Aslan were the only artists to appear twice in the top 10 with 'Crazy World' and 'This Is'.

There are times when living as an exile in Cork I miss my home county of Dublin, hearing the Dublin accent every day, enjoying Dublin wit, strolling down Grafton street or jumping on a Dart or the Luas.

Business organisations have largely welcomed the Brexit hard border breakthrough, but cautioned that there is a long road ahead in negotiations, before trade arrangements become certain.

When Joe Dolan came to stay with Pete Williams and his family in 1974, the first thing Williams did was move the six-month old baby to another room.

Hoteliers have defended the €626m-a-year cost to the exchequer of retaining the low, 9% Vat level for hospitality, saying the buoyancy in tax revenues from the additional jobs and business is making up for the lost tax revenue.

The group of people took to Facebook to plead their case with the County Council and the Mullingar Town Team.

Radio hits galore, a kicking live sound, and arguably the most vocally gifted, naturally charismatic Irish frontman since Phil Lynott, — it’s not hard to see why everyone loves The Coronas.

The new tourism minister faces a baptism of fire and must recognise the urgency of the problems being caused by Brexit, according to industry organisations.

Escalating insurance costs of €730 a room threaten to puncture a record year for many hoteliers and guest house owners as they face the challenge of hosting fewer British visitors, the country’s largest hotels group has said.

Now, what you think of that?

YOU can’t print that,” says Dustin. And he’s right. Whether he’s slagging off celebrities or revealing his fantasies about Irish models, the cheeky turkey loves to flex his wings and push the boundaries, showing little mercy for his prey.

Pashcal Fenton with his Ford Cortina. The car originally belonged to his father-in-law.

As Cork Folk Festival remembers Séamus Creagh, Richard Fitzpatrick hears about a brilliant musician who was also a much-loved man

East Limerick is set to twist, jive and hucklebuck in celebration of one of the country’s most famous ballrooms which was destroyed in a fire last weekend.

YOU’VE rolled your eyes when he began to assemble his gear. You’ve cursed him. You may even have just left the pub altogether. But spare a thought for him, in the corner of the pub, plugging in leads and setting up stands, a forced smile on his face: The Man With The Keyboard.

Indiependence turned 10 at the weekend, so Joe Leogue did some number crunching

Tony Christie pays homage to his Mayo roots with a new album, writes Ed Power

 

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Met Éireann has given us the green light for dry weather over the coming bank holiday weekend, a pensioner had to be rescued from a freezing canal in Limerick today after he fell in taking part in a massive clean up and Margaret Hickey tells us why she is voting no in the upcoming marriage equality referendum. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Albert Hammond has enjoyed record sales of 360m, possibly making him the greatest songwriter you’ve never heard of. He tells Joe Dermody about creating hits for everyone from Joe Dolan to The Carpenters

An East Cork film company wants people with memories of a former dance hall to assist them in the making of a new documentary.

University Concert Hall, Limerick

I always knew I’d be a singer.

I always wanted to be a DJ and I became what I wanted to be. I believe in fate. If something is meant to happen, it will.

Pádraig Pearse’s pioneering morse code announcement, Twink in lingerie on the Late Late and Miley getting it on with Fidelma in Glenroe feature in Dave Kenny’s magic moments of Irish broadcasting.

The owner of a rural hotel has earned praise locally after he cancelled the auction of a family farm that was due to take place on his premises.

RONAN COLLINS, the broadcaster and TV presenter, cannot wait to go back to his roots this month.

Mullingar's most famous export since Joe Dolan turns 20 today. But what do you get for the boy who has everything?

SINCE the All-Ireland football championship season started, there have been a fair few arguments and rows but probably the weirdest (and the funniest) came after Sean Cavanagh “rugby tackled” Conor McManus last weekend and of course, the one and only Joe Brolly had to have his say.

They may be under-represented on the airwaves here, but Irish female broadcasters have been flying the flag abroad for years. Dave Kenny looks at the women who have made an international impact

A convicted killer who raped his 66-year-old mother has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

A Dublin man who raped his 65-year-old mother on Mother’s Day has been sentenced to 15 years.

Despite the unseemly row and initial uncertainty surrounding the official homecoming for the Irish Olympic team in the capital, the home towns of Katie Taylor, John Joe Nevin, Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes were last night putting the finishing touches to their celebrations.

Officials in John Joe Nevin's home town have insisted a red carpet celebration of his Olympic success was never in doubt.

HAVING spent 30 years entertaining many thousands of visitors to Killarney as well as numerous official and cultural functions, the Gleneagle Concert Band will this weekend celebrate its three-decade milestone with an anniversary concert at St Mary’s Church of Ireland in the town centre.

“THE best of friends and enemies, the best I’ve known by far.”

The glory days of the showband scene are to be immortalised on four commemorative stamps, it was revealed today.