It's getting near the 12th and all the usual issues with the marching season are bubbling to the surface. I'm not overly interested in the Orange Order and I certainly have no love for paramilitary bands that accompany some of the parades so I don't foll… more »

Paris Hilton sees herself as "the closest thing to American royalty" according to a quote on Digital Spy. Speaking about her impending wedding she said that she'd always wanted to be a princess on her wedding day and that "only a wedding in England can m… more »

George W Bush has publicly stated that the USA will drop its agriculture subsidies if the EU takes similar steps with the Common Agricultural Policy. The statement was made in an interview with Trevor McDonald to be aired today on ITV's Tonight program.… more »

Easyjet launches 5 new routes from Belfast today, flying to Rome, Berlin, Geneva, Palma (Mallorca) and Inverness. This means that 19 destinations in total will now be served, by easyJet, from Belfast International Airport (unfortunately not including Mal… more »

Get an Xbox 360 for $1 with FreeBidder (recommended) or free with ScreenSelect As explained in my weekend roundup, some members of Orlaith McAllister's family don't seem to have been overly chuffed at her entrance to the Big Brother house. Having been p… more »

Recently Graeme of Incorrect Use of Soap fame has posted a few comments here at EU. As usual, my curiosity led me to investigate his site and I came across a post today called "It's Not Orange, It's Tangerine" (the part I was interested in had little to… more »

... why do Bono, the self-styled second coming of Jesus, and eternal mindless dogooder Geldof not hand over what they would have paid in tax over the years towards paying off Africa's debt or towards schools, contraception programmes or to helping the pe… more »

I had the pleasure of a trip to the cinema last Thursday to see the new Batman movie, Batman begins. Recent Batman films, like Batman And Robin [1997], have been as camp as a row of pink tents, but this one promised something darker and more serious.… more »

OK, well not quite. A gangster style film set in Brixton will be filmed in Belfast this Summer. The BBC reports that the producers of the film, which will star Vinnie Jones, are having open casting sessions today for anyone who wants to be an extra. All… more »

As I jumped into my car on Sunday night to return from my parents' house, the radio came on (Radio 5 obviously) and almost immediately announced that Richard Whitely had died, in hospital, of pneumonia. The man was a legend and as popular with student… more »