Warm tributes have been paid to theatre giant Michael Twomey — one half of the legendary comedy duo Cha and Miah — who died yesterday aged 84.

Michael Twomey may be best known for Cha and Miah, but his reflections on over 70 years in Cork theatre include some incredible history, writes Jo Kerrigan

Many Young Men Of 20 is being revived at the Everyman, so Jo Kerrigan looks back on the original Cork-Kerry collaborations that saw the Listowel master’s plays performed on Leeside.

A district court judge is banning motorists from driving for not having children buckled up in their cars.

Free speech is not cheap. “No dough, no go for presidential hopefuls” (Irish Examiner, August 4) relates the huge amount of money already compiled by US presidential candidates — and the voting doesn’t start for another six months.

They were contemporaries of UK acid-house era acts Leftfield, The Orb and Massive Attack, but Dreadzone’s roots reach back to Mick Jones’s urban groove-oriented post-Clash act, Big Audio Dynamite.

STALWART of Cork theatre, Michael Twomey, is directing Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband to celebrate 50 years of the Everyman Theatre Company.

Societies based on the rule of law are morally obligated to defend the lives and liberties of those who can not defend themselves — inclusive of those beyond their boundaries.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Mario Monti has announced he will not take a salary for next year as part of his austerity plan for the nation.

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Patsy Kensit said appearing on 'Strictly Come Dancing' has helped her overcome her heartbreak.

COMMUNITY, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Pat Carey referred to a general election as “dangerous” (October 3).

Patsy Kensit is competing in 'Strictly Come Dancing' in the hope it will improve her confidence.

The 42-year-old actress Patsy Kensit is said to be “devastated” at the end of her year-long union with DJ Jeremy Healy – her fourth spouse – after he shunned her pleas to seek professional help in solving their problems.

THE 1% income levy introduced in the budget is a blatant abuse of power.

Three-times-divorced Patsy Kensit believes she is probably at the right age to marry for the first time in her life.

THE prolonged and needless delay in selecting an exact date in June for the EU Reform Treaty referendum points to the need for postal voting in Ireland.

Patsy Kensit is set to marry for the fourth time.

AN 85-year-old educator and actor scooped a surprise award yesterday beating off the challenge of bookies’ favourites Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Derval O’Rourke to become Cork Person of the Year.

Soap queen and erstwhile pop star Patsy Kensit has admitted her role in Emmerdale is “the best thing that’s ever happened”.

THE presidency of the European Union certainly needs to be revised (’Blair pushes for full-time EU President’, The Irish Examiner, April 16). If the current format is maintained after next January, there would be a 12½ year wait between each member nation’s six-month term.