Lochbo Benny collected his second Cup of the season at the Cork meeting at Blarney yesterday with an impressive eight lengths success over Camarillo Blonde, who was having her first outing of the year.

A US student is gaining an internet reputation as a "squirrel whisperer" for befriending, feeding and dressing up a furry little friend she has named Sneezy.

A dethroned 16-year-old beauty queen from Burma said she won’t return her bejewelled $100,000 (€76,000) crown until pageant organisers apologise for calling her a liar and a thief-

Live music: Whelan’s Ones To Watch - Whelan’s, Dublin

A cockatoo called Figaro has astonished scientists by figuring out how to manufacture and use tools.

Lismore Music Festival had much to contend with at the weekend.