Place: Four Seasons

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21 June 2003; Former South African President Nelson Mandela lands a “straight left” to the chin of former World Champion Muhammad Ali as South African Special Olympics Athlete Rofhiwa looks on at the Global Youth Summit, hosted by Timothy Shriver, President Special Olympics, in the Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland. Picture credit: Ray McManus

sport

Picture Perfect: ‘I was shaking like a leaf with a mixture of nervousness, excitement’

In a new weekly series we ask Irish sports photographers to pick their favourite images.

home and gardens

New departure: Landmark JFK terminal transformed into a retro-style hotel

celebrity

TV star David Gest dies aged 62 in London hotel

news

Burton wins 'Woman of Year' gong

celebrity

Designer to the stars Oscar de la Renta dies

news

McDowell spoke at Byrne Christmas party, trial told

Touring 'gets me out of the house', says Metallica star

Metallica's Lars Ulrich loves touring because it gets him "out of the house".

Sat, 29 Jun, 2013

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, family told

No insurer can be expected to accommodate a family indefinitely in “extraordinarily expensive” accommodation in Dublin’s five-star Four Seasons Hotel until their flood-damaged home is repaired, a High Court judge has said.

Wed, 20 Feb, 2013

Mum living in ‘cramped’ top hotel gets 800k to repair flooded home

A widowed mother of two alleged to be “destitute” and “homeless” after her south Dublin home was flooded has been offered over €800,000 towards repairs along with her chosen alternative accommodation in an apartment in the five-star Four Seasons Hotel.

Fri, 15 Feb, 2013

Perry has acting ambitions

Katy Perry wants to work on her acting career.

Tue, 07 Aug, 2012

Exclusive five-star bargains

1. Ashford Castle, Co Mayo

Sat, 21 Jan, 2012

DiCaprio enjoys holiday with famous pals every January

Leonardo DiCaprio organises a holiday to Hawaii with his celebrity friends every January.

Sat, 22 Jan, 2011

Mother pays tribute to 'wonderful, beautiful' Stephen

Stephen Gately was a “wonderful, beautiful son”.

Sun, 18 Oct, 2009

Chelsea hunt continues as Ancelotti stays in Milan

Chelsea will continue their search for a new coach today after AC Milan’s Carlo Ancelotti apparently ruled himself out of the running to succeed Avram Grant.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2008

Rowland and Williams fuel Beyonce/Jay-Z wedding rumours

Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams have fuelled speculation their 'Destiny's Child' bandmate Beyonce Knowles will marry her longtime beau Jay-Z in New York this weekend, after revealing they both flew into the city earlier this week.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2008

Spears caught up in new sex tape scandal?

Things are going from bad to worse for Britney Spears - she's now caught up in a new sex tape scandal.

Wed, 03 Oct, 2007

I had a lot of input into the band, insists U2’s former stylist

FORMER U2 stylist Lola Cashman claimed that she was “frozen out” of her job as a freelance fashion stylist when letters were sent to British auction house Christies saying that items belonged to the band, and were not hers to sell.

Fri, 20 Oct, 2006

Pink weds Hart in Costa Rica

Pop punk Pink married her long-term love Carey Hart in a sunset beach ceremony in Costa Rica on Saturday.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2006

Clean-up time after Robbie rocks Phoenix Park

A MASSIVE clean-up operation got underway at the Phoenix park yesterday following the biggest concert ever staged in Ireland on Saturday night, which saw Robbie Williams perform in front of 137,000 people.

Mon, 11 Aug, 2003