04 August 2007

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  • 02 August 2007

    P. DIDDY STAR STRUCK
  • BY BONO IN FRANCE
    The music mogul, who’s hits include I’ll Be mIssing You and Come To Me, was star stuck when he met the U2 frontman in a hot nightspot in the French resort.
  • IRISH ACTOR GABRIEL BYRNE
  • TO STAR IN NEW AMERICAN TV DRAMA
    The HBO half hour show,In Treatment, sees the Dublin actor play a therapist who is calm, smooth and insightful with his patients but is an angry, self-doubting mess when he goes to his own shrink.
  • 01 August 2007

    MISCHA BARTON
  • “I WANT TO BE A BOND GIRL”
    The former OC actress, who’s mother Nuala is Irish, is a huge fan of the 007 series and would love to act opposite Daniel Craig in the next spy film, tentatively titled Bond 22.
  • MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP HEAD FOR BELFAST
  • The heavy metal rocker from Hanover, with his fluent style and successful mix of fiery rock licks, awesome power riffs and classical quotations have made him an icon for a whole generation of up-and-coming musicians.
  • 31 July 2007

    BRIAN TO PLAY STRABANE
  • Belfast singer Brian Kennedy has been announced as just one of the major acts to play the Alley Arts and Conference Centre, Strabane as part of their autumn line-up, announced today.
  • Andrea Corr:
  • "I don't download"
    SEXY singer Andrea Corr has revealed she hates the downloading culture. And the former lead singer of The Corrs says her hate is specifically of the iPod.
  • FORMER BOYZONE STAR
  • TAKES ROLE IN MUSICAL AND ENDS RUMOURS OF POSSIBLE REUNION IN 2007
    The singer was in Sunderland this week to promote his new role in Godspell at the Empire Theatre in the area.
  • 27 July 2007

    NADINE COYLE & GIRLS ALOUD
  • HAVE DECIDED TO GROW UP FOR NEXT ALBUM
    Derry popstar Nadine Coyle is to join her bandmates in an attempt to “grow up”.
    They have decided to give their fans more mature music.
  • GERARD'S RAT PACK FOR CENTRE
  • Hollyoaks star Gerard McCarthy is taking to the stage tonight (FRI) in aid of charity for a Rat Pack Night. The Belfast born actor, is performing an intimate swing gig in aid of the Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre.
  • JASON'S LIFE IN USA
  • Irish actor Jason O’Mara is to star in the US version of the BBC’s Life on Mars.
    He will play Sam Tyler, a modern day cop who, after being hit by a car and blacks out, wakes up in 1973.
  • Branagh joins Cruise in Germany
  • Belfast thespian Kenneth Branagh joined co-star Tom Cruise in Germany to begin shooting controversial film Valkyrie.The movie tells the story of Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise), a German officer who plotted to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
  • GALWAYARTS KICK OFF
  • NOW into its 30th year, the Galway Arts Festival has kicked off it’s first week with acts to surpass its already sterling reputation.
  • 26 July 2007

    IRISH ACTOR STUART TOWNSEND
  • REPORTEDLY CAST IN NEXT HARRY POTTER MOVIE
    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen star is set to appear in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince along with Joseph Fiennes and Naomi Watts.
  • YOUNG IRISH ACTRESS
  • TO STAR IN NEW PETER JACKSON MOVIE
    Saoirse Ronan has been cast in director Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel The Lovely Bones.
  • 25 July 2007

    BONO
  • MAKES ACTING DEBUT
    The Irish rocker is make his acting debut in the musical film Across the Universe, based on the songs of the Beatles.The U2 frontman,will star alongside Eddie Izzard, Salma Hayek, Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess.
  • NORTHERN IRELAND MODEL JAMIE DORNAN
  • TO STAR ALONGSIDE SUPERMODEL GISELE IN NEW AD CAMPAIGN. The advertisement, which is to hit billboards, magazines and stores later this year sees the pair tangled in a compromising position on a pool table.
  • BELFAST SPORTS LEGEND
  • GEORGE BEST IMMORTALISED
    AT LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL EXHIBITION
    for his contribution to European football and American soccer.
  • 24 July 2007

    Harry Potter comes to an end...
  • NO SPOILERS
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
    AFTER queuing for almost two hours on Friday night to get my copy of the final instalment of the Harry Potter series,..
  • WESTLIFE Vs SPICE GIRLS
  • THE BATTLE IS BACK!
    IT’S a battle of girl-power against the extreme might of Irish boyband Westlife.
  • Donegal actor to play Elmo
  • The actor is tipped to be cast as Elmo in an Irish-language production of Sesame Street.Gweedore actor Vincent MacAodh is the favourite to be offered the role by US television executives who are currently vetting hundreds of Irish actors to star in the new programme.
  • NEIGHBOURS STAR AT KATY DALY'S
  • Kyal Marsh is swapping Ramsay Street for Strabane this weekend when he appears at Katy Daly’s Beach Party. The actor, who plays Boyd Hoyland in the popular soap, is stopping off at the Beach Party this Saturday July 28.
  • SIMON & LOUIS
  • SEND SHAYNE BACK INTO STUDIO
    The X Factor star has been sent back into the studio after music bosses Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh rejected his comeback single.

