Eighties pin-up Dennis Quaid’s latest role is in the feelgood A Dog’s Purpose. He talks to Ella Walker about past lives, being an embarrassing dad and why dogs really are man’s best friend.

With Ireland’s biggest comedy festival kicking off in the capital next week, some of the biggest names on the circuit today are gearing up to get down to business.

Elizabeth Taylor’s family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral service at a California cemetery famous for being the final resting place of Hollywood celebrities, including her good friend Michael Jackson.