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Summer Movies Steaming Into Town
The summer movie season has already brought moviegoers Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness, the 12th film in that series. Still to come are second installments of Grown Ups, Despicable Me, The Smurfs, RED, Kick-Ass, 300 and Percy Jackson. There's also Wolverine, a continuation of the Hugh Jackman X-Men/Wolverine movies; the animated prequel Monsters University and the art-film threepeat ...
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Nick Grimshaw and Rizzle Kicks lined up for pair of new Channel 4 music shows
Last week it emerged that almost a million listeners had deserted the Radio 1 breakfast show since he took over from Chris Moyles and the youth station's audience now trails that of Radio ...
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Breaking Heathrow airport closed after incident on British Airways plane
Early reports suggest the plane was evacuated and none of the passengers have been injured.Heathrow airport have confirmed that both runways have been closed as a result of an incident, which happened around 9am.Amateur video footage of the incident appears to show smoke coming from one of the aircraft engines. There was speculation that the aircraft had run into a flock of birds.The incident is ...
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On Pro Basketball Heat’s Chris Andersen Is Happy to Share the Spotlight
MIAMI -- The Birdman is most comfortable when he is soaring above the chaos, over the rim, poised to swat the basketball away or to slam it home. Elevation has always suited him ...
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Fitzgerald to debut for Kerry
Dr Crokes defender Fionn Fitzgerald will make his Championship debut for Kerry in Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium (throw-in 2pm).For Eamonn Fitzmaurice's first Championship match in charge, the nephew of former Kerry goalkeeper Eamonn Fitzgerald will line out at left corner back.Fitzgerald, a league debutant earlier this year, is included in a ...
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Gallagher cant understand fuss around Daft Punk single
Liam Gallagher has blasted Daft Punk's new single.The Beady Eye frontman insists he could've written 'Get Lucky' in "a f***ing hour" and can't understand the "fuss" surrounding the French duo's track, which has already sold half a million copies in the UK.He ranted: "I'd write that in a f***ing hour. I don't know what the fuss is ...
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Bruton hails jobs boost for indigenous firms
More than 100 jobs are to be created over the next three years at three Irish firms in Galway and Dublin.The positions at the technology and manufacturing companies were announced in conjunction with a new wave of multi-million euro funding supported by Enterprise Ireland.Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said it was important indigenous companies were able to compete with multinationals."A key ...
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Cork name five debutants for Munster Football quarter-final
There is a fresh look to the Cork team to face Limerick in tomorrow night's Munster SFC quarter-final at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 7pm).Manager Conor Counihan will give Championship debuts to goalkeeper Ken O'Halloran, wing back Toms Clancy and the Under-21 trio of Damien Cahalane, John O'Rourke and Brian Hurley.Bishopstown clubman Ken O'Halloran, who deputised for the ...
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Hayes Negotiations have concluded on Haddington Road deal
The junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said unions that do not accept the Haddington Road agreement will not avail of the terms of the deal when the Government enacts the legislation this summer.Mr Hayes said the Coalition aims to have the new proposals brokered at the LRC in place by July 1.The TUI and the ASTI have both said they will reject the Haddington agreement and have no plans to ...
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Research reveals rising hope in Irelands hotel sector
Three out of four hotels in Ireland say they expect business to pick up in the next three years, according to new research carried out by the group Amarach on behalf of AIB.The research also found that more than half of hotels saw their turnover increase last year. The survey also found that online bookings now account for 56% of all bookings with just 31% of bookings made over the phone.Guest ...
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Amanda Bynes arrested on bong-related counts
NEW YORK Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. It happened at an apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building official called police to complain that Bynes was smoking marijuana and rolling a joint in the building's ...
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Donegal stick with All-Ireland winning side for Tyrone challenge
Donegal are poised to field the team that won the All-Ireland SFC title for them eight months ago when they get their 2013 Championship campaign underway against Tyrone on Sunday afternoon.Manager Jim McGuinness has kept faith with the side that started last September's final victory over Mayo, despite the fact that current Footballer of the Year Karl Lacey and fellow All-Stars Mark McHugh ...
