Next in line for success? Louis Walsh’s new boy band will have to conquer the primary school market first
Plus: The Ditch doing fine in a post-Paddy world; Fianna Fáil borrows from the DUP; and Brendan O’Carroll’s soft backing of Kamala Harris
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Legal firm kindly volunteers its services to Irish Government department ahead of Covid inquiry
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Patrick Freyne: I suspect some of the Celebrity Big Brother participants booked beds on Airbnb - the producers thought, good enough
Louis Walsh and Sharon Osborne both seem grumpy. They have either been conscripted against their will under new legislation or they’re each here so they can pay an unexpected bill
Priest says he ‘got a bit of a thrill’ when lorry reversed through gates of Russian embassy
Reverend John Walsh said he ‘would not have minded’ being in the cab of the lorry
Sarah Harding, untameable to the end, left a vital last message
Girls Aloud was a manufactured entity. ‘Hardcore Harding’ was anything but
Jedward: ‘We’re going to be 30 so we’re not these teen popstars’
The popstars reflect on their career in show business, social justice and parenthood
So long, The X Factor. These top Irish contestants will always remind us of you
Simon Cowell’s talent show changed the world of pop music. Any maybe Ireland too
Clear History: Yet another not so funny RTÉ comedy show
TV review: In fairness, there are sections where it doesn’t feel like an endurance test
Louis Walsh in line for €550,000 windfall
Entrepreneur who managed Boyzone and Westlife voluntarily liquidated his company
Sil Fox: ‘My phone went silent. Nobody rang’
The comedian wants his life back after a recent sex assault case against him was dismissed
‘Rested’ X Factor is struggling for its ‘why’ factor
Prize of guaranteed stardom has long eluded winners of the one-time TV juggernaut
Brexit is a culture war with economics as collateral damage
Securing any EU trade deal and regional development in the UK are steep challenges
Louis Walsh shares increased €335,000 pay for firm’s directors
Brill Management Ltd reports €369,000 loss resulting in accumulated profits falling 89%
Backstage with Westlife: Patrick Freyne goes behind the scenes
The boy band turned ‘man band’ are back on tour, 20 years after they first got together
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