The first two rounds will take place at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, with the leading 30 players then contesting the final round at Augusta National.

A stirring second-half fightback from the Ireland Under-20s fell short as fortune favoured France in a 34-24 Six Nations win for the hosts in Bordeaux.

With excitement rising for the latest Star Wars instalment, Laura Harding meets members of the cast, and finds them keen to pay tribute to the late Carrie Fisher.

There were cheers, gasps, droid photo opportunities, casino games and more than a few standing ovations at the jam-packed world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Los Angeles, which many are already praising online.

“Your heart goes out to the victims, of course, and I am glad that they spoke up,”

Victoria Smurfit returned to Ireland from LA to take a starring role in twisty thriller about to be screened at the Cork Film Festival, writes Esther McCarthy

Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford might seem an unlikely double act for a Blade Runner sequel but Laura Harding found the duo in fine form when she met them.

Ridley Scott and his team had to decide whether to bring the Alien back or invent something else for this latest instalment, writes Susan Griffin

A role in the new Star Wars instalment is the latest step up the acting ladder for Felicity Jones, writes Gemma Dunn

The posters say it best: “Episode VIII: A long time ago on a headland far, far away...”

UPDATE: Check out this exclusive footage of Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley and the rest of the Star Wars cast arriving into Cork Airport today from where they will head to Brow Head in West Cork to continue filming on the latest installment of the hit franchise. 

Star Wars Episode VIII is currently filming at Pinewood Studios in the UK, giving the Royal lads Prince Harry and Prince William a chance to visit the set last week.

Daisy Ridley was one of the stand out finds of Star Wars the Force Awakens and you can see how it all happened here

No murder charge amid doubt that baby survived outside womb.

Star Wars director JJ Abrams said he wanted to make female characters a central part of The Force Awakens so it would “feel the way the world looks and feels”.

A Victorian-era hotel in the village of Waterville, Co Kerry, has been revealed as the host to the Star Wars crew during its two-week shoot in Kerry in the summer.

It's time to meet Daisy Ridley's Rey in the latest video for Star Wars The Force Awakens.

Star Wars The Force Awakens is a huge movie with many characters both new and old, but JJ Abrams still somehow managed to find space for collaborator Simon Pegg.

EVOLUTION is not just confined to the species; according to Matt Ridley’s account, it is happening all around us.

The ball is in Harrison Ford’s court when it comes to reprising his role as retired police officer Rick Deckard in Blade Runner 2.

Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott appear to have buried the hatchet.

Harrison Ford has revealed he has been in talks with director Ridley Scott to appear in a sequel to cult movie Blade Runner.

It is always easy at this time of year, when the azaleas are in bloom and the golfing world turns its focus towards Augusta National, to talk about all that is good and proper in the game.

Tournament officials today insisted Tiger Woods had not received preferential treatment and the ruling on his two-shot penalty at the Masters was a “good decision”.

Actress Victoria Smurfit has recalled how she came within inches of death when a gunman opened fire on a taxi she was travelling in while holidaying in South Africa.

Ridley Scott has suggested Harrison Ford is "too old" for the 'Blade Runner' sequel.

Tributes have been paid to Top Gun director Tony Scott after he jumped to his death from a bridge in Los Angeles.

Nobody ever mistook Tony Scott for a great dramatist.

The 'Prometheus' sequel is set for a 2014 or 2015 release.

Ridley Scott "really wants" to make a 'Prometheus' sequel.

Michael Fassbender admits he felt the "pressure" when working with Ridley Scott.

Michael Fassbender wants to reunite with Ridley Scott for a 'Prometheus' sequel.

Harrison Ford looks set to appear in the 'Blade Runner' .

Ridley Scott says Hollywood has exhausted the science-fiction genre.

Irish actor Michael Fassbender has admitted to an unlikely inspiration for his latest role playing a robot in Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel — Olympic diver Greg Louganis.

'Shame' star Michael Fassbender has admitted to an unlikely inspiration for his latest role playing a robot in Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel – Olympic diver Greg Louganis.

The filmmaker Ridley Scott has officially signed up for the movie 'The Counselor' which focuses on a respected lawyer who struggles to cope when he begins to dabble in the drug business and Ridley has reportedly approached his 'Prometheus' star Michael Fassbender for the lead role.

Michael Fassbender believes 'Prometheus' will be the "must-see" film of 2012.

Busy Angelina Jolie is set to star in ‘Gertrude Bell’ - and at least three other movies.

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Sigourney Weaver believes Ridley Scott can "invigorate" the 'Alien' franchise with his new movie 'Prometheus'.