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Irish actor Peter Caffrey dies
The Irish actor Peter Caffrey has died at the age of 58. He was best known for his role as Padraig in 'Ballykissangel' and also appeared in films including 'I Went Down' and 'A Love Divided'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0102/caffreyp.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Westlife%u2019s Kian announces engagement
Westlife star Kian Egan is to marry actress girlfriend Jodi Albert, it was announced today. 27-year-old Egan proposed to former 'Hollyoaks' star Albert, 23, on Christmas Day 2007. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0104/westlife.html' TARGET="_blank">
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Golden Globes ceremony cancelled
This year's Golden Globes ceremony was cancelled after actors vowed to boycott the event in support of striking Hollywood writers. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0108/goldenglobes.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
First baby for Christina Aquilera
Singer Christina Aguilera and her music executive husband Jordan Bratman are celebrating the birth of their first child, a baby boy. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0114/aguilerac.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Heath Ledger found dead in New York
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in New York. Police say he was found in his home in SoHo by a housekeeper. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0122/ledgerh.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Jaws star Roy Scheider dies
Roy Scheider, the actor best known for his role as the beleaguered police chief Martin Brody in 'Jaws', has died. He was 75. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0211/scheiderr.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Jennifer Lopez welcomes twin babies
Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony are celebrating the birth of twin babies in New York. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0222/lopezj.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Glen Hansard & Markta Irglov win Oscar for 'Falling Slowly'
Glen Hansard and partner Markta Irglov won the Best Original Song Oscar for 'Falling Slowly' from the film 'Once', in which they starred.
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Daniel Day-Lewis wins Best Actor Oscar
Wicklow resident Daniel Day-Lewis claimed the Best Actor Oscar for his role as an oil prospector in 'There Will Be Blood'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0225/oscars2.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Patrick Swayze diagnosed with cancer
'Dirty Dancing' and 'Ghost' star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0306/swayzep.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Heather Mills and Paul McCartney reach a divorce settlement
Heather Mills has been awarded 24.3m pounds in her divorce settlement with former Beatle Paul McCartney. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0317/millsh.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Baby girl for Halle Berry
Oscar-winning star Halle Berry has given birth to her first child. full story -
Showband star Brendan O%u2019Brien dies
Former showband member Brendan O'Brien was found dead at his home in Blackpool in Cork. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0404/obrienb.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Pete Doherty jailed for 14 weeks
Pete Doherty has been jailed for 14 weeks for failing to turn up to probation hearings on time and drug use. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0408/dohertyp.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Kerry Katona gives birth to fourth child
Reality television star Kerry Katona gave birth to her fourth child, a baby boy. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0411/katonak.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
George Bush appears on Deal or No Deal
US President George W Bush appeared on the American version of the hit game-show 'Deal Or No Deal', although he didn't sit in the contestant's chair. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0421/bushg.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Scarlett Johansson announces engagement
Actress Scarlett Johansson and actor Ryan Reynolds have announced their engagement after dating for a year. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0506/johanssons.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Hundreds attend Nuala O%u2019Faoilean%u2019s funeral
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral Mass of the writer Nuala O'Faolain in Dublin. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0513/ofaolainn.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Dustin fails to make Eurovision final
Dustin the Turkey failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest Final in Belgrade. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0520/dustintheturkey.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Russia wins Eurovision in Belgrade
Russia has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song 'Believe'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0524/eurovision.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
George Clooney single again
George Clooney has reportedly split from his girlfriend of one year, Sarah Larson. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0529/clooneyg.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Kerry girl Jessie loses final of BBC show
Kerry singer Jessie Buckley has come second in the final of the BBC One talent show 'I'd Do Anything'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0531/youcouldbenancy.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Sharon Osbourne quits as X Factor judge
Sharon Osbourne has quit her role as a judge on 'The X Factor' after four years of working on the show. <a href='http://http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0606/osbournes.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Lee McQueen is named Sugar%u2019s new Apprentice
'The Apprentice' winner Lee McQueen has been speaking about his victory on the Alan Sugar-fronted business how. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0612/theapprentice.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Irish actor Jim Norton wins Tony Award
Irish actor Jim Norton was among the winners at the Tony Awards in New York on Sunday night. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0616/nortonj.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
1,000s pose nude for Spencer Tunick
Thousands of people posed nude for Spencer Tunick art installations in Blarney Castle, Co Cork and Dublin. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0617/tunicks.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Eastenders%u2019 Wellard calls it a day
'EastEnders' dog Wellard, who has been in Albert Square since 1994, is set to exit the soap later this year. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0626/eastenders.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Nicole Kidman gives birth to baby girl
Actress Nicole Kidman and her singer husband Keith Urban have welcomed their first child together. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0707/kidman.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Spears and Federline end custody battle
Singer Britney Spears and her ex-husband Kevin Federline have reached a settlement over custody of their two children. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0718/spearsb.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Golden Girl Estelle Getty dies
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0722/gettye.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Christian Bale speaks about charges
Batman star Christian Bale has spoken for the first time about allegations of assault made against him by his sister and mother. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0724/balec1.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Christina Applegate fighting breast cancer
Emmy award-winning actress Christina Applegate is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, her publicist has revealed. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0805/applegatec.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Bertie Ahern take TV presenting job
