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Liam + Noel (Gallagher) was created by American artist Elizabeth Peyton

Gallagher brothers portrait could fetch over €2 million

A 1996 portrait of Liam and Noel Gallagher is going under the hammer in London next week, just as the Oasis brothers prepare to reunite for a series of highly anticipated gigs.

Music • 19 Jun

Scottish college launches Oasis masterclass

A college in Scotland has added Britpop to its curriculum with an Oasis masterclass ahead of the band's reunion tour this summer.

Music • 15 Jun

Bruce Springsteen donated $20,000 to striking miners

Bruce Springsteen has been hailed as a "hero" after a "life-saving" 20,000 dollar donation to striking British miners was revealed in a new documentary.

Music • 28 May

Peaky Blinders auction raises £19k for cancer charity

An auction of original costumes from BBC TV series Peaky Blinders, including a suit worn by actor Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in the show's final scenes, has raised £19,000 for charity in the UK.

Television • 24 May

Peppa is all set to welcome sister Evie to the family

Peppa Pig welcomes baby sister, name and pics revealed

The name and first pictures of Peppa Pig's baby sister have been revealed as the family welcome a new member.

Television • 21 May

The sculpture, missing from Jim Morrison's grave since 1988, was found during a search tied to a fraud case led by the Paris public prosecutor's office, a source close to the investigation told AFP

Jim Morrison bust found in France, 37 years after theft

French police have recovered by chance the long-lost bust of the American singer Jim Morrison that once adorned the grave of the iconic frontman of The Doors, 37 years after it was stolen from a Paris cemetery.

Music • 22 May

Cinema attendance is now at 68% of 2019 levels, the last year before the pandemic, compared with more than 70% in 2023

Global cinema attendance drops in 2024

Cinema ticket sales fell 8.8% worldwide in 2024 from the previous year, marking the first annual drop since the Covid pandemic, the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) has said in Cannes.

Movies • 19 May

Kneecap's Mo Chara (L) and Móglaí Bap at Coachella

Kneecap turn Coachella into craic agus ceoil eile

Kneecap had the Coachella crowd rapping 'as Gaeilge' as the Irish hip hop trio made a triumphant debut at the renowned Californian music festival.

Music • 14 Apr

Costume designers, set builders, musicians, producers, and business owners attended the rally. Several wore T-shirts with a quote from The Wizard of Oz: "There's no place like home"

Hundreds rally to 'make Hollywood Hollywood again'

Hundreds of Hollywood crew members, producers, and actors have urged California legislators to increase tax incentives and enact other measures to encourage more film and TV production in and around Los Angeles.

Movies • 07 Apr

Charlotte Riordan, Head of Contemporary Art at Lyon & Turnbull, holding the painting of The Beatles by the late John Byrne Photos: Press Association

Rare Beatles painting to go under the hammer

Paintings by the late Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne, including a rare picture of The Beatles bought by the artist's local priest, are to go under the hammer at auction in the UK.

Music • 24 Mar

Mark Hoppus with Crude Oil (Vettriano) by Banksy

Banksy work owned by Blink-182 star to fetch up to €6m

A Banksy painting owned by Blink-182 star Mark Hoppus is going up for auction where it is estimated to sell for between €3.5 million and €6 million.

Entertainment • 18 Feb

Lady Gaga waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds

A waxwork of Lady Gaga blowing a kiss and dressed in a black and white gown has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds London.

Music • 30 Jan

Bobbi Arlo is hoping to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest

Eurosong hopeful Bobbi Arlo: I'm a huge Eurovision fan

Bobbi Arlo has been revealed as the first artist in the running to represent Ireland at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Basel, Switzerland, this May.

Music • 24 Jan

Ruby shoes worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz go on sale in the US next month

Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz up for auction

Ruby slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in the classic film The Wizard of Oz will be sold at auction next month, nearly 20 years after they were stolen.

Movies • 28 Nov 24

George Harrison's Futurama guitar sells for $1.27 million at auction, twice its initial estimate.

Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison sells for $1m

A guitar bought by George Harrison for about £58 (€70) has sold at auction for $1.27 million (€1.2 million).

Music • 21 Nov 24

John Krasinski is best known for playing Jim Halpert on the US version of The Office

US actor John Krasinski wins People's 2024 Sexiest Man

US actor and film maker John Krasinski has been named as People magazine's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive.

Movies • 13 Nov 24

Brat describes people who are "confident, independent, and hedonistic"

Charli XCX's Brat named Word of the Year 2024

The word Brat, the title of Charli XCX's sixth studio album, was all over social media this summer and now it's officially Collins Dictionary Word of the Year.

Music • 01 Nov 24

Propstore's music specialist Mark Hochman looks at Michael Jackson's tour rehearsal 'Thriller' jacket, autographed by Jackson

Michael Jackson's jacket to be sold at auction

Michael Jackson's jacket and John Lennon's first vox amp, which he used with the Beatles, are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds when they go under the hammer.

Music • 15 Oct 24

Memorabilia from the set of Friends sold at auction

Perry's jumper sold at Friends 30th anniversary auction

Memorabilia from the set of Friends, including a jumper worn by late star Matthew Perry, have been sold in an auction marking three decades since the US sitcom first aired.

Television • 24 Sep 24

English rockers Coldplay will play four nights at Croke Park

Everything you need to know about Coldplay's Irish gigs

Coldplay are set to play four shows in Croke Park kicking off at the end of August - find out everything you need to know about the highly-anticipated gigs here.

Music • 27 Aug 24

Auction house Sotheby's said this is the "highest pre-sale estimate ever placed on an item of any Harry Potter-related work".

Harry Potter watercolour for auction at record estimate

An original watercolour for Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone has been put up for auction with an estimate of more than £400,000 (€468,000).

Movies • 02 May 24

C-3PO head from Star Wars could fetch $1m at auction

A light-up C-3PO head from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi is expected to fetch up to one million dollars at auction.

Movie • 13 Feb 24

Andrew Lloyd Webber said scripts where moved around his home

Lloyd Webber says priest helped to remove poltergeist

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he once called on a priest to help remove a poltergeist from his London home.

Entertainment • 03 Jan 24

The copyright on Steamboat Willie expired on New Year's Day

Mickey Mouse horror trailer released as copyright ends

The trailer for a horror film featuring a killer dressed as Mickey Mouse has been released after Disney's earliest versions of the cartoon character entered the public domain in the US.

Movies • 03 Jan 24

Social media star Eric Roberts is competing in what is deemed to be "the biggest reality show ever"

Irish Squid Game contestant: 'We were starved'

Netflix has just dropped the first five episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge, a reality game show based on its most-watched series of all time, Squid Game.

Television • 25 Nov 23

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