Limerick mother Aine Laffan cooked up a New Year's Day storm in her kitchen as she delivered her son Odhran on the kitchen floor.

As she prepares for her trip to West Cork, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, 82, is as active and outspoken as ever, writes Marjorie Brennan

After the death of his partner, it took a while for Graham J to return to singing, writes Jo Kerrigan

A Nigerian mother of five has said she is too scared to remain in her house after being subjected in the last two years to two firebomb attacks which she believes were racially motivated.

Barack Obama has wished Jimmy Carter a full and speedy recovery after the former US president announced that he was battling cancer.

Uplifted and yet mellow at the same time, a shared glow united the elated audience exiting the Marquee after Van Morrison’s swinging show last night.

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The actress died of natural causes after a brief illness.

Australia’s prime minister has admitted that he made a mistake by winking with a smile in a talk radio studio while listening to a phone-sex worker complain about welfare cuts.

Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams give their verdict on a brand new batch of weird and wonderful performances in Britain's Got Talent on TV3 at 7pm tonight.

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Michelle Collins has quit 'Coronation Street'.

Maggie Gyllenhaal says Hollywood "gets me down".

Sue Johnston has quit 'Coronation Street'.

Michelle Collins thinks Coronation Street's Stella Price will be "tipped over the edge" if she finds out the truth about the Rovers Return fire.

Jimmy Connors is hailed as one of the greatest – and most controversial – tennis players of all time. As his autobiography, The Outsider, is published, he talks about his love for the game, his will to win and his antics on and off the court

Lindsay Lohan won't face charges for allegedly punching a psychic in a New York nightclub.

Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana have split up again.

After a lacklustre second instalment, which saw Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the hypochondriac giraffe and Gloria the hippopotamus crash-land in Africa, ‘Madagascar 3’ rediscovers some of its animal magic.

It’s hard to believe, but moody musician Van Morrison wanted to be a vet before he was bitten by the music bug.

From film to fashion, movies to music, food to travel, our critics reveal their Hot 100 choices for the autumn ahead.

Michelle Keegan deserves to win Sexiest Female at the Inside Soap Awards, according to Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley.

Two of Ireland’s best-known gay choirs are to sing off the same hymn sheet to help stave off a funding crisis facing the national civil marriage equality campaign.

Berenice Bejo thinks Kate Winslet's style is "perfect".

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'The Royle Family' star Sue Johnston is set to stir up trouble when she joins the cast of 'Coronation Street', producer Phil Collinson confirmed today.

WITH the implosion of Herman Cain’s campaign amid accusations of adultery and sexual harassment, the once-crowded 2012 Republican presidential field appears to be narrowing to a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

Businessman Herman Cain has sent mixed signals on whether he would abandon his beleaguered White House bid today in the wake of a woman’s allegation of an extramarital affair.

Herman Cain is still campaigning for US president. But by most measures, allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year extra-marital affair have all but ended the White House bid by the former pizza company executive.

Bradley Cooper has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.

WATERFORD was a sea of colour yesterday as crowds arrived in large numbers into the oldest city in the country for one of the biggest outdoor festivals in the land.

Jonathan deBurca Butler gets a whistle-stop taste of a confident, vibrant, lived-in city with the ‘swagger of a matador ‘, before moving on to devour delightful Toledo, Seville and Cordoba

A former Ann Summers employee, who claimed she had been publicly accused of trying to steal a French maid’s outfit from the erotica shop, has been awarded €17,000 damages for defamation of character.

Bradley Cooper has revealed he lives with his mother, Gloria.

The astronaut husband of shot US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said she would embrace his decision to rocket into space in two months – and he expects her to be well enough to attend the launch.

BULLIED in High School for being a geek, Marni (Kirsten Bell) has reinvented herself as high-powered publicist by the time her older brother Will (James Wolk) decides to get married.

In many ways 'Mammoth' is about a monster … the modern world we live in and often can’t quite cope with. It’s a story about the demands of living in a world of global pressures and the resulting family pressures and values.

Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper are reportedly preparing to get married.

A CORKMAN who worked and often shared a pint with mass murderer Derrick Bird remembers him as always having a smile on his face.

Actress Dixie Carter, who received an Emmy nomination for a guest role on 'Desperate Housewives', has died.

Kim Cattrall and Gillian Anderson have signed up to new Channel 4 drama series ‘Any Human Heart’.

Brittany Murphy’s family and friends have celebrated her life at a private funeral in Hollywood.