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Dancing With The Stars (Irish Series 1)
''Dancing with the Stars'' is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, hosted by Amanda Byram and Nicky Byrne. The show is based on the original UK version, and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The judging panel consists of Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond. Couples In November 2016, it was reported that former '' Big Brother'' contestant, Hughie Maughan, would be participating in the competition. On 20 November 2016, it was reported that former RTÉ News reader, Teresa Mannion will be taking part in the series. Des Bishop was confirmed as the first celebrity on 9 December 2016, during an appearance on '' The Late Late Show''; RTÉ later confirmed he would be taking part in the series on Twitter. On 11 December 2016, former ''Fair City'' actress Aoibhín Garrihy, '' Red Rock'' actress Denise McCormack and model Thalia Heffernan were confirmed to take part in the series. On 12 December 2016, RTÉ conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan O'Mahony
Aidan O'Mahony (born 8 June 1980, in Tralee) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Kerry county team. He has 5 All-Irelands, 3 NFLs, 10 Munster Championships, 1 County Senior Championship, 1 Senior Club County Championship, 1 County U21 Championship, 1 County Intermediate Championship and 2 All Stars. A Garda Síochána member, he played for Kerry's U21 team in 2000 and 2001. He debuted for the Kerry senior team in the 2003 League campaign and in the Championship versus Clare in 2004. He started the 2004 All-Ireland Final against Mayo, which Kerry won. He repeated the performance in the 2006 All-Ireland Final against the same team. Kerry dominated, and Mayo were easily defeated by a score of 4-15 to 3-05, and O'Mahony picked up the RTÉ Man of the Match Award for scoring 2 points and marking Ciarán McDonald. He won further All-Ireland medals in 2006 and 2007, gaining an All Star in each of those years. He has 2 NFL medals from 2004 and 2005 and als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Mannion
Teresa Mannion (born 1961) is an Irish people, Irish journalist and Television presenter, broadcaster. She has worked as a broadcast news reporter since 2000 and is currently the RTÉ News and Current Affairs reporter based in the West of Ireland since 2007. In December 2015, Mannion's live reporting from Galway during Storm Desmond went on to Viral phenomenon, go viral social media, online. Her subsequent rise in fame led to becoming a contestant on the Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series), first Irish series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Mannion worked in children's television in the 1980s. Mannion has been reporting for RTÉ News in various positions since the 1990s. She also frequently reports for the ''Nationwide (Irish TV programme), Nationwide'' magazine programme. Storm Desmond Mannion reported for RTÉ One from Salthill during Storm Desmond. Footage from the reports for ''RTÉ News: Six One, Six One'' and ''RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock, Nine O'Clock News'', both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nolan (dancer)
John Nolan (born 20 July 1990) is an Irish dancer and choreographer. He is an Irish national ballroom and showdance champion. Nolan is known for being a dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Nolan has been dancing since the age of three. In his career he has an earned the title of Irish national ballroom and showdance champion. He also runs Xquisite Dance Group who competed in ''Ireland's Got Talent''. They received Denise Van Outen's Golden Buzzer at their audition and eventually finished as runners-up in the grand final. ''Dancing with the Stars'' In 2017, Nolan was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with RTÉ News reporter, Teresa Mannion. They were eliminated in week eight of the competition, finishing in seventh place. In 2018, Nolan was partnered with actress and comedian, Deirdre O'Kane. On 25 March 2018, O'Kane and Nolan reached the final of the show finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulia Dotta
Giulia Dotta (born 31 January 1992) is an Italian dancer and choreographer. She started dancing from an early age specialising in latin and ballroom dance and has had competition experience at both national and international levels. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the Irish series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Dotta has been dancing professionally since 2012. Between 2012 and 2016, Dotta toured extensively with the Burn the Floor tour. Performing worldwide in countries including United States, China, Australia, South Africa, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom. In 2016, she performed alongside ''Strictly Come Dancing'' professional Brendan Cole in his UK & Ireland tour. In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside ''Strictly Come Dancing'' professional Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours. In 2018, Dotta also toured with ''Strictly Come Dancing'' contestants, Harry Judd, Louis Smith and Aston Merrygold's UK tour, ''Rip it Up''. ''Danci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Pritchard
Curtis Pritchard (born 8 February 1996) is an English dancer and Choreography (dance), choreographer, known for his role as a professional dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. In 2019, Pritchard appeared in the Love Island (2015 TV series, series 5), fifth series of the British dating reality series ''Love Island (2015 TV series), Love Island'', finishing in fourth place. Early life Pritchard was born on 8 February 1996 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Career ''Dancing with the Stars'' In 2017, Pritchard was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Ireland's Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series), ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with model Thalia Heffernan. They were eliminated in week four of the competition, finishing in tenth place. In 2018, Pritchard was partnered with businesswoman Norah Casey. On 21 January, Casey and Pritchard became the first couple to be eliminate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Barker (dancer)
