1994: The One with Whigfield, Ray Houghton, Blur v Oasis, Riverdance and THAT Guinness ad.

Riverdance was introduced to the world 20 years ago today.

The father of Hollywood star Saoirse Ronan has told how she was showing star quality while she was still in nappies.

Last weekend 17,000 people turned out in Limerick for the launch of the 20th anniversary tour of Riverdance. So where were you when Michael Flatley and Jean Butler took to the Eurovision stage that night in 1994?

THE inventor of television, John Logie Baird, was born in Helensburgh near Glasgow 125 years ago today. His invention was arguably the single most important of the past 100 years.

Irish dancers have set a world record for the largest performance of the Riverdance spectacle.

Ireland has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest ever Riverdance Line.

The largest event in 'The Gathering' calendar kicks off in Dublin today.

Trailblazing Irish filmmaker Catherine Owens tells Alan O’Riordan why 3D is here to stay

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen clearly enjoyed the craic provided by The Chieftains yesterday when he opened the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.

THE holding company for Riverdance saw profits fall by more than €500,000 last year.

Riverdance have announced a series of shows for the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Co Mayo this autumn.

GERRY RYAN managed to do what very few broadcasters achieve: Go from pirate radio jock to solid, middle-aged presenter and still keep a young audience by continuing to stay looking and sounding cool.

In some respects we have aped the worst of America.

Riverdance composer Bill Whelan today admitted he felt “remote” from the type of Ireland created by the Celtic Tiger economic boom.

The pair behind multi-million euro show Riverdance are preparing to make their maiden voyage with a new big-budget musical production based on the life of 16th Century Irish pirate Grace O’Malley.

ACTOR and part-time DJ Killian O’Sullivan was last night voted as overall winner of RTÉ’s hugely popular Celebrity Jigs ‘n’ Reels.

Acclaimed director Neil Jordan, Jim Sheridan and Belfast music producer David Holmes are to be presented with honorary awards at a event celebrating Irish film-writing in Los Angeles next month.

THE political year is going to end in 2005 just like it did last year - with a couple of ministerial heads on the rack.

Neans McSweeney, South-East Correspondent

A Monopoly-style board game in which players run an endangered marijuana-growing operation has been pulled from the New York Toy Fair at the 11th hour.

A JAPANESE computer ace who never danced in his life gave up his career, home and family to learn to Riverdance in Ireland after being swept off his feet by the show in his native Tokyo.

Plans for an €11.5m performing arts village at the University of Limerick were revealed today.

The romantic comedy from Liz Gill - Goldfish Memory - has continued to pick up major awards.

MY two daughters, aged 10 and 11, have been banned from participating in the Ulster Dance Championship in Derry next month because they refuse to wear a wig.

SOMETHING for everyone may be a cliche, but Special Olympics organisers have even managed to arrange a treat that could coax Eddie Irvine out of retirement.