A ludicrous decision hits the contest’s credibility – The Irish Times

The lunatics have taken over. That’s right – the Irish public has voted Traitor Paudie Moloney into the final of Dancing with the Stars (RTÉ One, 6.30 pm) at the expense of series-long frontrunner Jordan Dargan. The decision is as ludicrous as it is predictable. Since the latest season of RTÉ’s new-year blockbuster kicked off … Read more

‘You might have been locked up for crimes against dance’ – The Irish Times

It’s a bank holiday blubfest on Dancing with the Stars (RTÉ One, 6.30pm) as Dedication Night unleashes a torrent of tears – and that’s just judge Brian Redmond when he sees Traitors star Paudie Moloney boogying in a shiny prison guard outfit. Moloney’s routine is played largely for laughs, but elsewhere during an enjoyably earnest … Read more

Samantha Mumba says RTÉ’s Eurosong panel (apart from Bambie Thug) were ‘rude’ and ‘vile’

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