The electrics on board a boat, which caught fire and sank resulting in the deaths of three men, were in poor condition, unsafe, and potentially dangerous, the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has found.

Courtney Love claims her landlady made her cry when she last visited her.

YOU or your other half enjoys horseracing; you’d like to visit a trainer’s yard without actually having to pay to train, house and feed half a tonne of horse; and you’re looking for a different weekend away.

A MAN charged with murder accepted he was responsible for stabbing his next-door neighbour to death, but was protecting himself at the time, the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick heard.

THE sole survivor of a fishing boat fire tragedy which claimed the lives of his three friends said he has daily thoughts of the accident.

STAGING houses is now all the rage, especially at the upper ends of house sales. You’ve seen in on the telly, you see it in some bigger house sales, and it is going to become more common.

A HOST of top international acts are set to take over the capital this summer as part of a massive rock and dance extravaganza.

A host of top international acts are set to take over the capital this summer as part of a massive rock and dance extravaganza.

PHANTOM FM have been awarded the hotly-contested licence to run an alternative rock music station in Dublin.

After performing on the main stage at Oxegen last month, Welsh rap collective Goldie Lookin' Chain play their début Dublin headline show at The Village on Tuesday, August 31.

Ron Sexsmith brings his brand new album Retriever on the road in Ireland for his biggest ever Irish tour kicking off in Derry on September 2.

Ten “head-bangers” took to the stage tonight battling to represent Ireland in the Air Guitar World Championships.

SOME of the biggest names in Irish music have emerged as the backers of a bid for a radio licence in Dublin.

Jesse Malin is to perform two Irish dates with his full band for May.

A concert by US group the Fountains Of Wayne has been moved to Dublin's Ambassador Theatre due to demand.

Paddy Casey returns with his much-anticipated second album, "Living", on October 17 and celebrates with the announcement of a brand new single and a full 11-date Irish tour with full band.

Tim Burgess releases his brand new solo album, 'I Believe' on Friday, September 12 and celebrates the album's release with a gig at The Village on Dublin's Wexford Street on the same day.