So what’s the story with Martin O’Neill and the number 31?

CIAN KINSELLA forms one half of comedy performance duo, Lords of Strut, alongside Cormac Mohally. Their new show, Contain-A-Rave, will premiere in a shipping container at Dublin’s Fringe, September 11-13.

Plenty to watch on the tellybox tonight.

Teenage X Factor hopeful Sam Callahan suffered a setback in his bid for stardom when Gary Barlow said he “hated” his performance on tonight’s show.

FEW word combinations cause more consternation than ‘gay’ and ‘marriage’.

BACK a couple of years ago, when that ‘If Teams Were a Pop Star/Item of Clothing/Car’ concept beloved of newspaper sports sections was at its height, someone — it might even have been yours truly — declared that if Kilkenny were a film character they’d be The Terminator.

Latest X Factor reject Mary Byrne said she would not be returning to her old job on a supermarket checkout now she has been axed from the show.

The finalists of this year’s 'The X Factor'were decided as supermarket worker Mary Byrne bowed out of the contest.

The finalists of this year’s ‘X Factor’ competition were decided tonight as supermarket worker Mary Byrne bowed out of the contest.

The surviving 'X Factor' contestants will today discover who has made it through to the show’s final next week.

'X Factor' reject Storm Lee claimed today he was voted off because he was too “polished” – while the contestants who remain are “more amateur”.

'X Factor' judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh came in for criticism by the latest acts to be booted off the show.

Dreams of pop stardom ended for Storm Lee and Diva Fever as the acts were booted off the 'X Factor'.

Storm Lee was booted off the X Factor tonight after he polled the lowest number of viewer votes.

Katie Price and Alex Reid partied with drag queens at their wedding blessing on Saturday.

FRANCE’S first lady joined musical heavyweights in New York to celebrate the birthday of Nelson Mandela.

Cork-born chat show host Graham Norton is becoming a drag queen to star in 'La Cage aux Folles'.

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer direct 'Meet The Spartans' (Cert 12, 82 mins, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,€25.52) an interminable spoof of the sword and sandals romp.

Last time we heard from Liza Minelli’s soon-to-be ex-husband, David Gest, he was holed up in Hawaii tending his wounds from his allegedly volatile relationship and working on his lawsuit against the Cabaret star.

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana has been named the greatest song of the last 25 years by VH1.

Some of Hollywood's biggest names face being searched before being allowed inside the church where Liza Minnelli is to be married.

Some of the artists performing at Liza Minnelli's wedding have been announced.