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The Colm And Lucy Show
''The Colm and Lucy Show'' was an Irish talk radio show broadcast on RTÉ 2fm. It was presented by Colm Hayes and Lucy Kennedy. ''The Colm and Lucy Show'' began on 10 May 2010 and was a temporary replacement for '' The Gerry Ryan Show'' in the vacant 09:00–12:00 midday slot during weekdays. It was produced by the same producers who worked with Gerry Ryan before his death on 30 April 2010. RTÉ announced ''The Colm and Lucy Show'' on 7 May 2010, stating that the programme would air for one month, and later announced that it would continue until the last week of August 2010 at which point Ryan Tubridy would begin his new show, permanently replacing Gerry Ryan. Colm Hayes underwent a temporary split with colleague Jim-Jim Nugent from ''The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show'' to present the programme with Lucy Kennedy. ''The Colm and Lucy Show'' is intended to be similar to ''The Gerry Ryan Show'', with Oliver Callan's satirical slot ''Nob Nation ''Nob Nation'' is the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidi (; ; also written Ragdi; born August, 1938) is a Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2003 to 2008, and the highest ranking Tibetan in China. Biography He is a native of Biru County, Tibet Autonomous Region. He is a graduate of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, and joined the Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ... in October 1961. Tibetan Review wrote on September 3, 2019, that "China has included Re Di (also written as Raidi or Redi, but pronounced as Ragdi), one of top Tibetan collaborators with its occupation rule in Tibet, in a list of 36 nominees for its highest state honor which was announced on Aug 27. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper of record for Ireland. Though formed as a Protestant nationalist paper, within two decades and under new owners it had become the voice of British unionism in Ireland. It is no longer a pro unionist paper; it presents itself politically as "liberal and progressive", as well as being centre-right on economic issues. The editorship of the newspaper from 1859 until 1986 was controlled by the Anglo-Irish Protestant minority, only gaining its first nominal Irish Catholic editor 127 years into its existence. The paper's most prominent columnists include writer and arts commentator Fintan O'Toole and satirist Miriam Lord. The late Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was once a columnist. Senior international figures, including Tony Blair and Bill Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nob Nation
''Nob Nation'' is the title of a series of topical comedy pieces broadcast since November 2006 on two national radio stations in Ireland, RTÉ 2fm and RTÉ Radio 1. The programmes are broadcast Monday through Saturday each week. ''Nob Nation'' is written and produced by Oliver Callan. The series features almost 100 characters, including Brian Cowen, BIFFO, Enda Kenny, Dame Enda, Garret FitzGerald, and others based on people from Irish and international public life involved in politics, sport and entertainment. All voice acting is performed by Callan. Two CDs of ''Nob Nation'' sketches have been released, in 2007 and a follow-up in 2008. In 2011, RTÉ paid defamation damages to an 84-year-old gentleman after ''Nob Nation'' inaccurately claimed he was running a brothel. Background Originally broadcast on ''The Derek Mooney Show'' on RTÉ Radio 1 and subsequently on the ''2fm Breakfast Show'', the sketches were moved to just after the 10:00 news on ''The Gerry Ryan Show'' on RTÉ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Callan
Oliver Callan (born 27 December 1980) is an Irish vocal and performance satirist and impressionist known as the creator of '' Callan's Kicks'', ''Nob Nation'' and for frequent appearances on ''The Saturday Night Show''. He rose to fame during the 2000s when his daily ''Nob Nation'' slots aired on RTÉ Radio. His ''Callan's Kicks'' creation on RTÉ Radio 1 has been described by ''The Sunday Independent'' as "the best comedy show the national broadcaster has ever produced". ''Nob Nation'' and ''Callan's Kicks'' parody political, social and cultural personalities, with Callan performing as the characters featured on the show. His radio broadcasts have led to the release of regular podcasts, several CDs and appearances on prime time television programmes such as ''The Saturday Night Show'' on RTÉ One. He has also incurred the wrath of several politicians and the Kerry football star Paul Galvin for his impressions. He is well known in Ireland and the UK for skewering celebrities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Herald
