The release of Nick Broomfield's most controversial film on DVD offers viewers the opportunity to judge for themselves whether he really is the leading exponent in a genre that is leaning more and more towards entertainment writes Feargal Mc Kay

Rivalry with Dublin and a carefree attitude are generally associated with Cork bands. But Fred have also managed to release one of the best albums this year says Eoin Butler

Despite the attention the Northern Bank robbery attracted, it was not an isolated incident. Suzanne Breen reports

Bruce Springsteen speaks in praise of Bono and U2.

By the time you read this I should be revived from my foetal position over the toilet bowl where I will have spent most of Friday recovering from Thursday – commonly known in these parts as St Patrick's Day. I will not have got myself into that state because of unrestrained celebrations to commemorate the national saint and his conversion of the Gaelic hordes to Christianity, because I will have hopefully escaped the bonanza of patriotic, over the top, sure-aren't-we-great revelry.

Eoin Butler browses the CD stores for cut-price bargains and discovers that great legends like Hank Williams will continue to sell records

From midday, chants of "I, I, IRA!" could be heard all over the university area of Belfast where thousands of Catholic students live. Hundreds of houses were bedecked with Tricolours and other bunting. Many occupants were already drunk and the queues in local off-licenses were breathtaking.

Suzanne Breen reports on the implications of the The Prevention of Terrorism Act for human rights in Northern Ireland, amid fears of a return to the days of interment in the 1970s

I've never regarded myself as one of those silly women who palpitate over film, rock or sports' stars.

The Eiffel Tower, The Taj Mahal, The Great Wall of China, Dundrum Town Centre. Ireland has finally produced a monument worthy of representing herself on the world stage.