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• My picture never made it - but nor did Damien's

  - 2009-01-19

  Comment For children like me growing up in the late 1970s, Tony Hart was a favourite art teacher. Avuncular and enthusiastic, he would appear on television with his naughty animated Plasticine sidekick, Morph, to create clever and sometimes grand works of art in the studio, outdoors and...

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• DAMIEN'S FIT TO GIVE WORTHY A LIFT

  - 2008-12-21

  DAMIEN Johnson is set to give Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington a huge World Cup boost. The Birmingham midfielder has taken his first steps back to first- team action last week after completing his first 90 minutes since the end of last season. Johnson...

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• Damien's cat

  - 2008-10-01

  It seems that not all works by golden boy Damien Hirst are valued at six-figure sums. A cat he painted at the age of 17 has been valued at a mere 5,000 [pounds sterling]. Its owner, Julie Stainforth, has vowed that she would never sell it in any case. 'To...

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• Damien's worthless original

  - 2008-09-21

  ART He sells for millions, but this early work is just not 'Hirst' enough The remarkable career of Damien Hirst continued its heady trajectory last Monday and Tuesday when his auction of new work defied the naysayers and added an astonishing 111m to the shark- pickling artist's...

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• GAELIC WORLD: DAMIEN'S WHEN FITZ

  - 2008-02-17

  GOALKEEPER Damien Fitzhenry is the leading contender to be Wexford senior hurling captain when he returns from a knee injury. For the second Sunday, Wexford line up without an official skipper against Antrim. By rule, they have to hand out the armband by March 1.

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• Football: Damien's a fan of new generation

  - 2006-10-08

  DAMIEN DUFF is only 27 but he is starting to feel like an old man in the Ireland squad. With so many young faces joining Staunton's revolution, Duffer could be considered as a father figure. However, he laughs at the suggestion: "Not really, I...

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• Pandora: Damien's lawyers don't see the joke

  - 2006-06-26

  Damien Hirst's lawyers offer a fascinating insight into the mindset of Brit Art's founding father, left. They have written a five-page letter to the little-known artist Simon Phillips, who owns the spoof website www.damien-hirst.co.uk. The stern missive, which has fallen into my hands, accuses Phillips of an...

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• Is it a bad 'Omen'? Damien's devilish return on 6/6/6

  - 2006-06-05

  The original chronicled the life and devilish intentions of Satan's offspring and gained an instant cult status when it hit cinemas in 1976. Now, thirty years later, Damien is back. The much-anticipated remake of The Omen will be released tomorrow, on the symbolic date of 6 June,...

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• Is it a bad 'Omen'? Damien's devilish return on 6/6/6

  - 2006-06-05

  The original chronicled the life and devilish intentions of Satan's offspring and gained an instant cult status when it hit cinemas in 1976. Now, 30 years later, Damien is back. The much-anticipated remake of The Omen will be released tomorrow, on the symbolic date of 6 June...

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• Football: DAMIEN'S WARNING

  - 2005-10-02

  DAMIEN DUFF has warned fans not to expect a feast of flowing football when Liverpool host Chelsea again today. The clubs fought out a tense goalless draw in the Champions League in midweek and Chelsea winger Duff right said: "It is always similar coming to Liverpool. I'm...

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