Welcome to your Monday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Casey Kasem - the voice of Shaggy in the TV show 'Scooby Doo' - has died at the age of 82.

ENGLAND:

Gordon D’Arcy’s stomach bug is the “sole” reason for in-form Luke Marshall starting Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland, according to head coach Joe Schmidt.

Beyonce has worked with Diplo on a new track.

Is he taking tips from Shaggy?

This day last year they couldn’t do without him. Leo Cullen couldn’t anyhow.

Two goldfish have become the smallest and hardiest survivors of February's devastating earthquake in New Zealand that killed 181 people.

The barman who served a cocktail of shots to a hotel guest who died of alcohol poisoning believed the drink would be shared with his friends, a court heard today.

Bob Marley will be have a tribute paid to him at this year's One Love Peace Festival.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL, Shane Jennings and Jonathan Sexton have all been named in the Leinster side to face Cardiff Blues tomorrow evening, as the drip-feed return of internationals continues.

MICHAEL CHEIKA has declared his confidence in back-up out-half Shaun Berne despite admitting he had attempted to recruit fellow Australian Matt Giteau on a short-term contract last week.

A YOUNG Dublin woman who sang with Irish pop band Fifth Avenue has been killed in a car crash at the start of her holiday in India.

IT’S PROBABLY the worst feeling in sport to come off the fieldregretting what might have been.

SHANE JENNINGS made a triumphant Heineken Cup return with Leinster on Saturday — against the side he abandoned to pursue his dream of regular international rugby.

Two music award ceremonies are going ahead tonight – without their biggest star.

THIS morning 30 young Irishmen will wake up in Bordeaux. Like so many millions of Irish people before them they will wake in a foreign place, their hearts full of hope, their ambitions fervently shared by everyone they left behind at home.

R&B singer Rihanna is confident who will be the big winner at this year's MOBO Awards - her idol Amy Winehouse.

YOU never expect to come away disappointed from an interview with the unfailingly friendly Girvan Dempsey, but it happened.

ENGLAND, based on this display, will be handing over the William Webb Ellis trophy early in the autumn.

PAUL McKENZIE will start the biggest game of his short career when he lines-out against Leinster in the eagerly-awaited Magners League clash at Ravenhill this evening (7.30pm).

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been nominated for three Mobo Awards.

Ronan O’Gara believes Ireland’s players have the measure of their English counterparts following Saturday’s latest Twickenham triumph.

HUNDREDS turned out at Dublin Airport yesterday to welcome home the Triple-Crown winning Irish rugby team.

THEY stood side by side, old comrades of many a battles with Munster and Ireland. Though they’d seen countless ups and downs together, this game would be hard to beat: a second Triple Crown in three years and victory over England at Twickenham. What more could Ronan O’Gara and David Wallace ask for?

Paul O’Connell believes Ireland have only hinted at their true potentialby landing a second Triple Crown in three years, with their backline holding the key to greater honours.

GEORDAN Murphy and Denis Hickie have played down the significance of their inclusion in an all-Irish back three for the Lions’ game against Taranaki in New Plymouth on Wednesday.

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BRIAN O'DRISCOLL and Gordon D'Arcy have a better than 50-50 chance of recovering from their respective hamstring injuries in time to take their places in the Irish midfield against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Thousands of Bob Marley fans gathered in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday for the start a month of festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the reggae icon's birthday.

Rapper Shaggy is keen to team up with fictional British TV presenter Ali G again - if there is a "ton of money" involved and the comedian stays in character.

Reggae star Shaggy has given up sleeping with different women and acting like "a whore" since finding love with his mystery new girlfriend.

YOUR choice of hairstyle, clothes, music and, of course, mobile phone ring tone says a lot about you.

Don’t expect an award-winning performance from Scooby-Doo: The Movie.

Bono, Joe Strummer and Dave Stewart have written a song in tribute to Nelson Mandela.

U2’s Bono has teamed up with former Clash frontman Joe Strummer to write a tribute song to Nelson Mandela to be played at a huge Aids fundraiser, it was announced today.

Madonna looks likely to miss out on an eleventh number one as she trails a Europop anthem in the race to top the charts this weekend.

A host of stars were taking to the stage today for Party In The Park, Europe’s biggest one-day pop extravaganza.

Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini have already agreed to star in Scooby Doo 2.

Speculation is mounting on whether Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar has married fiance Freddie Prinze Jnr in a secret ceremony.

Gareth Gates has held on to the top spot in the charts for the second week running.

Gareth Gates has held on to the top spot in the charts for the second week running.

Will Young was today celebrating a third week at the top of the British charts despite a strong challenge from Ali G and Shaggy.

Some of the artists performing at Liza Minnelli's wedding have been announced.