Holidays are for reading all those books you’ve been discussing with your friends for weeks, but haven’t actually read.

Country music star Tim McGraw has collapsed on stage during a performance in Ireland.

While promoter Eddie Hearn yesterday claimed he is keen to spread the Katie Taylor “gospel”, manager Brian Peters insisted he has no concerns over the new world champion’s surprisingly quick ring resurrection being scheduled for next month.

Country star Shania Twain has added a second Dublin concert for 2018.

Cycling campaigners want the proposed Liffey Cycling Route in Dublin to be built as soon as possible.

Brendan O’Carroll is working on a new show and Agnes will not be in the picture.

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Latest: A solicitor says the suspect in an alleged rape case may not have been charged for a number of reasons.

Gardaí are awaiting the results of DNA and forensic tests in relation to a multiple rape of a Spanish student, which took place over two days at the weekend.

PPI-award winning broadcaster, Ray Foley, will co-present a new breakfast show on Cork’s RedFM’s with Jason Coughlan from Monday.

The runaway success of Brendan O’Carroll’s alter ego Agnes Brown last year resulted in accumulated profits at his main firm climbing to more than €1.6m.

Promoter Eddie Hearn talked the talk after former Olympic boxing champion, Katie Taylor, walked the walk in her professional debut win in London on Saturday night.

Dublin’s Spire acts like a super-sized ‘Google Maps’ pin to locate this compact Dublin city centre hotel on O’Connell Street, one which had housed five homeless families until they were rehomed in late July.

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One of Dublin’s most eye-catching buildings has sold for €242m in what is being described as one of the most high-profile office investment sales to occur here.

Michael Flatley may be retired, but he’s still hands on for his dance show, writes Marjorie Brennan

Loved by Ed Sheeran and offered a lift in One Direction’s jet? Gavin James has taken his meteoric rise in his stride, writes Ed Power

Six-year-old Lexi Murphy hardly ever complains when she gets her nightly injections.

A mother whose six-year-old daughter is awaiting a double transplant says one of the most difficult aspects is that, to help Lexi, another family must make the decision to donate in a time of grief.

After wowing Belfast for the first time, Adele has even given last year’s winner of The Voice of Ireland a dig out with a ticket for one of her Dublin shows.

Dublin has a great skyline and at night with the lights illuminating the city, it looks even better.

Dublin is to host a three-day festival to celebrate the ringing in of the new year, it was announced yesterday.

Plans to build the country’s tallest commercial building have been unveiled, as Nama seeks to kickstart construction on a recession-halted development site.

Many U2 fans still haven’t found what they’re looking for after tickets for all six shows in Dublin and Belfast were snapped up in minutes.

Reports that One Direction will break up next year have sparked a scramble for tickets for what looks like being their final concert.

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The largest college student union in the country is nursing losses of €121,148 after its flagship annual ball flopped.

Lord of the dance Michael Flatley said a final goodbye to his “hero” father yesterday.

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Andy Lee has agreed to defend his WBO Middleweight title in New York in April, according to a report today.

Andy Lee is set to defend his world title in March - on either Saturday 14 or 21.