Pic 1: Limerick model Mairead Mulqueen at the premiere of the Mark Wahlberg movie Ted at The Odeon, Point Village.

MISS University Holly Carpenter proved she was top of the class on Saturday as she was named Miss Ireland 2011.

NORTHERN Ireland band Snow Patrol swept the boards at the star-studded Meteor Ireland Music Awards last night as they strutted away from Dublin’s Point Theatre with four gongs.

Northern band Snow Patrol swept the boards at the star studded Meteor Ireland Music Awards tonight as they strutted away from the Point Theatre with four gongs.

IT was without doubt the Cork social calendar event of the year — Helena Christensen, Jodie Kidd, Ali Hewson, Guggi and Rasher all partying together in the Southern capital.

SUPERMODELS Jodie Kidd and Helena Christensen are preparing to strut their stuff on the catwalk at Cork City Hall next week in a sell-out fashion show in aid of the Chernobyl Children’s Project.