The glitterati of young movie makers will be out in strength this week as Munster schools make up almost half of the 24 in the running for Ireland’s junior Oscars.

The popular tourist spot of Killarney in Co Kerry has been named the tidiest town in Ireland.

TALLANSTOWN, a village in Co Louth with a population of about 600, has taken the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2010.

More than 1,300 public-sector workers turned out last night for the latest regional meeting arranged by the new alliance set up to oppose government cutbacks.

SCHOOLCHILDREN will have the chance to win a computer for their school, have their work published and meet some famous people, courtesy of Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd (TCH).

A 23-YEAR-OLD who wants to become a teacher was top of the class last night after being voted this year’s winner of You’re A Star.

A play based on Burma’s inspirational opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hit Irish theatres in 2008.

PAT Rabbitte should have hit the Helix Theatre stage like a cross between an ageing American rock star and a Southern gospel preacher.

Up to 1,000 people will attend debates hosted by the Labour Party’s election candidates as part of a national conference examining issues raised by voters.

Members of the two largest nurses unions have threatened strike action unless their demands for a pay rise and a 35-hour working week are met.

THE all-singing, all-dancing, fun loving members of the Abbeyknockmoy, Co Galway and Kilcloon, Co Meath clubs came out on top in the National Talent Competition in the Helix Theatre in Dublin last weekend.

Nurses from across the country are holding a major rally in Dublin today as part of their campaign for a pay rise and a shorter working week.

Songwriter Karl Broderick is hot in demand today after his sizzling lyrics were chosen for this year’s Eurovision bid.

CHRIS DORAN has been given odds of 33/1 to win the Eurovision Song Contest in Turkey next May after winning the You’re A Star competition last night.

IT’s the final countdown.....de de de-de....

THE battle of the chat-shows might be over but a new war of words has broken out between TV3 and RTÉ over the reason behind the decision to scrap its flagship programme hosted by Eamon Dunphy.

THE Late Late Show has claimed victory in the battle for viewers with the Dunphy Show.

EAMON DUNPHY’S hands shook at the start, but after a dignified interview with Páidi O’Sé, the nervousness disappeared and he began to smile as if he meant it.

TELEVISION’S newest talk show host Eamon Dunphy has played down the importance of this Friday’s inaugural broadcast to the long-term success of his programme.