WE'RE done with it. Take it away. Get rid of it. Forget it. That's what most of us feel about 2009. Of course, if you got married this year and had a day to remember for the rest of your life, 2009 will always have a great ring to it. Just as it sounds good to people who did bet

By (aMin Mcßride THE number of pets being dumped in the city's animal shelters has reached record highs as the recession bites ever deeper. A spokesperson for the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) said: "We are completely full, there's no question a

MASSIVE losses of £44.4m (€4.9 m) have been recorded for the year by Chelsea FC. The English Premier League soccer club said the figure included £12.6m (€l4m) in compensation to former manager Luiz Felipe Scolari and his coaching staff. And it said it had turned the remainder of

CHAMPAGNE corks will be popping all over town tonight with top celebrity haunts throwing open their doors for themed New Year's Eve parties. Over in Grafton Street, Lillie's Bordello will be hosting a masquerade ball, while on Harcourt Street revellers will be enjoying a Brazili

dared to bare all when US photographer Spencer Ilmick came to town. Famous for his photographs of naked crowds in historic landmarks, Spencer turned his attention to Ireland and arranged photo shoots in Dublin and Cork More than 1,000 people shed their clothes for the first even

UTV, 9pm A MYSTERIOUS French woman, Sylvie, enters the life of happy couple, Richard and Lelia, who are expecting their first child. In this engaging thriller the seemingly harmless stranger turns out to be both dangerous and unstable. A tangled love triangle develops as Richard

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