“Homeless people are dropping dead and nothing is being done about it. It’s a disgrace. That man died lonely, cold and shaking in a doorway and I just think it’s horrible. That shouldn’t happen to anybody. Nobody should be left on the streets to die like that.”

STARBUCKS and Nando’s are coming to Cork City’s Emmet Place — and, now, an investment property linked to long-time developer/investor, Robin Power, and which is let to two food operators, is for sale there, priced at €1.2m.

THINK Turkey and the standard images of turbans, complex relationships with the Greeks and delightful sweets usually come to mind, often zooming into view on the back of a flying carpet.

Family members of Ian Tomlinson were in tears today as an inquest jury was shown harrowing new video of the newspaper seller dying at the G20 protests.

Leona Lewis feared for her life after being caught up in the middle of gun-wielding criminals.

Singer Jessica Simpson is convinced she's made the right move by returning to her southern roots and leaving Los Angeles behind, because her fans had forgotten why she was famous.

Britney Spears is scheduled to attend a child-custody hearing today, exactly three months since she slipped away from a psychiatric ward, stirring up a paparazzi car chase.

CAREERS in theatre, administration, retail and other services are on the horizon for the first graduates of a groundbreaking university course.

Young Hollywood stars’ dope and booze-fuelled antics have spiralled out of control, Shirley MacLaine claimed today.

PLEASE, could we just shut up about the American presidential election? Now we have it sorted, I mean. Now that we’ve established the fault lies with redneck born agains over there who voted for him in such numbers.