A star-studded line-up of Ireland’s musical greats has teamed up with the John Murray Show once again to raise funds for Aware with a festive album, A Murray Christmas 2.

From pantos to festive markets, Ed Power has the best Christmas events for kids and grown ups.

INCISIVE, clear, concise, RTÉ journalist, Séan O’Rourke, is dogged in his pursuit of a story.

The RTÉ concert orchestra yesterday provided the musical accompaniment to the funeral Mass for its former conductor, Noel Kelehan.

OUR Eurovision success is little more than a distant dream, but the five acts seeking a place in this year’s competition will be trying hard to return us to our former song contest glory.

A VICTORY might not kick-start the Celtic Tiger again, but singer Niamh Kavanagh is hoping a strong showing by Ireland in this week’s Eurovision Song Contest will give the nation a welcome boost.

Final preparations are under way today in the Irish camp at the Eurovision song contest in Helsinki.

EXCITEMENT is definitely in the air as rehearsals continue at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens for Eurovision 2006.

CHRIS DORAN has been given odds of 33/1 to win the Eurovision Song Contest in Turkey next May after winning the You’re A Star competition last night.

IRELAND is a very different country since it last held Europe's greatest honour — the EU presidency in 1996, says European Affairs Minister, Dick Roche.

SONGWRITERS have criticised the format used by RTÉ’s You’re A Star in selecting a song to represent Ireland in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Latvia.