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Laura Nolan and Rhys McClenaghan are the Dancing with the Stars champions for 2025

DWTS champion Rhys hails 'the power of dance'

Dancing with the Stars winner Rhys McClenaghan has said that taking part in the show gave him the same feeling as competing in gymnastics and hailed "the power of dance and expressing yourself through movement and emotions".

Dancing with the Stars • 17 Mar

Laura and Rhys with the Glitterball trophy

Dancing with the Stars Final: the story in pictures

Dancing with the Stars is over for another year - with Rhys McClenaghan and his pro partner Laura Nolan emerging as the 2025 winners. Here's how the final played out pictorially.

Dancing with the Stars • 16 Mar

Rhys McClenaghan and Laura Nolan win Dancing with the Stars 2025

Rhys McClenaghan wins Dancing with the Stars

After 11 spectacular shows filled with glitz and glamour, highs and lows and captivating dances along the way, Rhys McClenaghan and his pro partner Laura Nolan have been crowned the winners of Dancing with the Stars 2025.

Dancing with the Stars • 17 Mar

Kayleigh Trappe with her professional dance partner Ervinas Merfeldas - "We couldn't have asked for a better group. Honestly, we've just been so close" Photo: Kyran O'Brien

Kayleigh reveals best DWTS laughs - and what hit home

TikTok star Kayleigh Trappe has told RTÉ Entertainment she is feeling all the emotions ahead of the final of Dancing with the Stars, remembering the funniest moments during the series - and treasuring how the experience has made her family closer.

Dancing with the Stars • 15 Mar

Rhys McClenaghan wants to 'really enjoy' DWTS final

After months of hard work and delightful dancing it's all coming down to next Sunday's Dancing with the Stars Final for gymnastics star Rhys McClenaghan.

Dancing with the Stars • 12 Mar

Dancing with the Stars judge Brian Redmond

Brian Redmond on DWTS: 'We've five great dancers now'

With just two shows to go on Dancing with the Stars the cream has risen to the top - even tough taskmaster Brian Redmond reckons: "We've got five great dancers now."

Dancing with the Stars • 04 Mar

Laura Nolan said of her dance partnership with Rhys McClenaghan - "It's really important that we come off the show saying, 'We did everything we could'" Photos: Kyran O'Brien

DWTS' Rhys and Laura still can't agree on one thing...

Dancing with the Stars' Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan and his professional dance partner Laura Nolan have told RTÉ Entertainment there is still one thing they can't agree on: which of them is the most competitive.

Television • 02 Mar

Orchestra Night returns to Dancing with the Stars

Orchestra Night returns to Dancing with the Stars this Sunday with the remaining seven couples dancing to music performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra live in studio.

Dancing with the Stars • 19 Feb

Rhys McClenaghan: "It's challenging the more dances I've got in my head now, but that's one of the main reasons I wanted to do the show was for this challenge, and I welcome it."

Rhys McClenaghan says DWTS is getting more challenging

Rhys McClenaghan has said Dancing with the Stars is getting "more challenging" as he progresses in the competition.

Dancing with the Stars • 02 Feb

Rhys McClenaghan on DWTS: 'it's been so much fun!'

Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan is having the time of his life so far on Dancing with the Stars. Three weeks in and the Olympic gold medallist, along with his pro partner Laura Nolan, are sitting pretty at the top of the leader board.

Dancing with the Stars • 21 Jan

Rhys and Laura top Dancing with the Stars leaderboard

Rhys McClenaghan and his professional partner Laura Nolan have topped the Dancing with the Stars leaderboard with their powerful Tango, while Jack Woolley and Alex Vladimirov follow closely behind after a supremely confident Cha Cha Cha.

Dancing with the Stars • 13 Jan

Kevin Dundon and Becca Scott took their debut spin under the glitterball last Sunday

Kevin Dundon set to turn up the heat on DWTS on Sunday

He may have finished second from the bottom on the scoreboard last week but Kevin Dundon remains upbeat as he heads into the second round of Dancing with the Stars this Sunday.

Dancing with the Stars • 11 Jan

Patrick Kielty reveals the Late Late Toy Show will air on 6 December as he announces applications for the show are now open Photo: Andres Poveda

Kielty reveals Toy Show date as the Late Late returns

Patrick Kielty kicked off the new season of The Late Late Show with his signature aplomb on Friday night, hosting a jam-packed show in which he announced the air date for this year's Toy Show.

Television • 17 Sep 24

Rhys McClenaghan savouring the historic moment he became the first Irish gymnast to win Olympic gold on the pommel horse

Stars celebrate historic gymnastics gold for Ireland

Comedian Dara Ó Briain was among the Irish stars celebrating as Rhys McClenaghan picked up the country's maiden gymnastics gold on pommel horse at the Olympics.

Entertainment • 03 Aug 24

Rhys McClenaghan