All aboard the RTÉ Big Music Week train

The bespoke, three-carriage RTÉ Big Music Week Train, with the Big Music Week House Band on board, set off on a very special one-week journey this morning. Departing from Bray, Co Wicklow and making its way through Wicklow, Dublin, Kildare, Carlow,...

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Watch exclusive How I Live Now clip

It opens in Irish cinemas this Friday, October 4, and RTÉ TEN is giving you the chance to watch an exclusive clip from the Saoirse Ronan-starring How I Live Now. Directed by Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void,...

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Joe Duffy enters PPI radio Hall of Fame

Liveline presenter Joe Duffy has been named as one of the three radio figures to be inducted into the Phonographic Perfomance Ireland Radio Awards Hall of Fame. The 57-year-old was formally inducted at a ceremony which took place in the offices of...

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Ross O'Carroll Kelly tops bestsellers again

Prince of all of south Dublin Ross O'Carroll Kelly is back up where he belongs - at the top of the Irish bestsellers list with his latest adventure, Downturn Abbey. Author Paul Howard outsold Stephen King, Jo Nesbø and Colm Toibin to claim the top...

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625,000 watch TG4's Ladies Football Finals

Galway-based Irish language station TG4 enjoyed its best ever viewing figures for a Ladies Football Finals with 625,000 viewers watching the live coverage from Croke Park yesterday afternoon. Official figures provided by Nielsen also reveal that 328,000...

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Dubliner through to X Factor houses

Dubliner Melanie McCabe is one of 24 hopefuls to have made it through to the judges' houses stage of The X Factor. McCabe, who is making her fourth appearance in the contest, won over the judges with her cover of Katy Perry's The One that Got Away....

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Glee star gives birth to baby boy

Glee star Heather Morris has welcomed her first child after giving birth to a baby boy, Elijah. The 26-year-old TV star revealed the news that she was starting a family with her long-term boyfriend Taylor Hubbell in April of this year. US Weekly...

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Breaking Bad star felt sick filming finale

Breaking Bad's Betsy Brandt has admitted that filming the final episodes of the award-winning TV series made her feel sick. The 36-year-old actress, who plays Walter White's sister-in-law Marie Schrader on the hit show, has opened up about how physically...

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Daryl Hannah talks about autism battle

American actress Daryl Hannah has spoken out about her life-long battle with autism and how it forced her to take a step back from Hollywood. The 52-year-old Splash star has revealed she was diagnosed with the developmental disorder as a child, but...

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Warner Bros. take out new Harry Potter trademarks

Warner Bros. have reportedly taken out trademarks on more Harry Potter related books and hint towards further films set in the wizarding world. Earlier this month the studio announced plans to adapt Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them into a film...

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Gaga and Tony Bennett's album gets release date

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's jazz album will be released in January 2014. The duo began working on the record in June and Bennett told Propaganda via Capital FM: "In January of next year we will release the album. "It is a very sensational jazz album...

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Tom Vaughan-Lawlor enjoys Nidge's complexity

Love/Hate star Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has spoken about how much he enjoys playing the character Nidge. The actor joked that his life wouldn't be worth living if he revealed whether or not his character will survive to see series 5 of the popular RTÉ drama....

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Lawrence for Dumb and Dumber cameo appearance

Jennifer Lawrence has reportedly filmed a cameo in the Dumb and Dumber sequel. The Hollywood Reporter has said that according to their sources Jennifer Lawrence will play a younger version of Kathleen Turner's character in the film. Lawrence is currently...

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Danes turned down role in J Edgar for Homeland

Claire Danes has revealed she turned down a role in J Edgar to star in Homeland. Speaking to Vogue Danes explained why she chose Homeland: "I was like, 'Do I want to play the secretary to the boss man or do I want to be the boss man?' "[I thought]...

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One Direction's Louis having voice trouble

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has lost his voice during the band's currently tour of Australia. The singer took to Twitter with the news saying simply, "I lost my voice." The group's Australian tour has been a controversial one with reports of...

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Modern Family for spin-off show?

