Offaly native Edwin Sammon will be manning the news desk on the new series of Republic of Telly on RTÉ2 from Monday. He also plays Fr Gabriel in Bridget and Eamon.

Richard Fitzpatrick hears about the art of the pun from stand-up comic Stewart Francis

Mary Black plays live in the open-air courtyard of the 2,500-acre Curraghmore Estate in Portlaw, Waterford, on Saturday, September 19, as part of the Comeraghs Wild Festival. Tickets are €27.50 and on sale from www.comeraghswild.com 

David Letterman has been ushered into retirement by four US presidents declaring “our long national nightmare is over” and a succession of stars delivering a final top 10 list of things they always wanted to say to the late-night TV host.

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It’s Oscar season again in Hollywood and that means new movies, new outfits, new music and of course, it’s time for a brand new host for this years show.

An interim examiner has been appointed to a pharmacy operating out of a flagship primary care centre opened by entrepreneur Fergus Hoban.

Noel Baker liked classic comedy ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ so much, he decided to base his family holiday around it. Here’s what he found…    

A 'Looney Tunes' movie starring Steve Carell is in the works.

Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Robin Williams shared their reactions to his death at age 63:

Not only was Robin Williams a manically gifted comedian and comic actor, he was once listed among the top 25 actors in the world — an accolade he richly deserved, writes David Bauder

Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Robin Williams have shared their reactions to his death at the age of 63 in an apparent suicide.

Actor Robin Williams has been found dead in what police said was a suspected suicide at his home in California.

Prosecutors are dropping a disorderly conduct case against singer Paul Simon and his wife, Edie Brickell, related to a fight at the couple’s home.

Steve Martin has denied reports he is to star in a third 'Father of the Bride' film.

Singer Paul Simon and his wife, Edie Brickell, have been arrested on disorderly conduct charges.

Angelina Jolie paid tribute to her partner Brad Pitt as she was honoured at an early Oscars ceremony.

Angelina Jolie will be honoured with an Academy Board of Governors award.

Bill Hader has blasted Justin Bieber.

One of David Beckham’s best friends in football, Gary Neville, believes the retiring superstar succeeded in both transforming and transcending the sport.

Tina Fey has no desire to host the Oscars.

Russell Crowe and Steve Martin are among the stars to have defended Seth MacFarlane's stint hosting the Oscars.

Jennifer Lawrence's preparation for the Oscars was "chaotic".

Beyonce Knowles has pulled out of 'A Star is Born'.

Katie Taylor has a limited time to cash in on her success in winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

BEING the newest dragon on RTE’s Dragons Den has been great fun, says US-born Sean O’Sullivan, whose technology firm, Avego, has offices in Kinsale, China and the US.

Nora Ephron has died at the age of 71.

SATURDAY

A SCIENTIFIC exploration to Antarctica uncovers rather more than it bargained for in The Thing (16s), when a structure is discovered buried deep in the ice.

Billy Crystal has agreed to host the 2012 Academy Awards.

Actor and comedian Steve Martin is to bring out a book based on his Twitter postings.

A PAINTING depicting Leinster House as the “National Zoo” and a green-stained cement mixer being loaded with colourful euro bundles form part of an exhibit taking a swipe at the collapse of the economy.

IT SOUNDS like science fiction: While volunteers watched movie clips, a scanner watched their brains.

Violence that followed the annual Apprentice Boys parade in Derry was unacceptable and sectarian, the North's deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said.

RORY McILROY is set tobecome one of the highest paidsportsmen on the planet after his US Open victory.

'American Pie' star Eugene Levy has been named the most embarrassing on-screen dad in a poll of film fans.

ALMOST 18 months after its initial scheduled opening date, the $70 million (€50m) production of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, backed by U2’s Bono and the Edge, has finally opened to mixed reviews on Broadway.

Actor Steve Martin has released his second bluegrass album.

James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be running the show at the next Academy Awards.

Matt Damon is to make a guest appearance on '30 Rock'.

Dustin Hoffman is to direct a film.

Kathryn Bigelow today celebrated winning a place in Oscars history after becoming the first woman to be named best director while her Iraq war drama 'The Hurt Locker' landed best film.