Nadine Coyle to open chain of Irish pubs in US

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Lady Gaga is at the centre of a legal row involving an Irish entertainment company and a New York talent agency over a bogus concert deal. Lawyers for Grooveyard Ltd have slapped a 666,670-pound lawsuit against American Talent Agency, claiming the company duped them into booking concerts when they did not even represent the singer.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter fans can soon experience the thrills of the adventures of the hugely popular boy wizard, for a new theme park based on the hit franchise is set to open next year. The theme park, called 'The Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter', is set to open in spring 2010 at Universal Studios, the Orlando resort has announced.he park is being developed in coordination with J.K.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Colin Farrell has finally confirmed that his girlfriend Alicja Bachleda is pregnant. Rumours started off after Bachleda was spotted sporting a suspicious bump at the Los Angeles LAX airport.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood legend Sir Sean Connery's Irish-American accent in 1987 film "The Untouchables" has been voted the worst of all time in a poll by a US ticket agency. The former James Bond star played a cop in the hit movie and won an Oscar for his turn despite failing to lose his native Scottish dialect, reports contactmusic.com.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - British director Guy Ritchie, who was earlier married to pop star Madonna, tried to impress a mystery woman the same way he first impressed his former wife. Thesun.co.uk reports that Ritchie and the woman have gone on two dates already.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - A survey carried out by Cancer Research UK has revealed that only 50 per cent of people who smoke do so because they enjoy it. The surveyors said that only half of the people polled said that they enjoyed smoking, while 47 per cent said that they smoked to cope with stress.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Irish rockers U2 have promised to help the next generation of musicians in their homeland with more than 4million pounds. They said that they were planning to jointly fund a scheme that offers Irish youngsters the chance to learn an instrument or have vocal tuition.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - British girl band Girls Aloud has dismissed rumors of split. Singer Sarah Harding's recent comments that she would take a break from singing to focus on her acting had been the source of speculation that the band was fast disintegrating.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - If sources are to be believed, Nadine Coyle will soon leave her band Girls Aloud. "Nadine's been unhappy in the band for a long time.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Obscenity charge has been dropped against a man who posted a fictional account of rape and murder of British pop band Girls Aloud. Darryn Walker, 35, from South Shields, England was arrested and charged under the Obscene Publications Act for the sexual-fantasy story, The Daily Star reports.

June 20th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Sienna Miller is reportedly dating 38-year-old Irish comedian Patrick Kielty. The 27-year-old actress, fuelled speculations that the two are in a relationship when she left a party in London with him after spending the night partying, reported thedailymail.co.uk Sienna recently split from married father-of-four Balthazar Getty, while former Love Island presenter Patrick is thought to be single.

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - Supermodel Kate Moss has become a chain smoker and insists on keeping 100 cigarettes with her all the time. The 35-year-old loves smoking so much that she makes her personal assistant leave a packet of her favourite Marlboro Lights on every table in her home before she goes to bed, reports contactmusic.com.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - 'Girls Aloud' star Nadine Coyle shocked diners at London's top restaurant The Ivy, when she ordered a portion of plain fish without vegetables or sauce. She then took out a set of digital scales to help her decide how much she could possibly stomach, and later ordered the rest to be taken away.

May 8th, 2009 LONDON - After being named the sexiest star, gorgeous Cheryl Cole has now been pronounced Britain's Best Dressed Celebrity. The 'X Factor' star pipped rivals like Victoria Beckham, 35, and Lily Allen, 24, to win the gong for the country's ultimate fashion icon.

May 4th, 2009 LONDON - Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole was left 'absolutely terrified' after she was bitten on the lips by a female fan. Cole, 25, was posing for photos outside her hotel when a teenager lunged at her, and as per witnesses the X Factor judge looked "petrified" when the incident occurred.