy Serkis is in Star Wars The Force Awakens - we've heard his voice and seen the cast list and now we have a little more information.

THE head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has given the strongest indication yet that the hierarchy may order dioceses to cease facilitating civil wedding ceremonies if this month’s referendum on marriage equality is carried.

Andy Serkis is so glad he didn't have to wear a latex mask to portray Caesar in the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise.

Considering he had blown enough fuses in his time to put the lights out all over Limerick, Jamie Cudmore was always liable to leave Munster in a dark place.

Thursday: The Fall BBC Two, 9pm

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ****

The battle between species intensifies in the action-packed sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Britain’s Got Talent’s performing pooch wags his tail in Pudsey The Dog – The Movie.

Andy Serkis brings his Gollum experience to Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, writes Susan Griffin.

James Franco is set to appear in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'.

Andy Serkis says his adaptation of 'The Jungle Book' doesn't "shy away from darkness".

Gary Oldman has joined the 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' cast.

Irish boxing is punching above its weight

In 1873, biologist Richard Spruce wrote a letter to a friend.

I completely disagree with Emmet Murphy’s comments on Labour (or Imitation Left as I prefer to call them) being likened to Caesar.

Thomas Becket

There’s a hackneyed old cliché which should be clipped out of the storyboards of those who create adverts, TV shows and movies.

Any child born today will celebrate their birthday every four years. Margaret Neylon looks at the significance of emerging on Feb 29

There’s another Kennedy running for Congress, and a day after he had officially launched his campaign, Joseph P Kennedy III got some advice from a man who knows a thing or two about winning elections.

TERENCE MALICK’S return to the fray was one of the highlights of 2011’s film year.

AS press launches go, this one in the swanky Covent Garden hotel in London is a little unusual.

Andy Serkis is to star in a sequel to 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'.

IT has taken the actions of David Kelly, an honest and sincere man, to demonstrate how a McGuinness presidency would proceed: Dogged by controversy at every public appearance at home and abroad.