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Kevin McGahern points at the camera in a promotional photo for The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked

Kevin McGahern to host The Traitors Ireland: Uncloaked

Kevin McGahern has been announced as the host of The Traitors Ireland: Uncloaked, the companion show to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player's eagerly awaited The Traitors Ireland.

Television • 07 Aug

The Late Late Show, RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player, 9.30pm, Friday

Here are tonight's Late Late Show guests

Singer and politician Frances Black, sports broadcaster Kelly Cates, and comedian and TV presenter Kevin McGahern are among the guests on tonight's Late Late Show.

Television • 28 Mar

The Bad Sisters have made their entrance!

IFTA Awards: Red carpet, winners and speeches

From red carpet arrivals to the very last award, check out all the action from the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards 2025.

IFTA Awards • 15 Feb

Kevin McGahern to host this year's IFTA Awards

Kevin McGahern announced as host of the IFTA Awards

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that comedian, actor and presenter Kevin McGahern will host this year's IFTA Awards.

Movies • 31 Jan

Virgin Media launches new comedy drama Video Nasty

Virgin Media Television has launched its new dark comedy drama series Video Nasty, which tells the story of three teenagers who go on a quest to complete a cult VHS collection.

Television • 08 Jan

Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player at 9:25pm this Saturday. Photo credits: Andres Poveda

Guests revealed for Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything

Comedian Kevin McGahern, Irish pop star Una Healy, and singer-songwriter Tom Grennan will be joining Angela Scanlon for her final show of the season this Saturday night.

Television • 01 Jun 23

DWTS's McGahern to grand marshal Cavan's parade

Comedian and actor Kevin McGahern - who became the seventh celebrity to exit Dancing with the Stars - is to grand marshal the Cavan St Patrick's Day parade.

Television • 13 Mar 23

The glitterball dream is no more for Kevin McGahern and Laura Nolan

Kevin McGahern misses out on a place in DWTS final

Kevin McGahern became the seventh celebrity to exit the dancefloor following Sunday's drama-filled semi-final of Dancing with the Stars.

Dancing with the Stars • 12 Mar 23

Stephanie Roche loses out in the first DWTS dance-off

Stephanie Roche has become the latest star to be eliminated from Dancing with the Stars as she lost out in the first dance-off in the show's current run.

Dancing with the Stars • 19 Feb 23

McGahern: 'It's like I've been nominated for an Oscar'

Kevin McGahern has revealed his family is 'absolutely over the moon' that he is taking part in Dancing with the Stars.

Television • 07 Jan 23

Final five Dancing With The Stars couples revealed

The final five couples competing in the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars, which returns to RTÉ One on Sunday 8 January, have been revealed.

Dancing with the Stars • 19 Dec 22

Kevin McGahern will be kick-starting the New Year on DWTS

Kevin McGahern is the final celeb confirmed for DWTS

Comedian Kevin McGahern is the final celebrity to join Dancing with the Stars which returns to RTÉ One in January.

Television • 09 Dec 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

There's the last two ever episodes of US sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Kevin McGahern hangs out with orang-utans on Zoo Live, superhero Ms Marvel arrives on Disney+, and Adam Sandler stars in Hustle . . .

Adam Sandler • 08 Jun 22

All Together Now 2022 takes place at Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford this July

Full line-up for All Together Now 2022 revealed

Self Esteem, The Murder Capital and Floating Points are among the fifty new acts announced for the All Together Now festival at Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford this July.

Music • 06 Apr 22

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Thursday January 7

Tonight's top TV tips include Kevin McGahern hosting new panel show Clear History, Sheridan Smith holding the leash on Pooch Perfect, Jimmy Carr, Spike Lee - and the return of Caribbean crime show Death in Paradise . . .

Television • 07 Jan 21

Kevin McGahern - "It is the best feeling in the world, I have to say"

Kevin McGahern bleary-eyed but blissful as new dad

Comedian Kevin McGahern and his wife Siobhán Cassidy are celebrating the arrival of their first child, a baby girl called Wallis, with the bleary-eyed-but-blissful dad telling RTÉ's Today show: "I wasn't prepared for the amount of work that goes in."

Television • 07 Jan 21

Sadly, not coming to a cinema near you soon

New Irish satire wreaks revenge on Wild Mountain Thyme

It hasn't been released in Ireland yet, but upcoming Irish rom-com Wild Mountain Thyme has already received a sound battering online for its portrayal of our precious emerald isle and the Irish accents of stars Emily Blunt and Co. Down native Jamie Dornan

Wild Mountain Thyme • 18 Dec 20

At home with... TV presenter Kevin McGahern

Comedian/TV host Kevin McGahern had "a nice lockdown" in which he manged to make a TV show from home - Kevin Paints - and record podcasts and voice-overs from the comfort of the couch

At home with... • 13 Jul 20

Saoirse-Monica Jackson - Old job took the biscuit

Derry Girls star's old job was 'a year eating biscuits'

Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson has said she spent "a year eating biscuits" as a disastrous door-to-door salesperson in Manchester before she was cast in the hit show.

Television • 26 May 20

Kevin Paints - Now available on the RTÉ Player and on RTÉ2 this Thursday, May 28 at 9:20pm

Easel does it. Kevin McGahern back with RTÉ Player show

The Republic of Telly's Kevin McGahern is back with Kevin Paints, a new show now available on the RTÉ Player with Derry Girls' Saoirse-Monica Jackson and actor and comedian Pat Shortt among his subjects.

Television • 25 May 20

Kevin McGahern