A woman arrested over the Manchester Arena attack has been released without charge, leaving six people in UK custody as counter-terrorism police swooped on the suicide bomber's suspected "network".

Marlene Enright is from Bantry, Co Cork. She is music booker for The White Horse in Ballincollig, and is also a musician and songwriter. She is about to release her debut solo album, Placemats and Second Cuts, writes Des O’Driscoll.

Katie Taylor is back in the gym today ahead of three big fight dates in the next three months and a possible world-title challenge in September.

The tour kicks off in Italy on St Patrick’s Day and wraps up at the O2 in London on May 2.

THE love affair between Leonard Cohen and Ireland blossomed late but endured until the end, writes Ed Power

A suspicious device has been found at an address in the south-west of England by police investigating the discovery of a package at a tube station in London this week.

Counter-terrorism detectives in England have launched an investigation after a suspicious item was found on a Tube service.

This is the 29-year-old’s first time back to Ireland since he took to the, what was then called the O2 stage, in 2014.

A few years ago, unable to get a taxi after a concert at the O2 arena in Dublin, my friends and I decided to walk back into town. 

Holly Ryan is from Waterford and is playing Belle in the Cork Opera House panto, Beauty and the Beast. She is 18 and living in Cork (and away from home) for the first time to work on the production.

More than 100 cinemas in the UK and Ireland will be screening the upcoming special episode of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, on January 1st, 2016.

Rock superstars U2 are doing everything they can to take their world tour to Ireland — with The Edge saying not playing to a home crowd would be a “huge disappointment” to the band.

Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie is heading to be the most successful Irish film for over 20 years, with worldwide box office receipts estimated to top $35m (€30.8m).

Graham Dwyer had resigned as a director of the highly respected architectural firm he worked for within days of being refused bail by the High Court in November 2013.

Mark English went in to the European Indoor Championships in Prague as Ireland’s main medal hope and he proved he could handle the pressure by delivering a silver medal in the 800m in 1:47.20.

Game Of Thrones fans can be torched by the dragon Drogon, clasp The Mountain’s sword, and even sit on the Iron Throne itself as part of an interactive exhibition ahead of the forthcoming fifth series.

A place back in the top four is within Andy Murray’s grasp if he can continue his fine end to a difficult season at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Andy Murray has avoided world number one Novak Djokovic in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena next week.

Mick Hucknall is to revive chart-topping act Simply Red for a 30th anniversary tour next year – five years after retiring in the wake of a farewell tour.

Andy Murray secured his place at next month’s season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London with a highly impressive victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of the BNP Paribas Masters.

Popular comedian Micky Flanagan tells Ed Power why he made a detour from the stage to the outdoors

Andy Murray knows there can be no let up in his quest to secure a place at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals as he heads to Valencia on the back of a hard-earned victory over David Ferrer in the final of the Erste Open in Vienna.

Cathal Pendred was 11 when his younger brother Padraig was knocked down and broke his femur. As broken bones go that was up there with the worst of them. Two months in traction in a bed at Temple Street Children’s Hospital — and during the summer holidays too.

WE ARE that stereotypical Cork family that never leaves the confines of the county to venture to the bright lights of Dublin.

It’s very nearly five years since Poonsawat Kratingdaenggm floored Bernard Dunne and thousands of onlookers at the O2, but Matthew Macklin has promised that he is the man to finally bring big-time boxing back to this country.

Who knows what’s going through Mike Perez’s head this week?

Home town hero Conor McGregor crowned UFC's hugely successful return to Dublin with an explosive TKO victory over Brazil's Diego Brandao at the O2 last night.

It is 19 months now since Conor McGregor last fought in Dublin, and it is an evening worth revisiting as he returns to the Octagon tonight as the headline act in the UFC’s latest Fight Night at the O2.

GIG WISE: All roads lead to Longitude in Marlay Park, Dublin, this weekend, and stage times are available on the festival’s website.

UFC star Conor McGregor has given a big shout out to a young cancer sufferer ahead of his hometown debut in a sold out O2 arena this weekend.

THE show must go on — and the venue must go.

MUSIC NEWS: Neil Young has already found a replacement bassist for Billy Talbot after the Crazy Horse founding member suffered a "mild stroke".

It might have been the comedy favourite of another generation but the Monty Python crew have still got it, according to some reviews of the first of a 10-night run at the O2 in London.

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IT WAS a spur-of-the-moment thing. On Tuesday evening, as the sun beat down, I got a sudden notion to wander in and see how Bob Dylan was doing.

Dublin Mixed Martial Arts fighter Cathal Pendred today confirmed he has been given a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC).

Michael Flatley has urged foreign companies to set up in Ireland as part of a campaign aiming at attracting 5,000 new jobs to the country by the end of 2018.

Ever wondered what would happen if the Peter Pan of Pop met the Lord of the Dance? Wonder no more — it ends with lots of money going to charity.

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GIG WISE: Is Ed Sheeran the next Garth Brooks? After already selling out three dates at the O2, the Suffolk singer-songwriter has announced yet another concert, on Friday, October 3.

Lily Allen thought Miley Cyrus' London show was "legendary".

A serial sex offender has been jailed for two years for molesting two young girls on a LUAS tram in Dublin.