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Taylor Swift: "I knew as soon as I saw the first Dublin crowd on Friday night that we were in for a wild weekend."

Taylor Swift thanks Irish fans for 'a wild weekend'

Taylor Swift has said the Irish fans at her record-breaking three-night run of sold-out gigs at Dublin's Aviva Stadium made her feel "so at home" and that she is "still smiling thinking about it now".

Music • 02 Jul 24

Tim Burton (left) with Simon Harris, Catherine Martin and Désirée Finnegan

Simon Harris visits set of Netflix show Wednesday

Taoiseach Simon Harris has visited the set of season 2 of Netflix hit Wednesday, which is set to be the largest production to ever film in Ireland.

Television • 04 Jul 24

Kathleen Tibbets and her daughter travelled to Ireland from Philadelphia in the US to see Taylor Swift

Watch: Taylor Swift fans depart from Dublin Airport

Taylor Swift fans in Dublin Airport were saying 'So Long, Dublin' as they prepared for their flights home after a memorable weekend in the city.

Music • 01 Jul 24

Taylor Swift partied in Dublin after she completed a trio of gigs in the capital

'They were lovely' - Dublin's Hacienda hosts Swift

The owner of a Dublin pub has said he was 'delighted' to host Taylor Swift after the superstar finished up her three-night run of sell-out concerts at the Aviva Stadium.

Music • 01 Jul 24

122 grants totalling €3.6 million will be distributed following the generosity of Late Late Toy Show viewers

1.1m children to benefit from Toy Show Appeal grants

It has been announced that 1.1 million children and their families will benefit from donations to the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal.

Television • 27 Jun 24

Lottie Ryan with her 2FM Drive co-host David O'Reilly

Lottie Ryan 'clears up headlines' on her 2FM future

Radio broadcaster Lottie Ryan has taken to social media to "clear up some recent headlines" about her role on 2FM, saying that she always knew she would only be presenting the Drive show for five weeks.

Radio • 26 Jun 24

Cork singer-songwriter Stephanie Rainey impressed the judges on America's Got Talent

Irish singer Rainey wows on America's Got Talent

Irish singer Stephanie Rainey blew away the judges and audience with her audition on Tuesday night's America's Got Talent, with Simon Cowell calling her performance "a moment".

Television • 26 Jun 24

Donncha O'Callaghan has announced he is departing the 2FM Breakfast show

Donncha O'Callaghan to leave 2FM breakfast show

Donncha O'Callaghan has announced that he is to leave the 2FM breakfast show.

Radio • 25 Jun 24

Darragh Graham joined Claire Byrne on her RTÉ Radio 1 show on Monday. Image via @hermitagegreen/Instagram

Hermitage Green star on journey to meet birth parents

Hermitage Green's Darragh Graham has spoken about the long journey he went through to track down his birth parents - including his biological father who had no idea he existed.

Music • 24 Jun 24

Taylor Swift - The great-great-great-grandparents of the multiple Grammy Award winner left Ireland for the US in the 1830s

Taylor Swift's Derry roots revealed in new research

Taylor Swift is a Derry girl, Irish Emigration Museum CEO Aileesh Carew has said.

Music • 21 Jun 24

Dan Healy said RTÉ 2FM would still prove to be an attractive place to work for presenters

'No fear' about the future of 2FM, says station boss

The Head of RTÉ 2FM, Dan Healy, has said he has "no fear" about the future of the station after a number of high-profile presenter departures.

Radio • 24 May 24

Jennifer Zamparelli - "I have been working in 2FM for 10 amazing years and now it's time for me to move on"

Jennifer Zamparelli leaving RTÉ 2FM

RTÉ 2FM has announced that Jennifer Zamparelli is leaving her daily show on the station.

Radio • 24 May 24

80,000 people watched Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at Croke Park on Sunday

A million reasons why Irish fans love Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen closed out the Irish leg of his European tour at Croke Park on Sunday night, which also marked his millionth ticket sold in Ireland.

Music • 20 May 24

RTÉ Radio 1 remains the only Irish station with a weekly listenership of over one million

Listenership down for RTÉ 9am radio slot, weekend gains

RTÉ Radio 1's 9am slot is down 13,000 listeners in its average ratings, according to the latest round of Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) figures.

Radio • 16 May 24

Doireann Garrihy to leave RTÉ 2FM after five years

Doireann Garrihy has announced she will leave RTÉ 2FM after five years, saying she wants to "pursue the projects I've been dreaming about".

Radio • 08 May 24

Bambie Thug said they were forced to change their body paint in Ogham script which translated to "ceasefire" and "freedom"

Bambie Thug changed Ogham message after EBU 'order'

The first Irish Eurovision Song Contest finalist since 2018 has said they altered a pro-Palestinian message on their outfit following an "order" from the competition organisers.

Eurovision Song Contest • 08 May 24

Bambie Thug is the first Irish entrant to qualify for the Eurovision final since 2018

Irish Eurovision fans party, Bambie Thug 'super proud'

Ireland's Eurovision entry Bambie Thug, singing Doomsday Blue, has said they are "super proud" to have qualified for Saturday's final in Malmö, Sweden.

Eurovision Song Contest • 08 May 24

The Irish fans are out in feelgood force

Hold us now! Irish fans in great voice at Eurovision

With an eye on Saturday's final, the Irish fans are channelling past glories at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden as they cheer on Bambie Thug.

Eurovision Song Contest • 07 May 24

The first semi-final will be broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player at 8pm

Eurovision: All the action from the first semi-final

It's time to get the Eurovision party started! The first semi-final takes place tonight and Bambie Thug hopes to secure a place in Saturday's grand final for Ireland with their song, Doomsday Blue.

Eurovision Song Contest • 07 May 24

Bambie Thug had to cancel event in Malmö after being admitted to hospital due to food poisoning

Bambie Thug hospitalised after eating 'bad shellfish'

Ireland's Eurovision hopeful Bambie Thug had to cancel a meet and greet performance in Malmö, Sweden, after coming down with food poisoning.

Eurovision • 04 May 24

Bryan Dobson began his broadcasting career in pirate radio

Bryan Dobson was originally 'blacklisted' by RTÉ

Bryan Dobson has revealed that he was "blacklisted" by RTÉ in the early days of his broadcasting career and had to be "laundered" by the BBC before he could join the national broadcaster.

Television • 04 May 24

Bambie Thug will perform in the first semi-final on 7 May

Bambie Thug has a second practice run in Malmö

Irish Eurovision hopeful Bambie Thug has rehearsed Doomsday Blue for a second time on the main stage at the Malmö Arena in Sweden - take a look at the pictures here.

Eurovision • 10 May 24

New film sees Charlie Bird 'breaking one last story'

An upcoming film will tell the story of Irish reporter Charlie Bird and his determination to break one final story before his life is cut short by Motor Neurone Disease.

Movies • 27 Apr 24

SJP waxes lyrical about her top Irish radio station

She already has a holiday home in Donegal with her husband Matthew Broderick and has confessed her grá mor for Irish butter on her spuds but now Sarah Jessica Parker has gone full Irish by revealing her love for RTÉ lyric fm.

Sarah Jessica Parker • 24 Apr 24

Hozier hits the top spot in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and Ireland.

Hozier becomes fourth Irish artist ever to top US chart

Hozier has become the first Irish artist since Sinead O'Connor, and only the fourth Irish artist ever, to have a No 1 in the US on the Billboard 100 song charts.

Hozier • 23 Apr 24

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