Meet the faces of 2018 — the emerging talents who’ll soon be seen on a screen or at a venue near you. From cinema and TV to music and fashion, we profile the new names reaching for success in 2018, writes Esther McCarthy.

Paula Burns sees some similarities with Nicole Scherzinger. Mostly it’s their cougar status. Is age really just a number in the dating game?

He's just a big softie at heart.

Antoinette Norris has acquired many skills in 18 years of caring for a child with profound disabilities, but lately she feels she’s added time travel to the list.

US singer Demi Lovato has given the most literal answer to the ’what’s your favourite dish’ question you are ever likely to hear.

A Trinity graduate is due home after a US robbery jail term; 185 new jobs have been announced in Dublin and Wexford; and Facebook is to build a new €200m data centre in Ireland. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

The singer was proposed to by five year old on stage

Demi Lovato has started to work on a new album.

Cork’s rich motoring tradition last week lost a man who was a vital part of the rallying scene in the 1970’s and ’80s.

Jennifer Aniston is thinking about becoming a Buddhist.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are planning to get married in a registry office.

Lady Gaga has "struggled with an eating disorder for over 10 years".

Demi Lovato "spearheaded" Selena Gomez's reunion with Justin Bieber.

Demi Lovato is quitting 'The X Factor' USA.

In no particular order, here are some of the celebrity tweets that caught our eye today!

Joe Jonas has claimed Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato encouraged him to try marijuana.

Demi Lovato thinks Miley Cyrus' voice is overshadowed by her controversial behaviour.

Demi Lovato is helping her fans to overcome their problems.

Ashton Kutcher is reportedly planning to propose to Mila Kunis next week.

Simon Cowell is to sing on 'X Factor' USA.

Demi Lovato is releasing a book of "inspirational quotes".

Saturday afternoon, the heats of the girls U10 200m. Showtime for the Crossan family.

Lovesick Formula 1 star, Lewis Hamilton, last week dedicated his victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix to ex-girlfriend, Nicole Scherzinger. The driver is not the first to put on an extravagant display of affection (EDA) for an ex. Stars from Burton to Beckham have all done it, but did it work?

Kiefer Sutherland whipped his shirt off on a boozy night out with Demi Moore.

Wary of the news that Tina Turner had married a younger man, further investigation convinced Barbara Scully her hero is still simply the best

MONOGAMY can be tough, as can infidelity.

LAST week Wendi Deng, 44, was busy planning gala dinners and organising piano lessons for her two young daughters, when her husband of 14 years shocked the world.

Demi Lovato claims Simon Cowell is very "humble".

Carers yesterday pleaded with the Government to have a change of heart over cutting essential supports that enable them to care for their loved ones.

A small group of carers are protesting outside the Dail today, angry at cuts to the Respite Care Grant.

Demi Moore has been seeking spiritual guidance to get over her split from husband Ashton Kutcher.

Mila Kunis introduced Ashton Kutcher to her parents last weekend.

Demi Lovato has got a new tattoo.

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are locked in a battle over $10m (€7.7m).

Khloe Kardashian will not return to 'The X Factor'.

Demi Lovato has discovered she has a secret half-sister.

Madonna allegedly snubbed Demi Moore by not inviting her to her Oscars after party.

Demi Lovato has rekindled her romance with Wilmer Valderrama for the third time.

Ashton Kutcher's former fling Sara Leal expects him to cheat on his new girlfriend Mila Kunis.

Russell Brand has invited Demi Moore to visit India with him.

Demi Moore enjoyed a late dinner date with her rumoured new love interest on Friday night.

Russell Brand has set up a yoga centre in his house.

The resignation of a senior figure from Cork’s Penny Dinners charity has ended a 150-year Quaker link to the soup kitchen.

Ashton Kutcher is reportedly dragging out his divorce from Demi Moore.