WITH TRAILER: Robert Pattinson's character is up for criticism in the New York Times' review of Twilight sequel, "New Moon," but he's not the only one. The Times slams everyone in the film, director Chris Weitz included.

Robert Downey Jr. seems ready to exit Hollywood for a quieter life. The Irish-American actor says that though he’s grateful for his success, he finds himself wanting to take a break from acting and relax.

Handball villain Thierry Henry has called for the controversial Ireland/France game to be replayed. The French star striker said a replay would be the "fairest solution" after his handball set up the goal which dumped Ireland out of the World Cup.

Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron will be spending lots of time in Ireland next year, as she’s down to play the lead female role in the film version of the Sebastian Barry novel “The Secret Scripture.”

Jonathan Rhys Meyers has a busy few months coming up. In addition to saying goodbye to his popular Showtime series “The Tudors,” the Irish actor will also premiere his film with John Travolta, “From Paris With Love,” and begin shooting another project with Kevin Bacon in Belfast.

Robert Pattinson's "New Moon" director thought it would be "creepy and inappropriate" to tell him how to kiss Kristen Stewart.

Gerard Butler has been named the best British actor in Hollywood. The Scottish hunk, who is best known for playing King Leonidas in “300,” beat a host of stars, including Christian Bale and double-Oscar winner and Irish citizen Daniel Day Lewis to win the title in a poll of more than 1,000 British film fans by the DVD rental service LoveFilm.

Miley Cyrus’ tour bus was involved in a car crash Friday morning that left one person dead. Teen star and Irish favorite Cyrus was not in the bus, reports say.

Ungaro's chairman is desperate to axe Lindsay Lohan's contract with the label. The “Mean Girls” actress' debut collection for the French fashion house was a critical flop.

Irish golfer Padraig Harrington has slammed the French team for the way they celebrated after Thierry Henry's hand ball helped them win their World Cup clash with Ireland.

About 200,000 Irish fans from all over the world have joined a Facebook petition calling on FIFA for a replay of the France/Ireland match which ended in bitter controversy in Paris Wednesday night. France advanced to the World Cup finals through a disputed goal after star striker Thierry Henry blatantly handled the ball before setting up the winning score.

French soccer “star” Thierry Henry’s “hand of Gaul” go-ahead goal against Ireland in the World Cup qualifier has once again shown the need for the instant replay. American sports are no stranger to human error and bad calls that could have been solved by modern technology. Here’s a list of the ten of greatest blown calls in American sports history that could have been reversed with instant replay...

Ambassador Rooney was on a visit to Kilkenny city Wednesday, November 18, home to the tomb of Obama's long lost relative, Bishop John Kearney. He said he has asked Obama to visit Ireland.

American football star Tom Brady won't let Gisele Bundchen choose his clothes.

Susan Boyle isn’t dreaming a dream anymore – she’s living it. The Scottish star’s debut album “I Dreamed A Dream” has broken records, and was just named Amazon Music’s largest global CD pre-order in history.

New daddy Colin Farrell certainly takes his parenting duties seriously. Next month, he'll personally support the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome (which his six-year-old son has) Therapeutics (FAST) by appearing at the organization’s fundraising gala in Chicago.

Sting has been stung by Ireland, but in a very good way. The superstar rocker spoke to The Irish Times last week about his love of Ireland and Belfast in particular, where he lived for a few years in the 80s.

The Football Association of Ireland has lodged an official complaint with soccer's governing body FIFA over the controversial handball by Thierry Henry which dumped Ireland out of the play-offs for the 2010 World Cup. And the FAI has cited precedent for the game to be replayed.

Irish-American comedian Will Ferrell has topped Forbes' annual list of the Most Overpaid Stars.

Video replay. Two words that have come back to haunt FIFA, the international body who runs soccer. Because of the lack of it France are in the World Cup championship and Ireland are out.

United States Supreme Court Justice John Roberts and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley were among the distinguished guests at the Irish Voice’s Irish Legal 100 reception held last Wednesday evening, November 11, at the Washington, D.C. residence of the Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Collins.

Her third studio album may be on hold at the moment, but sometime-singer Lindsay Lohan is already dying to join forces with pop star Lady Gaga.

This year the Boston Irish Film Festival present a unique multimedia event that takes you back to the early 1910s when pioneering screenwriter/actress Gene Gauntier and director Sidney Olcott of the Kalem Film Company blazed a trail from New York to Killarney—and into history.

Rosie O'Donnell is in Oprah's bad books after hinting on Howard Stern's show that Oprah and her friend Gayle King are gay. During an exchange with Stern, O'Donnell said: ''I don't know. I think [Oprah's] never been married and she's exceptionally close to Gayle. I don't know that she and Gayle are necessarily doing each other, but I think they are the emotional equivalent of ...'' with Stern filling in, ''A gay couple.''

