The actor and comedian was at London's High Court on Tuesday for the settlement of his action for misuse of private information.

The team behind a new app that delivers promotions from local retailers directly to the phones of customers tell Pádraig Hoare why they believe their platform could one day be as successful as Uber.

Tim Pat Coogan’s new book on Michael Collins’ hit-squad during the War of Independence is entitled The Twelve Apostles. In fact, members of the squad never referred to themselves in that way, says Ryle Dwyer

Terrace talk has been one of Examiner Sport’s more popular features.

Seán Feehan’s Cork-based Mercier Press published books that Dublin wouldn’t, about topics that ‘reflect us truthfully to ourselves’. He died 25 years ago but his legacy lives on, says Ryle Dwyer         

A controversial sitcom set around the Great Famine will not make it to TV screens, it was confirmed yesterday.

The Haughey family has slammed claims made in a new book that former taoiseach Charles J Haughey turned down an operation that may have saved his life following a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Tim Pat Coogan’s excellent biography of Michael Collins highlighted the method that successive British governments employed to sate public opinion when they controlled Ireland.

RTÉ has once again seen significant falls in year-on-year audience figures, with tens of thousands of listeners tuning out in comparison to 12 months ago.

A Cork radio station had to put the brakes on its April Fools spoof on traffic congestion charges yesterday after City Hall was flooded with complaints from irate listeners who didn’t get the joke.

St. Peter’s College (Wexford) 1-16 Castlecomer CS (Kilkenny) 0-6: Leinster Post Primary Hurling: St. Peter’s College eased to a 13 points win over Castlecomer Community School in this one-sided Leinster Post Primary SAHC quarter-final at the Netwatch Carlow Centre of Excellence on Saturday.

Another week, another huge haul from TJ Reid and, predictably, another big victory for star-studded Ballyhale Shamrocks.

The tragic story of the shooting of Eamon McDevitt by the British army in 1971, and its impact on the deaf community, is being told through sign language, writes Caomhán Keane

Enigmatic star Kate Bush has remained tight-lipped about her reasons for her stage return 35 years after her only tour, but a new documentary reveals an unlikely possible inspiration – Steve Coogan’s comic creation Alan Partridge.

The HSE has been forced to remove from its website details of state payments to thousands of primary care health professionals.

There has been an alarming rise in the number of children abusing their parents, with the majority suffering in silence because of shame and guilt.

Graham Norton is joined by X-Men stars Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, with music from Eurovision hopeful Molly on BBC1 at 10.35pm.

Steve Coogan, the star of Oscar-nominated movie Philomena, will be in Schull next month for the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival.

Mentalist Keith Barry has slammed broadcaster Neil Prendeville who refused to interview him on his new show yesterday after learning he’d been scooped by his former radio station.

Tune into BBC1 at 10.35pm tonight as Graham Norton is joined by Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe, screen siren Cameron Diaz, and comic actor and director Richard Ayoade. Plus music from the queen of pop, Kylie Minogue.

The build-up started with Cork’s 96FM’s ‘below the belt’ promotion directing a thinly veiled personal swipe at their former prizefighter.

Veteran broadcast journalist PJ Coogan is set to go head-to-head with his former colleague Neil Prendeville after he was appointed the permanent host of Cork’s 96FM’s flagship talk show.

Pope Francis may watch the Oscar-tipped film Philomena, after it was well received by his private secretary at a screening in the Vatican.

Philomena Lee, the inspiration behind the Oscar tipped film Philomena, has had an audience with Pope Francis.

Strong emotions can sometime tip over into violence towards parents, who need to stand firm and stay calm, says Helen O’Callaghan.

Started in 1978 by Sundance himself Robert Redford, the Sundance Film Festival is a yearly gathering of movie folks in the snowy climes of Park City, Utah where deals are done and the indie (and not so indie) releases for the year are teased.

The inspiration behind the Oscar-tipped film Philomena has defended it against a critic who labelled it anti-Catholic and “90 minutes of organised hate”.

THE decision by the Taoiseach to publicly support same-sex marriage will mean he is about to have a fight on his hands, firstly from conservative Fine Gael backbenchers but, more volubly, from the leaders of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

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Here’s our quick guide to what to see if you fancy a trip to the cinema this weekend.

Steve Coogan still enjoys impersonating James Bond.

Ninety-one years after he was killed in an ambush in West Cork, it is surely time to allow Michael Collins to rest in peace.

Aha! The long-awaited Alan Partridge movie is finally here. And it’s textbook Partridge.

JAMES COOGAN, 15, loves holidays in Lanzarote, having cups of tea in bed every morning and sitting at the back of the cinema with his dad, watching action movies and feeling the sound vibrations.

Actor Steve Coogan, who has been an ardent privacy campaigner and a leading light in calls for press reform, has struck a deal to publish his autobiography.

Is the man or the iron the most important component of Iron Man asks Iron Man 3 (12A), and the makers — Shane Black directs, and co-writes with Drew Pearce — have tremendous fun answering that question.

Headline-grabbing publisher and club owner Paul Raymond had a simple business philosophy: give the public, or more specifically men, what they want.

As many as one-in-five Irish couples may experience violence from their children, with the majority suffering in silence because of shame and guilt over their belief that they have failed as parents.

Meath 2-10 Mayo 1-11

Meath full-forward Stephen Coogan grabbed a sensational goal with a minute of normal time to play at Newry last night to send his side into the All-Ireland MFC semi-finals.

Dublin claimed their 31st provincial title when overwhelming Meath in their Electric Ireland Leinster MFC final at Croke Park yesterday.

Comedian Steve Coogan will stand trial today over a speeding offence which could see him banned from the road.