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Alleged threats to kill BBC DG in Clarkson affair

Scotland Yard are reportedly investigating alleged threats to kill the director general of the BBC, Tony Hall, following the decision to sack Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

Entertainment • 30 Mar 15

Watch! New teaser clip for Pixels

A new 10-second teaser for Pixels has been released, have a look here.

Entertainment • 18 Mar 15

Film Review: It Follows *

This teen horror film is a tedious exercise indeed, based on really nothing much at all, except what can be scared out of us by ambient electronica to underline the rather tired, trite action.

Entertainment • 27 Feb 15

Taylor Swift named Woman of the Year

Taylor Swift was named Woman of the Year at last night's (February 24) Elle Style Awards.

Entertainment • 25 Feb 15

Obama's Between Two Ferns interview with Zach Galifiankis of course features in the montage

Watch! YouTube's 10th birthday supercut

YouTube is 10 years old and this supercut tracks the evolution of the viral video with some of the most memorable clips of the last decade.

Entertainment • 25 Feb 15

Mid-section detail from Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild

New record for work by living European artist

A new record has been set for a work sold by a living European artist following an anonymous US buyer’s purchase of an oil-on-canvas work entitled Abstraktes Bild by the German painter Gerhard Richter.

Entertainment • 13 Feb 15

What did you make of Ray's first day back on RTÉ?

Ray D'Arcy started his new afternoon show on RTÉ Radio 1 today. Take a look at some pics taken just before he went on air and tell us what you made of his first day.

Entertainment • 02 Feb 15

Zuckerberg vows to read a book every two weeks

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has vowed that he will read a new book every two weeks in 2015.

Entertainment • 07 Jan 15

Win! TEN's Christmas Giveaway!

Day 1! We've loads of great competitions coming your way over the next TEN days - starting with the chance to win a fantastic PS4 console and games. Click through to find out more!

Entertainment • 16 Dec 14

Woof! Munchkin the dog is back!

Munchkin the adorable 3-year-old Shih Tzu almost broke the internet (take that Kim Kardashian) in October when an insanely cute video of her wearing a teddy bear costume went viral on YouTube.

Entertainment • 26 Nov 14

L-R: Mercury, Venus, Earth and the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and dwarf planets, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris

Look! Artist depicts the solar system to scale

We are all a little space-obsessed since the plucky Philae space probe made history yesterday by landing on a comet, so check out this amazing artists's creation of the solar system to scale.

Entertainment • 13 Nov 14

Niall MacMonagle, Anne Doyle and John Kelly at the launch of A Poem for Ireland

What is your most-loved Irish poem?

What is your most-loved Irish poem of the last century? A Poem for Ireland is a major new RTÉ campaign which aims to get the public talking about the Irish poems they feel are the most-loved of the past 100 years.

Entertainment • 03 Oct 14

Watch! Giant mutant spider dog prank

There's nothing better than having a Friday giggle to kick-start the weekend, and this hilarious clip of a cute little dog, dressed as a giant spider (yup, you read right), wil leave you in stitches.

Entertainment • 06 Sep 14

Monet's Nympheas fetches almost £32m at auction

A Claude Monet painting of water lilies sold for almost £32 million at auction in London on Monday, the second highest price ever paid for a Monet at auction.

Entertainment • 24 Jun 14

Beckham: "I didn't go into this to prove anything to anybody other than myself"

Beckham doesn't want to prove anything

Victoria Beckham has revealed that she didn't become a fashion designer to "prove anything to anybody".

Entertainment • 23 Apr 14

Cara Delevingne at Giles Deacon A/W'14, London Fashion Week

Delevingne posted first ever runway selfie video

Cara Delevingne has shared the first ever video live from the runway while walking for Giles Deacon at London Fashion Week.

Entertainment • 18 Feb 14

Game Over for Flappy Birds App

The creator of Flappy Birds, one of the most popular Apps ever made, has pulled the App from both Apple App Store and Google Play.

Entertainment • 10 Feb 14

Ross O'Carroll Kelly creator Paul Howard with the new plaque

Dublin pub plaque for Ross O'Carroll Kelly

A plaque has been erected in honour of Ross O'Carroll Kelly in the fictional character's favourite drinking spot, Dublin pub Kiely's.

Entertainment • 28 Jan 14

Journalist Simon Hoggart dies aged 67

The journalist Simon Hoggart, who covered Northern Ireland at the height of The Troubles and who was much-loved for his acerbic parliamentary sketches from The House of Commons, has died after a three-year battle with cancer.

Entertainment • 06 Jan 14

In a Field: Seamus Heaney's posthumously published poem is in today's editions of The Irish Times and Guardian.

Previously unpublished Heaney poem appears

Seamus Heaney's poem, on a war theme, written shortly before his death, can be read in today's edition of the Irish Times and Guardian newspapers.

Entertainment • 26 Oct 13

Norah Casey: "I took a big decision when I stood back in the summer"

Norah Casey: "I wanted to run away"

Broadcaster and businesswoman Norah Casey has spoken about her decision to step down as CEO of her publishing company, Harmonia

Entertainment • 20 Oct 13

Joe Duffy, Bill Golding and Liam O'Shea are the three radio figures to be inducted into the Hall of Fame

Joe Duffy enters PPI radio Hall of Fame

Liveline presenter Joe Duffy has been named as one of the three radio figures to be inducted into the PPI Radio Awards Hall of Fame.

Entertainment • 30 Sep 13

Duffy - "We’ll be visiting the prettiest village in Ireland with the Liveline Funny Friday crew in full flow"

Joe Duffy brings Funny Friday to Dunmore East

RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Joe Duffy is bringing Liveline's Funny Friday on the road and is inviting listeners to join him in Dunmore East, Co Waterford tomorrow, Friday May 31.

Entertainment • 30 May 13

Kutcher - "Twitter's experience has changed for me, pretty drastically"

Kutcher has lost faith in Twitter

Ashton Kutcher, who was famed for being one of the first celebrities on Twitter, has voiced his opinions about how the social network has changed.

Entertainment • 26 May 13

Macpherson loved working with Dannii Minogue

Macpherson salutes 'powerhouse' Minogue

Elle Macpherson has complimented her new Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model co-star Dannii Minogue, saying she is a "powerhouse in fashion and television".

Entertainment • 20 May 13

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