Lonely Planet's best in Travel 2009 names the Clare cycling route in Ireland among the greatest alongside similar routes in Vietnam, Cuba, New Zealand and Australia.

Olivia Wilde’s star is firmly on the ascent. Best known for her recurring role in Fox’s “House,” the Irish American actress trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and chose her stage name in honor of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. She talks about her Irish background, her pride in her heritage and her ultimate dream – the chance to make a film in Ireland.

This just had to be seen to be believed, as the Moulin Rouge in Paris hosted a Can Can dancer like none ever seen before - an Irish fan.

U2 might be storming the world with "No Line on the Horizon" and their 360 Tour, but the Irish band have failed to crack the Top 50 albums of the decade. The British rock bible NME revealed its Top 50 Monday and U2 are nowhere to be seen.

The Top 50 albums of the decade - and not a single album from U2

Irish star Pierce Brosnan joined Hollywood A-listers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at a private session with Lady Gaga in LA.

Lindsay Lohan newest crush and her self-described “perfect man” is none other than A-list actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Dana Delany has opened up about turning down the role of Carrie in “Sex and the City.” The actress and multiple Emmy winner, who first hit it big as Nurse Colleen McMurphy on “China Beach,” is enjoying currently stardom again on “Desperate Housewives.”

Megan Fox has frequently been compared to the Angelina Jolie, but despite the brunettes' similar looks and penchant for wild statements, the younger actress insists they are poles apart .

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was reportedly furious when she was given a bill for her drinks at The Crown Bar in Los Angeles and stunned onlookers with a tantrum when the staff insisted she settled her tab for her evening.

Dara McBride: Bono is a wonderful musician and a great world citizen — but can anyone really make any sense of his latest column in the Sunday New York Times? It's all about the fall of the Berlin Wall and its impact on this "singer," who is of course Bono. He even catches himself writing about himself in the third person — but I don't know if it works. It all gets kind of weird.

The 'Transformers' star says she can't stand the characters she usually plays and would far rather get down and dirty in horror movies as in her new film 'Jennifer's Body'.

Robert Pattinson "looks exactly like he did in my head' as Edward Cullen the vampire, said author Stephanie Meyer in a rare interview on Oprah.

If “Clash of the Titans” is half as good as the trailer then fans can expect a roller coaster ride when the movie, which stars our own Liam Neeson, comes out next year.

Members of the Irish community gathered at a memorial Mass in New York Thursday to remember Sen. Edward Kennedy just over 12 weeks after his death. The senator’s son, Edward Kennedy Jr., Christine Quinn, Speaker of New York City Council, and Irish Consul General Niall Burgess were among those present.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are in a relationship, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has confirmed.

Buzz Brady: John Cusack may have sabotaged the rest of his flailing career by appearing in "2012," this dog from director Roland Emmerich. Whatever the box office says, the Irish American actor has descended to the lowest plane of his career in the type of movie that makes the "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," an Oscar-winning proposition.

Buzz Brady: Susan Boyle has reportedly stepped up her security measures after being stalked by an American woman. Boyle has apparently received a number of letters from the ‘stalker’, but finally asked for extra protection when the fan turned up at her home

'Pirate Radio,' the immensely likeable new comedy by 'Four Weddings and A Funeral' and 'Notting Hill' writer and director Richard Curtis, features Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in a role that’s a welcome departure from the much heavier dramas he excels at.

At the tender age of 23 in 1987, Irishman Steve Conway began the adventure of a lifetime onboard a leaky ship called the Ross Revenge, the floating home of legendary “Pirate Radio” station Radio Caroline, which originally started broadcasting during the 1960s. He talks about the real life experiences that inspired the film “Pirate Radio” which opens this weekend, and his new book “Shiprocked”.

The Irish Arts Center’s inaugural Irish Poetry Festival was a standing room only event last Saturday in New York, proving that the demand for a forum for Irish verse is as strong as ever.

Certainly Irish leaders are called on to comment on everything, but Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen probably took it a bit too far when he answered a question about “Jedward."

Roisin Murphy returns to the fray on November 13 with the release here of her “Orally Fixated” single, which is currently streaming on her MySpace page.

A sad family occasion in Ireland leads to a new branch in her family tree for April Drew.

This news may make his fellow “X Factor” judge, Irish music mogul Louis Walsh, jealous, but Simon Cowell is officially the highest earner on television.

Irish-American comedian Colin Quinn will be generating laughs for charity while performing at Laugh For Sight, the annual charity benefit showcasing some of the world’s best stand-up comedians performing to raise money to combat degenerative eye diseases.