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There is nothing that raises our patriotic hackles more than hearing St. Patrick’s Day referred to as ’Patty’s Day’.

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On March 17 we Irish celebrate the deeds of St Patrick, but just how much do we actually know about the man behind the day, asks Kevin O’Brien?

An irritating phenomenon arises without fail each year in the run up to March 17.

Theatre: The Matchmaker

To banish the curse of St Patty, Dublin Airport have launched a Facebook campaign to spread the word of the real name of our national day.

Patricia Kierans’ son, Shane, had just disembarked from a plane to London, the first stopover on his long journey to Australia, when the crushing news came that his mother had been found dead in the family home in Co Cavan.

The father of one of the three people who died in the Boston Marathon bombings was at first told that his daughter had survived, but was in surgery and could lose a leg.

Robert Plant has got his "big voice" back again.

Honesty is the best policy. So says ‘Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days’, the third chapter of exaggerated adolescent angst in as many years based on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling series of books.

'The Simpsons' will broadcast a special Olympics episode.

REACHING a 500th episode is an enormous milestone in TV.

A duet between Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love has surfaced online.

Demi Moore is "doing great", her close friend has told the media.

Glenn Close is tipped for an Oscar nomination for her role as an Irishwoman who dresses as a man to get work, says Helen Barlow

Natalie Portman is actively involved in discussions about who will direct 'Thor 2'.

Australia’s five-point win over New Zealand in the Tri Nations decider has left Robbie Deans with a number of selection dilemmas to sort through before the World Cup.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress' ex-husband thought he had fathered their child.

Maria Shriver suspected Arnold Schwarzenegger of having affairs with numerous members of their household staff.

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Kirk Kettner (Jay Baruchel) is cruelly dumped by his girlfriend Marnie (Lindsay Sloane).

JACK NICKLAUS believes that Killeen Castle in Meath could one day host the Ryder Cup — well he would say that, he’s designing the course.

Two US Marines were severely traumatised after following orders to photograph corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians allegedly killed by members of their unit, their families said today.

THE testimony of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who escaped the clutches of the Moors Murderers has been published for the first time.

THE Simpsons has come out of the closet, addressing the controversial issue of same-sex marriage while embracing Marge’s chain-smoking sister Patty as a lesbian.

A VIDEO posted on a website last night showed the apparent beheading of American construction contractor Eugene Armstrong, said to have been carried out personally by key Iraq terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Fans of The Simpsons cartoon classic have been given another cliffhanger to agonise over – which of the cast is coming out of the closet.

WHATEVER you do, don’t call Roy Disney a Mickey Mouse operator. The 73-year-old nephew of the famous Walt has heard all the bad jokes before and they don’t get any funnier in the retelling.

Actress Judy Davis is in final talks to star as former first lady Nancy Reagan in what is sure to be a controversial four hour mini-series about Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

Hell’s Kitchen begins with a robbery that goes wrong, leaving one dead and Johnny (Mekhi Phifer) on his way to jail.

A sick 17-year-old goldfish can swim again, thanks to a bunch of do-gooding humans.