Both Laura's photo and video have proved so popular, media outlets from Singapore to Russia have used it in features.

Belinda Carlisle may have cancelled her Cork show on Wednesday due to a throat infection, but there are plenty more opportunities on the way for fans of 20th-century popular music.

As the Caped Crusader hits 80 years of protecting Gotham City, Chris Wasser looks at the history of the world’s darkest superhero.

In advance of his Indiependence appearance, Bastille frontman Dan Smith tells Don O’Mahony about the upside to insomnia, and his group’s focus on making music they like

All six class leaders made clear their intentions for the series on the opening day of the ICRA National Championships on Dublin Bay yesterday.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, it was a time of oppression for the gamer republic.

Idris Elba returns as Luther to solve a typically grisly series of killings in a series that will run over four consecutive nights, writes Gemma Dunn.

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Ronan Jennings spends an hour with Prey, a new game that will be released this week.

Spoiler alert: the following piece contains spoilers for the next Injustice 2 character reveal.

The Lego Batman Movie 4/5

It has been announced that none other than Billy Dee Williams will play two-face in the upcoming Lego Batman.

Think what you will of Suicide Squad, you have control of your own brain, but I think it's fair to say that there were elements which felt a little undercooked, particularly when it came to the story and characters.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

A team of imprisoned bad guys get a chance at redemption with an impossible mission.

The big summer silly season of movies has pretty much come and gone but that doesn’t mean that it’s a quiet time in the cinemas as there’s plenty of family fare still on the way in August.

Jared Leto is set to take on the iconic role of The Joker in Suicide Squad and he's doing some pretty creepy things in character.

The Rio Olympics: What is it good for?

Suicide Squad has a huge roster of DC supervillains, but the king of them all is undoubtedly Joker.

Alrighty so Suicide Squad is coming out in August and Warner Bros will be hoping for a monster of a hit after the slight stumble of Batman v Superman.

Suicide Squad is due to release in August and anticipation is already at fever pitch, suggesting Warner Bros might have a real hit on their hands.

Suicide Squad is the next movie on the way from the DC Universe which recently brought us Batman v Superman - but it's a very different affair because this is a story about supervillains.

Suicide Squad is set to bring a new perspective on the superhero movie by giving us a glimpse of the really, really bad guys

Reshoots, they're a curious thing.

Batman v Superman are coming out to play in a few short months for blockbuster sequel/set up Dawn of Justice, but it's another DC movie which really has our attention.

We're sure Batman v Superman will be a heck of a spectacle but our money is on Suicide Squad to be the stand out DC flick of the year.

Major sporting events can do strange things to people. Days blur into weeks and weeks into months and before you know it you are cocooned in a bubble outside of which almost everything else takes on a strangely abstract meaning

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

There have been some iconic portrayals of Joker over the years, but could we soon be adding Zach Galifianakis’ voice acted role to the list?

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If you've already burned through everything that the massive Batman Arkham Knight has to offer there's good news - the first major DLC pack has already dropped.

By now you probably know there's a new Superman movie on the way, with an all-out war between him and Batman set for early 2016. But that's not the only DC property making a bow next year, there's also Suicide Squad.

The first DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight, Batgirl: A Matter of Family, will take place before the events of Arkham Asylum.

POW! BAM! KABLAM! That is the sound of your computer trying to run Batman: Arkham Knight. The Caped Crusader’s latest game has been an absolute disaster on PC. The game locks up so often it’s putting Mr Freeze out of a job. Did the Joker get his hands on the code before release? Whatever the case, the joke is on us.

Voice actor Troy Baker will visit Dublin this weekend for ArcadeCon (July 3rd-5th).

As the previous Batman: Arkham Knight trailer showed, players will be able to switch between Batman and a compatriot. This new video from PlayStation and Rocksteady Studios shows off the gameplay feature in depth.

Homes in Kerry at risk due to a number of wild fires in Killarney National Park, Ireland’s TDs have returned almost €140,000 in allowances, a whistleblower nurse motivated by a desire for patient safety and Man City manager Manuel Pellegrini claiming that his side’s season was “not a disaster”. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Paul Walker died during filming on Fast and Furious 7. It’s not the first time a star has passed away before a movie is finished shooting, writes Susan Griffin

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Batman is 75 years old today, still battling crime in Gotham City, in comics and film spin-offs, and in a camp TV show in the ’60s, but his appeal is his human frailty, says Jonathan deBurca Butler.