An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a €50m events and conference centre in Cork City.

John McCririck may have been seen as the face of Channel 4’s racing coverage — but that did not mean his bosses were always happy with the situation, an executive with the TV company said yesterday.

When the Irish Canadian Immigration Centre opened its doors last January, executive director Cathy Murphy knew it would be full steam ahead.

Hollywood actor Sean Penn has urged his female colleagues to go on a 'sex strike', in an effort to encourage their men to donate to a charity action at the Cannes Film Festival.

Always Waining made Aintree history when winning the John Smith’s Topham Chase for the third year in a row and in the process ended a barren spell for trainer Peter Bowen.

A Texas town is up for sale on eBay, a spokeswoman for the popular auction website said today.

Belgium’s King Albert and other dignitaries marked the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge today, honouring thousands of American soldiers who died fighting Nazi Germany’s desperate bid to stop the Allied advance across Western Europe.