RTÉ has announced that Lesley Roy and her song Story of My Life will represent Ireland in Rotterdam this May.

Hollywood loves to ring in the New Year.

Joan Diver is the drummer and vocalist with Donegal all-sister Celtic pop band Screaming Orphans. They play Cyprus Ave in Cork on Sunday with Leo Moran (Saw Doctors) and Padraig Stevens.

"Also had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy Fallon, an absolute gentleman who’s very proud of his Irish heritage. "

Vermont-born singer-songwriter Sam Amidon will be in Cork next week to performing his tribute to Harry Smith and “his wild and woolly Anthology of American Folk Music”. The gig takes place at Live St Luke’s as part of the Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival on Sunday, Sept 15, at 5.30pm.

These handy product edits are so useful for travelling, says Katie Wright.

Frankfurt, Brussels, and Berlin are the most desired destinations from Cork Airport among businesses, while there is a growing clamour for a direct flight to New York City, a new report has shown.

We're ready for a weekend of binging chocolate and tv.

After spending a month travelling around Italy with her family, SJP decided to spent the last few weeks relaxing indoors in the rainy Irish village.

The family has spent the past month travelling around Italy before making the stop in Kilcar.

Q&A with product/ textile designer and author Helen James.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has walked in New York's St Patrick's Day parade which up until recently had banned LGBT groups from marching.

As a child, I had what some might describe as a religious fervour, writes Louise O’Neill

K-razy.

Marilyn Manson has been rushed to hospital from a concert in New York after a huge prop made from two giant guns fell forwards onto him.

90 minutes of irresistible alt.pop.

Annie opens at the Opera House next week. Ciara McDonnell joins the cast in rehearsals to see what it takes to bring the musical to the stage

Deirdre O’Donovan is development consultant with West Cork Music and event organiser of the inaugural West Cork Chamber Music Fringe Festival which will take place in and around the town of Bantry from tomorrow.

Norwegian Air boss Bjorn Kjos tells reporter Pádraig Hoare that Cork is strategically important and insists the airline has not abandoned plans for its Cork to New York route.

The proliferation of social media has led to a wave of digital influencers, whether it be through their blogs, Instagram, or Snapchat. Paula Burns finds out how they work.

Nicole Kidman donned a delicate Rodarte dress for the premiere of Genius in New York. The actress accessorised the lacy design with an Omega watch and Manolo Blahnik heels.

Luke Murphy’s new dance piece explores issues around the independence struggle, says Jo Kerrigan

The famous awards highlight the best content across the social media landscape including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine and, for the first time, Periscope.

Tackling the twin challenges of sustainable development and climate change is vital for the UN but its founding principle was peace, the edifice upon which it was built, and it must now step up to the plate and find a way to end the slaughter in Syria, writes Barry Andrews

The lone Irish-based descendent of O’Donovan Rossa tells Noel Baker how her family is proud of its famous ancestor. We get a bigger picture of him as a human being and not just as a Fenian.

Fast-food workers in New York would see a super-sized raise under a plan to phase in a $15 (€13.66) minimum wage — the first time a state has singled out a particular industry for such a rise.

Introducing “The Modernisers” – five, key high street pieces for summer guaranteed to bring your wardrobe bang up to date. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

ENGLAND: A millionaire US lawyer embroiled in a High Court cash battle with his fifth wife is fighting to keep his hands on his second Steinway baby grand piano.

The Government's travel schedule for St Patrick's Day has been unveiled.

KERRYMAN Timothy J Dowd, who led the manhunt for the notorious Son of Sam serial killer in New York, has died at the age of 99.

It’s Friday - the day our lovely readers share their Good News with us to be in with winning a prize.

Elizabeth Gallaghers of Canada, step on up!

The Menu is delighted to hear the revised format for the San Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 means it is now a truly global competition open to some of the aforementioned young gustatory gaels. 

JOHN Finn’s first glimpse of Ireland was from a ferry chugging into Cork Harbour on a misty morning in 1972. Raised in the Bronx, in a stoutly Irish-American family — his grandparents spoke in Irish at the dinner table — he’d long dreamed of visiting his ancestral home.