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Style queen Angela Scanlon has admitted she rarely gets noticed when she is out and about as, according to her, she usually “looks like a hobo”! Angela has become a massive hit in Ireland and the UK and has just landed an exciting new gig with RTE2 called ‘Close Encounters’. In this new show the 31 year old presenter … Continued
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Everyone’s talking about Daniel O’Donnell being paired with Kristina Rihanoff for his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing and now his wife Majella has had her say. Tongues have been wagging after it emerged that Daniel was partnered with the controversial dancer who has dated two of her co-stars and is called the Siberian Siren, but Mrs.O’Donnell … Continued
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The competition between Ray D’Arcy and Ryan Tubridy and the battle of the chat shows has been stepped up a notch. At today’s new season launch for RTE One, Ray confidently revealed that he plans to have all the stars feature on his new Saturday night programme. The radio host and former The Den star will be … Continued
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We want to applaud the women of RTE radio! The latest JNLR figures were released yesterday and they show huge increases for the ladies of our national broadcaster. You go girls! On Radio One, our very own cover girl Miriam O’Callaghan saw a massive increase of 21,000 listeners for her show. The Claire Byrne show … Continued
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Yesterday evening was just your standard Thursday for VIP… we headed to Cooks Academy on South William St. to bake some Guinness brown bread with top rugby star Rob Kearney. Errr…Okay, it was a new one for us. We were invited along to a cooking class with celebrity chef Edward Hayden for the showcasing of Guinness … Continued
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“Cocky? Me? Hell yeah!” There was a time when the Irish weren’t too fond of the stereotype ‘the fighting Irish’. Ever since Katie Taylor’s monumental success in the 2012 London Olympics, however, Ireland has once again become proud of the status and, since April of 2013, we have another reason to stand tall. That reason is … Continued
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Ryan Tubridy can sleep easy – RTE golden girl Miriam O’Callaghan has confirmed she has no desire to take over as a new host of the Late Late Show. Much like the rest of the country, Miriam loves to tune into the RTE1 chat show each weekend, but would much rather watch from the comfort … Continued
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He won a BAFTA on Sunday night, and now he’s been named as the best paid Irish television star – it’s not been a bad few days for Graham Norton. Here in VIP Towers, we are big fans of the Cork native’s BBC chatshow, which is also a humongous hit in the UK, and new figures … Continued
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Pat Kenny has backed Kieran Cuddihy for a future on The Late Late Show stage. The former Newstalk presenter has moved to RTÉ Radio 1 to take over Liveline following Joe Duffy’s retirement earlier this year. The beloved radio show had to search high and low for the perfect replacement. Earlier this month, Kieran was … Continued
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Heartfelt tributes are being shared for beloved broadcaster Manchán Magan, who has sadly died at the age of 55. The writer, broadcaster and gaeilgeoir was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2023. Deeply passionate about the Irish language, Mr. Magan devoted his life to celebrating Ireland’s language, culture, and landscape through his writing, television work, … Continued