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, Waterford, Tipperary, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo, Leitrim and Roscommon, the train will be stopping off in train stations and towns across the country for impromptu busking sessions, live benefit concerts, musical workshops, parades and plenty of live radio broadcasts.

Some of our finest artists, such as Kodaline, Christy Moore and Luka Bloom, will be jamming in stations, busking onboard and marching down main streets.

To keep up-to-the minute with all of the happenings on the train, keep your eyes peeled on www.rte.ie/ten for video updates. You can also find out what's happening for RTÉ Big Music Week each day by following the hashtag #bigmusicweek and at www.rte.ie/bigmusicweek.

Photos from Big Music Week Day One at Bray and Connolly stations

Risin' Time's Shay Byrne and singer Don Baker

Ronan Collins

Miriam O'Callaghan and the Bugle Babes

Luan Parle

The Artane Band at Connolly station

The crowd at Connolly station

Kodaline at Connolly station

Bronagh Gallagher

Damien Dempsey

Miriam O'Callaghan and Bronagh Gallagher

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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, One Day in September), How I Live Now is adapted from the award-winning young adult novel by Meg Rosoff.

It tells the story of Daisy (Ronan), an American teenager whose perfect summer staying in the countryside with her English cousins is shattered by a 21st Century World War.

The film also stars Tom Holland, Anna Chancellor and George Mackay.

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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 the Broadcasting Authory of Ireland today (Monday, September 30th).

Voice over artist Bill Golding and Liam O'Shea, managing director of Clare FM and Tipp FM, were also honoured at the special ceremony in recognition of their "exceptional contribution to radio in Ireland."

Speaking about the announcement, Sean Murtagh of PPI said: "We are proud to have been a sponsor of the PPI Radio Awards from their very inception and the establishment last year of the Hall of Fame was a natural progression for the Awards, a permanent and lasting testament to the professionalism, skill and popularity of the icons of radio on the island of Ireland."

The PPI Radio Awards Hall of Fame already includes: Michéal Ó Muircheartaigh, Jimmy Magee, Marian Finucane, Des Whelan, Gay Byrne, Larry Gogan, Mario Rosenstock, Séan Bán Breathnach, Candy Devine, Ronan O'Rahilly and the late Gerry Ryan.

The 2013 PPI Radio Awards Gala night takes place in the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny on Friday, October 4th.

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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 spot with the latest dispatch from the gilded life of Ross. In the new 400-page novel, the eighteenth in the series, we find that there is tumult in the splendour of Honalee down Killiney way as RO'CK stares down the barrel of middle age and, worse, his son is consorting with commoners.

Here's the full list of bestsellers, roysch?

Top 10 Fiction

Downturn Abbey Ross O'Carroll-Kelly (Penguin)
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn (Orion)
Demon Dentist David Walliams (Harper Collins)
Police Jo Nesbo (Random)
Never Go Back Lee Child (Transworld)
The Cuckoo's Calling Robert Galbraith (Little, Brown)
Maeve's Times Maeve Binchy (Hodder & Stoughton)
Testament of Mary Colm Toibin (Penguin)
Doctor Sleep Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)
And The Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury)

Top 10 Non-Fiction

Becoming A Lion Jonathan Sexton (Penguin)
Padre Pio: Scent of Roses Colm Keane (Capel Island Press)
Guinness World Records 2014 Various (Guinness)
Too Many Tears Fiona Doyle (Penguin)
Where We Are One Direction (Harper Collins)
Jacksers Dyin' Alone Martha Long (Random)
Save With Jamie Jamie Oliver (Penguin)
Rachel's Kitchen Rachel Allen (Harper Collins)
Real Mrs Brown: Authorised Biography of Brendan O'Carroll Brian Beacon (Hodder & Stoughton)
One Direction The Official Annual One Direction Harper Collins

Chart courtesy of Eason

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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 watched the climax to the Senior final as Cork edged out Monaghan to win an historic eighth TG4 Senior title in nine years.

The figures made TG4 the most-watched channel in Ireland yesterday afternoon with a share of viewing double that of its nearest competitor.

It was also TG4's highest ever viewership for this fixture, the 13th year it has been shown on the channel.
 

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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.

McCabe, Hannah Barrett and Abi Alton made it through at the expense of three other singers: Sheena McHugh, Karen Harding and Lydia Lucy.

Gary Barlow told McCabe: "You had me from the very first lyric and I think you're the one who got away. I want Nicole [Scherzinger, fellow judge] to give you a chance."

