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Grainne Gallanagh
Grainne Gallanagh (; born 22 June 1994) is an Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2018 on 2 August 2018. She represented Ireland at Miss Universe 2018, and placed in the Top 20. Early life Gallanagh was raised in Buncrana, Donegal. She attended Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana. She is a Bachelor of Science graduate from Letterkenny Institute of Technology and a nurse by profession specializing in Women's Health. Pageantry Miss Earth Northern Ireland 2017 Gallanagh was crowned as Miss Earth Northern Ireland-Air in 2017. Miss Universe Ireland 2018 On 2 August 2018, Gallanagh was crowned as Miss Universe Ireland 2018 at Dublin’s Mansion House. She succeeded outgoing Miss Universe Ireland 2017 and Miss Universe 2017 Top 16 semifinalist Cailín Toibín. Miss Universe 2018 She represented Ireland at the Miss Universe 2018 finals and placed Top 20. Media career Gallanagh appeared on the fourth season of the Irish edition of ''Dancing wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buncrana
Buncrana ( ; ) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is beside Lough Swilly on the Inishowen peninsula, northwest of Derry and north of Letterkenny. In the 2016 census, the population was 6,785 making it the second most populous town in County Donegal, after Letterkenny, and the largest in Inishowen. Buncrana is the historic home of the O'Doherty family, O'Doherty clan and originally developed around the defensive tower known as O'Doherty's Keep at the mouth of the River Crana. The town moved to its present location just south of the River Crana when George Vaughan built the main street in 1718. The town was a major centre for the textile industry in County Donegal from the 19th century until the mid-2000s (decade). History O'Doherty's Keep On the northern bank of the River Crana as it enters Lough Swilly sits the three-storey O'Doherty's Keep, which is the only surviving part of an original 14th-century Norman architecture, Norman castle. The first two levels of the kee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars (Irish Series 4)
''Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV Series), Dancing with the Stars'' returned for a fourth series which began on 5 January 2020 on RTÉ One. Nicky Byrne and Jennifer Zamparelli returned as hosts for a fourth and second series, respectively. The Spin-off (media), spinoff show ''Can't Stop Dancing'' did not return. Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson returned as judges. In November 2019 it was confirmed the professional dancers, Curtis Pritchard, Ksenia Zsikhotska, Valeria Milova and Vitali Kozmin would not be returning for this series. They were replaced by Laura Nolan, Kylee Vincent, Pasquale La Rocca and Stephen Vincent (dancer), Stephen Vincent. The final on 15 March 2020 was won by Lottie Ryan alongside professional dancer Pasquale La Rocca. Couples On 1 December 2019, Glenda Gilson was announced as the first celebrity to be taking part. The remaining celebrities were announced across the following week. Scoring chart : indicate the couples with the lowest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Buncrana
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Miss Universe 2018 Contestants
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Living People
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Irish Female Models
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Irish Beauty Pageant Winners
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Births
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly
Fionnghuala "Fig" O'Reilly (born 20 August 1993) is an Irish-American model and beauty pageant titleholder. In 2019 she was crowned Miss Universe Ireland. She made history as the first woman of color and Black woman to represent Ireland at the international Miss Universe competition. In 2020, Fionnghuala joined Miranda Cosgrove on CBS's Daytime Emmy-nominated television series ''Mission Unstoppable'' as the newest correspondent. Fionnghuala also joined the cast of HBO Max Best Documentary nominated film ''Twenty Pearls'' directed by Deborah Riley Draper. Life and career Early life Fionnghuala, who often goes by "Fig," was born to an Irish father and African American mother. O'Reilly signed her first model contract at 19 with an agency in Milan, Italy. She has a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., which she has used to become a NASA Datanaut and regional director of NASA's Space Apps Challenge in Washington, DC. O'R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland's Fittest Family
''Ireland's Fittest Family'' is an Irish TV series where families from across Ireland compete in different adventure races and fitness competitions in an effort to win €15,000 and the title of 'Ireland's Fittest Family'. Since 2014 there have been ten seasons of the programme and three celebrity specials. Season 1 The first season saw coaches, Davy Fitzgerald, Kenneth Egan, Nikki Symmons and Eddie O'Sullivan take part in the competition. In the first episode each coach began with three families. The Heats took place in Dublin docks, the quarterfinals took place in Killary Adventure Centre, the semifinals took place in Hell and Back, the final returned to Dublin docks. The winning family were the O'Reilly family from County Cavan coached by Nikki Symmons. Season 2 The second season saw coaches, Davy Fitzgerald and Kenneth Egan return. New coaches Derval O'Rourke and Jason Sherlock replaced Nikki Symmons and Eddie O'Sullivan. The second season also saw Season 1 runners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Media One
Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland (part of Liberty Global), operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel was known until 30 August 2018 as TV3 (and until 2006 as TV Three, launched on 20 September 1998), becoming Ireland's first commercial television channel. Its name was changed to Virgin Media One on the same day. The channel broadcasts a mix of Irish programming and acquired programming from ITV and others. History In October 1988, the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) was set up to regulate new independent stations. Following this TV3 was intended to be the Republic of Ireland's third terrestrial channel. The original broadcasting licence was granted to a consortium ''Tullamore Beta Ltd'' in 1990 (some of this consortium made up of Windmill Lane Productions and Paul McGuinness). It was originally envisaged that the channel would broadcast solely on c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars (Irish Series)
''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'' 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 quickly apparent that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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