Carl, Roz & Aisling’s on-air vibes trump cookie-cutter formulas on 2FM’s new breakfast show
Radio: The new presenters get off to the good start the station needs after the calamity of its biggest stars leaving in a single week
Patrick Kielty
Doireann Garrihy restores some celeb lustre to troubled 2FM with larky verve
Radio: The host, who quit the RTÉ station nine months ago, triggering an exodus, is back in the drivetime seat
Emmy’s song about a dead Soviet space dog gets the Eurovision nod in entertaining Late Late special
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Norwegian singer to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2025
EMMY’s synth-pop Laika Party was co-written by Irish songwriter Larissa Tormey
Bambie Thug’s Eurovision success inspires this year’s Late Late Eurosong contenders
From Celtic pop and power ballads to a song about a Soviet space dog, this year’s Eurovision hopefuls promise a varied medley of musical options for the Late Late audience
The Late Late Show Eurosong special 2025: When is it on, who are the acts, who picks the winner and more
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Toy Show and sport top list of most-watched TV of 2024. But where is the comedy and drama?
Festive Late Late event was the only non-sport programme in the top 10, with I’m a Celebrity and the Eurovision Song Contest among the shows to improve their rankings last year
The Late Late NYE Show review: Patrick Kielty rises above some mystifying moments with a good line in take-no-prisoner jokes
Television: Despite blink-and-it’s-over conversations with wildly mismatched guests, this New Year’s Eve special is much better than 2023’s
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
December 29th-Jan 3rd – including The Traitors, Callan Kicks the Year, The Late Late NYE Show and Jools’ Annual Hootenanny
RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal raises over €5m for children’s charities for first time
More than €3.7 million was donated through online banking app Revolut
‘It was a surprise’: Late Late Toy Show star Abiha prepares to see Mariah Carey in Las Vegas
Clonsilla girl had no idea she would be invited to US before she closed show with All I Want for Christmas is You
Late Late Toy Show draws 1.6m viewers including record 622,000 online streams
More than one in five live streams originates outside Ireland, with viewers in 139 countries
Late Late Toy Show review: Patrick Kielty is fuelled by enough raw adrenaline to power Santa’s reindeer
Mariah Carey pops up with a video message as 150-minute show reaches the finish line with a group performance of All I Want For Christmas Is You
Late Late Toy Show 2024: Everything you need to know about the TV night of the year
This year’s theme will be Home Alone, while new features include a parade of children from all 32 counties
Late Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty gearing up for second year as host - The kids are what make it different every year
Late Late Toy Show: The 1990 film Christmas film Home Alone will be theme for annual RTÉ broadcast and cultural phenomenon
Sinn Féin and RTÉ clash over Kielty’s TV Traitors joke on Late Late Show
Party says jocular remark reflects ‘far-right tropes’ and demands an apology
The Late Late Country Music Special: Not quite up there with the Toy Show but in the same ballpark
Television: Evening reaches a high when Daniel O’Donnell and Shona McGarty perform Kris Kristofferson’s Me and Bobby McGee as host Patrick Kielty looks relieved
The Late Late Show review: Patrick Kielty’s second season kicks off with serviceable monologue and just one flub
Television: The host of the RTÉ chatshow seems to be enjoying himself – which is not something that could be said of some earlier presenters
No change to Kielty’s salary as Late Late Show host prepares for second year
Rory McIlroy and John Bishop among guests on first episode of autumn season
Patrick Kielty: ‘It’s tricky to get through Heathrow, called Paddy, with a balaclava in your bag’
The presenter of RTÉ's The Late Late Show on his relationship with Ireland
RTÉ spends €135,000 in Late Late Show guest appearance money
Average payment was €800 per person on flagship TV show, while average payment for guests on Today with Claire Byrne was €54
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch this week
August 10th-16th, 2024: From a grisly discovery in a Welsh back garden to an interview with the Klitschko brothers in wartorn Ukraine
‘It’s very easy to move’: Independent production companies consider Late Late’s future
With flagship shows headed out of Montrose, Kielty and RTÉ are expected to retain important say
Fr Dougal Maguire meets the pope: Irish comedians granted an audience with Francis
Ardal O’Hanlon, Tommy Tiernan and Patrick Kielty among group of comedians to have audience with Pope Francis
Irish comedians Ardal O’Hanlon, Patrick Kielty and Tommy Tiernan to have audience with Pope Francis
Irish comic trio part of audience of more than 100 international artists meeting pontiff
Patrick Kielty and Mary Robinson to receive honorary doctorates
TV host and former president among people to be honoured by Ulster University to inspire graduates
‘After a few thumps, they let go of me’: Veteran editor on covering the North from Troubles to today
Noel Doran singles out the murder of Patrick Kielty’s father in 1988 in influencing his outlook as editor of Irish News for 25 years
Will Simon Harris fare any better on housing than Leo Varadkar? Let’s just hope his views have evolved since 2013
An English case with Enoch Burke overtones; loud objections to Morning Ireland; Stuart Carolan goes cockney; and Daft brother buys big in D6
St Patrick’s Day: Parades across Ireland are bathed in glorious sunshine - as they happened
Celebrations from New York to Newbridge take place as people take to the streets
St Patrick’s Day 2024: Patrick Kielty announced as grand marshal of Dublin parade
Late Late Show host says he was ‘genuinely gobsmacked when the call came in’
Late Late Eurosong contenders aim to shake up Ireland’s Eurovision entry with black talons and exploding toilets
From Celtic metal to rap to a Louis Walsh boyband, the Late Late audience will have a wide range of options on Friday night
The Late Late Show’s Eurosong special: Everything you need to know
The Late Late Show is hosting its annual Eurosong special this Friday where Ireland’s Eurovision act will be chosen
Late Late Toy Show tops most-watched TV list in year dominated by rugby
RTÉ coverage of Dublin riot secures biggest news viewership of 2023, with 9pm bulletin on November 23rd the 11th most-watched programme
Late Late Show New Year’s special review: Patrick Kielty is tigerishly buoyant as a TV anticlimax unfolds
Television: RTÉ’s rehashed Hootenanny is at least full of New Year vim – and Kielty’s Buddy the Elf enthusiasm shows no sign of diminishing
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