Scherzinger added: "In your past performances I didn't know if I was with you, if I felt it or if I believed it, but you had me on this one."

Also through to the judges' houses part of the show is Andrea Magee from Belfast.

For the judges' houses section of the show, Nicole Scherzinger (girls category) will be helped by Mary J Blige; Gary Barlow (groups category) will be joined by Olly Murs; Sharon Osbourne (over 25s category) will work with Robbie Williams, while Louis Walsh (boys category) will decide on his contestants with Nicole Appleton, Shane Filan and Sinitta.

Melanie McCabe - X Factor Bootcamp Auditions 'The One That Got Away' on MUZU.TV

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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 has received confirmation that she gave birth to a baby boy over the weekend and the couple have decided to call him Elijah.

The pair are yet to tie the knot but are expected to get married soon. Morris said in an interview in 2011: "I want to marry him so bad. That's what I really care about.

"I want to marry Taylor and have kids with him. I love acting, but if it affects my relationship, then I won't continue doing it."

Over the summer, Heather celebrated a star-studded baby shower with her Glee friends Naya Rivera, Lea Michele and Amber Riley.

Taking time out to enjoy her new role as a mother, Heather won't be returning as Brittany S. Pierce in the new season of the show.

She and her original castmates Amber, Mark Salling and Harry Shum Jr. have changed from starring status to guest starring roles for the fifth season.

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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 affected she was by the show's final episodes.

Speaking to Access Hollywood Brandt said: "There were days shooting - these last eight episodes especially - I just felt sick. My chest would get all tight and I just felt awful.

"After we'd get a take then I'd just sort of start sobbing because you gotta get it out before you go home," she said.

She also revealed that she thinks the final episode, entitled Felina, is "the perfect ending for this show."

Meanwhile, Bryan Cranston has spoken out about the show's recent win at the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards last weekend. He said: "This is the answer to a wish and a prayer of mine. I have been blessed in the past, and this show has been nominated in the past, but what I wanted is what we finally got."

The final episode of Breaking Bad airs tonight, Sunday September 29, at 9pm in America and will be available shortly after on Netflix in Ireland.

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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 kept her health issues under wraps so that she could pursue a career as an actress.

However, the condition, which often causes difficulties in social situations, left Hannah with a debilitating shyness and she was terrified of attending her own premieres or promoting her movies on TV.

Even after establishing herself as an accomplished actress she still felt "terrified" to tell anyone, especially anyone working on the production side of things.

Speaking to People Magazine Hannah said: "I've never been comfortable being the centre of attention. It's always freaked me out."

People also reports that Hannah has learned to manage her symptoms and is focusing her energy on environmental activism. She hasn't completely turned her back on acting, but she said she is, "definitely not being offered the greatest roles in the world".

She added: "Life is too short to stress the small things anymore."

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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 that won't feature Harry, Ron, Hermione and friends but will be set in their general wizarding world.

Collider reported that Warner Bros. have since taken out further trademarks on other books that feature in the original Potter series such as Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

There has been no confirmation of plans to adapt these books, but when it was announced JK Rowling and Warner Bros. were set to reunite for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, there was also talk of a potential new series of books set a number of years before Harry Potter was born.

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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 with great jazz artists on it, it came out wonderful."

The 87-year-old singer described his relationship with the Applause hitmaker: "She's the Picasso of the entertainment world. She's a very talented person.

"We're just like brother and sister together."

Lady Gaga's next album ARTPOP will be released November 11th.

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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.

He also spoke to RTÉ Radio One about Nidge's ever-changing character: "One of the joys of playing the part is he's a different man in all four series'.

"He's always changing and he's incredibly difficult to pinpoint."

He continued: "People are drawn to him because of his humour, the moments he has with his children and the moments he has with his own conscious.

"He's been centre stage; he's achieved what he thought he wanted to achieve and now he's wondering if it's what he's always wanted."

Vaughan-Lawlor also addressed the seriousness of the subject-matter in Love/Hate saying: "Stuart [Carolan, Love/Hate creator] is very serious about showing the repercussions of the killings and drug culture.

"Stuart doesn't set up a scene or a storyline without showing the effects it has on the community. He never creates scenes for just the shock factor."

Love/Hate returns for its fourth season on RTÉ One at 9.30pm, Sunday October 6th.

