Snow Patrol revealed emotions could get the better of them ahead of their forthcoming performance in their hometown at the MTV European Music Awards.

AN American plagued with bad luck since he nicked a piece of the doomed Titanic’s hull threw the “cursed” metal into Cork Harbour yesterday.

The North needs a Dr Who-style success if it is to become a world class hub for television drama and the creative arts, Peter Hain insisted today.

An Ulster Scots prize-winning song has earned rave reviews from some of the most influential figures in country music.

STUDENTS from all over the country are busy setting up stands at the RDS in Dublin today to compete for the prize of Young Scientist of the Year.