Tommy Barker reports on a Cork city property which has been carefully rebuilt with salvaged materials after being completely gutted in a fire.

Vincent Ryan’s partner and mother of his baby daughter spoke of their wedding plans at his funeral yesterday.

The family of murdered Vincent Ryan are calling for an end to senseless killings on the streets of Dublin.

Tom Hardy plays twin brothers Reggie and Ronnie Kray in Legend (18s), a stylish account of how the infamous villains rose to prominence during London’s Swinging Sixties.

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

What happened when a woman breastfed her son live on Irish telly?

Newborn babies will be screened for four rare life-threatening genetic disorders from today.

Muhammad has become the most popular name for newborn boys in the UK.

Mel B dated a woman for four years.

Mel B says her children can't sing "that well".

MUCH sport is to be had watching a celebrity unravel — until it is obvious they are headed for a sticky end. While Justin Bieber is no Amy Winehouse, he is a young man in trouble.

The Strokes have announced their live return with a festival date in New York this year.

ELSKE Rahill is perturbed. She’s brooding about the first review of her debut novel. It was glowing, and said the 31-year-old was “an intriguing and definitive voice of a new generation of Irish writers.” But Rahill is hard on herself.

Justin Timberlake, Jessie J and Queens of the Stone Age are among the headline acts for this year’s iTunes Festival.

Melanie B looks set to join 'The X Factor' next year.

The Spice Girls were reunited once again tonight at the opening night of stage musical Viva Forever in London.

If art is judged on its ability to provoke debate, then Paul Thomas Anderson makes great art.

Joaquin Phoenix "needs a lot of help" on set.

Mel B is applying for Australian citizenship.

Simon Cowell is worried about what his former lover will say about him on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

There have been many great nights at Tralee over the years but Saturday’s Betdaq Night of Champions will surely be one of the greatest ever.

In a week when the when the finals of the Sporting Press Irish Oaks, the Bettor.com Northern Irish Derby and the Track Supporters Munster Derby will be run, another major event will be the semi-finals of the Betdaq Race of Champions at Tralee on Friday.

Two major competitions reach the semi-final stage on the tracks this week with the semi-finals of both the Sporting Press Irish Oaks at Shelbourne and the Bettor.com Northern Irish Derby at Drumbo Park to be run on Saturday.

Sparta Maestro is 10-1 second favourite for Derby glory with sponsors Ladbrokes after a powerful display in the final of the Larry Dunne Open 525 at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.

Mel B feels "old" because she has a teenage daughter.

Mel B is selling her Los Angeles home for $3.45m.

Mel B's daughter Phoenix has filed a battery report against her father.

Mel B is planning to open a restaurant in her hometown of Leeds.

Mel B has given birth to a baby girl.

Mel B's baby is "coming out this week".

Mel B won't give her baby a "boring" name.

Former Spice Girl Mel B said she expects her daughters to be more help than her husband when she gives birth to her third child.

Mel B can't wait to go into labour – so she can watch her family "panic".

Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cottilard have joined 'Low Life'.

Mel B’s husband won’t be her birthing partner.

Mel B is to become a judge on the Australian 'X Factor'.

The Very Lazy Ladybird, by Isobel Finn and Jack Tickle (Little Tiger €9.04), is an interactive book that will delight the very young.

Mel B wants to have a baby this year.

A "superhero" in Seattle has promised to continue fighting crime despite having his nose broken.

This strange documentary – or is it, indeed, a spoof mockumentary or a shallow media hoax? – traces the decision of actor Phoenix to quit acting and become a scruffy-bearded rap singer in 2008.

Actor Joaquin Phoenix has returned to David Letterman's TV talk show to apologise for his controversial appearance last year that turned out to be an elaborate piece of performance art.

Joaquin Phoenix's documentary 'I'm Still Here' is a fake.

Former Spice Girl Mel B has claimed Nelson Mandela tried to turn matchmaker when they met – by setting her up with his cousin.

Former Spice Girl Mel B – who has daughters Phoenix, 11, and Angel Iris, three, from previous relationships – and husband Stephen Belafonte, who also has a child, six-year-old Giselle, have been talking about expanding their family further and hope to have a brother for their girls.