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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 filming Hunger Games: Mockingjay but as the film sets are close by sources told THR that the entire cast have visited the Dumb and Dumber location in Atlanta.

The Oscar winning actress told Jimmy Fallon in an interview that Dumb and Dumber is one of her favourite comedies saying, "I know every word to Dumb and Dumber, Step Brothers and Anchorman."

The sequel to the 1994 comedy sees Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their roles as they embark on a road trip. Rob Riggle, who plays Gil Thorpe in Modern Family, Kathleen Turner, Rachel Mlevin and Laurie Holden are among the cast.

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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] 'I want to be the boss man'. I was scared of it [the Homeland role], and I thought, 'Ok, right, that means I have to do it'."

Starring in J Edgar would have seen Danes reunite with Leonardo DiCaprio for the first time since Romeo + Juliet.

Danes also spoke about being intrigued by Homeland's complexity. "When I read the script, the writing was so good, and the cliff-hanger was amazing."

Danes took home the Best Lead Actress in a Drama Emmy Award last weekend for her work on Homeland.

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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 running red lights and allegedly staying up all night gambling.

One Direction are due to take to the stage tomorrow in Perth so fans will be hoping Tomlinson has a speedy recovery.

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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 Rob Riggle.

Modern Family creator Steven Levitan and producers Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh are said to be behind the new idea.

Modern Family won its fourth consecutive Emmy at last weekend's award show making Frasier the only comedy with more Emmys than it, Frasier having won five in total.

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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 is now extinguished and nobody was harmed.

Home and Away cast members took to Instagram and Twitter to share photos of the fire and assure fans that nobody was hurt.

Andrew J Morley who plays Spencer shared a picture of the fire during the day and commented, "We better write this quickly into the Home and Away story line.. Hectic fire in Palm Beach."

Nic Westaway (Kyle Braxton) also shared the same picture with the caption, "Fire at Summer Bay!!! That's not good! Save the lighthouse! #Fire #Danger #PalmBeach"

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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 more of a Joni Mitchell as I inch towards my 30s.

"I think my fourth record will be more of an acoustic guitar album. That's where I started when I was first discovered by (songwriter/producer) Glen Ballard and got my first record deal.

"We'll see - I can't get ahead of myself. I'm still doing the work: I'm a good balance of left and right brain, and to be an artist with a long career, you've got to have both... I've got a few records under my belt, and I still feel like a brand-new artist. People still want that truth to cut through."

Perry will release her third studio album Prism next month.

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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 film-making, took place last night in Wyoming and Wicklow production company Crossing the Line saw off competition from 540 films including the BBC's Africa and Frozen Planet series and Disney's Chimpanzee feature to take the overall Grand Teton Best of Festival Award along with awards for Best Editing and Best Wildlife Habitat Program for On a River in Ireland.

Colin Stafford Johnson presented the two-part The Secret Life of the Shannon on RTÉ One last May as part of the RTÉ Goes Wild Season. Stafford Johnson travelled the 340km-long river in his canoe to reveal varied habitats and flora and fauna.

Filmed over two years, the series features animal behaviour captured with the very latest camera technologies and brings a number of firsts to Irish natural history filmmaking including Daubenton's bats filmed hunting in slow motion; whooper swans filmed in extreme close-up and a kingfisher fishing underwater.

This is the second festival in a row in which Crossing The Line has taken home the best-in-show award at Jackson Hole.

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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 Loughnane (Debbie) will be talking about series four, which begins on RTÉ One on Sunday October 6 at 9:30pm.

Also appearing on tonight's show will be Shameless star Tina Malone, who will discuss expecting a baby at 50, acting and coping with bankruptcy; and inspirational Cork teenager Joanne O'Riordan.

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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 The Godfather Part II. There was haphardness in the way it [The Avengers] comes together – not just the people, but the scenes.

"I don't think you'd look at it and go, 'This is a model of a perfect structure.' You'd go, 'This is working.' I like it. I'm proud of it and I like its imperfections. The thing I cared most about – making a summer movie like the ones from my childhood – is the thing that I pulled off."

Next time round however Whedon plans to do things a little differently, "I want to be clearer about how I engage the audience and where I take them. I want more control visually, more time to prep it.

"Not that I didn't dictate every shot – I did – but there's only so much you can do when you're making a summer film when the ball is already rolling as fast as it was when I got in."

He added, "Why do it again if you can't do it better?"

Avengers: Age of Ultron is set for a May 2015 release.

