2016 was a year of commemorations, writes Josephine Fenton, but one was overlooked, at least in Ireland, if not in the Middle East: the hundredth anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement signed on May 16, 1916.

As the much-loved show prepares to bow out at Christmas, Keeley Bolger looks back on the six series of the top-rating drama

Set in pre-WWI London, Suffragette (12A) is a stirring account of the campaign for women’s voting rights which was led by Emmeline Pankhurst (a very brief cameo from Meryl Streep).

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Vogue Williams goes on location at Home and Away, while Doctors On Call is a new health show.

I HAVE two Annes — one that belongs to me, and one that belongs to the world”.

IT’S the most successful drama in British TV history and it’s back for the long-awaited fourth season.

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If you’ve ever wondered how Hollywood actors would fare in a real apocalyptic scenario (nope, me neither), then This is the End (16s) may well be your perfect movie.

Working to the principle that you don’t mess with a winning formula, directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud deliver more warm-hearted thrills and slapstick spills in the action-packed sequel to their delightful 2010 computer-animated adventure.

Hollywood star Paul Giamatti is joining the cast of Downton Abbey for the Christmas edition of the period drama.

Jill Meagher made her ill father promise he would live to run around with her children.

So what was life really like inside the ‘Downton Abbeys’ of Ireland?

Jilted at the altar. Forever in sister Mary's shadow. You'd have thought life was hard enough for Downton Abbey's Lady Edith Crawley.

Thousands of people flooded the streets of Argentina's capital in one of the country's biggest anti-government protests in more than a decade.

Jill Meagher’s accused killer was recovering in hospital after severely injuring himself while on remand at a maximum-security prison.

Family and friends of murdered Irish woman Jill Meagher have said an emotional goodbye at her funeral in Melbourne.

The family of Jill Meagher say they are caught in a “living nightmare” as they wait for news that she has been found.

“I just wish I knew where she was, or that she’s safe.”

British comedy legend Eric Sykes has died at the age of 89.

Most of the traders in Douglas had no idea what chaos awaited them until early morning radio bulletins alerted them that the Cork City suburb had been badly flooded.

Joan Mitchell was always fascinated by the Titanic — and was stunned to discover her family had a relative on board

Lea Michele finds it “tough” being away from her family when she is shooting ‘Glee’.

THE son of a German man who fought against his father’s own country during WWI and who later joined the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary (ADRIC), has been identified as the man who organised the burning of Cork 90 years ago today.

YOU MAY have never heard of her, but she’s won more Oscars than any other woman in the history of Hollywood — a total of eight, with 35 nominations.

An animated treat that’s packed with wonderfully off-centre characters (going down to the supporting roles), a battery of evil devices, laughter from the downright silly to the downright falling down and rolling in the aisles … you couldn’t ask for more.

THE owner of Blarney Castle has donated his entire family archive, some of which dates from the 17th century, to the Cork City and County Archives.

FRED WHITE was 60 in 1998.

A DEMOLITION worker was celebrating after discovering a postcard sent to JRR Tolkien hidden behind a fireplace in the renowned author’s former home.

A British grandfather has said today that he broke his wrist when trying to intercept a kick by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Second World War sitcom ''Allo 'Allo' has been sold to the Germans.

A TEENAGER’S love of animals, particularly those with scales, is helping her get through the tough times she faces with a rare illness called Job’s Syndrome.

The BBC is to make a drama based on 'The Diary Of Anne Frank'.

Anne Frank’s cousin gave up custody today of thousands of letters, photographs and documents that archivists say will reveal details about the background of the teenage diarist who became a symbol of the Holocaust.

Rachel Weisz's parents are her harshest critics and often tell her they think she is a bad actress.

JANUARY 15, 1995, is a date indelibly etched into Frank Cormican’s memory.

A HOUSE once lived in by writer JRR Tolkien has been sold for more than £745,000 (€1,082,000), despite having no kitchen or central heating.

A house once lived in by writer JRR Tolkien has been sold for more than £745,000 (€1.08m), despite having no kitchen or central heating.

CHARITY worker Edith Wilkins who offers hope to Calcutta’s street children said that a lot of good would come from Tim Allen’s €40,000 donation.