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The Hurt Locker will try sink James Cameron's titanic blockbuster Avatar at this years Oscars as they both picked up nine nominations a piece. Will his ex-wife have the last laugh?
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Dancing On Ice is back with a bunch of celebrities taking part. Focus is heavily on Heather Mills taking to the rink in yet another bid to win over the British public! |
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The All Ireland Talent Show is in full swing with the Live Heats taking place each week! Wide open right now as anyone could be crowned Irish Champion! |
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We love the underdog at Paddy Power and believe The Snow Leopard will be the big story of the Winter Olympics! Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong is the first Ghanaian to qualify for the Winter Olympics and hopes to ski to glory in February!
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Oasis are old time favourites of the NME Awards, so it’s really no surprise that they’ve been nominated. The big question for music fans this year is not what bands will win but more will there be fisticuffs at this year’s ceremony! |
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It may be some time away, but already politicians stateside have turned their eye towards the chase for the White House! After the attention received for the Obama McCain epic, expect it to be bigger and better come 2012! |
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In political terms the Prime Minister was Brown Bread - actually it looked like he was toast! A cabinet shuffle seems to have slowed down calls for his head but he's not out of the water just yet! Will he wait till June for the ousting ceremony?
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The list to take over the reins from beleaguered First Minister Peter Robinson is growing, You could never accuse Northern Ireland politics of being dull in the past but this certainly raises the bar! |
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Who will be the next Fine Gael leader after Enda Kenny? |
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Many people laughed when Boris Johnson was put forward by the Conservatives as their candidate for London Mayor. Go ask Ken Livingston now just how funny that idea is! Boris has four years in which to make his mark, but will he succeed? |
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Until now the Lord Mayor of Dublin has always been elected on the basis of tacit agreement between councillors but in 2011 that procedure is due to change and it's hoped Dublin will get to cast their votes and choose the first ever elected Dublin Mayor! |
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Betting now available on who will be next in Aras an Uachtarain. |
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See our odds for political escapades down under. |
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George Lee's shock resignation from the Dail has left the Dublin South seat vacant. Fine Gael and Labour must now fight it out in the by-election. |
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The HSE’s decision to award Chief Executive Brendan Drumm with a €70,000 bonus caused public outrage and prompted us to speculate on his successor. Drumm is in his final year as CEO so who will take up the role next?
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Many priests in Ireland enjoy the odd bet, perhaps the Archbishop of Canterbury will be tempted with a fun theological flutter on his own eventual successor! |
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The number of people signing on in the Republic has increased over the last few weeks according to the latest Live Register figures. When will we see a turn around?
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The controversial Poolbeg incinerator has been dividing opinion for years. We're speculating on not only when it will open, but which unlucky government will end up throwing the swtich!
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Michael O’Leary is right – customers will probably throw a party when he goes but one thing is for sure, whoever does take over will face a mammoth task to live up to his name and it won’t be long before Michael’s stirring up trouble again somewhere else!
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Forty years on from a rules change that left many works without a chance of winning the Booker Prize for fiction, a celebratory award has been announced. The Lost Booker Prize will be awarded this year.
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Finally a new reality show to get excited about! So You Think You Can Dance has stormed the States for years and now reaches the UK as 14 contestants fight to be dancer No.1! |
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Sky have never had much success with their reality shows and the latest offering is no different! Even with Reality Queen Divina McCall its more 'got to change the channel' than got to dance!
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It seems like every time you turn on the telly another reality show pops up from no where! Another celebrity outing for viewers to enjoy as famous pop singers attempt to follow in the footsteps of Paul Potts.
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The very first celebrity version of the Apprentice is due to start filming soon. Former Teflon Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is being tipped to take part, and is by far our favourite because ewe know how hard it is to get rid of him! |
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Who could have predicted Ryan Giggs would pip Jenson to the post for Sport Personality of the Year? Even Giggsy himself seemed a little stumped! Scottish tennis ace Andy Murray leads the pack for next years accolade. |
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What colour will the bonus ball be? Will it be an Odd or Even number? What colour will the first ball be? or first 6 balls? Will they be odd or even numbers? Will the highest/lowest ball be odd or even? You decide! |
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The shortlist for the Choice Music Prize for 2010 has been announced. Bell X1 have been nominated before; can they clinch the award this time?
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The nominations for 2010's Brit Awards are out. It's no surprise that Kasabian are ahead in the running, along with Lady GaGa and Florence and the Machine.
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The Meteor Irish Music Awards will take place on February 19th at the RDS with Westlife and Snow Patrol not only battling each other for the gongs but also for the best performance on the night as they both are set to perform! |
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Oasis are old time favourites of the NME Awards, so it’s really no surprise that they’ve been nominated. The big question for music fans this year is not what bands will win but more will there be fisticuffs at this year’s ceremony! |
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Tiger Woods star is falling fast! Some have already pulled the sponsorship plug, but who will be next to take on the troubled sports star? |
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Its 27 years since a Pope visited Britain so we expect the Pontiff to get a rock star's welcome and whip the audience into a celestial frenzy when he walks out at Wembley next year! |
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We have an astronomical amount of bets following the exciting news that a meteorite has landed in Ireland. The blazing fireball, said to be a space rock traveling at over 100,000mph, is thought to have landed somewhere in Cavan! |
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Harriet Harman could win this year’s Rear of the Year following the Leader of the House of Commons surprise nomination for the annual award although the staunch feminist and outspoken critic of Page Three girls may not be too delighted about it! |
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Apparently the World is a safer place right now as the Doomsday Clock edged a minute further away from the end but a Six Minutes to midnight, its still a far cry from total peace! What changes are in store in the future? |
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The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry and Netherland by Joseph O’Neill have been nominated for the 2010 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. The €100,000 Award is the world’s most valuable annual literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. |
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With global warming now generally agreed to be the most significant threat to the polar bear we predict that their population will move in only one direction in the coming years.
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Light’s in the sky on New Years Day, sounds a bit too much like fireworks! Is there something more to the recent pictures of UFOs in Dublin?
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We wouldn't be surprised if Daniel Craig took the role of James Bond just because of the array of beauties he would have the chance to be up close and personal with! The battle to be the next Bond Girl has started!
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2010 is already turning out to be quite a year for 24 Year Old Carey Mulligan with Oscar looking in her direction looking more and more likely. Is she going to nail a BAFTA for Rising Star or will Kristen Stewart get her fangs into her! |
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He’s been called everything from James Bland to James Blonde but Daniel Craig has been hailed by critics as one of the best Bonds yet and the Box office figures will prove it. Will we see a Black Bond next?
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Land of the Lost is being tipped to do very well at next years Razzies for being generally rubbish! Transformers 2 is going to give it a run for its money though!
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