Fr Brian D’Arcy was born nearEnniskillen, Co Fermanagh in 1945.

Joan Diver is the drummer and vocalist with Donegal all-sister Celtic pop band Screaming Orphans. They play Cyprus Ave in Cork on Sunday with Leo Moran (Saw Doctors) and Padraig Stevens.

DOLLY PARTON is as American as apple pie, and her country songs seem to have spread to a new wave of millennials — check out the Jennifer Aniston-starring Dumplin’ on Netflix for a feel-good film set to the ultimate Parton playlist.

At the start of the 10th and final episode of Confronting: OJ Simpson, a series which has been downloaded over five million times since launching in June, host Kim Goldman is in tears, talking to her father about how strong he was through the murder of her brother, his son,Ron Goldman.

Aisling O’Riordan is involved in various arts and entertainment events around Cork, including this weekend’s It Takes a Village festival in Trabolgan, as festival manager. Weekend passes and Sunday day tickets are still available for ITAV. Aisling also DJs and plays in the bands Morning Veils and Hex.

From singing soap star to cyberpunk diva and hot pants advocate, Kylie Minogue has glittered in many guises across her 30 year career.

Here are some of the headlines this morning...

After she covered some of her favourite artists such as Ed Sheeran and Shawn Mendes, she sang her very first original song.

Pink is still the first colour with which girls gender-identify and can be a rallying hue, writes Rachel Marie Walsh.

Altan are on the road 30 years, and fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is as happy as ever to play their music, even if she’s starting to pass the baton to her daughter, writes Marjorie Brennan.

The Other Voices festival takes place in Dingle this weekend. Ed Power looks ahead.

Catch up on this morning's headlines...

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Like the best thrillers, movie night on Dancing with the Stars saw a final twist that no one saw coming as the final credits rolled for model Thalia Heffernan.

Margo Price is one of the rising stars of the American country scene, and her music is all the stronger for being informed by her experiences with addiction, prison and tragedy, writes Ed Power

Let Dolly Parton’s newest version of Jolene take your mind of the future of those poor Jolie-Pitt youngsters.

The cover sees Parton sing the lead while the Grammy-winning a cappella group support with harmonies and rhythm.

Losing weight isn’t rocket science, writes Prof Michael Gibney. Follow the right advice and you will shed those excess pounds

Alicia Keys has eschewed make-up in a quest to get in touch with her authentic self, but how did beauty junkie Vicki Notaro feel when she faced up to her own bare face?

Don Henley rocked a jam-packed Marquee, and charmed into submission an audience that started the night a bit chatty.

Michelle Darmody does not keep a huge amount in my freezer, some nice bread sliced, with some baking parchment in between each slice to make it easy for toasting, some pastry for baking tarts or quiches, a bag of peas, and one of frozen mixed berries.

Performing in public absolutely did not come naturally to me.

Irish people have always had a love hate relationship with alcohol and none less than our artists. As a new book is written about Bridie Gallagher, Suzanne Harrington examines why hugely talented women take refuge in drink.

Playboy magazine is to stop publishing pictures of naked women, saying easy access to such images online means they are “passe”.

CATHY JORDAN is from Scramogue, Co Roscommon, and is the youngest of seven children. She has played with Dervish for over 20 years, and will take to the stage tonight with the band at The Pav as part of the Cork Folk Festival.

Legal marijuana could be the first billion-dollar industry not dominated by men, writes Gogo Lidz.

Miley Cyrus is in talks to appear at Glastonbury.

A man who teaches elderly people how to use computers and the internet has posted a lovely letter of appreciation from one of her pupils.

Good call, Mike — rev ‘em up with some rocking stuff from the new album and stop them getting too complacent or nostalgic. Then give a nod to the die hard fans with the older stuff such as ‘We will not be lovers’.

Check out our tips on the best TV to watch tonight.

Comedian Reginald D Hunter admits his recent BBC documentary made him reassess his homeland, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Gerald Kean mentors golfer Brian Casey in the first episode of The Speech on RTÉ One tomorrow.

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One of the most important meetings of my year took place earlier this week in the front seat of the car, writes Michael Moynihan.

Here's what to watch on TV tonight.

Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey return for a third season of House of Cards on Netflix from Friday.

Dolly Parton fans will like this one….