Carmel Winters is a Kanturk-born playwright and filmmaker. Her new play, Not Being Me, is in development with Gare St Lazare, and will be read on July 22 in Ma Murphy’s, Bantry, for the West Cork Literary Festival. The reading is presented in association with The Everyman, Cork where the play will be produced later this year.

Adele King, better known as Twink, hopes to be able to resume full monthly mortgage repayments on her home which is under threat of repossession by a bank, a judge was told yesterday.

A bid by Bank of Scotland to substitute Start Mortgages as the applicant in re-possession proceedings for the home of Adele Condron-King, otherwise known as Twink, was struck out by a judge yesterday.

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

David Agnew and estranged wife Adele King, otherwise known as Twink, face a bid by Bank of Scotland to re-possess a house, a mortgage for which remains in both their names.

Twink’s daughter Chloe Agnew said her family has “moved on” from her parents’ much-publicised separation in 2004.

From Gerry Adams through Love/Hate, Irish Water and everything in-between,  Michael Clifford recalls the big stories of 2014

It’s been a bumper year for pop hits, which Sleeping Beauty uses to full effect in a hugely enjoyable production that will entertain all three generations that usually make up panto audiences.

“Oh no he’s not” … “Oh yes he is!”

“Oh no he won’t” …. “Oh yes he will”

A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of Twink's dog.

Singer and actress Twink - real name Adele King - has issued an emotional appeal for the return of one of her dogs, whom she believes was stolen.

Pádraig Pearse’s pioneering morse code announcement, Twink in lingerie on the Late Late and Miley getting it on with Fidelma in Glenroe feature in Dave Kenny’s magic moments of Irish broadcasting.

January

I’m blessed with my family, they’ve always been very supportive of my career.

This column was flummoxed last week when a package arrived all the way from 2014.

She’s beautiful, super-wealthy, influential... but TV3’s Celebrity Apprentice gaffer, Caroline Downey, is nursing a heartache.

Entertainer Adele King, better known as Twink, spent her 62nd birthday in court being fined €1,000 for driving without insurance.

Entertainer Adele King, better known as Twink, has been fined €1,000 for having no car insurance.

It’s great being back on stage in the panto, although the dance routines are a bit hard on the talons.

THEY say the play’s the thing.

Entertainer Adele King, better known as Twink, will be expected to come to court on her birthday to face a hearing for motoring offences, including driving without “reasonable consideration”.

Entertainer Adele King, better known as Twink, will be expected to come to court on her next birthday to face a hearing for motoring offences including driving without “reasonable consideration”.

I’m a people person. If I wasn’t a performer, I’d be in sales.

The 50th anniversary celebration of the Late Late Show will not be remembered for any good nostalgic thoughts in years to come, providing the show is still relevant to viewers.

To whom it concerns…. it's the Late Late Show's 50th birthday.

THOUGH he is not really a Muppet in the pejorative sense of the word, Enda Kenny would make a good Sesame Street character.

Sheamus had the belt and an entire nation’s talent for spoofery was finally rewarded.

We’ve long passed the glory days when YouTube could claim a week as its own.

The RTÉ concert orchestra yesterday provided the musical accompaniment to the funeral Mass for its former conductor, Noel Kelehan.

“RTÉ was in total chaos at the time. It opened long before it should have.”

Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork

BRIAN MULLINS, Fiona Looney, Bella Doyle, Gerry Hargan, Bertie Ahern, Brenda Fricker, Gavin Friday, Kevin Heffernan, The Pickaroony, Twink.

TV3 has declared war on RTÉ in a battle for ratings as well as a challenge to end the state broadcaster’s access to dual funding from advertising and the TV licence fee.

THERE will be tears and tantrums from the start of Conrad Gallagher’s quest for Ireland’s Celebrity Head Chef next week.

A PUBLIC relations firm run by TV and radio presenter Anton Savage has been accused of bullying an employee out of her job.

IF you have loins, prepare to gird them now.

The High Court has made no order as to who should bear the legal costs of the defamation and privacy action taken by the partner of Twink's ex-husband against the Sunday World.

THE partner of panto star Twink’s former husband, David Agnew, yesterday lost an action for defamation and breach of privacy against a newspaper for publishing photos and articles about her.

The partner of pantomime star Twink’s ex-husband has lost a defamation action against the Sunday World.

The High Court is to rule today on a defamation action taken by Ruth Hickey, the partner of pantomime star Twink's former husband David Agnew.

Boyzone star Mikey Graham revealed today that going on stage in pantomime will be like stepping back 30 years in time.

IT cannot be permissible under the Constitution to photograph a mother and her young son and then use words suggesting she is a whore and the child a bastard, the High Court was told yesterday by counsel for the woman who claims she was defamed and her family’s privacy invaded by a newspaper.