RTE has cancelled The Late Late Show again this week, with a major film taking over its usual Friday night slot instead. Patrick Kielty, the host of The Late Late Show(Image: RTE/PA Wire ) Fans of The Late Late Show are in for a surprise this week as the long running RTE favourite has been … Read more
Cry “havoc!” and let slip the dogs on the bus: that’s what Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is considering after launching a consultation on the fractious question of whether pets should be permitted on the State’s public transport system. Mini madras are to be carried in containers, while bigger bowlers will be muzzled and subject to … Read more
The Late Late Show will honour folk music legend Mary Black in a special episode this week Patrick Kielty, the host of The Late Late Show(Image: RTE/PA Wire ) Folk music legend Mary Black and UK TV personality Coleen Rooney will lead this week’s Late Late Show line-up. In a special episode, 70-year-old folk icon … Read more
Jen Bray doesn’t strike you as the kind of person to get nervous before an interview. A former political correspondent with The Irish Times and current political editor with The Sunday Times Ireland, Bray has interviewed taoisigh, navigated live primetime television as a guest on The Late Late Show, and anchored podcasts. She has carved … Read more
RTÉ has not had any difficulty filling top presenter roles despite the salary cap, Kevin Bakhurst has said. The director general of the broadcaster also said Claire Byrne, who left RTÉ for Newstalk, had not been “admonished” by the introduction of the pay ceiling. “She was not being admonished. Yes, she would have had to … Read more
Blindboy Boatclub is sequestered in his podcast studio in Limerick, plastic bag on his head, eyes visible through the gaps, black hoodie on, smig on show – “as you get older a bit of stubble is always a good idea” – and ready to answer questions over Google Meet that he already knows the answers … Read more
Claire Byrne said turning 50 and RTÉ pay cuts were factors in Newstalk move The Journal Claire Byrne: ‘I turned 50 and wanted a change’ RTE.ie ‘I nearly ran over David McCullagh this week,’ Claire Byrne says as she relishes airwaves battle with RTÉ The Irish Independent Claire Byrne tells RTÉ to ‘bring it on’ as she vows … Read more
Main pic: Amybeth McNulty in a scene from the Netflix hit, Stranger Things. ‘Stranger Things’ star Amybeth McNulty is to appear on the Late Late Show tomorrow night to talk about life growing up in Donegal. The 24-year-old Irish-Canadian actress, who grew up in Milford, has had massive success with the supernatural Netflix series as … Read more
Rod moves in mysterious ways – and what an impact he (Rod Stewart, that is) has had on Grace, the maudlin 1916 Rising ballad which has undergone a remarkable resurgence since the rasping rocker started belting it out at his concerts. Stewart has talked a great deal about how Grace has yanked at his heartstrings … Read more
“It’s not my cello,” Rosie O’Donnell said over a video call, sitting on a grey love seat in a grey hoodie and a pair of chic brown glasses. In Dublin, where the actor, comedian and former talkshow host has been staying since mid-January, afternoon light streamed through a nearby window. The cello came with the … Read more