A rallying year which began with uncertainty ends in style tomorrow with a capacity entry list for the Rentokil-Initial Killarney Historic Rally.

There are events that will always buck the trend in Irish rallying and this weekend’s Quality Hotel West Cork Rally, the opening rounds of the Irish Tarmac Championship and the PlasticBags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship is a prime example.

Liam Mellows 3-12 Gort 1-15: There have been few more joyous vistas in Pearse Stadium than that witnessed yesterday as Liam Mellows ended their 47-year wait for a senior Galway hurling title.

Sam Moffett will create Irish motorsport history once he checks in at the first control of this weekend’s Acesigns Cork “20” International Rally, the final round of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Championship

Des O’Driscoll takes us through the week’s TV viewing and what needs to be on your list.

From Glasto to Spain, there are a flock of festivals that could tempt you overseas in the coming months, writes Ed Power

Emirates longhaul

This weekend is likely to be a defining moment in the annals of the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes in Killarney. A glance through the list of previous winners reveal that drivers of World Rally Cars have triumphed since the Millennium, but that thread is tenuous as the new breed of R5 cars is set to bring the sequence to an end.

Steve Hackett tells Ed Power why it’s unlikely he’ll be getting back with his ex-bandmates any time soon

Concert promoter Denis Desmond said that MCD is aiming to sell 1.3m concert tickets this year.

Marjorie Brennan talks to Paul Bushnell, who used the success of The Commitments to secure a career in LA with the likes of Neil Young, Elton John, Michael Buble, and Phil Collins.

Here's your morning bulletin.

Valentine's Day is just a few days away, but that's not going to stop the contestants of this week's Dancing With The Stars from getting all loved up.

Some of music’s finest have died this year, but there has still been a fine array of records on release. Ed Power picks his favourites

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

Alan Foley is the artistic director of Cork City Ballet, and also runs the Alan Foley Academy of Dance. He is directing the forthcoming production of Giselle at Cork Opera House, from November 10-12.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

John O’Brien shows the Irish Examiner around his 1951 Bentley mk 6.

The Joule Donegal International Rally that begins this afternoon is the best-supported event within the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Championship and also the only three-day event in Irish rallying.

The Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship breaks new ground this weekend as the Quality Hotel West Cork Rally makes its full debut in the series.

Noel Gallagher would have "eaten Bastille alive".

Dominant through the opening stage, Cork’s Denis Moynihan and his Kerry co-driver Ger Conway in their Airflow Services/Daikin backed Mk 1 Ford Escort went on to take a deserved victory in the Rentokil-Initial Killarney Historic Rally, the first round of the 2015 Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Historic Championship.

So what were you doing when you first heard that song and saw that video asks Richard Fitzpatrick?

Adele, Bono, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith! Oh My!

Jazz aficianados can add a new date to their festival calendar with the news that the Viking Triangle in Waterford City is to host its first ever jazz weekend next month.

“This does not fucking slip now.” Steven Gerrard’s huddle — the inspirational moment that will define an unlikely triumph? Or an ominous poke from the finger of fear?

Irish and Welsh contests are nothing new in the Quality Hotel West Cork Rally and Denis Cronin and Daragh O’Riordan will have Welsh ace Melvyn Evans as their most formidable opponent when the 13-stage event starts in Clonakilty tomorrow.

Adele is collaborating with Prince on a new track.

MUSIC NEWS:

Sharon Osbourne abstained from voting on the 'X Factor' results show after two of her acts found themselves in the sing-off.

'X Factor' judge Gary Barlow has confirmed he is to step down from the talent contest at the end of this series, making the announcement mid-way through a live show.

Hundreds of mourners gathered today to celebrate the life of a British teenage girl who died after suffering brutal abuse at the hands of cyberbullies.

Sting played the Marquee on Leeside last night, but on Sunday, he was an ‘Englishman in West Cork’ and then back up in Cork City for some ‘Murphy’s in a Bottle’.

Bruce Reynolds, the brains behind the “Great Train Robbery” in Britain that brought its perpetrators cash, incarceration, and fame, died yesterday. He was 81.

A romcom based on one of Cecilia Ahern’s best-selling novels is set to begin shooting this summer with Phil Collins’s daughter in the lead role.