Emily Barker (born 13 December 1996) is a British dancer and choreographer. She is a professional dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career In 2016, Barker toured with the Burn the Floor tour. In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside ''Strictly Come Dancing'' professional Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours. In 2017 and 2018, she also toured with ''Strictly Come Dancing'' contestants Harry Judd and Louis Smith, along with Aston Merrygold's UK tour, ''Rip it Up''. ''Dancing with the Stars'' In 2017, Barker was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with Big Brother UK runner-up, Hughie Maughan. They were the first couple eliminated from the competition. In 2018, Barker was partnered with Olympic medal-winning race walker, Rob Heffernan. They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, eventually finishing in fifth place. In 2019, Barker was partnered with actor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalia Heffernan
''Dancing with the Stars'' is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, and is currently hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy. The show is based on the original UK version, ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and is part of the Dancing with the Stars, ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The judging panel consists of Arthur Gourounlian, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond. and formerly Julian Benson from seasons 1–4. Production In August 2016, it was confirmed that RTÉ One would broadcast an Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', which would replace the successful ''The Voice of Ireland'', which was cancelled in order for the broadcaster to order the new show. A producer of the show commented, "We've got fantastic production people in Ireland who, I believe, deliver a show that's comparable with any of those shows on a fraction of the budget. So we're looking forward to the task of doing this equally the same way." It became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise McCormack
''Red Rock'' is an Irish serial crime drama series, set in the fictional seaside town of Red Rock, that first aired on Virgin Media One on January 7, 2015. Focusing on the activities of the detectives of the local Garda Síochána station and townsfolk, three series of the programme were broadcast, concluding just over five years from the date of its debut, on January 8, 2020. The series featured an ensemble cast of recognisable Irish talent, including Richard Flood, Conor Mullen, Jane McGrath and Cathy Belton, and was filmed on location in Dublin, including studios based at the old John Player Factory, as well as Howth and Dún Laoghaire. The series was partly funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, from the Sound and Vision Fund. A total of 117 episodes were broadcast. Internationally, the series broadcast to viewers in the UK on BBC One daytime from 2016, and across the pond on Amazon Prime to viewers in the United States from 2017. Notably, American viewers rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rock (TV Series)
''Red Rock'' is an Irish serial crime drama series, set in the fictional seaside town of Red Rock, that first aired on Virgin Media One on January 7, 2015. Focusing on the activities of the detectives of the local Garda Síochána station and townsfolk, three series of the programme were broadcast, concluding just over five years from the date of its debut, on January 8, 2020. The series featured an ensemble cast of recognisable Irish talent, including Richard Flood, Conor Mullen, Jane McGrath and Cathy Belton, and was filmed on location in Dublin, including studios based at the old John Player Factory, as well as Howth and Dún Laoghaire. The series was partly funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, from the Sound and Vision Fund. A total of 117 episodes were broadcast. Internationally, the series broadcast to viewers in the UK on BBC One daytime from 2016, and across the pond on Amazon Prime to viewers in the United States from 2017. Notably, American viewers rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoibhín Garrihy
Aoibhín Garrihy, Ailbhe Garrihy and Doireann Garrihy are Republic of Ireland, Irish social media influencers, having played different roles in the entertainment industry. Aoibhín is an actress, having played Neasa Dillon in RTÉ One's ''Fair City'' from 2010 to 2013. She came second in the Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 1), first series of the Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series), Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Ailbhe is a publicist. Doireann is a comedy Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist, known for two series of ''The Doireann Project'', and radio broadcaster, radio and television presenter, hosting the revival in 2018 of RTÉ Two's ''The Podge and Rodge Show''. Early life The Garrihys came from Castleknock, County Dublin, the daughters of Eugene and Clare. Eugene is now an entrepreneur, the director of ferry companies, Dublin Bay Cruises and Doolin2Aran. Aoibhín Aoibhín (born 20 June 1987) has acting credits including ''Fair City'', ''Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awards and is both the most popular and the longest running Irish drama serial. Plots centre on the domestic and professional lives of the residents of Carrigstown, a fictional suburb of the Northside part of the city of Dublin. The area encompasses a restaurant, pub, garage, corner shop, community centre, charity shop, surgery, boxing club (Esker/Carrigstown Boxing Club) and various businesses. Originally aired as one half-hour episode per week for a limited run, the show is now broadcast year round on RTÉ One in four episodes per week, all of which air at 20:00. ''Fair City'' is the most watched drama in Ireland, with average viewing figures of 550,000. Devised by executive producer Margaret Gleeson and series producer Paul Cusack, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and 'Reblogging, retweet' tweets, while unregistered users only have the ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile Frontend and backend, frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and has more than 25 offices around the world. , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion Web search query, search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten List of most popular websites, most-visited websites and has been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
