A man found wandering beside a dual carriageway after having his penis severed has come out of a coma and is conscious, police have said.

Gary Oldman joked that money was the real reason he signed up to star in ‘RoboCop’.

The death has occurred of Josephine O’Herlihy, a popular and well-respected Cork solicitor, who had offices in South Bank, Crosses Green.

MUSIC NEWS: Back in April, Frank ‘Poncho’ Sampedro told Rolling Stone magazine that his band Crazy Horse were too old to tour with Neil Young.

Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank have been approved, developers said.

'Skyfall' picked up the Film of the Year award at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards.

Record-breaking James Bond hit Skyfall was a double winner at a major British movie awards event tonight.

After several months’ delay, four board vacancies have finally been filled at the Port of Cork but a board chairman still remains to be appointed by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar.

He has played President Richard Nixon, Hannibal Lecter and vampire slayer Van Helsing – but Anthony Hopkins says he still found the role of Alfred Hitchcock “daunting”.

It may be three years away but the objective for Ireland was clear the minute the World Cup 2015 draw was made yesterday on London’s South Bank: beat France and avoid New Zealand in the quarter-finals.

THIS SUMMER’S London 2012 Olympic Games poses the greatest operational and security challenge the city has faced since the Second World War.

WE ARE used to seeing stills from old movies, classic celluloid moments captured forever — Marilyn Monroe in a white halter-neck dress standing on a vent, James Dean frowning, Elizabeth Taylor kneeling in a bikini, Charlton Heston in a chariot.

Actor John Hurt has picked up the first of two lifetime achievement awards.

Actor John Hurt has picked up the first of two lifetime achievement awards.

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Jade Goody’s widower Jack Tweed admitted he has hit the bottle as he struggles to cope with the death of his wife.

THE parents of Madeleine McCann are preparing to sue the disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral.

Sightseers were given an eyeful today when hundreds of people stripped off beside a top English tourist attraction.

Irish wealth management company Jaguar Capital has today completed a sale of London's Thames Court for £183m (€272.56m).

Charles Saatchi is moving his gallery from London’s County Hall following an “endless campaign of petty unpleasantness” by its landlord, he said today.

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A rapist serving life in prison has scooped £7m (€10.4m) on England's National Lottery.

AROUND 300 protesters demonstrated over US President George W Bush’s state visit last night, as colourful costumes and samba sounds created a party atmosphere in Britain’s capital.

Around 300 protesters were demonstrating over President George Bush’s state visit tonight as colourful costumes and samba sounds created a party atmosphere in Britain’s capital.

A series of protests were being held across London today, following the arrival of US president George Bush.

VALUABLE jewellery once belonging to screen-legend Marilyn Monroe has been stolen from an exhibition, Scotland Yard said yesterday.

UNSEEN out-takes from the filming of Granada’s documentary about Michael Jackson are to be kept under lock and key until the High Court has ruled on a bid by the star to obtain possession of them.

Unseen out-takes from the filming of Granada’s documentary about Michael Jackson are to be kept under lock and key until the British High Court has ruled on a bid by the star to obtain possession of them.

David Bowie, whose musical career has been on hold since walking out on Virgin Records, is to release his first album in three years this summer.

Police surrounded a major television studio today after a man burst in and claimed to be carrying a bomb.