Gardaí have been sent details of inconsistencies around whether proper tendering took place for work on a Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (ETB) property by a company with family links to the board’s former chief executive.

I have a new man in my life. My husband is unfazed. He is used to such declarations, such as my effusive outpourings about the DPD man, the postman, and Thor, writes Lindsay Woods.

Relief, massive relief. What other emotion could Joe Schmidt have been feeling?

Not quite a pot of gold, but Marty Morrissey was clearly over the rainbow when he managed to improve his steps on Dancing with the Stars’ movie-themed night.

Beyond the Christmas pudding, every intercounty hurling team now faces a fresh season and fresh challenges. What new year resolutions do they need to make?

Two wolf dogs from the North who starred in Game Of Thrones are helping drive a surge in the rare breed's popularity.

Decorating a Christmas tree for the first time? From history and family traditions to interior trends and home-made baubles, Caomhan Keane has all you need to know

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Booked a family break in the sun? From Peppa Pig to packing, Lindsay Woods and Pat Fitzpatrick bring us the ultimate summer holiday survival guide

 

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced its fair share of odd and wonderful characters over the years, but the strangest is yet to come...

Targeting of the all- female cast of a new movie is a symptom of a wider misogyny, writes Áilín Quinlan

Tony stark is to be replaced by a 15-year-old Black Girl in a new Iron Man comic coming later this year this year.

Iceland 1 Portugal 1: It was meant to be all about Cristiano Ronaldo in St Etienne but a man nicknamed Thor stole his thunder as Iceland held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in Group F.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Mel Gibson has revealed that he had the chance to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Odin (Thor's dad), but turned it down.

In 1996, a bunch of aliens game to Earth and blew up a lot of America before being beaten into submission by the buggy mess of MacOS, or at least that's how I remember it.

There's a reboot of Ghostbusters on the way with a mostly female cast and a whole lot of pressure to deliver for fans of the franchise.

Another week, another superhero film takes to the stage - but with Cap and Iron Man falling out this is the big one

Captain America is out so soon we can almost taste it, and the early reviews which have been filtering out are suggesting this might be the best Marvel movie yet.

Creed star Tessa Thompson is joining Thor: Ragnarok, though her exact role is unknown.

There's a new standalone Spider-Man movie on the way and it looks like a potential title has been revealed - Homecoming

Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland who may soon be well known for portraying The Punisher and Spider-Man teamed up in audition tapes while making an Irish film.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

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Some of the stranger stories from around the globe

Avengers Age of Ultron had a lot of deleted material and we're getting to see some of it now that the film is out on home media

Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) has a new film on the horizon, and it's called In the Heart of the Sea.

Kerry may have had the better of replays against Cork on two of the last three occasions, but Cork won the previous three (1987, 2002, 2006). What do each team have to do to finally get the better of one another the weekend after next?

The most ridiculous action film you'll see this year is here, but is your brain-part ready for all that Kung Fury has to offer

The most ridiculous action film you'll see this year is here, but is your brain-part ready for all that Kung Fury has to offer

The most ridiculous action film you'll see this year is here, but is your brain-part ready for all that Kung Fury has to offer

One man ran naked through a Florida neighbourhood, tried to have sex with a tree, and told police he was the mythical god Thor.

You know Stan Lee, even if you don’t know you know him. He’s that guy in movies - the driver, the man drinking soda, the postman.

Avengers Age of Ultron is in cinemas now and it's certainly a fun film, with all the spectacle, gags and character moments we've come to expect from both Marvel and writer/director Joss Whedon.

You set off for the trip to Ikea to fit out your home with the best that Swedish ingenuity has to offer, but the experience can prove more testing for your relationship than putting together that flatpack wardrobe.

There was a time, and a much simpler time it was too, when a superhero had what it took to save the world all on his own. 

We're taking a look at the new movies coming to Irish cinemas from Friday the 24th of April 2015, including some Avengers

DC recently had to announce that they had lost the director for their upcoming Wonder Woman movie, but it seems they've filled the place already

American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had one of the most star-studded guest panels he could ask for last night when the cast of The Avengers turned up to the show.

Fears are growing for the safety of a Cork college student, a woman was injured during a water protest, and Raheem Sterling was apparently filmed inhaling the legal high nitrous oxide. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

A convicted rapist has asked to be put back into prison because he believes he cannot abide by the conditions of his release, parents are being questioned by Gardaí after they gave their children bleach in the belief it could cure them of autism, the rise of Jordan Spieth and the maths problem that has gone viral across the globe. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.