Valentine’s Day may have become an excuse for commerciality and excess, but there is worse these days than having a day that celebrates love in whatever form.

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

Tomm Moore has already enjoyed a night at the Oscars for his Song of the Sea, and now the animated feature is about to be released in Ireland, writes Ed Power

Screen actress Maureen O’Hara has received her first Oscar aged 94.

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The Studio Ghibli animation wizard, Hayao Miyazaki - often billed as 'Japan's Walt Disney' has announced his retirement.

Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of five more victims of Turkey’s latest earthquake, increasing the death toll to at least 17, including a Japanese aid worker who came after last month’s devastating quake.

Authorities began burning about 12,000 chickens at a southern Japan farm today to try stemming the spread of the country's latest bird flu outbreak.

Electronics giants Toshiba and Hitachi are planning large-scale job cuts amid a slump in global demand for information technology.