Neil Diamond

Sweet Caroline singer Neil Diamond on living with Parkinson’s disease: ‘I was just not ready to accept it’

Musician said he was in denial ‘for the first year or two’ after receiving his diagnosis in 2018

Mon Apr 03 2023 - 09:20

Team Europe face boos and uphill battle amid rocky start at Ryder Cup

Star-spangled home crowd makes its presence felt as US attempts to regain trophy

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 21:11

TV View: If football’s coming home, it’s taking the long way round

On ITV, Roy Keane reveals how he once got into an argument at a Neil Diamond concert

Wed Jul 07 2021 - 23:13

Miriam Lord’s end of term awards: From worst slogan to best pecs

Things can only get better for Taoiseach Micheál Martin as he turns 60 today

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 02:00

Getting older is an exciting privilege, now more than ever

I feel more confident as I get older. I know more and worry less

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 06:00

I have been increasingly fielding questions about marriage

It’s patronising to say an unmarried woman is a victim of her male partner’s indecision

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 06:00

Dublin’s fashion world turns out in force to celebrate life of Richard Lewis

Tributes were paid to Lewis’s personality and sense of fun – his kindness, modesty and altruism

Mon Oct 01 2018 - 21:01

Neil Diamond retires from touring due to Parkinson’s disease

Singer cancels Australia and New Zealand tour as disease makes it difficult to travel

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 06:25

Kenny puts the boot in on misery, as Tubridy gets an early Christmas present

Gleeson reminds book lovers what they’ll be missing when she departs the airwaves

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00

‘Ross O’Carroll-Kelly? I’m arresting you on suspicion of robbery’

There are two goys waiting in reception for me. It’s two – literally – gordaí

Sat Oct 07 2017 - 06:00

Impressive Manchester City put Feyenoord to the sword

John Stones scores twice as Pep Guardiola’s side keep up stunning form

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 21:59

Robbie Williams at the Aviva: “Ireland! Am I still your son?”

For all the ego he pushes onstage, Robbie treats every show like it’s all about to be taken away from him

Sun Jun 18 2017 - 10:30

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: The old man wants to build Trump’s Mexican wall

O’Carroll-Kelly snr is convinced National Security Agency is monitoring his phone calls

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 06:00

Woman fails in damages claim over fall at Neil Diamond concert

RTÉ employee Hillary Paolozzi told court her foot got caught on step at Aviva Stadium

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 16:23

Tributes paid to Macroom fire victim Noel O’Mahony

O’Mahony a popular entertainer in mid-Cork during the 1990s – a talented, lively performer

Tue May 03 2016 - 00:19

Bingo, Brut and Babycham: last hurrah for Belfast’s Maple Leaf

In its dying days, the east Belfast social club is the place to be on a Saturday night

Sat Nov 21 2015 - 13:30

10 things we love about Taylor Swift

The progressive, feminist, nice singer is one of the good guys – and not just because she stood up to Apple on behalf of her fellow artists

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 08:00

The grim truth about bringing children to festivals

Children are not fans of crowds nor of music and there’s no point pretending they are

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 03:00

I lost my job in Ireland, and got one in Kurdistan

I landed in Suleimaniah to 42-degree heat and culture shock, with women in hijabs and calls to prayer five times a day. But there are more similarities between the Irish and the Kurds than I could have imagined

Fri Mar 20 2015 - 12:01

When tomorrow comes, will it be U2 or even Garth Brooks at Croke Park?

Speculation mounts ahead of announcement with The Script tipped by bookies

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 11:39

These ‘weirdest ever’ lyrics are really nothing to freak out about

A new poll of the weirdest song lyrics ever includes songs by The Killers, The Beatles and Black Eyed Peas, but read between the lines and they’re not so strange

Fri Aug 08 2014 - 00:00