Barry Hearn is the man who had everyone going snooker loopy in the eighties as television coverage of the sport boomed on the back of his stable of star players such as Steve Davis.

It’s little wonder Keith Hanley was chosen last Christmas to play Prince Charming in Cinderella at the Everyman Palace in Cork.

Declan Burke provides a quick snapshot of new year movie releases.

Declan Burke provides a quick snapshot of new year movie releases.

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From the toe-tapping tunes in Peter Pan to Boyzone’s Keith Duffy as the Baddie in in Jack and the Beanstalk, we pick the best of the festive fun with Colette Sheridan

KEITH Hanley, who stars in the Everyman pantomime, says that if it wasn’t for performing in the annual Christmas show every year, he would never have had the confidence to take part in The Voice of Ireland.

Looking to meet a Prince Charming sets unreal standards for men, and can leave women unhappy, says Deirdre Reynolds.

Stellan Skarsgard is set to star in 'Cinderella'.

Nicole Scherzinger says she and boyfriend Lewis Hamilton are connected because they are "kindred spirits."

A PRINCE Charming is roaming the streets of Cork in search of a missing glass slipper.

Amy Winehouse shocked theatre-goers by hurling abuse at the cast and reportedly kicking the theatre’s manager.

Joe Swash wants to marry girlfriend Kara Tointon because she’d be a great stepmum to his son.

IT had the air of an upmarket society wedding as Farmleigh House basked resplendently in the cold autumnal sunshine.

New wave rocker Adam Ant is planning a comeback tour six years after suffering a public mental breakdown.

Every girl's fairytale came true today when the Prince Charming of the shoe world, Manolo Blahnik, unveiled his first Irish boutique.

LITTLE BRITAIN star Matt Lucas and his partner have split 18 months after getting “married” in a civil partnership ceremony.

TWO of the best-known people in Cork theatre were finalising the script last night for their fairytale wedding next week.

Back for another helping is 'Shrek the Third' (Paramount, €24.99), just in time for the Christmas market, proving once again there’s life in the old franchise yet.

Cameron Diaz dazzled onlookers despite the presence of her ex Justin Timberlake at the premiere of her new film, Shrek The Third, tonight.

RINGING in the New Year with a couple of ugly sisters and a mean old stepmother might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but when you throw a fairy godmother into the mix, it is a dream come true for one woman.

Prince Charming really did find love at the panto this year – but it wasn’t Cinderella who stole his heart, it emerged today.

A VERY brave Limerick girl sets off today on the Christmas trip of a lifetime.

Robert Collet, who saddles Whipper in tomorrow’s Breeders’ Cup Mile, received a timely boost when his Centifolia and Salut Thomas gave him a one-two in the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte today.

AD VALOREM produced a gutsy display in the Shadwell Stud Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket yesterday to provide his trainer Aidan O’Brien with a long-overdue first Group One success in Britain this season.

Perhaps it says a lot for Eddie Murphy's career of late that he has been at his best; playing a donkey!

Star of the hotly-anticipated sequel Shrek 2 Antonio Banderas took his inspiration for Puss in Boots from his mother-in-law’s 72 cats.

Cameron Diaz has bagged an appearance for boyfriend Justin Timberlake in her new movie Shrek 2.

The cast of Shrek 2 was getting ready for a monster premiere tonight at the Cannes Film Festival.

She’s one of the sexiest stars on the planet, not to mention one of the most successful, so filmgoers are in for something of a surprise when pop diva Jennifer Lopez takes to the big screen for her latest movie Enough.

A galaxy of older stars have arrived at the wedding of actress Joan Collins to witness her tying the knot for the fifth time.