Just Saying Aedín Gormley is from a family of music lovers. Photo: Andres Poveda A presenter on RTÉ Lyric FM, Aedín Gormley grew up in Rathmines, Dublin, and still lives in Dublin. I’m the youngest of five, I’ve two brothers and two sisters. My dad was from Donegal, and my mum is from Dublin. He … Read more
Television reviews RTÉ ‘Nationwide’ presenters Anne Cassin and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh Other programmes come and go, but Nationwide (RTÉ One, Monday, 7pm) is forever. One gets the sense that, if the country were ever ravaged by nuclear war, the show would still go out at the same time three nights a week, with Anne Cassin … Read more
Just Saying Author of ‘Cracking the Menopause’, Mariella Frostrup. Photo: Marc O’Sullivan Broadcaster, author, arts critic and advocate Mariella Frostrup (62), was born in Norway before moving to Ireland in her teenage years. She now lives in Somerset with her husband, human rights lawyer Jason McCue, and they have a daughter and a son. Her … Read more
One fight for equality followed another for Stephen and Ben Stephen Milton and his husband Ben on their wedding day We landed in Sydney in August 2017 where my Australian husband Ben had secured a job. My visa had been approved and a new chapter unfurled ahead of us. But our marriage of more than … Read more
Murphy talks about writing the band’s most beloved song in 1989 Brendan Murphy on stage. Photo: Mick Hutson/Redferns Sitting on a bench looking out over the sea, near his home in Carlingford, Brendan Murphy is remembering as a teenager in Newry, a girl that he never spoke to, or was ever in the company of. … Read more
Ahead of her Irish shows, the artist on her second wave of success, motherhood and men Sophie Ellis-Bextor maintains a successful music career, 25 years after the release of her mega hit with Spiller ‘Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)’. Photo: Bekky Calver It’s hard to believe that Sophie Ellis-Bextor has a son almost as old … Read more
The Irishman, ‘one of the greatest front-line soldiers of all time’, and his life after the war Jack O’Connell as Paddy Mayne in ‘SAS: Rogue Heroes’ As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, many veterans of that conflict will be honoured in memory. But will that include a famous Ulsterman, … Read more
Ireland’s club renaissance: ‘Come 1am, people are sweating. I never could’ve imagined that 10 years ago’ The Irish Independent Source link
Radio review Presenter Pat Kenny remains a rare voice of reason. Photo: Getty Pat Kenny is easily the oldest Irish broadcaster covering the hydra-headed creature that is Donald Trump, and he’s easily the best. In fact he’s almost as old as Trump himself – though you’d never know it unless you looked it up. I … Read more
Just Saying Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan. Photo: Andres Poveda Stage and screen actress Fionnula Flanagan was born in 1941, and raised in Dublin. She spent many years in America with her husband, psychiatrist Garrett O’Connor. My father, I was very proud of him, he went to Spain and fought against Franco. He had only one … Read more