Eric Donovan is hoping to take the home of British boxing by storm when he faces Nicaraguan knock-out specialist Moise Mojica in an ‘The Irish Invasion’ event in London’s York Hall on Saturday night.

A 7-year-old boy who fell in love with Michael Jackson while recovering from open heart surgery, had a ‘Thriller’ time at the Michael Jackson tribute show at the Gaiety Theatre this week.

Roger Bannister, the first person to run a sub four-minute mile, died at the weekend. He was 88.

THEY’VE all gone back to their respective countries now but it was such a buzz to have so many diverse top chefs from all over the world with us here at Ballymaloe for the Litfest.

Coronation Street’s departing star Alison King could go out on top at her last British Soap Awards after making the shortlist for the best actress gong.

Ryanair is battling lower fares in the first months of its financial year, weighed down by French air-traffic controller strikes and by travellers’ concerns about a future terrorist incident following last month’s bombings in Brussels.

Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett joined the BFI Fellowship as she picked up the top accolade from actor Ian McKellen.

THE famed twin towers may no longer be standing but Wembley remains an intoxicating sports arena for players and fans alike, writes Donal Lenihan. Why else would a world record attendance for a Rugby World Cup game be broken two Sundays in succession? 

Two targeted drugs could change the way advanced kidney cancer is treated and offer new hope patients.

Jacques Burger is afraid of nothing. Completely fearless, he says. Then he remembers. “No, but I am afraid of things off the pitch, I promise you that. Oooh, snakes for instance. I don’t like snakes very much,” he says with a theatrical shudder.

An Irish mother has launched an appeal to help her fund specialist medical marijuana treatment in the US for her baby who has a potentially life-threatening condition.

Police were alerted to an intruder alarm at the scene of a £200m safety deposit raid in Britain — but decided it did not require response.

Events will be held today to mark the 50th anniversary of the funeral of former British Primer Minister Winston Churchill.

Andy Murray’s troubled season ended in humiliation against Roger Federer at the ATP World Tour Finals.

“It will be an exciting match, a good one to be part of. I hope I can play well. We’ve had some very good matches over the years. I hope on Thursday it will be the same."

John Cleese is to return to the stage following this summer’s Monty Python reunion – with a one-man show based around his forthcoming memoir.

Kate Bush will perform for the first time in more than 30 years this month. Tickets sold out in minutes. Without a hit in years, her grasp on our collective imagination is astonishing.

Hundreds of football fans are set to march on Premier League and Football League headquarters on Thursday to demand cheaper price tickets, the Football Supporters’ Federation has announced.

The largest known private collection of memorabilia charting the bloody history of the North is being offered free to a good home.

Friends, family and work colleagues of two Cork-based Malaysian chefs feared the men had died in Thursday’s doomed MH17 flight — only to get confirmation almost 24 hours later that the two men had actually travelled home to Kuala Lumpur on a different carrier.

USA: Teenager Brian Genest’s attempt to take a selfie with a squirrel didn’t quite go to plan.

Here’s our guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

Flybe Group, Europe’s largest independent regional airline, will add routes between London City Airport and destinations in the UK and Ireland in a push to attract business travellers.

Emotional Davina McCall broke down in tears once more today as she prepared to set off on the final leg of her arduous physical challenge and said: “I don’t think I have ever cried this much.”

Clodagh Shorten’s Samui boutique in Cork has pulled off quite the coup by becoming the first Irish stockist of Danielle Romeril.

FOLLOWING a successful tour in 2013, Decadent Theatre Company’s revival of Martin McDonagh play A Skull in Connemara is back for an 11-week whirl around the country.

One of the Australian DJs who made a prank call to the hospital where the Kate Middleton was being treated during her pregnancy has resigned.

A barrister who has represented victims of the Magdalene Laundries as a law student has been awarded a prestigious legal accolade in Britain.

Cork duo Young Wonder play the Longitude festival tomorrow. They tell Ed Power how the internet age has ensured they didn’t have to go abroad to make an impact

Top secret interviews with convicted Old Bailey car bomber Dolours Price have been handed over to detectives in the North, police confirmed.

Skyfall picked up another accolade tonight, being named Outstanding British Film of the year at the Bafta awards.

Katie Taylor will return to the ring for the first time since clinching Olympic glory when she fights Poland’s Karolina Graczyk at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on February 22.

Dolours Price, who was jailed for the IRA bombing of London’s Old Bailey in 1973, has died.

Joe Ward and John Joe Nevin both scored victories in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) in London’s York Hall last night, with Michael Conlon losing the bout of the evening to his old rival Andrew Selby.

The shock jocks behind the prank call are said to be “fragile” and undergoing intensive psychological counselling.

It’s been a slow and steady rise to stardom for Damian Lewis. But now he’s hit the jackpot with an Emmy win for his role in Homeland. He talks to Craig McLean about fame, fatherhood and fan clubs.

The Rolling Stones are to release their first new studio recordings for seven years as they announced plans to repackage their greatest hits once again.

Director Tim Burton’s new animated 3D film ‘Frankenweenie’ is to open the 56th BFI London Film Festival, it has been announced.

About 2.5m people a day are fighting to get their hands on Olympic tickets with pressure on the ticketing website running right through the night, organisers said.