Loraine Barry

Semi-finals review: The jockey faces Ellen Keane, Erica Cody and Jordan Conroy in the final

Evening pivots from torture to scorcher as sound glitches followed by sizzling entrance

TV review: Jockey Nina Carberry’s natural athleticism carries the day in Episode 1

Let’s hope in 12 months all we have to fret about are dancing priests and Nicky Byrne’s quiff

As quarter-finals loom, this is turning into the Hunger Games with bonus face glitter

Patrick Freyne visits the set of ‘the biggest show on Irish telly’

Fr Ray Kelly’s protective halo means frontrunner Sinéad O’Carroll is put through the wringer

Somehow, against all logic, Fr Ray Kelly stays afloat. He can’t survive much longer

It’s a winning formula and brings in viewers in their thousands but not all is right on the dance floor

TV presenter’s sheer likability sees off actor Johnny Ward and country singer Cliona Hagan

Cliona Hagan channels Garth Brooks with a line-dancing cha cha to take top spot

The Marty Party comes crashing down as judges send RTÉ GAA commentator home

Behind the scenes of the RTÉ hit show, from the nervy celebs to the team that delivers the slick production

Patrick Freyne: This is where the experiment in democratic self-governance has led

Some sparkle, but plenty of padding in Irish version of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

What time is it on, how does the format work, who is likely to win and who will go full Black Swan?