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.

A little girl, Ruby Ayoub, who would have been six this week, was buried in Dublin on Monday following her death from meningitis which doctors wrongly diagnosed as swine flu.

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Ronan Keating says spending the night with Stephen Gately’s body was a “beautiful” experience.

Robert Reynolds: Susan Boyle has revealed she was beaten as a child. She told a British tabloid that she was hit with a belt every day by teachers and taunted by classmates because of her learning disability. Boyle, 48, said, "You’re looking at someone who would get the belt every day. “Will you shut up — whack!"

Irish Boyzone singer Ronan Keating has been devastated since his bandmate Stephen Gatley passed away last month, and has revealed he has suffered from anxiety attacks.

Dina Lohan – who has already expressed her fears her daughter may take her own life and has been cutting herself – told ex-husband Michael Lohan how the ‘Mean Girls’ had started drinking again and was concerned at what the alcohol would do to her.

Dina Lohan told her ex-husband Michael Lohan how their 23-year-old daughter has been self-harming as the ‘Mean Girls’ star’s life spirals more and more out of control.

Bridget English/ An American Student In Ireland: “You can tell Americans,” my Irish friend told me in the pub one night. “they look different, and not just the way they dress. It’s the features. Even if you put an Irish person in American clothes I could tell. And the teeth. Like you, you have very American teeth.”

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.

Boyzone are spending a lot of time together because it feels like Stephen Gately is still with them. The Irish group – Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham – are still mourning the loss of their bandmate.

Jenni Muro – who works for the ‘Mean Girls’ star – spoke of her fears the 23-year-old beauty will take her own life if she doesn’t get the help she needs.

Irish brain surgeons were operating in the eighth century in a remote area of Ireland. That's according to stunning evidence discovered at an ancient grave in County Donegal.

In case you missed it, Kathy Griffin was on “The Insider,” last week, confronting Jon Gosselin’s (ex) girlfriend Hailey Glassman about her now infamous Facebook pictures.

Robert Pattinson says being English means he doesn't have to worry too much about his looks.

A female Garda (Irish Police officer) based in Dublin has become the fourth member of the Garda Siochana to be questioned about leaking vital information to ruthless criminals gangs. It is suspected that the Garda in question suffers from a discreet but severe addiction to cocaine and may be exchanging the information to settle a massive drug debt that she has with drug dealers.

Lindsay Lohan has claimed that her father Michael Lohan threatened to kill her mother Dina.

Three Irish surgeons have revealed that they are being paid a whopping $350,000 to do nothing. The three orthopedic consultants at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal have revealed that the Irish Health Service is paying them to “sit around doing nothing” while operating theaters are empty.

Westlife singer Nicky Byrne's dad, Nicky Sr., died suddenly on Tuesday, and Byrne, who was in London at the time, has now flown back to his native Ireland to be with his family.

Boyzone may be too devastated over Stephen Gately’s death to go on tour to promote their upcoming album.

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Siena in Italy to discover a drug that can kill leukemia cells.

A nasty case of E coli bacterial infection has forced Elton John to postpone his final date of his Red Piano world tour in Ireland at Dublin's O2 venue.

Mel Gibson, a recovering alcoholic who was arrested for drunk driving in 1984 and 2006, said he hasn't been back to Scotland since shooting “Braveheart” in 1995 because he fears it would have a damaging effect on him.

Research carried out by University College Cork has revealed that turmeric, the spice used to make curries, contains molecules that can kill esophageal cancer cells.

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His late Dad may have made a peace of sorts with his beloved Catholic Church by admitting to Pope Benedict XVI that "I am not a perfect man," but Sen. Edward Kennedy's youngest son is beating the war drums.

Sean O'Shea: The soft side of gruff and tough Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has been revealed. Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich was diagnosed with Ewings sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer in May and Weis coach of BC's arch rival was first to reach out.

An overweight Irish woman, fed up with her full figure, lost weight and then came to a New York plastic surgeon to put the finishing touches on her new self.

Five swine flu victims have died in the Irish Republic since cases of the illness emerged in May.

The family of Michael O'Dwyer, the Irishman shot dead by police in Bolivia in April, are calling for an International investigation into the death of their loved one.

Ronan Keating and the rest of the surviving members of Irish boy band Boyzone will bring Stephen Gately’s body home to Ireland, it was confirmed today.

Boyzone member Stephen Gately’s funeral will take place in Dublin on Saturday, and his famous friends are expected to fly into Ireland to pay their respects.

Spanish authorities now say a mystery heart problem killed former Boyzone star Stephen Gately. Gately, who died on vacation in Majorca at the weekend, died from pulmonary oedema, a build-up of fluid on the lungs.

Even Bill O'Reilly may be starting to think Glenn Beck has gone too far on swine flu. Beck has been claiming that the Obama administration has been hyping the risks of swine flu and he is threatening to hold a "swine flu party" where he and others will expose themselves to the virus to prove it is all a fake.

Irish writer Cecelia Ahern, the daughter of former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern, thought she was pregnant with twins until recently.

Lindsay Lohan's father Michael is set on doing a Sopranos-type intervention on his troubled daughter for her alleged addiction to prescription drugs. The Sopranos series from Fundraiser for stricken Kerry Family

A fundraiser will be held for the son and granddaughter of a Co. Kerry couple living in Massachusetts at the Kerry Hall in Yonkers on Saturday, October 18. Tena and Jimmy Maunsell have five children, all living beside them in Medford, Massachusetts. The Maunsells, who have worked hard through the years to provide for their children, have a daughter who was born with cystic fibrosis and is currently rejecting a double lung transplant she received many years ago.

Michael Lohan has revealed that he fears prescription drugs are killing his daughter. Lindsay Lohan’s semi-estranged father blames her downward spiral – professionally and personally – is due to the drugs she’s on.

A Donegal storeowner and cigarette company Philip Morris are filing suit against the Irish government at the High Court on Tuesday against the administration's ban on cigarette displays in stores.

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Actress and documentary filmmaker Ricki Lake is angry with Irish “Late Late Show” host Ryan Tubridy for deciding not to air a clip of her home birth.

An Irish tourist has been seriously injured in a shooting accident at a Florida gun range. Gary, Flynn, 29, was shot in the throat and shoulder after a gun went off in the adjacent stall at the Saddle Creek Shooting Range in

Dublin native and Australian Rules football legend Jim Stynes has revealed that three tumors have been discovered in his brain.

Big-hearted Irish actor Colin Farrell will headline an event in Chicago this weekend to help raise money for children with Angelman Syndrome. Farrell's son James, who celebrated his sixth birthday in September, was born with Angelman Syndrome and will need lifelong care. Farrell has said he is honored to be helping out the gala event which will take place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Easy! Just ask Gavin Friday who plays there Sunday with U2, Rufus and Martha Wainwright and Scarlett Johansson. It's all part of a charity gig to raise money to fight AIDS.

Colin Farrell’s new movie “Triage” will open this year’s Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) on October 15.

Niall Heraty is just like every other 11-year-old. He adores the Yankees, he plays a mean game of basketball, and he loves more than anything to wind his older brother, Conor, and his younger brother, Ryan, up. However, Niall, son of Julie and Vinny Heraty, natives of Westport, Co. Mayo, hasn’t had the time or energy to enjoy such activities since March. Niall has a rare cancerous tumor and is currently undergoing rigorous treatment to rid his young body of the disease.

Maureen O’Hara has had three bouts of cancer and has diabetes, but at 89 years young her smile is still bright and she keeps on keeping on, and does do with that smile that made her a silver screen siren.

President Barack Obama's Irish American ancestors were pioneers in 19th century health care reform. Film-maker and historian Gabriel Murray, who found Barack Obama’s great-grand uncle's tomb in Kikenny, Ireland, uncovered the surprise links while he was researching his new documentary, “Obama’s Irish Roots” (visit www.olympia-films.co.uk for more information).

An American tourist died after falling on Skellig Michael in County Kerry on Sunday. The 57-year-old woman fell while walking with her husband on the island.