From the acts that inspired them to their toughest trick, Rita de Brún meets two of the world’s top magicians: Derren Brown and Keith Barry

DID you hear the one about how north Cork fairies inspired one of Shakespeare’s biggest hits?

Ireland is to become home to a second international comedy festival this autumn, it was announced today.

COMIC Dylan Moran and British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alistair Campbell are set to be the star attractions at this year’s Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in Belfast.