Des O’Driscoll with the latest entertainment news and events...

We first saw John Connors in Love/Hate, but his gritty new crime thriller looks set to propel him into the big time, writes Esther McCarthy

Gda Reddy told the court that he was satisfied that Connors could not have done more than two hours of work on the roof

"Come along. Sing a song!"

Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin TD has urged the public to sign the campaigning group Uplift’s petition to support the Home Sweet Home campaign.

Teenager Ricky Osagie, who died trying to save two girls from drowning, was remembered yesterday as the National Bravery Awards were presented in Dublin.

Prime Time presenter Miriam O’Callaghan “cringes” when she is described as a “superwoman” and believes it intimidates other women.

Handball champion Mikey Kelly has added more silverware to his collection after winning the overall award at the annual Traveller Pride Awards.

Love Hate actor John Connors has had his say on the controversy surrounding his appearance on The Late Late Show on Friday night.

Love/Hate actor John Connors features in I Am Traveller on RTÉ2 on Thursday.

Heartbreaking scenes unfolded in Wexford town yesterday as relatives of Thomas and Sylvia Connors and their children were flanked by mourners while the funeral convoy made its way to their final resting place.

Frank and Patrick’s Day have topped the list for film nominations with nine, while both Love/Hate and Vikings have the highest number of nominations for a television programme with seven.

The IFTA's are back for 2015, rumours of their demise have been greatly exaggerated, and the list of nominees has been revealed.

Which runs in Dublin's Olympia Theatre until this Saturday November 15.

Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan says he sometimes feels like a “half-wit” for killing off a gang boss character played by Aiden Gillen in his hit TV series.

Set amidst the rolling hills of Midwest America, Gus van Sant’s Promised Land (15A) stars Matt Damon as Steve Butler, a salesman who works for a corporation intent on buying up failing farmland in order to drill for gas.

Drama and disappointment at the opening weekend of the Elite National Boxing Championships at the National Stadium last night, three more champions losing their titles even before a punch was thrown.

Improved journey times on the M8 motorway have seen Dublin gangs targeting Cork for burglaries, it was claimed yesterday, as three men were jailed for attempted burglary.

Wicklow secured a Christy Ring Cup semi-final spot after a late scoring burst in Arklow on Saturday.

Down and Wicklow booked Christy Ring Cup semi-final berths, while Derry and London, and Meath and Kildare will contest quarter-final ties next weekend.

Goals in the first and third quarters boosted Wicklow to a survival success over battling Down in the Allianz Hurling League Division 2A relegation play-off at Trim.

A flood of scores in the second half helped Westmeath to a flattering 18-point win over a limited Wicklow side in last Saturday’s Hurling League Division 2 tie at Mullingar.

Kerry put their troubles behind them yesterday when they travelled to Aughrim to pick up the first points of the league.

Derry, Kerry and Carlow all gained wins following three entertaining encounters in Division 2A of the Hurling League today.

THE Cork senior footballers return to action tonight but not on the playing field – the Leesiders are to participate in a charity boxing tournament in the Rochestown Park Hotel.

CORK footballers are back in the limelight tomorrow night at a charity boxing show at the Rochestown Park Hotel.

Two Wexford men who forced their way in to a woman's house and raped her while her young child was in an adjacent room have failed in their attempts to have their convictions and 14-year sentences quashed on appeal.

FIVE men became involved in a “violent row” after a car-ramming incident in broad daylight at a busy city roundabout, a court has heard.

A man has been jailed for three years for sneaking into his estranged wife’s bedroom and threatening to slit her throat before assaulting her.

The Terminator series of futuristic sci-fi blockbusters ran out of steam a long time ago, largely because for all the high-drama, wild action, noise and explosions and special F/X they never made any real sense.

Two Wexford men who raped a Waterford mother at her home while restraining her with a rope around her neck have been jailed for 14 years by Mr Justice George Bermingham at the Central Criminal Court.

MICROSOFT had good news for shareholders yesterday as first quarter revenues surged 12% to €7.3 billion on the back of renewed IT spending among businesses and higher sales of personal computers.

Letterkenny’s John Connors (17) has received a concession place from the World Snooker Association to compete on Professional Challenge Tour due to his performance in the IBSF World U21 snooker Championships in Carlow last month.

Software goliath Microsoft has announced net profits for the fourth quarter of $2.7bn (€2.2bn), up from $1.6bn (€1.3bn) for the same time last year.

Microsoft sales up 19% in Q4

Software giant Microsoft has said that it does not expect to see a rebound in IT spending in the coming year.