As her father became famous, Kristin Hadfield was knuckling down to her studies

FOR someone that spent eight seasons trying to get closer to Darragh O Sé around Fitzgerald Stadium, Mike Quirke is doing a convincing job putting distance between himself and the Gaeltacht powerhouse.

FOR much of yesterday morning, the literati were reeling in shock as the BBC news website heralded Armageddon.

Charlize Theron is banking on being virtually unrecognisable in her new film, Monster, to get her away from being typecast as the beautiful girlfriend and catapult her into the A-list of Hollywood actresses who can pick and choose their projects.

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair of indulging in a game of Scrabble over his speech about the an end to the IRA's activities.