Maurice Phelan is confident Portrait King is in the form of his life as the Irish raider bids for a second victory in the Betfred Eider at Newcastle today.

My wife recently admitted to me that she masturbates a few times a week. I was surprised that she does it at all, to be honest. We’re young and we have a healthy sex life — does that mean that I’m not satisfying her?

Samizdat picked just the right moment to take advantage of the handicapper's leniency as he struck at Catterick today.

IN his letter (May 3), Aidan McGing, in response to my letter (April 19), relies largely on discredited studies or misinterpretation of existing studies in order to support his view that homosexuality and paedophilia are linked.

Jennifer Hudson was encouraged to unleash her inner diva by Dreamgirls director Bill Condon, because she wasn't rude enough to play the star role.

HOLLYWOOD celebrities Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet head the nominations for the glitzy Irish Film and Television Awards.

PETER KELLY doesn't hide who he is - he's one of very few Irish politicians who are openly gay. And, if you take Kinsey's assessment that 10% of us are also gay, then he's that other rare thing - an honest politician.

STRAPPY gowns and forceful frowns were the special ingredients that went into making it the biggest night of the year on the Irish social calendar.

Irish actor Liam Neeson today pledged to highlight the plight of tens of thousands of children orphaned by AIDS and HIV after an inspiring trip to stricken Mozambique.

Liam Neeson delivers a masterly performance in the title role as Dr Alfred Kinsey, the pioneering reseracher into the sexual side of human behaviour.

IMAGINE having screen stars Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne or Liam Neeson in your sitting room. It might be a dream for many Irish women, but it could become a reality when portraits of the three go on sale at a charity exhibition next month.

IMAGINE having screen stars Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne or Liam Neeson in your sitting room.

Liam Neeson turns in a towering performance as Alfred Kinsey, the man who helped change our views on human sexuality through his controversial and enlightening research in the USA.

Hollywood star Liam Neeson turned down the chance to play James Bond, because he has never been interested in starring in action movies.

Liam Neeson's mother has received letters slamming her son's decision to play sexual pioneer Alfred Kinsey in biopic Kinsey.

Actress Laura Linney is the favourite to reprise the role immortalised by Hollywood great Katherine Hepburn in a stage adaptation of Philip Barry's play The Philadelphis Story.

Wine-drinking comedy Sideways has come from nowhere to become a leading Oscars contender after picking up a string of film awards at the weekend.

THE road-trip flick, Sideways, led Golden Globe contenders yesterday with seven nominations, including for best musical or comedy film, best director and three acting nominations.

Irish actor Liam Neeson was nominated for best dramatic actor at the Golden Globe Award nominations today for his role in Kinsey, a film biography of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey.

Finding Neverland, the whimsical, wistful story of Peter Pan creator JM Barrie, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, has been named best film of the year by the National Board of Review in the US.

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Busy times for Ulsterman Liam Neeson.

She is one of the best - and most beautiful - of Hollywood actresses … and you probably find it difficult to figure out what she looks like.