Michael Neeson will follow in the footsteps of his father by taking on the role of Michael Collins. He will play the iconic role in The Rising, a new Irish film about the events of 1916.

Football, penguins, lego and more.

Police in the UK are appealing for help in identifying five men they would like to speak to after pushing and shoving “turned nasty” during a football match.

'Mrs Brown's Boys' scooped the prize for Best Sitcom at last night's National Television Awards in the UK.

The award for situation comedy at last night’s National Television Awards went to Mrs Brown’s Boys.

Some of the small screen’s biggest stars were on show tonight as celebrities began arriving at this year’s National Television Awards.

A host of Ireland’s finest performers are up for Britain’s coveted National Television Awards, it has emerged.

Matt Smith and Martin Clunes are going head-to-head for the Best Actor prize at the UK's TVChoice Awards.

Mike The “Rebel” Perez’s trainer Colin Morgan dismissed speculation the Cork-based Cuban heavyweight will fight on the undercard of the Amir Khan-Danny Garcia bout in LasVegas next month.

At a press conference announcing the Macklin-Martinez fight at Madison Square Garden back in January, my phone rang. Colin Morgan was about four yards away from me but he was on a crutch — it was easier just to call me.

The draw for the first round of the 2012 Setanta Sports Cup has been made today.

Cheryl Cole has been named Best TV Judge in this year's Virgin Media TV Awards.

MIKE “THE REBEL” PEREZ has won all 17 of his fights — 12 by KO — since arriving in Cork from Cuba but tonight he will face his biggest challenge yet.

If you’re a boxer, you already know what the fight is about. If you turn pro, you have to learn the ins-and-outs.

ORPHANED when his mother dies, Boston teenager Ren McCormack (Kenny Wormwald) moves to a small Midwest town to live with his uncle in Craig Brewer’s remake of Footloose (12A).

Colm Meaney’s character is reduced to living in his car in the new Irish feature film Parked, Pádraic Killeen reports.

Colin Morgan is to step down as CEO of Quinn Insurance, it was announced today.

TWO firms bucked the employment trend to announce a potential 600 jobs in Cork in separate multi-million-euro investments.

Health insurance bills will soar in the new year, it was revealed today.

TEACHERS all over the country will be keeping their fingers crossed that pupils young and old will nominate them for a people of the year award.

MOTOR insurance customers are to receive refunds of €293,000 from Quinn Direct after they were overcharged by the company.

PRICE increases of up to 18% have been announced by Quinn Insurance — the company that took over BUPA health insurance six months ago.

Quinn-direct has announced that it will give €300 of free home insurance for a year to any customer who has a motor policy with Quinn-direct and a health insurance policy with Quinn-healthcare.

HALF-YEAR profits at insurer Quinn Direct rose by just over 8% to €133 million.

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney was accused yesterday of making people more afraid of using the public hospital system so that they would take out private health insurance.

NEARLY one-third of claimants are challenging decisions issued by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, although the compensation awards are acceptable to insurance companies in over 90% of cases.

QUINN DIRECT is eyeing continued market share growth in the Irish insurance market and further expansion of its presence in the British market, after reporting a strong performance in the first half of the year.

QUINN-direct Insurance today announces that it made a Pre-Tax Profit of €123m in the six-month period to the end of June 2006.