Nominees include Dublin native Fionnula Flannagan for her role as Aunt Maggie Far Away and Belfast’s Laura Donnelly, who plays Caitlin Carney.

The much-loved mule had been experiencing problems with his liver.

A Kilkenny man allegedly set alight by a friend who thought he was HIV positive suffered life and limb-threatening burns, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Classic cross-dressing comedy Some Like It Hot has been acclaimed by American film experts as the funniest film ever made.