Wheedon's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D starts on RTÉ Two this Sunday night at 8pm.

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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) 1 (this week) Roar Katy Perry (Virgin)
3 2 Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus (Rca)
2 3 Talk Dirty Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz (Warner Bros)
5 4 Counting Stars Onerepublic (Interscope)
6 5 Wake Me Up Avicii (Positiva)
4 6 Wings Birdy (14th Floor Records)
9 7 Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey (Polydor)
7 8 Burn Ellie Goulding (Polydor)
8 9 Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
10 10 You Make Me Avicii (Prmd)
11 11 Best Song Ever One Direction (Syco Music)
15 12 We Can't Stop Miley Cyrus (Rca)
13 Safe And Sound Capital Cities (Capitol)
17 14 Applause Lady Gaga (Streamline/Interscope/Konlive)
16 15 It's Time Imagine Dragons (Interscope)
19 16 Blurred Lines Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Interscope)
12 17 It's My Party Jessie J (Lava/Republic)
20 18 Sonnentanz Klangkarussell Feat. Will Heard (Vertigo)
13 19 Work Bitch! Britney Spears (Rca)
22 20 Dark Horse Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J (Virgin)

Top 20 albums in Ireland

1 Mechanical Bull Kings Of Leon (Rca)
1 2 Am Arctic Monkeys (Domino)
3 3 In A Perfect World Kodaline (B-Unique)
4 Nothing Was The Same Drake (Cash Money)
5 Friends For Life High Kings (Sony Classical)
6 Alive Jessie J (Lava/Republic)
7 Fire Within Birdy (14th Floor Records)
2 8 Snapshot The Strypes (Mercury)
4 9 True Avicii (Prmd)
6 10 Up All Night One Direction (Syco Music)
7 11 Take Me Home One Direction (Syco Music)
12 The Bones Of What You Believe Chvrches (Virgin)
8 13 The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
14 Tattoos Jason Derulo (Warner Bros)
11 15 Halcyon/Halcyon Days Ellie Goulding (Polydor)
10 16 Born To Die Lana Del Rey (Polydor)
9 17 Bad Moon Rising - The Collection Creedence Clearwater Revival (Spectrum)
19 18 All The Little Lights Passenger (Nettwerk)
12 19 Where I Wanna Be Nathan Carter (Sharpe Music)
15 20 Our Version Of Events Emeli Sandé (Virgin)

Chart courtesy of IRMA

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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 relationship with a new long-term agreement with Syco.

"Simon and the band look forward to many years of continued success together."

As part of the deal which is worth an estimated £10 million the group will have three more albums, two in the studio and one greatest hits compilation. They will also continue to tour extensively.

The contract will come into effect after the release of their upcoming third studio album, Midnight Memories, which will be released November 25th.

A source told The Sun, "This is a big deal for Simon and the lads. It shows confidence that they have a long-term future and that a split or members going solo is highly unlikely. It will keep them busy until the end of 2015 and probably 2016 too.

The boys, Simon and their team have already started planning for their fourth album even though the third isn't out yet."

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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 and in the afternoon I'm playing Skerries festival, it's like my homecoming thing and it should be good craic."

Speaking about the party plans, he added: "I'm just having a session in my house, it should be good."

Listen back to O'Shaughnessy's live performance on the show on the RTÉ Player www.rte.ie/radioplayer

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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 and ticket sales and social networking statistics into consideration.

Justin Bieber came in second place followed by Miley Cyrus in third. Former X Factor singer Cher Lloyd also appears on the list in 11th position.

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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 Gaffney, Executive Producer and CEO, Brown Bag Films, said: "This second series sees Brown Bag Films create a further 30 jobs, bringing us to 150 full-time staff in our Dublin studio.

"Knowing that children around the world continue to watch and love Henry Hugglemonster, which was originated, designed and animated in Ireland, makes us all very proud."

Henry Hugglemonster follows the adventures of "the middle child in a happy, madcap close-knit monster family".

The second series will premiere in Autumn 2014 and will be shown by Disney Junior in more than 150 countries.

Nancy Kanter, Executive Vice President Original Programming and General Manager, Disney Junior Worldwide said: "The incredibly talented team at Brown Bag Films has created an engaging series for Disney Junior that delivers everyday life lessons and models positive family and community relationships that are relatable to audiences around the world.

"A second season will build off of this terrific start and create even more connections with kids and families."

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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, a co-worker of Ted Mosby. Cranston last appeared in the second season of the successful sitcom.

