Three men in their 30s and 40s were being questioned last night about a horrific sex attack on two little girls attending a birthday party.

Hundreds of family and friends attended Custume Barracks in Athlone to formally bid farewell to the 107th Infantry Battalion, which leaves for Lebanon next month.

When you start arguing with yourself as to whether the Incredible Hulk’s motivations are entirely in character, it’s all over: the Dark Side has won.

Work on a 'Muppets' movie sequel has already begun.

Now here is a reboot to cheer for! 'The Muppets' heralds the return of Jim Henson's beloved furry creations, resurrected from pop-culture irrelevance and lovingly restored to their former greatness in a vibrant comedy-musical.

As Disney reunites Jim Henson’s loveable, roguish, iconic characters, Miss Piggy and Kermit talk to Declan Cashin

Amy Adams was "star-struck" by the Muppets.

TRIBUTES poured in yesterday for Oscar-winning film director Anthony Minghella who died yesterday at the age of 54.

The Creature Comforts have topped a list of favourite animated and puppet characters used in UK adverts.

The home of a former slave in the United States who inspired the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin is to be preserved.

The Walt Disney Co. said it will buy the Muppets characters, including Kermit, Miss Piggy and others, franchise from The Jim Henson Co.

German media company EM.TV is selling the Muppets’ creator, the Jim Henson Company, to the Henson family in a deal worth £56m (€78.7m) – a fraction of what it paid for the company three years ago.

Kate Winslet is to provide the voice of a lion in an ambitious new Babe-style BBC natural

The Muppets are up for sale this weekend as the Jim Henson Company goes on auction, Variety reported.