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Dempsey's Den
''The Den'' was a long-running children's entertainment television programme on Ireland's public broadcaster, RTÉ. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later. Initially a continuity strand for weekday afternoon programmes, ''The Den'' later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s, until it became synonymous with RTÉ's children's output. At various times during its run, it was known as ''Dempsey's Den'', ''Den TV'' and ''Den2''. In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ (now ''RTÉ Kids''). ''The Den'' aired for the last time on 19 September 2010. The ''Den'' name returned for six weeks from November 2020 on RTÉ1, reuniting members of the original cast in a Sunday-evening variety-show format, predominantly aimed at families living through the country's continuing Covid-19 lockdowns. Overview ''The Den'' is considered to have pushed the boundaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Dempsey
Ian Dempsey (born 16 January 1961) is an Irish presenter of television and breakfast radio. He is the long-running presenter of the breakfast show on Today FM, self-titled ''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show'', which runs from 6-9 am each weekday. He has won several major awards for his programmes and was the Republic of Ireland's tenth most-listened-to broadcaster in 2007. On 9 June 2010, he co-hosted the opening ceremony of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games Irish heats at Thomond Park with Des Cahill. Early life Dempsey began his first experiments in radio in 1967 when at the age of six he made his first radio show in a friend's house. In 1978 he joined Dublin pirate station Capitol Radio, and later worked for Alternative Radio Dublin and Radio 257. Career RTÉ On 29 February 1980, he joined the national broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), to present ''The Weekend Breakfast Show'' on RTÉ 2fm, and later, shows such as ''Poparama'', ''The Hotline'', ''Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Maxi
''Jo Maxi'', named after Dublin slang for a taxi, was an Irish teenage entertainment show which would report on teenage issues. The presenters would discuss issues relating to teenagers through reports and studio discussions. They would also review books, movies and other TV shows. Gig Guides and job/study information was also reported each night. It was broadcast on Network 2 as part RTÉ's redevelopment of its second channel from October 1988. It was first presented by Ray D'Arcy, Clíona Ní Bhuachalla and various other presenters and reporters. Format ''Jo Maxi'' was presented from the RTÉ Studios in Donnybrook. It was broadcast each weeknight at 6 o'clock. Various reports were made by different presenters around the country with link-ups to different individuals telling viewers of events coming up in their areas. New bands and music videos were also showcased. In 1993 ''Jo Maxi'' was revamped; this revamp did away with the Jo Maxi brand but the end credits would state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 58 times since making its debut at the contest in Naples, missing only two contests since, in and . The current Irish participating broadcaster in the contest is (RTÉ). Ireland shares a joint record total of seven wins with , and is the only country to have won three times consecutively. Ireland has also finished second four times. Ireland's seven wins were achieved by the following songs: " All Kinds of Everything" performed by Dana (), " What's Another Year?" () and " Hold Me Now" () both by Johnny Logan, "Why Me?" by Linda Martin (), "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh (), " Rock 'n' Roll Kids" by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan (), and " The Voice" by Eimear Quinn (). Logan also wrote the 1992 winning entry. Ireland, who also finished second with "If I Could Choose" by Sean Dunphy (), " Terminal 3" by Linda Martin (), "Somewhere in Europe" by Liam Reilly (), and "Mysterious Woman" by Marc Roberts (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded entirely by its commercial activities, including Television advertisement, advertising. It began its transmission in 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the television licence, licence-funded BBC1 and BBC2, and a single commercial broadcasting network, ITV (TV network), ITV. Originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Den Cast Members
One of the successes of children's television strand, ''The Den (Ireland), The Den'', was its ability to continually produce an array of successful characters, many of whom then went on to achieve fame in other fields, both nationally and internationally. Generation I Generation I include Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrials Zig and Zag (puppets), Zig and Zag and their dog Zuppy, all of whom were present from the second season of ''Dempsey's Den''. Zig and Zag left in 1993 but Zuppy remained to become one of the longest serving members of ''The Den'' team (alongside Don Conroy, a human). Zig and Zag Zig and Zag, the first (and possibly the most famous), are ten-year-old alien twins from the planet Zig and Zag (puppets), Zog. They were a very successful franchise on their own, spawning parody tapes, comic books and car toys. A popular toy throughout the late 1980s were zogabongs, the unusual antennae on both Zig's and Zag's heads. Zig and Zag arrived from the Planet Zog ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |