Major blow for Sinead Desmond as Virgin Media allowed to challenge decision on her case

This Morning's Christmas special descended into boozy chaos when Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield downed half a pint of Baileys. The co-hosts were in the festive feeling for the Christmas Day show as they guzzled alcohol and tucked into some tasty snacks.

Nicola Coughlan was over the moon on Sunday night when she appeared on the final episode of The Den.

The combination of grey weather and even darker news isn’t making this Monday feel particularly festive so James Kavanagh and Donncha O’Callaghan’s WAP dance was exactly what we needed to boost our mood.

One of Ireland’s best-loved radio presenters suffered an immense lost last week as Today FM’s Dave Moore has shared that his dad Bill has sadly died.

Love Island runner-up Molly-Mae Hague has defended herself and her boyfriend, Tommy Fury, after they headed on another holiday.

Hollywood superstar Matt Damon won over Irish hearts across the country when he spent months living Dalkey while filming this summer.

From books to ponies, Santa was very good to some of our favourite Irish celebrities over the years.

Ryan Tubridy has shown his cheeky side as he teased Dr Tony Holohan on his RTÉ Radio 1 show on Tuesday morning.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentTelepool’s Munich-based sales outfit Global Screen has closed deals to major territories for “Plan A,” a true World War II story, starring August Diehl (“A Hidden Life,” “Inglourious Basterds”) and Sylvia Hoeks (“Blade Runner 2049,” “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”).Signature Entertainment has acquired all rights for the U.K., Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, while Twelve Oaks Pictures picked up the film in Spain.

Sinéad O’Connor is to release a new album next year, her first in seven years.The Irish singer-songwriter will follow up 2014’s ‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss’ with her 11th studio album. No release date nor title have been announced.She confirmed the album news via Twitter yesterday (December 8) by gushing about the artwork.

Fontaines D.C. have performed a cover of the traditional tune ‘I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day’, popularised by fellow Irish group The Pogues.The performance was recorded for US radio station SiriusXM.

Also on this day: The United States and Britain sign preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris would be signed in Sept. 1783.