Ireland’s entry into this year’s Eurovision song contest, sung by 1993 winner Niamh Kavanagh, has bombed in the final.
Niamh and her Titanic-sized ballad finished third from the bottom on a measly 25 points which is only three points more than Dustin the Turkey polled when he failed to get out of the [...]

Five Minutes Of Heaven, a hard-hitting new Irish film about the Northern conflict and which had its premier in Sydney last June, will go on limited release in cinemas in Australia from March 18, it has been revealed.
The film’s Irish stars Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt, as well as director Oliver Hirschbiegel, were all in Australia [...]

Heard the one about the fluent Irish speaking Dubliner who became the WWE champion? AARON DUNNE chats to Ireland’s first-ever world wrestling champ about his meteoric rise to the top of the professional game.
Stephen Farrelly was your average Dublin schoolboy. Growing up on the rough and ready flats on George Street, like many other kids [...]

Irish teenage actress Saoirse Ronan is in Australia to promote her new film, The Lovely Bones.
Her performance is being tipped for possible Oscar glory.
She will attend the film’s Australian premiere tonight (Thursday).
The film, made in New Zealand and directed by Kiwi Peter Jackson, centres on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over [...]

by Jeananne Craig
THERE wasn’t a feather boa or a gladiolus in sight last week when Dame Edna Everage’s alter ego, Australian Barry Humphries collected a prestigious award in recognition of his colourful career.
The veteran comedian and performer opted for a sedate navy suit and red tie when he picked up the James Joyce Award in [...]