Irvine Welsh’s new novel, A Decent Ride, follows swaggering taxi driver ‘Juice’ Terry Lawson around Edinburgh. It’s another tale of hard-living in Scotland, even as Welsh mixes with celebrities in the US, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.           

Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought as Manchester United set up a mouth-watering FA Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.

Friends and music stars have paid tribute to former Primal Scream musician Robert “Throb” Young, following the guitarist’s death.

A new play shows how the suffragettes still have relevance for many women today, writes Colette Sheridan

Irvine Welsh has written his first American novel and he tells JP O’Malley that two of the main characters "are more like me than anything I’ve ever written"

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Danny Boyle has confirmed he is continuing to work on a 'Trainspotting' sequel to explore what happened to the characters.

Danny Boyle is hoping to release 'Trainspotting' sequel 'Porno' in 2016.

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Connacht signed off with a best place finish in this season’s RaboDirect Pro12 League but Eric Elwood won’t be happy with this performance.

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It wasn’t perfect, but Munster’s overall display at Musgrave Park on Saturday was a whole lot better than the previous two weeks and good enough to reward them with four RaboDirect Pro12 points to keep them on course for a semi-final spot.

Denise Welch fought back tears today as she revealed on live TV that she has separated from husband Tim Healy.

The ferry link between Cork and Swansea is to end, with the loss of 78 jobs.

'Celebrity Big Brother' winner Denise Welch said today that despite some "mistakes", her children were unruffled by her flashing antics during her stint on the show.

Amir Khan’s promoter claims they withdrew their appeal over last month’s controversial defeat by Lamont Peterson because they feared Wednesday’s International Boxing Federation hearing would be “one-sided” and not “fully transparent”.

Two men at the centre of the controversy surrounding Amir Khan’s loss to Lamont Peterson will not appear in front of tomorrow’s International Boxing Federation hearing.

GLASGOW WARRIORS maintained their pursuit of Leinster in Heineken Cup Pool Three with a 20-15 victory over Montpellier at Firhill.

GLASGOW maintained their impressive recent form with a hard-fought win over Ulster in the RaboDirect Pro12 at Firhill Arena last night.

A former member of American rock band Weezer has been found dead.

EUROPEAN kings Leinster made a nightmare start to the RaboDirect Pro12 after being blown away by the Ospreys in Swansea last night.

RUAN PIENAAR was the hero for Ulster at Firhill, his man-of-the-match haul of all 22 points ensuring his side snatched a last-gasp victory against a typically dogged Glasgow side to climb to second in the Magners League.

FRANCE coach Marc Lièvremont insists his Grand Slam champions can recover from their disastrous autumn series and win back-to-back Six Nations titles.

Uncapped trio Jon Welsh, Rob Harley and Jack Cuthbert have been named in the Scotland squad for the RBS 6 Nations Championship, head coach Andy Robinson announced today.

EDINBURGH made amends for last week’s defeat to Glasgow, ending their rivals’ four-game winning run in the process.

GLASGOW WARRIORS’ French misery continued as their European dreams were shattered following a 36-10 loss to Toulouse last night.

A SLOPPY first-half defensive showing from Glasgow at Firhill allowed holders Toulouse to take control of Pool Six in the Heineken Cup.

IT was an idea of the late Charles Haughey, but came into its own during the Celtic Tiger boom with Hollywood stars and Spice Girls relocating to Ireland to avail off it, but among Brian Cowen’s final acts will be the practical ending of the artists’ tax exemption scheme.

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TONY HANKS was beaming after Wasps completed their first Heineken Cup win in Pool Six with a bonus-point 38-26 victory over Glasgow.

WOLVES midfielder Matt Jarvis atoned for missing an open goal by scoring the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over League One Tranmere at Prenton Park last night.

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GLASGOW earned a valuable away win to move to the top of the Magners League at a windswept Ravenhill.

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is “edging” closer to making 'Porno', the sequel to his hit movie 'Trainspotting', the actor Robert Carlyle said today.

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Ewan McGregor is refusing to star in a sequel to the movie that made him famous, because he hates the book it's based on.

THE Ospreys closed in on a barren 2008-09 season with a victory intheir final home Magners League match of the season.

A 60-year-old man was mauled to death by a pair of pit bulls in the backyard of his rural Southern California home.

Environment Minister John Gormley tonight revealed the secret to brokering an agreement during tough international negotiations on climate change.

CHOOSE school, choose puberty, choose the path to heroin addiction!

NEW Church of Ireland coach Neil Welsh has obviously slipped comfortably into his latest role, especially when he lays it down thick that arch-rivals Harlequins will be “red hot favourites” to win tomorrow’s vital league clash between the two provincial powerhouses at Farmer’s Cross.

SUNDERLAND have given Jon Stead permission to speak with other clubs about a loan move away from the Stadium of Light.