Latest: The President of Ireland has sent congratulations on behalf of the people of Ireland to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2017.

It is the dream of every sports broadcaster to have their voices usher in one immortal moment. Jimmy Magee had a lifetime’s worth, writes Tommy Martin.

It is taking two ministers today to open a mansion saved from ruin.

FOR much longer than millennia, islands have been a source of intrigue, writes Dan MacCarthy. Someone gazes out from the mainland wondering: “What is out there?”

Rag’n’Bone Man is still getting used to his meteoric rise in the fame game, writes Laura Harding.

Mandelieu-La Napoule may not be the first place you think of in the Côte d’Azur, but it was just perfect for Annmarie O’Connor.

Two tricky cards this evening, but there was enough promise in the debut effort of Dancing Waves to suggest she can land the nap in the seven-furlong auction maiden at Down Royal.

It’s not easy to eat your way through a baseball match.

Universal is gearing up for a new monster movie connected universe thing and they could have found a Wolf Man in the Rock

Jean Michel Jarre and Edward Snowden might seem an unlikely duo, but the electronic music pioneer tells Ed Power why they were an ideal match

Captain America Civil War is out in these here parts in just a few short days and it's going to be pretty epic.

Marvel's Ant-Man was a fun little caper movie after the blockbuster might of Age of Ultron, but it was also a bit of a mess

Today's TV is a must for sports fans.

At some point, art can imitate life too much. That's certainly the case when it comes to filmmaker Terry Gilliam and his Don Quixote project.

USA: First responders preparing to take the body of a Milwaukee man pronounced dead to the morgue got a jolt when the man suddenly began moving and noticeably breathing.

A REVIVAL of Tom Murphy’s magnificent play, The Gigli Concert, begins in the Gate Theatre tonight, and for Denis Conway, the show is a case of déjà vu.

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Avengers Age of Ultron has just hit cinemas, which means there's plenty more Marvel Cinematic Universe to look forward to.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the writer-directors behind the 21 Jump Street series, The Lego Movie, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – all winners in our books – are set to work on a new animated Spider-Man film.

Yes Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Avengers are about to pop on the spandex once again later this month for Age of Ultron but as always there's another character waiting in the wings, and this time it's Ant-Man.

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Two years ago, during my annual check of the bunker, I earmarked the giants of the oche as the men to lead us when armageddon eventually arrives.

An Australian TV newsreader broke down in tears during a live broadcast when she realised her connection to one of the victims of yesterday's siege at a Sydney cafe.

WITH her ability to conjure an arresting image and paint scenes rich in emotional and physical detail, Cavan’s Lisa O’Neill is a singular artist, as evidenced by her 2013 album Same Cloth Or Not.

Noel Meade is considering a tilt at The Ladbroke at Ascot for recent Fairyhouse scorer Waxies Dargle.

A filly by the brilliant Frankel out of the 2007 English and Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo has been sold for €1.8 million at Goffs November Sale, a record for a foal at public auction in Ireland.

Hulkbuster armour is all my inner ten-year-old wanted.

Robert Downey Jr says there are no plans for a fourth 'Iron Man' movie.

Hard times can hit those turfed out of the Dáil but one former TD does not want sympathy when she’s spotted foraging for food.

How lovely of him!

Here’s how it goes. No. Strike that. Here’s how it always goes. The pattern is immutable. Ireland collides with something bad.

Welcome to your Tuesday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

A certain symmetry. The man who went before — Big Ron — met Alex Ferguson in autumn of 1986 and found him strangely distant. Soon after, the rumours Ron had heard proved correct.

Johnny King experienced mixed fortunes on Amateurs Day in Cork, completing a his first double on Winter Magic and Operating and being suspended for five days for using his whip with excessive frequency on his first winner.

Andrew Garfield is permanently "starry-eyed" around Emma Stone.

Fethard-based veterinary surgeon John Halley had an afternoon to remember at Saturday’s Tipperary Foxhounds point-to-point at Lisronagh, sending out two winners.

“It’s very… American, isn’t it?” Baseball is a cornerstone of Americana that has helped me get past that attitude.

Amongst his more familiar but less tactful friends, Donal Leahy is oft jokingly referred to as The Nearly Man. Mafi Magic and Two Excuses must accept their share of the blame for that.

It still has a heart.

‘Iron Man 3’ has been crowned the highest-grossing film of 2013.