  • 23 July 2007

    Kiwi Rockers THE CHECKS - NEXT MONDAY 30TH JULY
  • The five piece New Zealand boys are headed for Aunt Annie’s. The band formed when they were just 15 years old, they have already bagged an award for Best single at the New Zealand Music Awards, 2005 and decided to do a global sound “check”.
  • IRISH TD CALLS FOR SIMPSONS MOVIE PREMIERE
  • TO BE HELD IN SPRINGFIELD, TALLAGHT.
    Fianna Fáil TD, Charlie O’Connor wants Irish film authorities to host the Irish premier in Dublin suburb just like the fictional town.
  • ANDREA CORR
  • REVEALS THE CORRS COULD REUNITE SOONER THAN EXPECTED
    The Irish singer has revealed her siblings The Corrs could be in line for an early return to the stage or studio.
  • PLANETLOVE EXCLUSIVE
  • The organisers of PlanetLove are to shell out tens of thousands to helicopter major dance acts between a new two-venue set up for this year’s festival.
  • ASH ON FILM
  • Downpatrick rockers Ash will showcase their directorial debut on later this month with a movie featuring the faked murder of Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
  • EXHIBITION OPENS
  • IN TRIBUTE TO IRISH DESCENDENT PRINCESS GRACE – BETTER KNOWN AS ACTRESS GRACE KELLY, detailing her life starting at her family’s humble beginnings in Newport, County Mayo.
  • SHAYNE WARD SAYS HE MISSES SEX WHILE ON TOUR.
  • The X Factor singer has revealed he hates being in a long distance relationship because he misses out on sex.

  • CILLIAN MURPHY
  • TO STAR ALONGSIDE SIENNA MILLER IN NEW MOVIE. The Irish actor will play counter-culturalist magazine editor Richard Neville in a new film with Sienna Miller.
  • BELFAST THESPIAN KENNETH BRANAGH
  • REVEALS HE LOVES AMERICAN COMEDY DRAMA TV SHOWS. Despite his long and prestigious theatrical career he likes nothing more than to settle down in front of the TV with his wife Lindsay Brunnock
  • IRISH FILM INDUSTRY
  • NOMINATED FOR US EMMY AWARD,receiving three nominations for work on television series The Tudors.
  • IRELAND’S TOP MUSIC STARS HELP MUSIC PROMOTER WHOSE SON HAS BEEN LEFT CRITICALLY INJURED

    20 July 2007

    Harry Potter mania heads for Belfast
  • AT 12.01am the final instalment of the Harry Potter series goes on sale and Belfast bookshops gearing up for what is sure to be a magical night.

  • DOLORES O'RIORDAN'S
  • DRUMMER COLLAPSES ON STAGE IN LA
    The former Cranberries singer's American solo tour is in doubt after her drummer reportedly collapsed on stage last night.
  • SHAYNE WARD NEW FACE OF CK UNDERWEAR?
  • The sexy star, who’s parents are Irish, has adopted a new fitness regime going to the gym five-times-a-week to get trim for the ads.
  • E4’s Skins To Film Secret Party Special
  • A one off special of hit drama Skins is set to be the first programme to be broadcast exclusively on MySpace.
  • BOB GELDOF
  • NOMINATED FOR IRISH AWARD
    The Irish activist has been nominated for an award at this year’s Irish Entertainment Awards.Plans are already underway for the showbiz bash Egan, to take place in October.
  • PIERCE BROSNAN TO BED ANGELINA JOLIE IN NEW FILM
  • The Mr & Mrs Smith actress will star opposite Brosnan in the sequel to the 1999 film The Thomas Crown Affair.
  • NEESON INVESTS IN CHEESY COWBOY SHOW
  • Northern Ireland actor Liam Neeson has shocked his kids by forcing them to watch cheesy cowboy show The Lone Ranger.
  • GLORIA'S INSPIRATIONAL PLACE
  • NORTHERN Ireland TV presenter Gloria Hunniford has launched a nationwide search for the most inspirational place in the UK.