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is to become a guest presenter on an RTE Television show later this month. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0811/ahernb.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Peaches Geldof weds after whirlwind romance
Nineteen-year-old Peaches Geldof has married her 23-year-old boyfriend Max Drummey in Las Vegas, a little over a month since they became a couple. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0813/geldofp.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Tributes paid to music great Ronnie Drew
There have been many tributes to the singer and entertainer Ronnie Drew, who has died following a long illness. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0816/drewr.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
John Creedon wins Failte Towers
RT Radio 1 presenter John Creedon has won the RT One charity TV show 'Filte Towers'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0818/failtetowers.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer
Reality television star Jade Goody was diagnosed with cervical cancer. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0819/goodyj.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Tipperary Rose is Rose Of Tralee
Twenty-three-year-old Aoife Kelly representing Co Tipperary has won the Rose of Tralee. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0827/roseoftralee.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Rachel is winner of Big Brother
Rachel has won this year's 'Big Brother', beating Mikey to the 100,000 prize. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0905/bigbro.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Baby joy for Westlife%u2019s Shane Filan
Westlife singer Shane Filan and his wife Gillian celebrated a new addition to their family yesterday morning with the arrival of their first son, Patrick. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0916/filans.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
George Michael apologises to fans over drug caution
Pop singer George Michael last night apologised to his fans after being cautioned for drug possession over the weekend. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0922/michaelg.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
John McCain stands up David Letterman
Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain got on the wrong side of US talk show host David Letterman after he cancelled his appearance on 'The Late Show' at the last minute. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0925/lettermand.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Death of Bernadette Creevy announced
It has been announced that Irish mezzo-soprano Dr Bernadette Greevy has died after a short illness aged 68. full story -
Ex-Eastender Wendy Richards reveals cancer battle
Former 'EastEnders' star Wendy Richard has revealed that she is suffering from an aggressive form of cancer. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1006/eastenders.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Hilton enlists Sheen for %u2018campaign%u2019 video
Paris Hilton has enlisted the help of actor Martin Sheen in her latest video clip in her bid to become 'fake' president of the US. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1009/hiltonp.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Lisa Presley welcome twins girls
Singer Lisa Marie Presley has given birth to twin girls, according to an announcement made by her representative. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1013/presleylm.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Madonna and Ritchie to divorce
US singer Madonna and British film director Guy Ritchie have agreed to get divorced, the singer's spokeswoman in London said this afternoon. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1015/madonna.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Katona shocks This Morning viewers
Kerry Katona shocked viewers today as she made an erratic appearance on ITV's 'This Morning'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1022/katonak.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Messages of condolences for Jennifer Hudson
Colleagues from the entertainment world have been sending messages of condolences to Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson following the death of her mother, brother and nephew. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1028/hudsonj.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Brand quits radio show over controversy
The granddaughter of 'Fawlty Towers' star Andrew Sachs has called for Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to be sacked following their lewd phone messages to the actor during a pre-recorded radio show. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1029/brandr.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Ross suspended by BBC for 12 weeks
The BBC has announced that Jonathan Ross has been suspended from all BBC broadcasting for 12 weeks, without pay, amid the ongoing controversy over phone messages he and Russell Brand left for the actor Andrew Sachs. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1030/rossj.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
X-Factor%u2019s Simon Cowell splits from girlfriend
'X Factor' judge Simon Cowell has split from his longterm girlfriend, model and television presenter Terri Seymour. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1103/cowells.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Apprentice star fired for cheating
Joanna Murphy has become the latest contestant to be fired on 'The Apprentice' after she cheated in the latest task. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1104/theapprentice.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Celebrities hail Obama election victory
Celebrities have been seen to play a prominent role in Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election and stars from Oprah Winfrey to Ricky Gervais have been quick to hail his triumph. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1105/obama_celebrity.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Navratilova joins Wags on I%u2019m A Celebrity
Tennis star Martina Navratilova and former British MP Robert Kilroy-Silk will be joining Wags and former pop and soap stars in the latest series of 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1112/imaceleb.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
John Sergeant quits Strictly Come Dancing
John Sergeant said today that he wanted to avoid a "bloody battle" as he bowed out of Strictly Come Dancing. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1119/strictlycomedancing1.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Pat Kenny speaks about %u2018toughest year%u2019
Pat Kenny has revealed he is looking forward to seeing the back of 2008 after a difficult year in which he lost his mother and went through a very public court battle. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1120/kennyp.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
TV host Paul O%u2019Grady bitten by a snake
Television presenter Paul O'Grady is recovering after being bitten by a snake at his home. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1203/ogradyp.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Joe Swash crowned King of the Jungle
Former EastEnders actor Joe Swash has been crowned King of the Jungle tonight in 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'
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Norton takes over Wogan%u2019s Euro job
Chat show host Graham Norton will replace Terry Wogan as commentator on the 'Eurovision Song Contest', the BBC said. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1205/eurovision.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Brenda is hired on The Apprentice
Bridal shop owner Brenda Shanahan has been hired in the final of 'The Apprentice'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1209/theapprentice.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Irish stars nominated for Golden Globes
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson have been nominated for Golden Globes for their performances in 'In Bruges'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1211/goldenglobes.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a>