A spin-off series to the popular comedy show Modern Family is reportedly in discussions. Deadline has reported that the concept being talked about would be a spin-off involving the character of Gil Thorpe, Phil's rival real estate agent, played by...

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Bushfire in real-life Summer Bay

A bushfire got out of control at the real-life setting for Home and Away in Palm Beach, Sydney. The headland on which the popular soap is set caught fire this morning and a police boat rescued two 14-year-olds that were fishing in the area. The fire...

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Katy Perry moving away from pop towards acoustic

Katy Perry plans to move away from pop music and go back to her acoustic roots. The 28-year-old singer wants to model herself more on Joni Mitchell and having a more mature sound going into her 30s. Perry told Billboard: "I'll probably turn into...

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Secret Life of The Shannon wins 'wildlife Oscar'

On a River in Ireland, a film version of highly-acclaimed RTÉ nature series The Secret Life of the Shannon, has won three awards at the world's leading nature film festival. The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, known as the Oscars of wildlife...

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Love/Hate stars on Late Late tonight

Six of the stars of Love/Hate will be among Ryan Tubridy's guests on The Late Late Show tonight on RTÉ One at 9:35pm. Peter Coonan (Fran), Aoibhinn McGinnity (Trish), Laurence Kinlan (Elmo), Jason Barry (Dano), Caoilfhionn Dunne (Lizzie) and Susan...

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Whedon likes Avengers' imperfections

Director Joss Whedon has spoken about how The Avengers next film will be better than the first. Whedon told Total Film, "When I think of a great film, I think of something that's either structured so perfectly like The Matrix or made so lovingly like...

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Kings of Leon sail to the top of the Irish chart

No surprises on the charts this week as good ol' boys Kings of Leon debut at No 1 with their sixth album, Mechanical Bull (read our review here) and Katy Perry remains at No 1 with Roar. Read the top 20s here. Top 20 singles in Ireland 1 (last week)...

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One Direction sign new £10million deal with Cowell

One Direction have signed a new deal with Simon Cowell and his Syco label that will bring them up to 2016. A Syco spokesperson confirmed the deal, "Simon Cowell and One Direction are delighted to confirm they have agreed to continue their hugely successful...

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Ryan O'Shaughnessy celebrates 21st birthday

Singer/songwriter Ryan O'Shaughnessy was surprised live on air today when he was presented with a birthday cake on The Colm Hayes Show to mark his 21st birthday. The birthday boy said: "The plans are to chill out today and plan my party for tomorrow...

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1D named Billboard's most powerful under 21

One Direction have been named Billboard magazine's most powerful musicians under the age of 21 years. The boy band topped the music industry bible's list of the 21 most powerful names in music under the age of 21. The annual list takes record...

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Disney Junior orders another season of Irish show

Disney Junior has announced that it has greenlighted a second season of Henry Hugglemonster, the animated series which is produced by Dublin company Brown Bag Films and adapted from Irish author Niamh Sharkey's I'm a Happy Hugglewug books. Cathal...

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Bryan Cranston returning to How I Met Your Mother

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston is returning to comedy and reprising his role on How I Met Your Mother. After starring in the most-acclaimed TV show in recent years, Cranston returns to a more sedate setting and will again play Hammond Druthers,...

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More stars set to go on EastEnders

Following the announcement of five cast departures earlier this week, the BBC has confirmed that two more actors will be leaving EastEnders, Cornell S John (Sam James) and Clare Perkins (Ava Hartman). Digital Spy, which broke the news, says the actors...

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First Okapis arrive at Dublin Zoo

Dublin Zoo has announced that the first okapis in Ireland have become its newest residents. Males Kamba, aged 14, and Kitabu, aged six, arrived from Rotterdam Zoo this month. Dublin Zoo said: "The okapi is originally found in the Ituri Rainforest,...

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Lily Collins admires Lawrence and Stewart

Lily Collins has said she admires Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart and how they have dealt with superstardom. The actress told Seventeen, "I admire how they've both handled the fame that came with those roles and their ability to step outside...

