It was a case of “I’ll be back” when Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met the Terminator in Texas.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has met The Terminator in Texas.

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IT seems an entirely appropriate conjunction; a neat fit in the way these things sometimes fall. Just as more than a century of American hegemony is being challenged, the death knell of the internal combustion engine is ringing ever louder.

Riley Keough is the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis and Priscilla. Now the actress is a celebrity in her own right, says Taffy Brodesser Akner.

California firefighters who spent 20 minutes performing resuscitation on a dog they rescued from a burning apartment have been hailed as heroes.

 

Often the greatest feats of engineering are the ones that seem easy, even imperceptible.

Some of the biggest names in Irish movies, theatre, and entertainment were feted in LA last night ahead of Sunday’s Oscars.

A man sentenced to a mental health facility for stalking actress Mila Kunis has been recaptured in Santa Monica, four days after he escaped from the institution.

The Government has set up an independent probe into all IBRC deals between 2009 and 2013; a Limerick student recieved a Garda escort to his exams yesterday and evidence that An Grianán training centre and High Park Magdalene Laundry were “one and the same thing” was uncovered by the HSE in 2012. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

A spring scent should be floral and pretty, right? Wrong. Katie Wright sniffs out the boldest and most beautiful new fragrances.

Star Wars director JJ Abrams praised actor Domhnall Gleeson as “a joy” to work with in the upcoming Star Wars — The Force Awakens, which hits cinemas this December.

Wayfaring Stranger

There may not be any wookies there but Princess Leia will be reunited with Star Wars: The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams at awards set up to recognise the contributions of the Irish in film and TV.

Gwyneth Paltrow has been ridiculed by doctors after her latest dose of advice for women — steam your vaginas in order to deliver an energy boost and powerful internal cleanse.

IN Hollywood it would have cost millions of dollars and taken months to shoot, but the burning passion of two film-makers and the support of a community created a powerful period drama in three weeks — and on a shoestring budget.

Hohokum is an artistic endeavour from Honeyslug and Sony Santa Monica that doesn't buck the trend of being inherently brilliant and not terribly exciting

Chris Martin reportedly thinks Rihanna is "intoxicating."

The studio that produced Twilight and The Hunger Games is at it again: Divergent is the latest teen adventure saga with a fearless female heroine battling the odds in a post-apocalyptic future.

Dylan Hartley is perhaps the first person to have found redemption in the form of a moustache.

Josh Brolin insists he's "completely done" with drinking.

Anne Hathaway has been accused of acting like a diva before a charity event.

A mystery woman that is not the one already pregnant with his baby.

Simon Cowell gave $100 to a homeless man on Saturday.

Prosecutors rejected the guilty pleas of an Irish woman and a Scottish woman who attempted to smuggle £1.5m worth of cocaine out of Peru.

The Irish and Scottish women accused of attempting to smuggle €1.5m worth of cocaine out of Peru have pleaded guilty, court officials said.

BIFFY Clyro’s James Johnston felt like he was in a James Bond movie.

Two women arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle cocaine from Peru are thought to have been taken to the District Prosecutor in Lima.

One of the many interesting little anecdotes that emerged out of the James ’Whitey’ Bulger conviction on Monday was the fact that his lawyers had fought successfully for the Boston gangster to keep possession of a 1986 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup ring.

A rapidly accelerating car driven by a young man screeched across a pavement and straight into a crowd enjoying one of Southern California’s most popular boardwalks, killing one person, injuring 11 and leaving the promenade in chaos as he sped out of sight.

Jackie Stallone says plastic surgery has left her looking "like a chipmunk".

A gunman who killed four people in Santa Monica, California, before police shot him dead, acted alone, authorities said today.

A man carrying an assault-style rifle killed at least six people before being shot dead by police during a gunfight in a college library.

Two men have been found dead in a fire-damaged home near the scene of a shooting outside a college in Santa Monica, California, a fire official said.

Jim Sheridan admires how Colin Farrell turned his life around.

THE irony is not lost on Biffy Clyro’s Ben Johnston.

Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner shook her head when she saw Lindsay Lohan in her courtroom less than a year after warning the actress to stay out of trouble.

Josh Brolin has been arrested for public intoxication.

Los Angeles prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke Lindsay Lohan’s probation and schedule a hearing that could lead to the actress’s return to jail.