CBS confirmed the news on its Twitter account, tweeting: "CASTING NEWS! @BryanCranston returns to #HIMYM later this fall as Hammond Druthers! #BreakingMOTHER"

Fans of the show – which runs on UK channel E4 – will recall that Druthers was the kind of boss that everyone hated. Ted became Hammond's boss, but his behaviour didn't change.

Ted finally fired him after Hammond received divorce papers from his wife, and while he was having a heart attack, although Ted thought he was faking.

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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 will leave the show at the end of their current transplant plot, while Mirror Online says it understands that this exit storyline was always planned for the two characters .

Their screen son Dexter (Khali Best) is staying with the soap.

"We can confirm that these actors will be leaving EastEnders. We wish them all the best for the future," a BBC spokesperson said.

Also leaving the soap are: Jasmyn Banks (Alice Branning), Kierston Wareing (Kirsty Branning), Phaldut Sharma (AJ Ahmed), Daniel Coonan (Carl White) and Rachel Bright (Poppy Meadow).

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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, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in central Africa."

Dublin Zoo continued: "It is one of the last species of mammals to be described by western science and even today the okapi largely remains a mystery to the outside world.

"For most people living in Ireland this will be their first opportunity to see these extraordinary animals."

Dublin Zoo added: "Okapis are the only living relative of the giraffe. The okapi has a dark red-brown-coloured coat with horizontal, white-striped markings on their hind quarters and at the tops of their legs. Its long, black tongue is prehensile, meaning that it is able to strip leaves from the branches above.

"Unfortunately, due to deforestation and hunting, their numbers are declining rapidly."

Director of Dublin Zoo Leo Oosterweghel said: "It is a privilege to see such a rare and beautiful animal. They are a shy and sensitive animal and are still settling in so may not be visible every day."

For more on Dublin Zoo, visit: www.dublinzoo.ie.

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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 those roles and do other projects."

"That's what I want to do – balance fun big movies with gritty passion projects I love."

Lawrence and Stewart have both taken on lead roles in massive movie franchises with the Hunger Games and Twilight respectively.

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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 reputation. He wants the five-figure compensation to cover his legal costs and damages.

English, who won season six of BBC show The Apprentice in 2010, told a tribunal in April that she was forced out of the firm and shunned by colleagues - but her allegations were unanimously dismissed.

Sugar's lawyer Seamus Sweeney subsequently told Stratford Employment Tribunal that he believes English knew the claims were untrue but went ahead with her case to remain in the public eye.

"We recognise it is not normal to bring costs claims at a tribunal but we maintain that the proceedings brought were completely unreasonable," he said.

"The claimant knew her allegations that the job was a sham were untrue because when questioned by me at tribunal she accepted it was untrue. It was a real job, with real money and real duties.

"To put out to the world at large that the job was a sham had the effect of bringing the respondent company, Lord Sugar and broadcaster the BBC into disrepute. That was the effect.

"There is very little glamour sitting behind a desk in an office working in an IT company, compared with the glamour of being on a popular television [show]. It may have been boring."

Sweeney went on to allege that English "went missing" from her role and subsequently hired legendary PR guru Max Clifford to sell her story.

"There was a sense by her employers that the glamour had gone out of it for her," he said. "She went and got a PR guru and the inference of this, we submit, was to keep the claimant in the public eye. Otherwise why would she go to the press and bring these claims?"

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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 with his Bad Boy record label and Sean John clothing line.

He was previously named the richest star in hip-hop by Forbes back in March, with an overall estimated fortune of $580 million.

Jay Z is second in the list, with earnings of $43 million, and he's followed by Dr Dre - who came first in 2012 - with $40 million.

As for the women, Nicki Minaj is the highest-placed female, in fourth place, with a total of $29 million. Behind here are Birdman, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Ludacris and Pitbull.

The Top 10:

1. P Diddy ($50 million)

2. Jay Z ($43 million)

3. Dr Dre ($40 million)

4. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)

5. Birdman ($21 million)

6. Kanye West ($20 million)

7. Lil Wayne ($16 million)

8. Wiz Khalifa ($14 million)

9. Ludacris ($12 million)

10. Pitbull ($11 million)

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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 with gigs on November 28th at Dublin's o2 and Belfast's Odyssey Arena the following night. Tickets are on sale now.

"We're incredibly proud to announce the release of our new studio album, BZ20 and our new home at Warner Music," the group said in a statement.

