Nicky Byrne

Bertie Ahern secretly met loyalist paramilitaries in south Dublin church during peace process

Details of encounter, set up with help of former archbishop, revealed in podcast hosted by former taoiseach’s son-in-law Nicky Byrne

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 15:30

Nicky Byrne puts a nervy, newly single Dave Moore at ease – but is then less than subtle

Radio: After 21 years of broadcasting with Dermot Whelan at his side, Today FM’s Dave Moore is taking his first, tentative steps as a solo host

Fri Sept 01 2023 - 05:15

Ireland’s Eurovision entry to be decided on Friday in live competition

Six acts will battle it out to represent Ireland during Late Late Show special

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 19:53

Dancing With the Stars week 2: Erica-Cody and Jordan Conroy wow the judges

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

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 21:30

Dancing With The Stars 2022: Everything you need to know

The show returned last week after two years, with some familiar and some new faces

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 06:00

Connacht-Munster rugby game is TG4’s festive ratings winner

Dancing with the Stars returns to RTÉ with 525,000 viewers

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 15:53

Dancing with the Stars returns to RTÉ, meaner and leaner than BBC’s Strictly

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

Sun Jan 09 2022 - 22:51

Westlife announces new tour with first concert planned for Dublin next July

‘Major’ concert at Aviva Stadium will feature band’s greatest hits and fresh pop anthems

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 12:10

Nadine Coyle, Samantha Mumba and Nicky Byrne: pop music’s middle management

Patrick Freyne: RTÉ’s The Last Singer Standing proves pop is now a middle-aged interest

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 05:00

Last Singer Standing and The Big Deal bid for Saturday night TV fever

Cantillon: Will RTÉ and Virgin’s new formats make it through to the next round?

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 06:30

RTÉ eyes ‘sense of normality’ as it promises drama and ‘fun’ in season ahead

Crime series Kin and game show Last Singer Standing among the schedule highlights

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 14:54

An Bord Pleanála rejects plan for 411-home development in Malahide

Planning board says proposal would adversely impact character of heritage property

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 09:36

Eurovision 2021: ‘Gutted’ Lesley Roy criticises staging of Ireland’s eliminated song

Maps singer says cameras broke just as she was due to perform in Rotterdam semi-final

Wed May 19 2021 - 15:55

Tubridy remains highest paid presenter at RTÉ

State broadcaster releases pay bill for 2019 and says it has since cut top 10 fees by 15%

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 16:11

Westlife’s fans across Africa: ‘I listen to them every day’

The Irish boyband is incredibly popular across Africa - so why have they never toured there?

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00

Johnny Logan, grand daddy of Eurovision, leads an Irish-flavoured show

Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light TV review. It feels held together with duct-tape, but its heart is in the right place

Sun May 17 2020 - 11:01

JP McManus Pro-Am postponed for 12 months

High profile event at Adare Manor will now take place in July 2021

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 15:55

Coronavirus: When the show must not go on

Media & Marketing: Home entertainment is now missing a vital element: its live audience

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 06:00

‘Things got weird’: How Dancing with the Stars coped with coronavirus

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

Mon Mar 16 2020 - 13:20

Dancing with the Stars: Mary Kennedy eliminated in knuckle-whitening conclusion

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

Sun Mar 01 2020 - 22:35

Dancing With The Stars backstage: ‘I’d love to see Danny Healy Rae out there’

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

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 05:00

Dancing with the Stars: Glenda Gilson sinks like Titanic

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

Sun Jan 26 2020 - 22:51

Make a move to Malahide for bracing walks and good food

Seaside village has a lot to offer residents but the closer you get to the water, the more the prices climb

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 06:00

Rugby World Cup: Think of the storm if it was Ireland and not Scotland getting turfed out

It would have made the Thierry Henry carry-on seem like a typhoon in a teacup

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 18:00

Westlife bringing reunion tour back to Ireland in 2020

Tickets from €59.50 including booking fee go on sale this Friday

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 10:35

Missing Nóra Quoirin ‘does not go anywhere alone’, family says

Malaysian search for Irish-French girl, who parents say is ‘not like other teenagers’

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 20:52

Westlife at Croke Park: ‘Honestly, guys, I’ve cried about three times already today’

Shane Filan promises the best Westlife concert ever. I bet he says that to all the crowds

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 23:34

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

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 06:01

Middle-aged 2fm seeks new path to reach ears of Generation Z

RTÉ station plans to ‘evolve’ ahead of its 40th birthday, but will younger listeners respond?

Tue May 07 2019 - 05:45

Radio ratings: Marian Finucane, Matt Cooper the main winners

RTÉ 2fm signals big changes as Today FM toasts breakfast and drivetime gains

Thu May 02 2019 - 12:06

Jenny Greene returns and Doireann Garrihy joins as 2fm pivots to talk

New phone-in show and evening bid to chase younger podcast listeners from June

Thu May 02 2019 - 12:01

Louise McSharry makes 2FM a safe space for icky stories

In her temporary mid-morning tenure, she proves you don’t have to be un-PC to entertain

Sat Apr 13 2019 - 05:00

Dancing With The Stars 2019: Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne’s zero chemistry a turn-off

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

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 06:00

Mairéad Ronan is this year's winner of Dancing with the Stars

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

Sun Mar 24 2019 - 21:21