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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

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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 I don’t even remember!” laughed Dec. The ...

03 Jun 2017 at 11:00

Arts & Entertainment

World-famous singer set to perform in Ireland next year

American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform in Dublin’s RDS Arena on May 5 and 7, 2023. The world-renowned rock artist said: “After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year. ...

24 May 2022 at 10:25

Horse Racing

Aidan O’Brien-trained Rock Of Gibraltar dies at the age of 23

Rock Of Gibraltar, the first horse ever to win seven consecutive Group Ones in the northern hemisphere, has died of heart failure at the age of 23. Winner of the Grand Criterium and the Dewhurst Stakes in the autumn of his juvenile campaign, ...

24 Oct 2022 at 16:52

National News

Woman dies in Co Kerry road crash

A woman has died in a road crash in Co Kerry, gardai said. The single vehicle collision happened on Rock Road in Killarney at about 5.40pm on Wednesday. The woman, aged in her 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was sealed off ...

30 Nov 2022 at 22:53

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 including the homecoming headline slot at ...

14 Feb 2025 at 18:48

National News

Moon rock donated to Ireland by Apollo astronauts was destroyed by fire

A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a Nasa mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show. Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the embarrassing affair, which saw the rock ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Horse Racing

Honeysuckle seeking perfect Cheltenham Festival swansong

There will surely be no more popular winner at this year’s Cheltenham Festival than Honeysuckle if she can go out in a blaze of glory in Tuesday’s Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle. It is three years since Henry de Bromhead’s ...

13 Mar 2023 at 16:08

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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 Laois (near the ...

08 Sept 2023 at 13:00

Arts & Entertainment

The Hex are coming to cast a spell on County Kildare as part of RTÉ's ‘An Ghig Mhór’

The all-girl band known as The Hex will be playing a concert on the grounds of a Kildare-based GAA Club as part of RTÉ One's 'An Ghig Mhór' programme. The premise of RTÉ's upcoming show is to showcase young Irish ...

02 May 2024 at 15:00

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” ...

02 Apr 2022 at 13:07

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Band with links to Newbridge, County Kildare and featured at Electric Picnic releases first single

A rock band who featured at Electric Picnic last year and have links to Newbridge have just released an original song. Barrfite is a band made up of: lead singer Harry Maloney, 19, from Stradbally in County ...

15 Jan 2024 at 14:00

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