That’s nice…the runaway global success of Brendan O’Carroll’s foul mouthed mammy, Agnes Browne resulted in Brendan O’Carroll and his wife, Jennifer Gibney sharing a dividend windfall of €1.3m last year.

From boxing to baking, our writers step outside their comfort zones and try something brand new to mark the beginning of 2013.

Jade Goody has been given less than four weeks to live, her husband Jack Tweed’s lawyer said today.

Jade Goody was recovering in hospital today following surgery to relieve pain in her bowel.