Lawyers in the North have begun a legal challenge to Brexit.

Rock stars U2 have waded into the European Union referendum debate by declaring: “Don’t go — we’d miss you.”

Medals awarded to the captain of the ill-fated Lusitania during a long and distinguished career will be auctioned in England next month, with a £25,000-plus (€34,270) guide price.

In a surreal addition to the Irish Water saga, British actress Joan Collins was forced to issue a clarification on Twitter that, no, she hadn’t been arrested at a protest on the Parnell Road in Dublin yesterday.

Sports broadcaster David Coleman has died at the age of 87, the BBC has confirmed.

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A Michelin-star chef has urged Irish consumers to avoid cutting back on household food budgets.

The Art of the Restaurateur

'Appropriate Adult' stars Dominic West and Emily Watson have each carried off a Royal Television Society award for their performances in the drama about the killer Fred West.

The Dubliners capped a fine night for the Irish at this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, accepting a lifetime achievement award and ending the night in style.

Stephen Lawrence justice campaigners described “a sense of huge relief” today as they celebrated the end of the 18-year ordeal.

Woodlands

Spoon-bender Uri Geller will spend tonight on his Scottish island in search of Egyptian treasure.

THE former Fine Gael TD for Donegal North East, Paddy Harte OBE (Letters, February 8) appears to labour under the impression that Irishmen who fought for the British empire during the Great War have been ignored by the Irish state.

A project will be launched today to build a supercar designed to take the land speed record to more than 1,000mph.

Almost €90m worth of goods were stolen from Irish homes during the course of a year, it was revealed today.

OUTSPOKEN England stars Lawrence Dallaglio and Mike Catt will face no further censure from the Rugby Football Union for comments made in their post-World Cup books.

Outspoken England stars Lawrence Dallaglio and Mike Catt will face no further censure from the Rugby Football Union for comments made in their post-World Cup books.

I WAS very concerned to read in Claire O’Sullivan’s report headlined ‘Tap water warning for baby formula’ (October 5) that the anti-fluoridation organisation, Voice, is seriously misrepresenting recent advice from both the American Dental Association and the British Fluoridation Society.

THE country’s leading peace-building charity were in Cork yesterday to launch a series of cross-border programmes in the city.

ROCK LEGEND Jimmy Page confirmed last night that he will be in Cork to launch a celebration of the work of the architect who designed the city’s landmark St Fin Barre’s Cathedral.

Veteran British comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse died today at his Bedfordshire home, his manager said. He was 75.

GILLIAN O’SULLIVAN launched her sensational season at the Irish Indoor Championships in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast last February and she will be hoping for more of the same when she returns there in less than two months to launch her the build-up to the Olympics.

Formula One star Damon Hill was today unveiling a memorial plaque in honour of his late racing driver father who died in a plane crash in 1975.

The first shots in the Summer Blockbuster Wars are being fired with the return of the X mutants … and as far as X-Men 2 director Bryan Singer is concerned his collection of decidedly curious characters has no fear of the opposition.

Everton have confirmed they have sacked manager Walter Smith.