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Tom O'Brannigan
Tom Ó Brannagáin is a broadcaster and handball player. Broadcasting career Ó Brannagáin has been a TV presenter for many years on TG4 and Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann (RTÉ), he has presented on various programmes including ''Hiudai'', ''Pop TV'', ''S.O.S.'', '' Echo Island'', ''Telly Bingo The National Lottery ( ga, An Crannchur Náisiúnta) is the state-licensed lottery operator in the Republic of Ireland. Established in 1986 to raise funds for good causes, it began operations on 27 March 1987 when it issued its first scratchca ...'', '' Open House'', the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Delegation and most recently ''Glas Vegas''. Ó Brannagáin was a teacher for many years and was until Spring 2007 the presenter of 98FM's '' Late Night Talk''. Handball career He played at international level for Ireland scoring 156 times in 35 international matches. He was offered a professional contract in Switzerland but declined the offer. Ó Brannagáin also used to be the Coach of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raidió TeilifÃs 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] |
Echo Island
''Echo Island'' is an Irish television programme for children and young adults, shown on RTÉ Network 2. It was shown at 17:00 during ''The Den'', after which programmes like ''The Legend of the Hidden City'' would air. The show effectively took over from ''Jo Maxi'', which had been aimed at the teenaged youth of Ireland. Birth ''Echo Island'' began broadcasting in 1994 with two episodes a week. This was extended to four episodes the following year with two of these being Irish language editions. The series ran for six seasons; in later years it proved a useful showcase for some of the best young rock bands in Ireland. Many of the presenters were chosen for their bilingualism, including Dara Ó Briain. A similar format show called ''Stream'' replaced it, splitting up each day with a different topic such as Gaming, Sports and other types of activities and did away with ''Echo Islands "Make and Do" and "Pet" sections. ''Stream'' did not air as in Irish, because by that stage TG4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telly Bingo
The National Lottery ( ga, An Crannchur Náisiúnta) is the state-licensed lottery operator in the Republic of Ireland. Established in 1986 to raise funds for good causes, it began operations on 27 March 1987 when it issued its first scratchcards. It launched the weekly drawing game Lotto the following year, holding the first draw on 16 April 1988. The National Lottery now offers Lotto and Lotto Plus draws on Wednesdays and Saturdays, EuroMillions and Plus draws on Tuesdays and Fridays, and two Daily Million draws each day. Its other games include televised bingo, Millionaire Raffles, and online instant-win games. The minimum age to play all National Lottery games is 18. Almost 40 percent of Irish adults play National Lottery games regularly, with nearly 30 percent of sales going toward good causes in the areas of sport and recreation, national culture and heritage, the arts, community health, youth welfare and amenities, and the natural environment. In 2020, total sales were â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |