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Dancing With The Stars (Irish Series 3)
''Dancing with the Stars'' returned for a third series on 6 January 2019 on RTÉ One for a twelve-week run. Nicky Byrne returned as host for a third year, joined by Jennifer Zamparelli who replaces Amanda Byram as co-host. Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson all returned as judges. Couples On 2 December 2018, Mairéad Ronan, was officially announced as the first celebrity to be taking part. Celebrity reveals then continued every day until 7 December when the final three contestants were revealed during an appearance on '' The Late Late Show. On 26 December 2018, professional dancer Curtis Pritchard was involved in an incident where he and his brother, AJ Pritchard, were attacked in a nightclub by eight people. Curtis sustained injuries to his face, eye and knee. Because of the attack, Curtis was forced to undergo surgery on his knee, he was therefore ruled out of taking part in the series until further notice. It was confirmed he would be replaced by a new professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mairead Ronan
Mairead Ronan (; born 3 April 1980) is an Irish television and radio presenter. Early life Ronan was born in Finglas on the Northside of Dublin. She attended a HR Management course after leaving school, but switched to a media course at Ballyfermot College of Further Education. Radio career Ronan was featured on ''The Ray D'Arcy Show'' that originally aired every weekday morning on Today FM. She initially interned on the show before being promoted to broadcasting assistant, and then became co-producer, also featuring as an on-air contributor. When Ray D'Arcy left Today FM, Ronan became the producer of The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show. In 2017, after fifteen years with the radio station Ronan left the radio station to focus on other projects. In 2019, Ronan rejoined the station fronting her own daily music and entertainment show, ''The Mairead Ronan Show'' between 12pm-2pm. On 12 November 2021, Ronan announced that she was leaving Today FM again to spend time with her family. Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent Whiddon
Trent Whiddon is an Australian people, Australian dancer and choreographer, best known for his professional appearances on the BBC One dance series ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Whiddon started dancing at the age of seven. His mother encouraged him and he trained in a wide range of styles including Ballroom, Latin-American, Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Hip Hop. At the age of 15 he represented Australia at the British Sequence Championships, Junior British Championships, reaching the open final. In 2005 he competed as a Latin dancer with partner Peta Murgatroyd. Two years later he joined the cast of ''Burn the Floor''. In his second tour with the show he became lead dancer and later served as Dance Captain and Company Manager. Whiddon has also appeared as a professional dancer on Australia's ''Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' and has choreographed for two seasons of ''So You Think You Can Dance Australia'', alongside his Slovenian wife Gor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Bastick
Denis Bastick (born 8 May 1981) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Templeogue Synge Street and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. Biography Bastick attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in Terenure. Bastick's club side Templeogue Synge Street won promotion to the top league in Dublin football for 2007. Bastick was considered unlikely to feature in the 2007 league campaign for Dublin due to a cruciate knee injury. Bastick made his return to the inter-county scene in June 2007 by being named on the Dublin panel to Wicklow in the Leinster Junior Football Championship. Bastick won the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship with Templeogue Synge Street in 2008. He was captain of the 2008 All-Ireland Junior Football winning Dublin team. Bastick made his Championship debut for Dublin against Meath in June 2009. Bastick won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin in July 2011 at Croke Park against Wexford. Bastick won a previous title with Dublin in July 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksenia Zsikhotska
Ksenia Zsikhotska (, sometimes romanised ''Zhikhotska''; born 11 August 1989) is a Ukrainian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for her role as a professional dancer on ''Dancing with the Stars''. She, alongside professional partner, Ryan McShane, were the 2016 United Kingdom & British Latin Professional Champions & British Show Dance Champions. Early life Zsikhotska was born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. She started folk dancing at the age of four and took up ballroom when she moved to United Kingdom with her mother. Career In 2015, Zsikhotska toured with ''Strictly Come Dancing'' professional Brendan Cole's ''A Night to Remember'' tour across the UK and Ireland. In 2016, Zsikhotska and partner, Ryan McShane, were crowned United Kingdom & British Latin Professional Champions & British Show Dance Champions. Television career ''Got to Dance'' In 2013, Zsihotska took part in the Sky One dance competition show, ''Got to Dance'' alongside partner, Ryan McShan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Stringer
Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December 1977) is an Irish former rugby union player who played at scrum-half. He played 13 seasons with Irish province Munster from 1998 to 2011; he then played seven seasons from 2011 to 2018 in England with various teams — Saracens, Newcastle Falcons, Bath, Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors. Internationally, Stringer represented Ireland and the Barbarians. He announced his retirement from rugby in June 2018. Club career Munster Stringer made his Munster debut against Ulster on 3 October 1998, in an Irish Inter-Provincial Championship game. He made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster against Perpignan on 10 October 1998. Stringer was Munster's first-choice scrum-half for the 2000 Heineken Cup Final against Northampton Saints, a game which Munster lost 8–9. Stringer was again at scrum-half for Munster in the 2002 Heineken Cup Final against Leicester Tigers, which Leicester won 15–9. This game also involved the infamous 'Hand of Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Widdrington
