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Ray D'Arcy reveals his Saturday night guests

Westlife manager Louis Walsh and Irish X Factor star Brendan Murray will be among the guests on The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ One on Saturday night.

Television • 08 Dec 18

Three acts make it through to X Factor final

Dalton Harris, Anthony Russell and Scarlett Lee have made it through to next week's final of The X Factor.

Television • 26 Nov 18

Brendan Murray voted off during X Factor's semi-final

Galway singer Brendan Murray was eliminated from The X Factor during the show's semi-final on Saturday.

Music • 26 Nov 18

Brendan Murray: From Tuam all the way to The X Factor

Brendan Murray through to X Factor semi-finals

Singer Brendan Murray is through to The X Factor semi-finals after an impressive performance on Saturday night's programme.

Brendan Murray • 20 Nov 18

Conor Price: "He definitely has our support. He's class."

Price Brothers: Brendan Murray is 'smashing' X Factor

Former Irish X Factor duo Seán and Conor Price have said they are rooting for Galway singer, Brendan Murray, in this year's competition.

Music • 16 Nov 18

Brendan Murray - Covered REM's ballad Everybody Hurts for his weekend performance

Brendan Murray keeps X Factor dream alive

Galway singer Brendan Murray has kept his X Factor dream alive, progressing to this weekend's shows after the results of Sunday night's public vote.

Television • 12 Nov 18

The Galway singer went straight through to this weekend after the results of the public vote were announced

X Factor adventure continues for Brendan Murray

Irish X Factor contestant Brendan Murray has said he is "absolutely over the moon" after making it through to the fourth weekend of live shows.

Television • 05 Nov 18

Robbie hails Brendan's 'amazing' X Factor performance

Irish X Factor contestant Brendan Murray wowed on Saturday night's live show, with Robbie Williams praising his performance as "amazing".

Television • 04 Nov 18

Brendan Murray - "I'm going to bounce back and leave no regrets" Screenshot: X Factor/ITV

X Factor's Brendan Murray vows to 'bounce back'

Galway singer Brendan Murray has vowed to "bounce back" after surviving the X Factor cliffhanger on Sunday night.

Television • 29 Oct 18

Brendan Murray survives dramatic sing-off on X Factor

Ireland's Brendan Murray survived a dramatic sing-off on X Factor as both Janice Robinson and LMA Choir were voted off this week's X Factor.

The X Factor • 28 Oct 18

Brendan Murray: "I'm happy with the performance I gave!"

Irish X Factor hopeful 'happy' with first live show

Irish X Factor hopeful Brendan Murray has said he is "happy" with the performance he gave during the first live show despite Simon Cowell saying the intro was "boring".

Music • 21 Oct 18

Brendan Murray booking his place on the live shows

Brendan Murray through to X Factor live shows

Galway singer Brendan Murray, who represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017, has booked his place in the X Factor live shows after making it through the Judges' Houses stage of the competition on Sunday night's programme.

Television • 15 Oct 18

Murray "on cloud 23" after Judges Houses' success

Brendan Murray has said he's "still on cloud 23" after earning himself a spot in the Judges' Houses on The X Factor after an emotional performance that left the panel floored.

Television • 02 Oct 18

Brendan Murray - One of the happy hopefuls chosen by the judges at the weekend

Brendan Murray set for X Factor's Six Chair Challenge

Ireland's former Eurovision contestant Brendan Murray has made it through to the Six Chair Challenge on the X Factor and will be mentored by One Direction's Louis Tomlinson.

Television • 24 Sep 18

Brendan Murray survives gruelling X Factor audition

Singer Brendan Murray, who represented Ireland in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, made it through a gruelling X Factor audition on Sunday night, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat after he was thrown a number of lifelines by the judges.

Television • 03 Sep 18

RTÉ searching for next Eurovision Song Contest entry

RTÉ has launched it's search for Ireland's next Eurovision Song Contest hopeful.

Eurovision • 14 Sep 17

Lucie Jones took a cheeky dig at Ireland's nul points

UK Eurovision entry 'burned' by nul points from Ireland

Lucie Jones have may scored the best ranking for the UK in the Eurovision since 2011 but the former X Factor contestant was paying close attention to those who didn't give her many votes, including the Irish jury.

eurovision 2017 • 14 May 17

Terry Wogan remembered by Norton during Eurovision

Graham Norton paid tribute to the 'late, great Terry Wogan' during the Eurovision Final on Saturday night declaring that he will always be the 'voice of Eurovision'.

Terry Wogan • 14 May 17

Brendan Murray missed out on a place in Saturday's Grand Final

Nerves weren't a factor in Ireland's Eurovision bid

Singer Brendan Murray has said nerves were not a factor in his Eurovision Semi-Final performance, explaining that he settled them by pretending to be at home in Tuam as he tried to book Ireland's first place in Saturday's Grand Final since 2013.

eurovision 2017 • 12 May 17

Eur out - Disappointment for Ireland in Eurovision

Ireland's Brendan Murray has missed out on a place in the Eurovision Grand Final in Kyiv on Saturday, despite giving a powerful performance in the second Semi-Final.

eurovision 2017 • 12 May 17

Eurovision Semi-Final - as it happened

We're following the action at the Eurovision Semi-Final in Kyiv where Ireland's Brendan Murray has missed out on a place in the Grand Final.

eurovision 2017 • 11 May 17

Will Brendan Murray break Ireland's recent run of Eurovision bad luck?

Eurovision Semi-Final 2: Who to watch out for?

Has Ireland any hope of getting out of the second Eurovision semi-final tonight? We take a look at the competition and predict who will nab the remaining ten spots for the Grand Final this Saturday.

eurovision 2017 • 11 May 17

Brendan Murray is feeling "very confident" ahead of performing for Ireland in the second Eurovision semi-final on Thursday

Murray tucks into a full-Irish ahead of Euro Jury Vote

Ireland's Eurovision hopeful Brendan Murray tucked into a full Irish breakfast with his family on Wednesday morning ahead of the all-important Jury Vote in Kyiv as he gears up for Thursday's second semi-final.

Brendan Murray • 11 May 17

Brendan Murray will be singing his heart out tomorrow night for Ireland

Bluff your way to Eurovision with this essential trivia

From the tradition that Johnny Logan kick-started to a country that gave ABBA nul points we've got all the trivia you need to be the smug-know-it-all this weekend!

eurovision 2017 • 13 May 17

Most of the favourites made it through from Tuesday's semi-final but there were some shocks

Few surprises as dark horses gallop to Eurovision Final

The first Eurovision Semi-Final served up the usual cacophony of silliness, show-stoppers and surprises as the first ten songs qualified for Saturday's Grand Final in Kyiv including favourites Sweden, Portugal and Armenia.

eurovision 2017 • 10 May 17