They arrived fashionably late but, once there, Star Wars actors Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley partied into the night at Foxy John’s in Dingle.

Russian president Vladimir Putin assured citizens that he was trying to relieve the hardships inflicted on them by the slowing economy and the financial knock-on effects of Russia’s stand-off with the West.

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This week, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go back undercover in the raucous comedy sequel ‘22 Jump Street’ and Nicole Kidman stars as a film star, who is asked to play the role of a lifetime, in ‘Grace of Monaco’.

Bruff emerged in brilliant sunshine yesterday to stake its rightful place in the heritage of the Kennedy clan.

Caroline Kennedy was just 5 when her father kissed her goodbye and left the US for his visit to Ireland, but she has made that journey in her imagination many times since.

CONJOINED four-year-old Irish-Canadian twins, Krista and Tatiana Hogan, are making scientific history. The sisters share a mind.

Police are today reportedly investigating whether one or more of the young men mauled by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo may have taunted the animal.

The big cat exhibit at San Francisco Zoo was cordoned off as a crime scene today as investigators probed whether a 21-stone Siberian tiger that killed a visitor escaped from its high-walled pen on its own, or was let out deliberately.

A tiger escaped from its pen at the San Francisco Zoo today, killing one man and critically injuring two others before police shot it dead, authorities said.

A RUSSIAN girl who must take a 80km round trip to school every day because her local school is all-Irish is being forced to pay €1,200 a year for the school bus.

A KERRY father is extremely worried about the educational future of his Russian stepdaughter, who could be forced to attend a school where all subjects are taught through Irish.

Justine Henin-Hardenne relishes each triumph these days following her nightmare 2004 when glandular fever kept her out of action for most of the year.

Sean Connery is reprising his role as James Bond – for his first video game.

IRISH sports fans are adding a new event to the Olympic programme — the last minute dash.

NO great cause for optimism right now regarding Irish Cheltenham prospects!

THE former girlfriend of the Duke of York, Koo Stark, has told how several top doctors in London failed to diagnose her breast cancer, advising her there was “no urgency” to remove a lump.

Feeder drummer Jon Lee told his wife he was "going to do something stupid" before hanging himself.