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Court Jesters

Liam Fray, lead singer of Manchester band the Courteneers (fashionably pronounced the Cortinas), is attempting to talk to me while checking bags in for a flight to Amsterdam. By Shelley Marsden

What can I say – we do our best. His band’s debut album, St Jude, with its moments of brilliance, is a promise of things to come. Confident, hedonistic, insanely catchy, poetic, >

Shannon 'devastated' at death of partner

The long term partner of world-famous traditional musician Sharon Shannon has died unexpectedly. By Shelley Marsden

Leo Healy (46) was found dead in the apartment they shared in Devon Gardens, Salthill, Galway at 2pm on Wednesday. Garday are investigating the tragedy but are not treating the death as >

Bulmers fires workers after prank video

The Irish cider company Bulmers has fired eight workers for what it called serious health and safety breaches. By Madeline O'Connor

They were filmed on a mobile phone jumping into a moving forklift, setting vehicles with no driver moving across the warehouse floor, spraying fire extinguishers and doing somersaults from >

Cowen marks his territory with reshuffled cabinet

New Taoiseach stamps his mark on his government during first day in power. By Angela Sammon

Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen surprised many during his first day in power by making significant changes to the Cabinet. And while there were no major casualties, senior ministers were >

Private ear

He's a music agent...and a writer of detective fiction. SHELLEY MARSDEN chats to the multi-talented Paul Charles about Tom Waits, living in Camden and his latest novel...

"I kind of feel guilty calling it a job, you know?” says Paul Charles, describing his two jobs – as top music agent and co-owner of European Concert promoter Asgard, and >

Trapattoni confident of trio's return

Giovanni Trapattoni is confident that Stephen Ireland, Steve Finnan and Andy O'Brien will all declare themselves available for Ireland's friendlies later this month. By Damian Dolan

The new Republic of Ireland manager has revealed that he has met with all three to persuade them to return to international football, and the Italian was encouraged by what he heard, describing >

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