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Alan Sugar sues former Apprentice winner

Alan Sugar is suing former BBC Apprentice winner Stella English for £35,000 after she lost her constructive dismissal case against him. The UK businessman claims she deliberately lied about her job at his company being a "sham" in a bid to ruin his...

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P Diddy tops highest-earning hip-hop artist list

P Diddy has been named the highest-earning hip-hop artist of 2013 by Forbes. The rapper topped the Hip-Hop Cash Kings list by earning an estimated $50 million over the past 12 months. His takings include the income from his Ciroc vodka brand, along...

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Boyzone announce album and sign new record deal

Boyzone have signed a new deal with Warner Records imprint Rhino, who will release their new album on November 25th. The new album is called BZ20 and the release will be supported by an already-announced 20th anniversary tour, which kicks-off in Ireland...

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Gleeson and Murphy hit the high seas for new movie

Brendan Gleeson and Cillian Murphy have begun filming Heart of the Sea, the new action-adventure from director Ron Howard which also stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Ben Whishaw and Tom Holland. The film is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's best-selling...

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Dermot Whelan says Storehouse gig 'a no-brainer'

Republic of Telly host Dermot Whelan delves a little into the unknown with tonight's From the Storehouse with Dermot Whelan on RTÉ Two at 9.55pm. On the eve of Arthur's Day, Whelan hosts a show that mixes chat and tunes and which could prove to be a...

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Reports of marriage split for Richard Gere

It has been reported that Richard Gere and his actress wife Carey Lowell have split up. The New York Post claims the pair have been living apart from some time but now have decided to officially file for divorce. Representatives for the couple have...

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Dáithí and Maura launch Today at Ploughing C'ships

Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Maura Derrane launched the return of RTÉ's afternoon show Today at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois this afternoon. The daily afternoon show is due back on October 7th and Dáithí and Maura presented...

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Four characters axed from Eastenders

It has been announced that four Eastenders characters are set to leave the soap early next year. Kirsty Branning (Kierston Wareing), AJ Ahmed (Phaldut Sharma), Carl White (Daniel Coonan) and Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright) are all set to leave the Square...

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New Love/Hate plot and pics revealed

Love/Hate returns to RTÉ One on Sunday October 6 at 9:30pm, and you can find out what's in store and see new cast shots from the series on RTÉ TEN. Warning: spoiler alert!The makers of the show say: "Series 4 begins with Nidge (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) and...

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Win tickets to see The Wailers in Dublin

Reggae legends The Wailers play the greatest hits of Bob Marley and The Wailers in Dublin's Academy on October 3rd and we're got tickets to give away. The current line-up of Koolant Brown on lead vocals, Aston "Family Man" Barrett on bass, Keith Sterling...

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Jo Nesbø knocks Lee Child off top spot

Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø has knocked Lee Child off the top spot in Ireland's fiction bestsellers list with his latest book, Police. Top 10 FictionPolice Jo Nesbo (Random)Never Go Back Lee Child (Transworld)Gone Girl Gillian Flynn (Orion)Maeve's...

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Furey and Heathers to play at Big Music Week gig

Finbar Furey, Sharon Shannon, Heathers, Royseven's Paul Walsh and Jerry Fish will headline the Big Music Week Charity Gig at Vicar Street on October 5th. RTÉ's Big Music Week is set to finish on a high note with this All Star Grand Finale Charity...

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Robin Thicke hints at Blurred Lines sequel

Robin Thicke has hinted that there could be a follow-up to Blurred Lines. The 36-year-old singer revealed that he is planning to team up with producer Pharrell Williams and rapper T.I for a follow-up to the popular song. Speaking to Billboard, Thicke...

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Win! Priscilla Queen of the Desert tickets

With less than a month to go until Priscilla Queen of the Desert hits the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, RTÉ TEN have three pair of tickets to give away to the star studded opening night on October 16th 2013. Plus, an overnight stay in the luxurious...

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Breaking Bad Best Drama at Emmys

Breaking Bad won the Outstanding Drama Series award at the Emmys in the US on Sunday night, with Modern Family winning Outstanding Comedy Series. However, Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston did not win the Best Actor in a Drama Series award; it went to...

