Hi °C | Lo °C THE annual Festival of the Peninsular continues in Co Down with a packed programme of events.
Folk musicians from Australia, Tanzania, Scotland, Ireland, England and Northern Ireland are due to take part in the event which concludes on Sunday.
Orchestra celebrates birthday in style
THE Ulster Orchestra will begin celebrating its 40th birthday year in style with a spectacular fundraising Ruby Gala event in Belfast Ulster Hall later this month.
Christina Aguilera
SUPERSTAR Christina Aguilera is set to return to Belfast later this year to stage a dazzling show, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Back To Basics Christina comes back to Belfast
Superstar Christina Aguilera is set to return to Belfast later this year to stage a dazzling show, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Christina Aguilera: the hit pop princess is on her way to Belfast
Chart-topper set for November gig
Avril's night session with Manson
Avril Lavigne has revealed how she invited Marilyn Manson to her house in the middle of the night, to record their duet Bad Girl.
Bradley Cooper denies cooking class gossip
Bradley Cooper thinks TV chef Gordon Ramsay is “fantastic”, but denies he is taking cooking lessons from him.
Underwood donates to disaster relief
Carrie Underwood has given a huge sum of money to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado disaster.
Lena Dunham not amused by Girls parody
Lena Dunham is not amused by a porn parody of Girls because the show is feminist at its "core".
Katy Perry ‘dating agent’
Katy Perry is allegedly dating an agent Michel Kives following her split from John Mayer.
Owen to star in Soderbergh show
Clive Owen is in talks to star in a new TV series directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Jennifer Hudson for Idol panel?
Jennifer Hudson is reportedly on the verge of signing up to be a judge on the next series of American Idol.
Pitt: Paltrow's dad gave life tips
Brad Pitt has said some of his best ever advice came from ex Gwyneth Paltrow's dad.
Corrie's Shepherd to be a dad again
Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has announced he and his fiancee are expecting their second child together.
Joris Minne: Rhubarb
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.
Joris Minne: Brown's in Town
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?
Review: Fawlty Towers at the Northern Whig
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.
Why the restaurant OX has critics and public hungry for more
It's currently the most talked about restaurant in Ireland, North or South.
Joris Minne: Katmandu Kitchen
People have been writing off Belfast's Botanic Avenue for many years. The street has suffered all sorts of slings and arrows principally because for the last 100 years it has been at the heart of a transient student society.
Belfast's Robinson and Cleaver building to be home of new restaurant
A new restaurant is due to open in one of Belfast city centre's best-known landmark buildings.
Classical fest explores new arias of food and fashion
If music be the food of love, play on.
Joris Minne: Happy Angel
Restaurateur Sam Spain and chef Tony O’Neill’s joint ability to sprinkle magic over restaurants like Il Pirata, Barking Dog and Coppi is a reminder of how important branding is to the sector.
Joris Minne: The Old Inn
What mystery surrounds the busy kitchens of the Old Inn at Crawfordsburn?
Avril's night session with Manson
Avril Lavigne has revealed how she invited Marilyn Manson to her house in the middle of the night, to record their duet Bad Girl.
Jennifer Hudson for Idol panel?
Jennifer Hudson is reportedly on the verge of signing up to be a judge on the next series of American Idol.
Channel 4 reveal new music shows
DJ Nick Grimshaw and chart stars Rizzle Kicks have been lined up to host a pair of new music shows for Channel 4.
Galifianakis: Hangover 3 is fitting
Zach Galifianakis has revealed that The Hangover Part III is a fitting finale.
Hawke talks about Linklater film
Ethan Hawke has talked about his long-running collaboration with director Richard Linklater.
Ronan: I feel like an 'old soul'
Saoirse Ronan has admitted she feels older and wiser beyond her years, like an "old soul".
Film review: The Hangover Part III
It's said that tourists from all over the world now go to the front desk at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and ask – in tribute to Alan's gormless enquiry from the first film – "Is this the real Caesar's Palace?"
Film star Vince Vaughn brushes up on the history of Northern Ireland's murals for his new film
Hollywood superstar Vince Vaughn has one regret about his documentary Art Of Conflict, the story of the Troubles told through the street wall murals of Belfast and Londonderry: David Ervine didn't live to see it.
Twilight leads Teen Choice nods
Twilight's legacy shows no sign of stopping, after the film and its stars lead the Teen Choice Awards with nine nominations.
Joe Boyd's lecture at the Black Box is found lacking in colour
Legendary record producer Joe Boyd visited Belfast's Black Box on Saturday afternoon to reminisce about the cult singer-songwriter Nick Drake, who died in 1974.
Composer Howard Shelley inspires a memorable evening of music at the Ulster Hall
Howard Shelley is one of the most distinguished pianists and conductors of his generation, and he inspired the Ulster Orchestra, and the large audience in the Ulster Hall, in a memorable evening of music by Mozart and Beethoven.
Photographers from Belfast Exposed display their work in a new exhibition at the MAC
The MAC has teamed up with Belfast Exposed Photography to launch a joint exhibition ‘Northern Ireland: 30 Years of Photography’.
Review: Fawlty Towers at the Northern Whig
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.
Northern Ireland artist is making his landmark in art world
They are some of Northern Ireland's best-known landmarks captured as you've never seen before.
Billy Connolly's Irish shows sell out despite foul-mouthed tirade that reduced photographer to tears
The controversy over a foul-mouthed tirade that reduced a female photographer to tears has done little to dent the popularity of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly (71).
Review: Robert Frisk's talk springs a few surprises
The Harbour Commissioners was the setting for stories of dehumanising conflict in a lively talk from Robert Fisk.
Review: Diane Spence unleashed a "tsunami of filth"
Diane Spencer brought tales of "the human experience" last night. "It just happens to be a disgusting one," said the X-rated raconteur, who seems to have 'experienced' mainly heavy drinking and kinky sex.
When talking is done, it's hard to love new Billy play
It's been 30 years since we last saw Billy Martin, the hero of Graham Reid's much feted television trilogy. He left us without warning or forwarding address. And he left a Belfast punctuated with bullets and bomb blasts.
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