A new series on RTÉ One tomorrow looks behind the scenes of the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney.

Rufus Wainwright thinks he'd be more successful if he wasn't open about his sexuality.

Jack White says Lady Gaga is "all image with no meaning."

Jack White has hit out at reality TV shows.

The passing of an 86-year-old writer has sparked a lot of comment in the last couple of days.

Con Houlihan was a philosopher who masqueraded as a sports journalist.

Celebrated author, playwright and commentator Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86, his nephew said today.

Actor Michael McKean, who portrayed the lead singer in the film 'This Is Spinal Tap', has been injured in a road accident in New York City.

Jake Shears thought Scissor Sisters would only make three albums.

Washington: A Life

JACKIE KENNEDY had a steamy four-year affair with Bobby Kennedy after JFK’s assassination, according to a new book.

Amazon.com apologised yesterday for an “embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloguing error” that led to the sales ranking being removed from tens of thousands of books and made searching for books more difficult.

IT WAS at the end of a pretty long chat when yours truly finally took a deep breath and asked the question that had hung over the conversation like a persistent storm cloud.

The paradox of Buckley’s work is that, despite constant presence, unceasing media access, money, education and a mind as well-stocked as the internet, albeit more selective in its content, it would be difficult to point to anyone ever persuaded by him to share his right-wing views

AUTHOR, Frank McCourt wants his ashes to finish up in Limerick.

‘THERE is always the shock in seeing him again. Women draw an audible breath. Men look down. They are reminded again of their lack of worth.’

Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country’s literary conscience and provocateur, died of renal failure early today, his literary executor said. He was 84.

US author Kurt Vonnegut, best known for his novels Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat’s Cradle has died. He was 84.

AFTER Saturday night’s victory over Pakistan, it’s surely only a matter of time before Ireland’s cricketers are accommodated in Croke Park.

LAST week we happened to mention an old hero, one Gore Vidal — essayist, novelist, screenwriter, former homeowner in west Cork — and used one of his many bons mots in this very space.

INTERESTING to see a suggestion during the week that GPA members might stand as candidates in next year’s General Election.

As Bart Simpson skips into his 18th season of TV mischief, fans will be glad to know that creator Matt Groening sees no end in sight for the wayward lad or The Simpsons.

The worst mass murderer in US history is due to die on Monday morning barring a last minute stay of execution.

Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh has no regrets over the April 1995 atrocity which killed 168 people, 19 of them children, according to a letter published today.