Kai Widdrington (born 23 August 1995) is an English dancer and choreographer. In 2010, he was the Junior World Latin American champion. In 2012, he reached the final of the sixth series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. Between 2017 and 2020, he was a professional dancer on the Irish version of '' Dancing with the Stars,'' and in 2021, he became a professional dancer on the BBC show '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Widdrington was born in Southampton, England and grew up in Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh. His father is former Premier League footballer Tommy Widdrington, and his younger brother, Theo, currently plays for King's Lynn Town F.C. Widdrington was also set to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a professional footballer, but aged 12 chose a dancing career instead of a Premier League contract. By the time he was 14, he was the World Junior Latin American champion. Widdrington is of part Chinese descent. His maternal grandfather is Chinese and is said to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Offenders (TV Series)
''The Young Offenders'' is an Irish coming-of-age television sitcom, developed by Peter Foott, for RTÉ and BBC Three. Based on the IFTA-winning 2016 film of the same name, the first series began broadcasting on 1 February 2018, to generally favourable reviews. The series follows the lives of Conor MacSweeney and Jock O'Keeffe, lovable rogues from Cork. The show stars Alex Murphy and Chris Walley as the main characters, reprising their roles of Conor MacSweeney and Jock O'Keeffe from the film, respectively, with supporting roles from Hilary Rose as Mairead MacSweeney, Dominic MacHale as Sergeant Tony Healy, P. J. Gallagher as Principal Barry Walsh, Jennifer Barry as Siobhan Walsh, Demi Isaac Oviawe as Linda Walsh, Orla Fitzgerald as Orla Walsh and Shane Casey as Billy Murphy. Prior to the six-episode first series coming to an end, the programme was recommissioned for a second series, which was broadcast between 3 November and 8 December 2019, after a Christmas special w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi Isaac Oviawe
Demi Isaac Oviawe ( ; born 2 November 2000) is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Linda Walsh in the RTÉ and BBC comedy '' The Young Offenders'' (2018–2020). In 2017, the '' Irish Examiner'' named Oviawe as one of their annual "Ones to Watch for 2018". She appeared on the 2019 series of the Irish edition of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was eliminated on 17 February, making her the fourth celebrity to be voted off. Early life Oviawe was born in Benin City and moved to Ireland at two where she grew up in the County Cork town of Mallow. Oviawe's parents, Joy and Joe, named her after the actress Demi Moore. They had two sons upon moving to Ireland. Oviawe lost her mother at five and her father at 15, both to cancer. She and her brothers were taken care of by their Irish stepmother Kim Carroll, with whom their father had two more sons, and their paternal uncle Courage. Oviawe attended Mallow No 1 National School and then Davis College, completing her L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Byrne
Karen Byrne (born 30 May 1992) is an Irish dancer and choreographer. She is known as being one of the professional dancers on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars. Early life Byrne was born in Ballyfermot in Dublin. She has been dancing since the age of six. ''Dancing with the Stars'' In 2017, Byrne was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with RTÉ broadcaster, Des Cahill. Despite being in the bottom half of the leader board throughout the entire competition, they reached the quarterfinals of the competition eventually finishing in 5th place. In 2018, Byrne was partnered with singer-songwriter, Jake Carter. On 25 March 2018, Carter and Byrne were named the winners. In 2019, Byrne was partnered with TV presenter and style entrepreneur, Darren Kennedy. They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in ninth place. In 2020, Byrne partnered with Olympic gold medal-winning boxer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Kennedy
Darren Kennedy (born 12 January 1981) is an Irish television presenter, entrepreneur, style expert and creative director from Dublin, Ireland now based between New York, Los Angeles and London. He has hosted television shows on Channel 5, BBC, ITV and RTÉ. He is the creator and co-founder of men's grooming brand Kennedy & Co. Career Broadcasting Kennedy began his career in Ireland as a reporter on the Gerry Ryan show 2FM and TV’s Operation Transformation on RTÉ One, and hosted celebrity entertainment series #Trending on RTÉ 2 and regularly presented on ITV 1's This Morning (TV programme), This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. He co-created and presented 'Gay Daddy', and co-presented and devised ''The Unemployables'' series with Jennifer Maguire. Well known and respected for his aesthetic & sense of style, his home was featured in ''Celebrity Home of The Year'' on RTE One. In 2019 he was a contestant on Dancing With The Stars. In March 2020, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Ireland
Miss World Ireland is a national Beauty pageant in Ireland. Winners of the competition represent Ireland at Miss World. Among the winners are Rosanna Davison, who went on to win Miss World 2003, and Pamela Uba, who in 2021 became the first black woman to win the Miss Ireland title. History The first winner of Miss Ireland was Violet Nolan in 1947. The next winner, Eithne Dunne, came 5 years later in 1952. Thereafter there has been a winner every year except 2020, when the competetion was cancelled due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In 2003 the winner, Rosanna Davison, went on to win Miss World 2003. In 2012 the winner Marie Hughes, representing Mayo, was stripped of her title when it was discovered that she was "too old", as she was aged 25 and would have been 26 at the time of the Miss World competition. She was replaced by the runner-up, Rebecca Maguire, aged 20. In 2021, following the cancellation of the competition the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Carpenter
Holly Carpenter (born 9 October 1991) is an Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ireland 2011 on 13 August 2011. She represented Ireland in the Miss World pageant held on 6 November 2011 in London, England. Since 2015 she has written a Friday column for the Herald newspaper on topical issues such as positive body image and dating. Media career Her modelling career began in 2011 when she was entered into the Miss Ireland national beauty pageant by a friend which she won but was subsequently unplaced in the Miss World 2011, despite being many bookmakers' favourite to finish within the top 5. She ranked only 42nd in the competition which she attributes to not having a polished promotional video. Having won Miss Ireland, her modelling career took off and she found work easily in Ireland and the UK. Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model In 2013, Carpenter was named among 28 semi-finalists for the 9th cycle of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
