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Harrison Ford’s original Han Solo blaster expected to fetch €485,000 at auction

Han Solo’s original blaster, used by Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope, is expected to fetch up to 500,000 dollars (€485,000) when it goes under the hammer later this month. The prop firearm, which was previously missing and presumed lost, was ...

12 Aug 2022 at 22:05

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Band with links to Newbridge, County Kildare and featured at Electric Picnic releases single

A rock band who featured at Electric Picnic last year and have links to Newbridge have just released an original song. Barrfite is a band made up of: lead singer Harry Maloney, 19, from Stradbally in County Laois (near the border of County ...

15 Jan 2024 at 14:05

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Punk band with lead singer from Kildare to take part in concert alongside other musical acts

Prepare to get your block knocked off by some hard-hitting post-punk music from Blokor! Blokor (which is also stylised as BLØKÖR) is fronted by Naas artist Jo Mac Chéile / McHale, are set to take part in a concert hosted by The Sound ...

30 Aug 2024 at 17:05

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Woman dies in Co Kerry road crash

A woman has died in a road crash in Co Kerry, gardai said. The single vehicle collision happened on Rock Road in Killarney at about 5.40pm on Wednesday. The woman, aged in her 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was ...

30 Nov 2022 at 22:53

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Kildare music lovers, this is one ‘Barrfite’ you'll want to witness at Electric Picnic firsthand!

If you are a fan of bands such as Deftones, Alice In Chains, Queens of the Stone Age or The Scratch, then Barrfite will be right up your alley. Barrfite is a rock band made up of: lead singer Harry Maloney, 19, from Stradbally ...

01 Sept 2023 at 11:45

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Honeysuckle seeking perfect Cheltenham Festival swansong

There will surely be no more popular winner at this year’s Cheltenham Festival than Honeysuckle if she can go out in a blaze of glory in Tuesday’s Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle. It is three years since Henry de Bromhead’s ...

13 Mar 2023 at 16:08

Arts & Entertainment

OPINION: Dynamic ticket pricing just leaves real music fans feeling ripped off

The recent sale of tickets for the AC/DC concert in Croke Park was the latest instalment of a large scale music event which left loyal fans fuming at the cost of tickets, or not being able to get any at all. These ...

28 Feb 2024 at 21:07

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On-stage slap at this year's Oscars leaves Hollywood shocked

Will Smith’s son Jaden and Tennis star Serena Williams are among the stars who expressed both shock and support after the Hollywood actor hit Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars. Smith appeared to take offence at a ...

28 Mar 2022 at 11:12

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Pedestrian killed in Co Cork crash

A pedestrian has been killed in a crash in Co Cork. The man, in his 40s, was struck by a car near Midleton in the early hours of Sunday. The incident happened on the N25 eastbound at Water-Rock at around 1.30am. ...

07 Apr 2024 at 09:37

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Dolly Parton among artists inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eminem, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, Duran Duran and Pat Benatar have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, part of a list that also includes Dolly Parton, who initially resisted the ...

04 May 2022 at 16:30

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Ozzy Osbourne, Oasis, Sade and Sinead O’Connor among Hall of Fame nominees

Ozzy Osbourne and Oasis are among the British acts nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz and the late Sinead O’Connor are also part of ...

10 Feb 2024 at 20:46

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Jimmy Kimmel addresses Will Smith slap and makes Irish joke in opening monologue

Jimmy Kimmel has kicked off the 95th Academy Awards joking about fights starting on stage, referencing Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at last year’s ceremony and poking fun at the Irish talent nominated....

13 Mar 2023 at 01:13

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