Video games have long attracted both devotion and scorn. A new book explores this parallel universe many can’t resist, writes Noel Baker.

From Machu Picchu to King Tut’s grave, the ‘National Geographic’ auction takes us on a rich pictorial history, writes Trevor Coin

BLARNEY, CORK €325,000

Rory Golden was the first Irishman to dive to the wreck and he was the one who retrieved the wheel, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

Mariah Carey has revealed her husband Nick Cannon is "getting better".

Calypso is a find for sea lovers and families in need of space, with potential for another home on site.

Saturday

ANYONE who has ever held a hurley in his hand has had the dream, or some variant of the dream.

Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest has died, New Zealand’s prime minister Helen Clark said tonight.

EVEN for non-sports enthusiasts, there can be no doubt they know how much the All Blacks rugby brand has done for New Zealand tourism over the years.

The widow of legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau has spoken out against a 1,500-unit condominium development on Hawaii that her stepson, Jean-Michael Cousteau, is helping to build as a consultant.

Family members discussed plans for “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin’s private funeral today and where to hold a public memorial service for the television star that could draw up to 50,000 people.

The top prize at the Cannes Film Festival was today awarded to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, a scathing indictment of White House actions after the September 11 terror attacks.

Seven men have been arrested in connection with the murder of champion yachtsman Peter Blake and Brazilian police said they were looking for at least one more suspect.