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Jasmyn Banks is leaving EastEnders

Actress Jasmyn Banks, who plays Alice Branning in EastEnders, is leaving the BBC soap. A BBC spokesperson said: "We can confirm that Jasmyn will be leaving EastEnders later this year. We wish her all the best for the future." Posting on Twitter,...

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O'Dowd to narrate Irish animated show

Chris O'Dowd is to narrate Puffin Rock, a new animated series which has been bought by RTEjr and Nick Jr UK. Produced by Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon, Northern Irish children's media company Dog Ears and publisher Penguin, Puffin Rock is described...

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Minister hails Culture Night success

Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan has congratulated the organisers of and participants in Culture Night 2013 last Friday and wants people to "keep the 'culture habit' going". Minister Deenihan said: "Whether people engage...

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Claire Danes was terrified of Emmy nomination

Claire Danes has revealed that her Emmy nomination terrified her. The Homeland star is nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category. She told People, "If you lose, you have to cope with that sting, and if you win, you have...

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Judi Dench "felt cool" after Bond movies

Judi Dench admits starring opposite Daniel Craig in the recent James Bond movies, such as Skyfall, has made her feel a ''bit cool." The 78-year-old played the part of M in seven films in the spy series from 1995 to 2012 and said that she...

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Jessie J has spoken about Miley comparisons

Jessie J has spoken about the similarities being made between her and Miley Cyrus. There have been a lot of similarities made between the It's My Party singer and Cyrus lately but Jessie J told Digital Spy, "You know what? I have to see it as...

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Nolan pitched Batman Begins in just 15 minutes

Warner Bros revealed it only took Christopher Nolan 15 minutes to pitch Batman Begins. Greg Silverman, president of production at Warner Bros said in a special feature segment of the Dark Knight trilogy box-set, "The pitch that Chris had was so......

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James McAvoy confused by some roles

Trance actor James McAvoy admitted that he sometimes finds himself cast in roles where he ''doesn't know what'' he's going to do after reading the script. The 34-year-old actor explained that he can't always envision a part just by reading the script,...

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Mumford & Sons to go on hiatus

Mumford & Sons have announced that they will be taking a long break following their latest tour. Ben Lovett, the band's keyboardist, told Rolling Stone, "There won't be any Mumford & Sons activities for the foreseeable future following Friday's...

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Justin Timberlake impressed by One Direction

Justin Timberlake has said he likes One Direction and joked about forming a super-group with them. The star told Daybreak, "I like them. They seem grounded to me, I like that." He then joked that they should join a group with *NSYNC, "Really, can...

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Will.i.am wants Pharrell to change YouTube name

Will.i.am is allegedly suing Pharrell Williams over his YouTube channel name 'i am OTHER'. TMZ reported that Will.i.am has filed a lawsuit against Pharrell because his YouTube name bares too much of a resemblance to his i.am+ brand. Will.i.am is...

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WikiLeaks posted response to The Fifth Estate

WikiLeaks posted a 4,000 word response to The Fifth Estate to their site yesterday along with acopy of the film's script. In the post the site expresses their views on the film and one line reads, "Most of the events depicted never happened, or the...

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Joe Dante denies Tarantino casting rumours

Quentin Tarantino was rumoured to play Roger Corman in a biopic about his life but director Joe Dante has said he is not. Dante took to Twitter to quell the rumours saying there is no truth behind the rumours whatsoever. Colin Firth has also been...

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Hailee Steinfeld cast in Term Life

Hailee Steinfeld will star beside Vince Vaughn in the film. According to The Wrap the 16 year old will play Vaughn's daughter in the action movie. Term Life is an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name and it will be directed by Peter Billingsley....

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Beyonce and Jay Z top celebrity couple rich-list

Beyonce and Jay Z have been named the highest earning celebrity couple by Forbes. The pair is estimated to have earned $95 million in the last year. Both stars have signed lucrative promotional deals as well as generating huge income from their tours...

