A judge has made orders concerning the treatment of a US investment that formed part of a Dublin man’s estate, which had an overall value of more than €800,000. Patrick Joseph Quinn, of the Pines, Herbert Park Lane, Ballsbridge, died aged 97 in May 2024 and left no surviving child, parent or sibling. The beneficiaries … Read more
Gavan Reilly says his new show will focus on explaining politics, not shouting about it The Journal ‘There was actually a great appetite for it’ – Gavan Reilly steps up to fill void left by Claire Byrne’s RTÉ exit with new Virgin Media show The Irish Independent Inside Gavan Reilly’s family life with ‘immensely’ supportive wife Ciara EVOKE … Read more
Pick of the week Other Voices Thursday, RTÉ2, 11pm Ireland’s best live music show is back for its 24th series, with another array of amazing acts from both at home and abroad, performing at venues in Dingle, Co Kerry and west Wales. Once again, the show is hosted by BBC broadcasters Annie Mac and Huw … Read more
A NEW TV series will give behind the scenes coverage of being a paramedic out on emergency calls. Through the eyes of newly qualified and student paramedics, people will see call responses, theory reactions and how they felt afterwards. READ ALSO: Major Limerick city development starts phase one of works Annemarie Woodage features in the series. … Read more
“Seventy to 80 per cent of households in Wales watch when we play in the Six Nations,” Sam Warburton told Gabby Logan before Sunday’s game got under way in Cardiff. By the 15th minute, by which point France had scored their third try, you had to conclude that the 20 to 30 per cent might … Read more
Did Ryan Tubridy feel supported by the public after he left RTÉ? He’ll let you know on Monday The Journal Tubridy on RTÉ payments scandal – ‘A lot of avoidable situations happened’ The Irish Independent ‘I’m with somebody who is going to be with me forever’ Ryan Tubridy to tell all on new show EVOKE Ryan Tubridy reveals … Read more
Ryan Tubridy is on an Irish media blitz – but won’t ‘accept responsibility for whole RTÉ storm’ The Journal Ryan Tubridy reveals that therapy ‘helped enormously’ following RTÉ scandal in 2023 Limerick Leader ‘There were bigger problems’ – Tubs says he questioned RTE on pay before scandal The Irish Sun Ryan Tubridy admits he should’ve said more about … Read more
As with most outside-the-box ideas on television, The Assembly didn’t originate in Ireland but is an import from the UK, where it ran on ITV. The premise is that a beloved celebrity – Gary Lineker or Danny Dyer, say – is grilled by autistic and neurodivergent people, whose line of inquiry pushes beyond “media-trained responses” … Read more
Last night, as some readers may know, I was on Virgin Media’s Tonight Show to discuss, amongst other things, immigration policy in Ireland. I have always enjoyed appearing on that programme, from its earliest days under Vincent Browne, and the team there are always very professional and kind. Judging by the feedback I received, many … Read more
There was a time when sport on Irish television was a simple affair. There was the Six Nations – or Five Nations as it was then and the odd Irish soccer match which would as often as not end in a moral victory but an actual loss. We had the Aga Khan Cup, and Wimbledon, … Read more