WATERFORD was a sea of colour yesterday as crowds arrived in large numbers into the oldest city in the country for one of the biggest outdoor festivals in the land.

Kelsey Grammer is planning a lavish wedding reception to celebrate his nuptials to Kayte Walsh tomorrow.

Kelsey Grammer plans to get married in February and has sent out wedding invites even though his divorce is yet to be finalised.

A series of eight business finance seminars to assist SMEs to gain greater understanding of financial, employment, tax and business supports information is to be held across the country in the coming weeks.

Garda chiefs were tonight accused of diverting attention from a chronic accommodation shortage in a row about renting rooms at a well-known hotel complex.

MICHAEL DOUGLAS and Catherine Zeta-Jones yesterday won a court battle against celebrity magazine Hello!, which printed "unflattering” - and unauthorised - photos of their wedding.

Ryder Cup golfer Jesper Parnevik feared for his life as two hijacked planes ploughed into the World Trade Centre a kilometre from where he was staying.