Jackman invited the Irish dad up on stage after admiring his dance moves in the audience.

So that’s Thursday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Hugh Jackman is happy to be in Ireland judging from his posts on social media.

It is among the great sources of regret in professional football, the lost connection between players and fans.

It was worth the wait.

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their cultural picks for the year ahead

A million dreams just came true for 7-year-old Emma Cooney.

From reformed pop icons to vintage rockers and singing showmen, there’s a lot to look forward to in live music in 2019. Here, in chronological order, Ed Power looks at some of the highlights.

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

Greatest showmen, mumbling rappers and born again boy-bands all conspired

He will now play a 2 pm matinee show, along with his evening performance on May 31.

Jackman garnered his first Academy Award® nomination, for Best Actor, for his performance in Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables.

Irish artists have been nominated in 5 categories at the 2018 Golden Globes.

Lorraine Kelly tells Gabrielle Fagan how her health regime is helping her beat back the years and kick middle-age into touch and how she plans to never retire

As Hugh Jackman is about to hang up his claws and step away from his iconic role as Wolverine, we've just been given a glimpse at his scary side.

Find out what this week’s must-see movie titles are. Here are he top three films you don’t want to miss this week, writes Declan Burke.

Des O’Driscoll with the latest entertainment news and events

As he steps out as his X-Men character one more time, Hugh Jackman tells Helen Barlow why he’ll miss the snarling anti-hero he has played nine times

Now if that’s not #squadgoals we don’t know what is.

As the popcorn goes stale on another cinema-going year, film critic Damon Smith looks forward to the action-packed blockbusters, heartbreaking dramas, uproarious comedies and potential Oscar winners that will be lighting up the big screen over the next 12 months

Conor McGregor could hardly have done more to make New York sit up and take notice, writes Brendan O’Brien

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

X-Men Apocalypse had the difficult task of following on from the excellent Days of Future Past, with director Bryan Singer also trying to bring to a close a saga he started all the way back in 2000 with the original X-Men.

Developed by a team of Australian psychologists, this app has the mental health of young people in mind.

Peacekeepers — The Irish in South Lebanon is on RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Tuesday.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

While Wolverine 3 will see Hugh Jackman taking on an original villain played by Boyd Holbrook, it's now being reported that he'll also face off against the Reavers.

A Hologram for the King 3/5

James McAvoy is back in action as Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men Apocalypse and he got into character by shaving his head.

Get excited

The final trailer for the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse has revealed a number of secrets about the characters (that we kind of already knew) as well as a cameo from one of our favourite mutants.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Older women who date younger men are often seen as cougars who have little chance of enjoying a lasting relationship. Deirdre Reynolds reports.

No April fools, these movies are ready for your eyeballs including some sports drama and a honest to goodness one take wonder

Love/Hate actor John Connors features in I Am Traveller on RTÉ2 on Thursday.

Wolverine 3 is gearing up for production and the word is we could see a familiar face in the cast list in the form of Liev Schreiber

Ryan Reynolds turned up during the press junket for Eddie the Eagle to rip the piss out of Hugh Jackman for our amusement

Pan is a new take on the story of Peter Pan from director Joe Wright and Neverland let them run wild with ideas for 3D