''The Herald'' is a nationwide mid-market tabloid newspaper headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and published by Independent News & Media who are a subsidiary of Mediahuis. It is published Monday–Saturday. The newspaper was known as the ''Evening Herald'' until its name was changed in 2013. History The ''Evening Herald'' was first published in Dublin on 19 December 1891. In 1982 the paper changed its size from broadsheet to tabloid. Until November 2000, the ''Evening Herald'' was produced and pressed in Independent House on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1. The monochrome printing facility in the basement of this building was then retired, and the paper is now printed in full colour at a purpose-built plant in Citywest, along with the ''Irish Independent'', the '' Sunday Independent'' and various other regional newspapers owned by Independent News & Media. In 2004, production of the paper was moved from Independent House to a new office on Talbot Street and the paper's old ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
''The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show'' was an Irish breakfast radio show, broadcast weekdays on RTÉ 2fm. The show, hosted by Colm Hayes and Jim-Jim Nugent, began broadcasting in March 2007 when the duo moved from rival station FM104. ''The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show'' was on air from 6am to 9am, Mon-Fri, directly before 2fm's flagship show, ''The Gerry Ryan Show''. It placed sixteenth in a survey of national radio listenership figures taken between June 2007 and June 2008, with 202,000 adult listeners. The show is in direct competition with ''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show'' which airs on Today FM, and placed 12th in the same survey. Each Saturday morning a compilation of "best bits" from the previous week was broadcast between 9am and 10am. ''The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show'' was Ireland's third (3rd) most popular podcast in 2007, with 601,203 downloads. In 2008, ''The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Shows listenership figures were reduced by 5,000 to 197,000. Transfer from FM104 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tubridy (radio Show)
''Tubridy'' was a talk radio show, presented by Ryan Tubridy each weekday morning on RTÉ 2fm, from September 2010 until July 2015. Along with '' The Colm Hayes Show'', which succeeded it on the schedules until 2013, ''Tubridy'' was intended as a long-term replacement for its long-running predecessor '' The Gerry Ryan Show''. History After finishing '' The Tubridy Show'' on RTÉ Radio 1 on 16 July 2010, Ryan Tubridy began presenting ''Tubridy'' on RTÉ 2fm on 20 August 2010, surprising listeners by starting the programme three days earlier that what was originally scheduled for 23 August. His first guest on the programme was Bono. Tubridy's RTÉ Radio 1 slot was filled by John Murray. In March 2011, Majella O'Donnell, the wife of singer Daniel O'Donnell, spoke on the show about her battles with depression. In May 2011, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) upheld a complaint against Tubridy who called a paedophile a "monster" and "creature" and then said: "From wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973), nicknamed 'Tubs ' is an Irish broadcaster. He presents ''The Ryan Tubridy Show'' and '' The Late Late Show''. Tubridy previously presented RTÉ 2fm breakfast radio show ''The Full Irish'', which at its end was the second most popular radio programme in Ireland. For five seasons from 2004 until 2009, he presented the Saturday night TV chat show ''Tubridy Tonight'' on RTÉ One. He later left RTÉ 2fm for a number of years to present ''The Tubridy Show'' on RTÉ Radio 1, but returned to RTÉ 2fm in 2010 to present a weekday morning radio show from 09:00 to 11:00, following the termination of '' The Gerry Ryan Show'' with the presenter's sudden death. He has also hosted the Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions. As part of a two-book deal with HarperCollins—and in a nod to his passion for U.S. politics—Tubridy penned '' JFK in Ireland'', a profile of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland. Tubridy's second book, ''The Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent News & Media
Mediahuis Ireland (formally Independent News and Media (INM) )) is a media organisation that is based in Dublin and publishes national daily newspapers, Sunday newspapers, regional newspapers and operates multiple websites including Independent.. Mediahuis Ireland operates throughout Ireland. Its titles include the highest circulation daily and Sunday papers in Ireland. Mediahuis Ireland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mediahuis. The INM group of companies was dominated by Tony O'Reilly and his family between 1973 and 2012. Thereafter Denis O'Brien was the largest shareholder in Independent News & Media until April 2019. History Early history The company was formed as Independent Newspapers Limited in 1904 by William Martin Murphy, as the publisher of the ''Irish Independent''. The O'Reilly years In 1973, (Sir) Tony O'Reilly acquired 100% of the "A" shares of the company from the Murphy and Chance families, and was later forced to bid for the "B" (non-voting) shares. The compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
