Wednesday 22 May 2013
Actor Colin Farrell has revealed the years of physical and emotional abuse his brother suffered due to his homosexuality.
Eamon Farrell was regularly subject to abuse at school and would arrive home with blood on his shirt.
The comments follow the launch of an awareness week for gay, bisexual and transgender young people in an effort to prevent future intimidation.
“The beatings and tauntings were very frequent for him and a constant part of his school years,” the actor said.
Twitter booming as social media destination
Music legend Burt Bacharach said writing his autobiography forced him to come to terms with the suicide of his daughter.
Carole King isn't done with music - not yet anyway.
Apprentice hopefuls are hoping to avoid an udder disaster as they try to cream off the biggest profit in their latest task.
Bolder joined David Bowie's backing band in 1971, appearing on classic albums including Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane. He went on to join Uriah Heep five years later and only stopped playing with the band a few months ago, due to his poor health.
Music legend Burt Bacharach said writing his autobiography forced him to come to terms with the suicide of his daughter.
Carole King isn't done with music - not yet anyway.
Bolder joined David Bowie's backing band in 1971, appearing on classic albums including Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane. He went on to join Uriah Heep five years later and only stopped playing with the band a few months ago, due to his poor health.
Sir Mick Jagger has revealed that he is planning to make a weekend of it when he headlines Glastonbury with The Rolling Stones and will hang out with his children.
Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency.
The commercial underbelly of the Cannes Film Festival is a non-stop frenzy of deal-making in luxury hotels along the Croisette promenade and aboard yachts moored offshore.
La dolce vita has arrived in Cannes thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.
French actor Gerard Depardieu will star in a drama about a Chechen man who seeks revenge for the killing of his son.
The post-industrial landscape surrounding parts of the Castlereagh Road is at its bleakest between Channing Street and Orby Link where a huge Tesco store has been erected on the site of a former factory.
The UK City of Culture 2013 continues to aim high with its ongoing series of visiting events including the top-of-the-range and always controversial Turner Prize announcement this autumn, the City of Derry Regatta and the Big Tickle comedy festival. Who would have thought Derry would have an appetite for posh art, sailing and laughter?
The Faulty Towers live theatre dining experience is a largely improvised show. It started from the moment we all arrived at the venue and heard Sybil cry out for husband Basil, who was busy barking orders at hapless waiter Manuel.
It's currently the most talked about restaurant in Ireland, North or South.
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