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Two arrested over Twitter comments about Woolwich killing
Two men have been arrested for making alleged offensive comments on Twitter about the murder of a British soldier.Complaints were made to Avon and Somerset Police about remarks that appeared on the social networking website, which were of a racist or anti-religious nature.A 23-year-old and a 22-year-old, both from Bristol, were held under the Public Order Act on suspicion of inciting racial or ...
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Transatlantic deal to benefit Marine Institute in Galway
The Marine Institute in Galway looks set to become one of the leading oceanic research centres in the world after today.A major international transatlantic deal will be signed in Oranmore this afternoon in which the EU and North America will commit to funding and expertise for research to explore ways in which ocean life can contribute to science.Among those attending will be the Taoiseach Enda ...
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Obama backs effective drone strikes
Barack Obama has offered his most vigorous public defence of drone strikes, describing them as legal, effective and necessary.The US president's remarks came as he sought to move America beyond the war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and home-grown extremists, rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al ...
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United cut interest bill
Manchester United have cut their interest bill by 10m (EUR11m) a year after a major refinancing through Bank of America.United have refinanced 177.78m (EUR207.8m) of outstanding sterling bonds, on which they are currently paying a rate of 8.75 per cent.In addition they have refinanced approximately 17m (EUR19m) of dollar bonds on which they are currently paying 8.375 per cent.Through the new ...
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Filmed The moment police shot the Woolwich suspects
Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment two terrorists were shot as they charged police officers called to the scene after a soldier was hacked to death in the street.The two men can be seen brandishing weapons in broad daylight as they confronted officers following the brutal killing of Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, in Woolwich.The footage, obtained by ...
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Family over fame Lebanese singer Najwa freezes Arab Idol plans until dad gets better
Last song for "Arab Idol"? Najwa wants her father to be better before she returns on stage. Last year, the popular talent show "Arab Idol" concluded its season in the presence ...
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Report slams soaps over unhealthy food
A report has said characters in TV soaps should set a better example for viewers when it comes to eating and drinking.The study, by The Co-operative Food, looked at Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks over two-weeks.It found 72% of the food consumed, or referred to, was unhealthy.Maureen Talbot is a senior cardiac nurse from the British Heart ...
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Elderly man dies after car collides with truck in Tipperary
A man in his early 80s has died in a road crash in Co. Tipperary.The man died when the car he was driving hit a truck on the M8 Southbound near Cahir at around 2am this morning.He was taken to South Tipperary Hospital where a post mortem examination will take place. The driver of the truck was not injured.The stretch of road is closed this morning and Garda at Cahir are appealing for ...
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Suicide jumpers fall kills girl in South Korea
A suicidal man jumping to his death killed a five-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building, South Korean police say.A police official said the 39-year-old man died immediately after he jumped on Wednesday from the 11th floor of the building in the southeastern port city of Busan. The girl died later from brain damage and broken bones.The ...
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Stokes wary of Hampden atmosphere
Celtic striker Anthony Stokes has warned the quiet Hampden atmosphere could sound the death knell for the Hoops' double ambitions.The Republic of Ireland striker and his Parkhead team-mates face Hibernian in the William Hill Scottish Cup final on Sunday.But the former Easter Road forward claims the National Stadium lacks the noise and passion of other Scottish grounds.The 24-year-old now ...
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Boy band wins four Social Star Awards
One Direction won four prizes at the inaugural Social Star Awards last night.The boy band - comprised of Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik - were awarded the gong for Most Popular Music Group at the ceremony and were also named Most Popular UK Musician, Most Popular in the UK and Most Popular in West Europe before the live show.Accepting their award via video ...
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Boy Scouts of America to admit gay youngsters
The Boy Scouts of America has thrown open its ranks to gay youngsters, but not adult leaders, in a compromise that some warned could fracture the organisation and lead to mass defections.The Scouts stressed yesterday that their organisation of about 2.6 million boys and about one million adult leaders and volunteers would not condone sexual conduct by any Scout - gay or straight.But the bitter ...
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Group calls for compulsory malnutrition screening in hospitals
The problem of under-nourished patients in Dublin hospitals is being ignored, according to the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.They are launching a document, "Every patient deserves good nutritional care", which recommends how to eliminate malnutrition in older and chronically sick patients. The report will be used as an opportunity to establish a "malnutrition ...
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