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Coldplay will play four shows in Croke Park in late August and early September

Coldplay say they have exceeded climate change target

Coldplay are claiming that the band have exceeded their climate change target after pledging to put on one of the greenest tours in history.

Music • 04 Jun 24

Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me director, dies at 53

Morgan Spurlock, the documentary filmmaker who directed and starred in the Oscar-nominated Super Size Me, has died aged 53.

Movies • 24 May 24

Graceland opened as a museum and tourist attraction in 1982 as a tribute to Elvis Presley

Updated Foreclosure sale of Graceland paused by judge

A judge in Tennessee has temporarily halted a foreclosure sale of Graceland, the historic home of Elvis Presley in the southern US state.

Music • 22 May 24

David Copperfield - A spokesperson for the magician said the allegations made against him are "false and scurrilous"

David Copperfield denies sexual misconduct allegations

The American magician David Copperfield is facing allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour made by 16 women.

Entertainment • 17 May 24

Bambie Thug said they were forced to change their body paint in Ogham script which translated to "ceasefire" and "freedom"

Bambie Thug changed Ogham message after EBU 'order'

The first Irish Eurovision Song Contest finalist since 2018 has said they altered a pro-Palestinian message on their outfit following an "order" from the competition organisers.

Eurovision Song Contest • 08 May 24

Bambie Thug is the first Irish entrant to qualify for the Eurovision final since 2018

Irish Eurovision fans party, Bambie Thug 'super proud'

Ireland's Eurovision entry Bambie Thug, singing Doomsday Blue, has said they are "super proud" to have qualified for Saturday's final in Malmö, Sweden.

Eurovision Song Contest • 08 May 24

Eurovision organisers say excluding Israel from the competition would have been a "political decision"

Eurovision organisers on decision not to exclude Israel

Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said excluding the Israeli broadcaster Kan from the competition would have been a "political decision".

Eurovision • 05 May 24

Bambie Thug had to cancel event in Malmö after being admitted to hospital due to food poisoning

Bambie Thug hospitalised after eating 'bad shellfish'

Ireland's Eurovision hopeful Bambie Thug had to cancel a meet and greet performance in Malmö, Sweden, after coming down with food poisoning.

Eurovision • 04 May 24

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed (L) pictured in court during her sentencing hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico today

Rust armourer sentenced to 18 months over fatal shooting

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie Rust, was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot when actor Alec Baldwin was handling a gun during the film's production in 2021.

Movies • 15 Apr 24

Comedian and actor Joe Flaherty pictured in 1979

Freaks and Geeks actor Joe Flaherty dies aged 82

Adam Sandler, John Francis Daley and Martin Short were among the co-stars remembering US actor and comedian Joe Flaherty, known for his roles in Happy Gilmore and Freaks And Geeks, following his death aged 82.

Television • 03 Apr 24

George Gilbey, pictured during Celebrity Big Brother in August 2014

George Gilbey, Gogglebox star, dies aged 40

Gogglebox's George Gilbey has died aged 40, a spokesperson for the show has said.

Television • 28 Mar 24

Death announced of Cockney Rebel's Steve Harley

Cockney Rebel frontman Steve Harley has died "peacefully at home" at the age of 73, his family has announced.

Music • 17 Mar 24

Alec Baldwin is set to face trial in July

Baldwin seeks involuntary manslaughter charge dismissal

Alec Baldwin's lawyers have asked a judge to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor over a fatal shooting on a film set, accusing prosecutors of "violating nearly every rule in the book" in acquiring the indictment.

Movies • 15 Mar 24

Pierce Brosnan was fined and ordered to make a donation to Yellowstone Forever

Pierce Brosnan admits to walking off trail at Yellowstone

The actor Pierce Brosnan has pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a visit to Yellowstone National Park in the US.

Entertainment • 15 Mar 24

Roman Polanski - The case against the 90-year-old director of The Pianist will be heard in Los Angeles in August 2025, said Gloria Allred, a Hollywood lawyer who has represented victims of rapist Harvey Weinstein and others who emerged in the #MeToo era

Roman Polanski to face civil trial in US next year

French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the US more than four decades ago after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, will face a civil trial over the alleged rape of another minor years earlier, the woman's lawyer has said.

Movies • 13 Mar 24

Mick Flannery has cancelled his SXSW show

Mick Flannery the latest artist to join SXSW boycott

Singer-songwriter Mick Flannery is the latest Irish artist to pull out of the prestigious US arts festival.

Music • 12 Mar 24

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and a separate charge of evidence tampering

Jury finds armourer guilty in 'Rust' shooting case

A US jury has found Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter, ending a trial over Hollywood's first on-set fatal shooting in nearly 30 years.

Movies • 07 Mar 24

Jason Mizell aka Jam Master Jay was fatally shot in the head in his Queens studio in October 2002

Two men convicted of murdering Run-DMC star in 2002

A US federal jury has convicted two men of murdering the famed Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay, a case that had gone unsolved for more than two decades.

Music • 28 Feb 24

Opening statements heard in Rust armourer's trial

A New Mexico prosecutor has held the chief weapons handler for the Western film Rust, Hannah Gutierrez, responsible for the 2021 fatal shooting of the film's cinematographer while her lawyer said she was being scapegoated for a tragedy.

US • 22 Feb 24

Swift pictured with boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce after the team won the Super Bowl last Sunday

Swift donates $100,000 after Chiefs' parade shooting

Taylor Swift has donated $100,000 to a fundraiser for the family of a woman who died in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebrations.

Music • 16 Feb 24

Carl Weathers and Sylvester Stallone pictured together in 2016

Sylvester Stallone 'torn up' at death of Rocky co-star

Sylvester Stallone described Carl Weathers as "an integral part" of his life after the death of his Rocky co-star aged 76.

Movies • 03 Feb 24

Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the 2021 on-shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (File image)

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge

Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the 2021 on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western Rust in New Mexico.

Alec Baldwin • 01 Feb 24

Major music companies earn royalty payments from streaming and social media platforms

Universal Music warns TikTok that it will pull songs

Universal Music Group has warned that it will pull its songs from TikTok, after a breakdown in talks with the social media platform over issues including the compensation of artists and songwriters.

Music • 31 Jan 24

The Shangri-Las: (left to right) Mary Weiss, Margie Ganser, Liz Weiss

Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies age 75

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of 1960's pop group the Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75, her record label has said.

Music • 20 Jan 24

Coco brought Murguia to an international audience late in life

Coco voice actor Ana Ofelia Murguía dies at 90

Ana Ofelia Murguía, who voiced Mama Coco in the Disney Pixar film Coco, has died aged 90, according to officials in Mexico.

Movies • 01 Jan 24

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