Despair no more, Dublin! IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, has teamed up with FM104, the radio station, to bring you the capital's first ever singles chart. "It's about time that the city got the real Dublin Top 40 Singles Chart," says the station's Dave Kelly. At last, our lives have meaning.

Ian Brown has cancelled his upcoming tour, which was rescheduled due to an unforeseen stopoff in Her Majesty's prison, following the singer's conviction for an "air rage" incident. Brown was released on Christmas Eve, but has decided to abandon the tour and concentrate on recording his next album.