The Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) has lifted the curtain of its 2019 programme as it celebrates 20 years of film.

The Oscar-winning actor on his legacy, his philosophy of acting — and his search for the Holy Grail. By David Marchese.

Many years ago, my wife and I went north. It was the first time we had travelled north together, and we were to pick up a wedding present made by Tyrone Crystal.

I watched a three-part phenomenon at work last week. The promise it made was remarkable — so much so that I admit I was sceptical about the possibilities.

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of Monty Python’s Life of Brian. The film met with instant controversy in 1979 and was banned in Ireland, Norway and parts of Britain. In the US, protesters gathered outside cinemas where it aired.

Frits Potgieter has been appointed as general manager of the 5-star Muckross Park Hotel & Spa in Killarney, part of the iNua Collection.

FORGET Paschal Donohoe. There’s much more important news about Toby, says Fergus Finlay. 

Sorting out Cork people for years...

American actress and singer Mandy Moore has visited Ireland while tracing her family tree for a popular TV show.

The NHS says 20% of girls are self-harming, three times as many as a decade ago, writes Victoria White

A man who stabbed his accountant wife to death a day after he discovered she was having an affair with a joiner has been jailed for a minimum of 17 years by a British court today.

There may be a few moves in Enda yet — a tango with Angela, a cha-cha-cha with the entire

Being Best Man is no longer just an honour and a privilage, it is also an opportunity to create an outlandish and memorable social media post that will undoubtedly go viral.

More than 1.5 million school days are missed every year by children with asthma, it has emerged.

This week our resident financial guru Grainne McGuinness looks at mortgage offers and gives her few cents on what she thinks is a sensible deal.

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History is repeating itself in reverse as immigrants to Ireland begin changing their names to westernised versions.

Mandy Moore has filed for divorce from Ryan Adams.

WHEN Ireland’s golden couple, Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman, announced the birth of their daughter, Sadie, in February 2013, they started a trend — Sadie became one of the most popular girls’ names in Ireland for the first time. Why are Irish parents, like Brian and Amy, opting for shorter versions for their children and do these and other trends have any long term impact, asks Nuala Woulfe

A memorial bench has been unveiled in England in memory of late Bottom actor and “comic genius” Rik Mayall.

The 15ft, 1,000lb beast is the largest ever killed in the state and had to be lifted with a digger.

I SPENT a good deal of last weekend at the Special Olympic Games in Limerick. And a glorious weekend it was. A wonderful, intimate, family-focused opening ceremony on Thursday night was followed by three days of intense competition in the variety of sports in which Special Olympic athletes compete. A lot of the Games was centred on the University of Limerick campus, and the place couldn’t have been more welcoming.

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A coroner has issued a stark warning about the dangers of taking ecstasy or similar type drugs, which he described as “deadly poisons”.

USA: A five-year-old San Diego boy has outwitted the sharpest minds at Microsoft — he has found a backdoor to the Xbox.

Well, that's one way to take your mind off being beaten 6-0 by Chelsea.

Selena Gomez' parents are "vehemently opposed" to her reuniting with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.

The judge who imposed three-year suspended sentences on the four young people involved in the chain of supply of drugs to two young Dungarvan men found dead in Kinsale said the case was an eloquent expression of the tragedy that drugs destroy lives.

Three men and a woman who were links in a chain of supply of a drug which caused the deaths of two young Dungarvan men in Kinsale in September 2012 were remanded in custody until tomorrow for sentence.

Irish ambassador for European Code Week, which runs from Nov 25 to 30, Julie Cullen spoke to Vincent Ryan about her busy working day.

AUSTRIA: As the campaign for Austria’s general election enters its gruelling final phase, two high-profile contenders have gone beyond rolling up their shirt sleeves — they have taken off their shirts.

Selena Gomez's family have warned her to stay away from Justin Bieber.

WE celebrated Mandy’s 40th birthday on Sunday.

Selena Gomez has a new baby sister.

Liam Mackey reflects on the twentieth anniversary of the infamous Grand National that got left at the start.

A 9-year-old girl grimly held on to her seat to save herself after watching a friend’s mum fall 40ft from a funfair seat, the Circuit Civil Court has heard.

A LONG time ago, I used to drive a group of adults with intellectual disabilities to the Arch Club in Blackrock, on the south side of Dublin.

Desperate Dan’s glory days are over and even Macca marked his move to the web, says John Daly

With only four heats, the entry for tonight's first round of the Tyrur McGuigan Open 575 is a touch disappointing but the richly talented Tibetan Skies can get his challenge off to a winning start by taking the second heat.

Joe Dermody enjoys a peaceful break in the Glen of Aherlow, Tipperary.

Recreational drug users need to become more aware of the dangers of mixing cocaine, ecstasy, and amphetamines with alcohol, according to some of the country’s drug experts.