MISS Hannigan may be a raging alcoholic who’s criminally cruel to the children in her care but for actor Hilda Fay it’s a role she’s wanted for more than 20 years.

Thousands of Irish children suffer from severe psoriasis, but Pearl Tier is not about to let the condition get her down, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

As the Irish group formerly known as Lynched transition to their new moniker of Lankum, Ed Power looks at some of the other bands who’ve changed their title in mid stream

Derek Richardson, Irish businessman and owner of English rugby team Wasps, is to ask the High Court next Monday to throw out injunction proceedings brought against him by TV doctor Nina Byrnes.

Leading National Hunt jockey Paul Carberry has called time on his distinguished career due to an ongoing issue with a leg injury.

The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair By Lara Williamson (Usborne, €8.30) 

Cathy Kelly’s latest book expores the most stereotyped of relationships - that of two sisters. Áilín Quinlan reports on the love/hate twist in the family tale.

ALAN TITCHMARSH has strong views when it comes to having any kind of cosmetic procedures on his face.

The title tells you all you need: our heroine — Pearl, naturally — runs a successful Whitstable restaurant.

Wibbly Pig and the Tooky by Mick Inkpen

Katrin Reedik believes that her 13 dolls are possessed by the spirits of dead people.

The Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit this afternoon is a total puzzle and only a supreme optimist would be in any way confident of finding the winner.

The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared ****

I have to start this week with last Saturday’s Grand National and the furore concerning the false start.

Jack Osbourne's wife has suffered a miscarriage.

Jack Osbourne and his wife Lisa Stelly are expecting their second child.

“I didn’t take something away; I gave myself life.”

A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder and could face execution for the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a case that became a flashpoint in America’s debate over abortion.

Sharon Osbourne has hailed her daughter Kelly Osbourne as her "rock" in the past few months.

The Ger Lyons-trained Keeping looked a decent prospect when foiling favourite Bint Nayef in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Maiden in Dundalk last night.

Three years after drug agents searched a suspected “pill mill” at a West Philadelphia clinic, an abortion doctor, accused of killing newborn babies with scissors, is going on trial on eight counts of murder.

Kelly Osbourne isn't allowed to buy Christmas presents for her niece.

Sharon Osbourne wishes she had been an "Irish" stay-at-home mother.

Sharon Osbourne has undergone a double mastectomy.

Aidan O’Brien will keep a close check on Starspangledbanner’s legs ahead of his intended run in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on Saturday.

Jack Osbourne thinks being married will make his relationship with his partner even stronger.

Sharon Osbourne celebrated turning 60 with a star-studded episode of 'The Talk'.

Jack Osbourne rescued a drowning woman on his honeymoon.

Jack Osbourne has got married.

Jack Osbourne thinks his baby daughter is "advanced", and says people should expect "big things" from her.

Sharon Osbourne believes her son Jack "will conquer" his multiple sclerosis.

Jack Osbourne has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Gavin Rossdale has refused to speak to Pearl Lowe since she allowed their daughter Daisy to have a DNA test to establish he is her father.

The draw for the first round of the Sporting Press Irish Oaks has thrown up a few intriguing clashes.

Lightening Pearl has been ruled out of Sunday’s Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Jack Osbourne has described the “instant love” he felt for his new baby daughter.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien does not expect the rain-softened ground to trouble the unbeaten Maybe as she shoots for Classic glory in Sunday’s Qipco 1000 Guineas.

The week started on a very encouraging note with news of Red Mills’ sponsorship of the Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park for a three year period. It is a great boost for the sport in the south and will allow all involved to plan well into the future.

Florida Pearl’s condition is being constantly monitored as he continues to suffer from “a few issues” at the Irish National Stud.

Florida Pearl’s condition is being constantly monitored as he continues to suffer from “a few issues” at the Irish National Stud.