Golf has been a feature of many movies over the years, from Caddyshack to Tin Cup, but this beautiful game of ours is also ever-present as window-dressing in other films. Kevin Markham picks the 10 best movies where golf makes a brief but telling appearance.

As my long-suffering comrades in the press box know only too well, your aging correspondent doesn’t need much encouragement to regale all and, yes, even sundry with what I like to imagine are fascinating stories from my life in — yikes! — going on 40 years in the inky trade.

Cosmetic needles can help to take years off your looks by stimulating collagen production, claim acupuncturists. Margaret Jennings reports.

Risk Of Thunder, owned by actor Sean Connery and credited with stimulating interest in cross-country races in Ireland, has died at the age of 27.

Former James Bond star Roger Moore is worried he will have his “head chopped off” for revealing he thinks the Queen has “beautiful legs”.

Cinema goers — hang on to your popcorn. James Bond has been radicalised. 

Here's our pick on what to watch on the box tonight.

Sean Connery hits 85 this week. The original Bond star is part of a generation that can look forward to reaching their 90s if they take care of their bodies, says Margaret Jennings.        

Short, long, tight or tailored, whatever a man’s choice of swimwear, the focus should be on what suits his body shape, not the latest trends, says Deirdre Reynolds.

 

As fans of the series look forward to the release of Magic Mike XXL this summer, Dean Van Nguyen examines Hollywood’s recent trend of casting bulked-up male actors in its leading roles and asks whether the representation glorifies the Adonis bod.

Hot stuff from Sun as That’s All Right Mama and Gallagher programme feature, reports Des O’Sullivan.

The three-and-a-half-hour special featured a range of their classic sketches and a bunch of their former hosts.

WE FIRST catch a glimpse of the Seabank Bistro last summer — the sun is beaming down, we are driving by wishing we had a convertible; there are diners in summer clothes languishing by outdoor tables, dipping into the al fresco food and sipping on chilled white wine.

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“To infinity... and beyond” – the line uttered by Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear - has triumphed over some of the most memorable movie classics to be named the best film quote of all time.

The lines "Bond, James Bond" and "He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy" feature in a shortlist of favourite film quotes.

With the release this week of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last film ‘A Most Wanted Man’, Declan Burke takes a look at the most influential spy films ever made

Has the whole idea of sportspeople standing for something greater gone, asks Donal Óg Cusack?

THE CITY air smells like incense. Stall owners prepare for the crowds, turning on the water sprinklers over fresh coconut pieces, and arranging tubs of sweet marshmallow, giant lollipops, plastic horns, drums and cold drinks.

Chilled and relaxed, Tom Jones seems to be liberated by his still relatively new status as a grand old man of gospel and blues, a legend whose voice has aged magnificently, with even more gravel to match his growing gravitas.

Veteran actor Sir Sean Connery is urging Scots to vote in favour of independence, saying it is too good an opportunity to miss.

DOLLY PARTON apparently once said “just because you lost your fuzz, don’t mean you ain’t a peach”.

Martin McDonagh took the theatre world by storm in 1996 following the premiere of his debut play, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, in Galway.

On Sept 28, 1963, I saw, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, President John F Kennedy. At that moment, he became a hero of mine.

Sean Connery has been voted the top British actor in America, but two Irish actors are featured in the list — and referred to as British.

ARDMORE Studios, which opened its doors as Ireland’s first film studio in May 1958, remains the physical heart of the Irish film industry. Having played host to more than 100 films, the original studios, situated on a 10-acre site, represented an investment of over £500m at the time.

Andy Murray’s US Open title defence came to an end in the quarter-finals with a straight-sets defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka.

Pierce Brosnan thinks Daniel Craig is a "magnificent" James Bond.

GALWAY’S five-star Glenlo Abbey hotel and golf course, on 140 acres at Bushy Park — complete with old Orient Express train carriages — is up for sale for joint receivers Aengus Burns and Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton, with offers sought close to €4m.

Enda Bolger has not won Cheltenham’s cross-country race since 2009, but aims to put that right today.

Enda Bolger has not won Cheltenham’s cross-country race since 2009, but aims to put that right today.

Enda Bolger believes the increasing quality of the cross-country sphere is making Cheltenham’s Glenfarclas Chase more difficult to win year on year.

Adele is hot favourite to become the first ever singer to pick up an Oscar for a Bond theme with her hit Skyfall.

Adele will perform 'Skyfall' at the Oscars ceremony next month.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed he will appear in 'Terminator 5'.

Robin Morgan worked with iconic photographer Terry O’Neill on his book of James Bond images, writes Alan O’Riordan

Legendary photographer Terry O’Neill will present a major exhibition of his work in Cork in January.

Daniel Craig is the highest-paid James Bond star ever, it has emerged.

Dietician Paula Mee recently presented results of a survey which found that four out of 10 Irish adults endure digestive discomfort more than once a week.

Idris Elba has been tipped to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.

Time waits for no man, not even the suave and sharply attired 007.