IRELAND’S 40 shades of green does not include the all-important “eco-green” and that is severely tarnishing its reputation with tourists according to travel bible, the Lonely Planet.

Jonny O’Connor and Gavin Duffy are returning to domestic rugby with outspoken views on where they’ve come from — and where they’re going.

GREY’S Anatomy star Isaiah Washington has accepted he needs help after “marring” his castmates’ night at the Golden Globe Awards by using the word “faggot”.