The capital’s streets went into lockdown yesterday for the centenary parade, but tourists were still able to make their way to the city’s top attractions.

Crowds in Lisbon, Portugal, witnessed some mighty craic on March 19.

Ireland’s show jumpers finished sixth in the second division nations cup in Lisbon, Portugal, with manager Robert Splaine citing the inexperience of some horses in dealing with the floodlit second round.

Ah, good old fight gameMonopoly - having just turned 80 years old, the creator of more family arguments than any other form of recreation is releasing a special round-the-world edition.

Morrissey has announced dates for his European tour.

The Rolling Stones have returned to the stage for the first time since the suicide of singer Mick Jagger’s girlfriend led to their 2014 world tour being interrupted.

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Justin Bieber admits he had a "hard week" in England.

Justin Bieber has cancelled a concert in Lisbon, Portugal, tomorrow due to "unforeseen circumstances".

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Britney Spears has promised fans her 'Femme Fatale' tour is one of her most entertaining shows yet.

Bon Jovi will take a two-year break when they finish their 2011 world tour.

WE don’t have oil wells or gold mines in Ireland but we have amazing young brain power, President Mary McAleese declared when she opened the 47th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in the RDS in Dublin yesterday.

Katy Perry thinks boys are just as excited about seeing her 2011 tour as girls.

AN Irishman has drowned while on holiday in Morocco.

In a holiday-season visit, President Barack Obama has told US troops in Afghanistan they are succeeding "in their vital mission fighting terrorism".

President Barack Obama told US troops during a surprise visit today that they are making important progress in the war, and he pledged Afghanistan would never again be a “safe haven for terrorists” who want to attack the United States.

A Pentagon report on Afghanistan said progress in the nine-year-old war was fragile, but holding.

THE work that a Cork-based group has done to help break down the stigma attached to mental health problems and raise awareness about the “normality of madness” is set to be honoured at a European conference.

Shakira has released dates for her European tour, including a December 16 gig in Dublin.

EUROPEAN countries were accused of having an anti-war attitude that is threatening world security by US Defence Secretary Robert Gates yesterday.

TWO of the world’s greatest footballers — Zinedine Zidane and Kaka — will take part in a match to support relief efforts in Haiti.

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Three men being quizzed tonight after being caught in the Atlantic Ocean with cocaine with a street value of more than half a billion euro are suspected mules.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she’s excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya today, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century.

Amy Winehouse gave a brief performance in front of 90,000 people in her first concert since leaving rehab – after turning up nearly an hour late.

The annual cross-African Dakar Rally was cancelled today on the eve of the race because organisers feared it may become an al-Qaida target.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is in Paris today for an official visit that marks the Libyan leader’s return to grace.

European and African leaders were seeking to open a new era of closer relations, but their summit closed today with squabbling over trade and human rights.

UK prime minister Gordon Brown today looked set to carry out his threatened boycott of a crucial EU-Africa summit after Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe confirmed he would be attending.

Senior European Union officials will gauge the progress of Middle East peace efforts during talks in Lisbon, Portugal, with top diplomats from the region.

Ireland today increased their lead in the FEI Nations' Cup rankings with a second place in Lisbon, Portugal. Today's Nations' Cup result added eight points to Ireland's overall tally, but under the 'best of seven competitions' rule, seven points from a previous competition had to be dropped, giving a net gain of one point.

The key international Middle East mediators known as the Quartet will confer with Tony Blair for the first time next week in his new role as their representative in efforts to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the UN said today.

The new seven wonders of the world have been chosen after 100 million people voted.

The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru’s Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close.

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator today said his country was ready to compromise on its contentious atomic programme, but offered no specifics as he headed into a meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, will meet the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency this week, an Iranian nuclear official said today.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, and EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, will meet in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday for a new round of talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear program, state television reported today.

Rockers Alice In Chains have lined up their first European tour in a decade, their first dates outside the US since the 2002 drug overdose of singer Layne Staley.

Luciano Pavarotti has postponed eight concerts on his world farewell tour because of back pain.

Punk trio Green Day and British rockers Coldplay were the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Lisbon, Portugal last night, taking home two gongs each.

A Dublin architect has won an international competition to design a state-of-the-art visitors’ centre for the Giant’s Causeway, it was announced today.

British bands Coldplay and Gorillaz look set to be the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards after securing five nominations each for the annual music event.

Diplomats, activists and political leaders were among hundreds who gathered today to bid farewell to Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal and to honour his decades-long pursuit of the Second World War’s most heinous criminals.