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RTÉ's Evanne Ní Chuilinn ties the knot

RTÉ sports journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn has married her partner, Brian Fitzsimons. The Irish Independent reports that the couple married in the church in the grounds of Mount Druid in Castletown Geoghegan, Co Westmeath. Their one-year-old son, Séimí,...

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Eighth annual Culture Night tonight

Tonight marks the eighth annual Culture Night across the country with 34 regions, towns and cities taking part in a variety of free cultural and artistic events. Music, dance, theatre, spoken word, literature, visual art, tours, workshops and exhibitions...

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Fassbender in talks for new western

Michael Fassbender is in final talks to star in Slow West, an upcoming western, it has been reported. The Prometheus star is set to take the lead role alongside teenage actor Kodi Smit-McPhee in the UK/New Zealand feature from the executive producing...

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Baby for Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes

Grey's Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes has welcomed a third baby. The hugely successful writer shared the happy news on Twitter. "Been AWOL from Twitter," she tweeted. "I totally have a good reason: TINY HUMAN #3 is here and she's perfect."...

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Katy Perry/Arctic Monkeys remain Irish No 1s

She roared (geddit!?) to No 1 last week and Katy Perry remains at the top of Ireland's singles chart this week. Over on the grown-up chart, Arctic Monkeys stay top dogs with their new album AM. Read the fulll countdowns here. Top 20 singles in Ireland...

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Cara Delevingne "goes crazy" when not working

The model of the moment has revealed she goes crazy when she's not working and turned to Rihanna for advice. Delevingne told W magazine, "I was just on holiday for three days in Greece with my sister, and I thought that would make me happy and relaxed....

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GTAV global retail sales Top $800M in single day

Grand Theft Auto V was released Tuesday to rave reviews – and incredible sales figures. Developers Rockstar Games and Rockstar's owner Take-Two Interactive Software must be breaking out the bubbly as they confirmed its success by announcing that GTA...

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Shirley's sister cast in Eastenders

Shirley Carter's sister Tina is heading to Albert Square, Eastenders bosses have confirmed. Actress Luisa Bradshaw-White has been cast in the role as Tina and she is set to make her first appearance on the BBC soap in November. Tina, who is Shirley's...

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Blaze terror in Fair City tonight

To mark Fair City's 24th birthday, Thursday night's episode at 8pm on RTÉ One sees a fire raging in the centre of Carrigstown - and one character will not make it out alive. Warning: spoiler alert! The fire in the factory building will trap secret...

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All a'board the Big Music Week train!

RTÉ's Big Music Week train will be touring the country from Monday September 30 to Saturday October 5, bringing the very best of home-grown musical talent and live performances to audiences across Ireland and all over the world. During the first week...

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More Arthur's Day acts announced

With a week to go until Arthur's Day is upon us, GUINNESS® & CO have announced that Irish electronica masters Le Galaxie and Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea, will be performing in ticketed and surprise pubs across Ireland on 26th September. Music...

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Masterchef's Gillick to cook at Ploughing festival

Electric Ireland are teaming up with Celebrity MasterChef winner David Gillick, to cook up a storm at the Electric Ireland stand at the 2013 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. With three showcase demonstrations each day, David...

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EastEnders stars film funeral scenes

The stars of EastEnders have filmed the funeral of a character who will die in the soap later this year. Warning: spoiler alert! The Daily Star reports that Jessie Wallace (Kat), Shane Richie (Alfie) and Charlie Brooks (Janine) filmed the funeral...

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RTÉ TEN's TV picks for today

The highly-acclaimed Mad Men returns for a sixth run while the first season of Suits comes to an end on RTÉ Two. Meanwhile, Eric McCormack continues to entertain in Perception, the US procedural on satellite channel Watch. Mad Men, RTÉ One, 11.00pm...

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Gandolfini and Monteith to be honoured at Emmys

James Gandolfini and Corey Monteith will be remembered during a special tribute section at this Sunday's 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. A special memorial segment has been prepared by organisers to honour Gandolfini and Monteith, alongside actress Jean...

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