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Harrison Ford’s original Han Solo blaster expected to fetch €485,000 at auction

Han Solo’s original blaster, used by Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope, is expected to fetch up to 500,000 dollars (€485,000) when it goes under the hammer later this month. The prop firearm, which was previously missing and presumed lost, was ...

12 Aug 2022 at 22:00

Arts & Entertainment

Will Smith resigns from the Academy as ‘inexcusable’ Oscars behaviour rumbles on

Will Smith said he had “betrayed the trust of the Academy” as he resigned from the organisation, following his “shocking, painful, and inexcusable” actions at the Oscars. The actor, 53, said he was “heartbroken” and would accept any consequences ...

02 Apr 2022 at 13:07

Arts & Entertainment

Irish band Fontaines D.C. nominated for two Grammy Awards

The Dublin band Fontaines D.C. have been nominated for two Grammy Awards. The Irish rockers have been nominated for Best Rock Album for their fourth album Romance, as well as Best Alternative Music Performance for the single Starbuster. They ...

08 Nov 2024 at 19:06

Arts & Entertainment

Chris Rock addresses Will Smith's infamous slap at Oscars in Netflix show

A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on Netflix, in which the comedian bragged that he “took that hit like Pacquiao”. The ...

05 Mar 2023 at 09:08

National News

Ozzy Osbourne, Oasis, Sade and Sinead O’Connor among Hall of Fame nominees

Ozzy Osbourne and Oasis are among the British acts nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz and the late Sinead O’Connor are also part of a wide variety of global ...

10 Feb 2024 at 20:46

National News

You must be joking! Father Ted icon and RTÉ hosts among comedians meeting the Pope this week

Irish comedians Patrick Kielty, Ardal O’Hanlon and Tommy Tiernan are among 100 entertainers who have been invited to the Vatican this Friday for an audience with Pope Francis. On Saturday, the Vatican said the event will ...

12 Jun 2024 at 14:21

Arts & Entertainment

OPINION: Dynamic ticket pricing just leaves real music fans feeling ripped off

The recent sale of tickets for the AC/DC concert in Croke Park was the latest instalment of a large scale music event which left loyal fans fuming at the cost of tickets, or not being able to get any at all. These ...

28 Feb 2024 at 21:07

Arts & Entertainment

US comedian pokes fun at Irish actors in Oscars monologue

Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the 95th Academy Awards joking about fights starting on stage, referencing Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at last year’s ceremony and poking fun at the Irish talent nominated. The US ...

13 Mar 2023 at 10:13

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INTERVIEW: Bressie's Blizzards took to the stage in Leixlip last night

The Blizzards were a band formed in the mid-noughties, and instantly took off on the Irish music scene. Drummer Dec Murphy took a trip down memory lane to the band’s Punchestown Oxegen days. “I’m that old ...

03 Jun 2017 at 11:00

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FULL INTERVIEW: ‘Barrfite’ breaks out at Electric Picnic

Keep an eye (or rather, an ear) out folks, because this band could be Ireland’s next best rock and roll export. Barrfite is a band made up of: lead singer Harry Maloney, 19, from Stradbally in County ...

08 Sept 2023 at 13:00

National News

Pedestrian killed in Co Cork crash

A pedestrian has been killed in a crash in Co Cork. The man, in his 40s, was struck by a car near Midleton in the early hours of Sunday. The incident happened on the N25 eastbound at Water-Rock at ...

07 Apr 2024 at 09:37

National News

Britpop band Pulp announce summer 2025 arena tour dates

Britpop band Pulp have announced a UK and Ireland arena tour for summer 2025 with two shows at London’s O2 arena. The six new dates come as an extension to a string of shows already announced ...

14 Feb 2025 at 18:48

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