"It seems crazy that 20 years have passed since we first got together but we are as excited now with the new album as we were back then. Bring on the next twenty years . . ."

Boyzone are currently recording BZ20 with Brian Rawling, who worked previously on Ronan Keating's solo material as well as producing One Direction, Kylie Minogue and Cheryl Cole.

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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 book In The Heart of the Sea, which tells the true story of the Essex, a whaling ship which was attacked by a whale and became the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

Studio Warner Bros says: "Heart of the Sea reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive."

Filming is currently taking place in the UK and Heart of the Sea will also shoot in the Canary Islands.

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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 calling-card for the TV presenter if he fancies going down the chat show host route.

"I've never really seen myself as a chat show host, I have to admit," he says, before offering a very solid reason why. "I don't tend to find celebrities that interesting! And how Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late segues beautifully between child pageant stars, a tragic life story and music from a Chinese choir, I will never know."

But Whelan is excited about tonight's show, as the heavyweight line-up features actor Chris O'Dowd, chef Dylan McGrath and Donegal GAA's Jim McGuinness as well as music from The Script, Kodaline and Bobby Womack.

"This show from the Storehouse caught my interest because I've great admiration for the guests on it," says Whelan. "They're all from very different walks of life but are all successful people with a story to tell."

And Whelan has a story of his own to tell. "Chris [O'Dowd] is the only guest I've met before," he recalls.

"We went to a stag together a few years back, which ended with the two of us making up songs about wasps at 4am on a boat.

"I really believe the Arthur Guinness Projects are a great initiative and I'm a firm supporter of anything that supports the arts in general.

"Plus, I'm a huge Irish music fan and it doesn't get much better than The Script and Kodaline at the moment.

"Throw in a legend like Bobby Womack and it has to be a cracking night. In fairness, great guests, world class bands and it all takes place in a brewery? A bit of a no-brainer really..."

From the Storehouse with Dermot Whelan is on tonight (Wednesday Sept 25) on RTÉ Two at 9.55pm.

You can also watch From the Storehouse with Dermot Whelan live worldwide on the RTÉ Player, with an exclusive Script performance after the live show.

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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 declined to comment on the reports of a separation.

The couple got married in 2002 and have a son named Homer.
The actor was previously married to model Cindy Crawford.

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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 a sneak preview of the new season with an appearance at the RTÉ exhibition where they hosted a cookery demo with chef Paul Flynn, a live performance from Tommy Fleming, a fashion show, and a special "ploughing makeover."

The new series of Today will continue to be broadcast from RTÉ Cork and Flynn will join Rachel Allen, Catherine Fulvio, Kevin Dundon and Darina Allen as part of a new daily cookery item.

Consumer affairs expert Conor Pope, wedding planner Franc, fashion guru Brendan Courtney, newsreader Micheal Murphy, dating expert Avril Mulcahy, mothering expert Yvonne Horgan, dietician Elsa Jones and food and wine consultant Tom Doorley are also part of the new the line-up.

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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 next year. The four actors will shoot their final scenes before Christmas.

The Sun reports that the cuts have been made by new boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins in a bid to return to soap to its best.

Two new additions to the cast have recently been announced with Terry Alderton coming on board as Bianca Butcher's new boyfriend and Luisa Bradshaw-White joining as Shirley Carter's sister.

A spokesman for the programme said "We can confirm these actors will be leaving EastEnders. We wish them all the best."

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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 the gang trying to survive in the endless recession that dogs the rotten Republic.

"Nidge has his hooks into a client who has fallen behind on his tab at the brothel, and sees an opportunity to extort him into helping to import a large consignment of drugs.

"But unknown to the gang, his activities have attracted the attention of the Gardaí in the form of a semi-autonomous squad of secret undercover operatives, headed by Detective Inspector Mick Moynihan (Brían F O'Byrne). Cool, steely and manipulative, he is determined to bring Nidge down, and his unit employs an array of complex surveillance, mind games and dirty tricks against his target.

"As an increasingly paranoid Nidge works to put together the deal of a lifetime, he's unaware that Moynihan and his team are watching his every move..."

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Nidge

Brían F O'Byrne as Detective Inspector Mick Moynihan

Peter Coonan as Fran

Aoibhinn McGinnity as Trish

Charlie Murphy as Siobhán

Caoilfhionn Dunne as Lizzie

Susan Loughnane as Debbie

Mark Dunne as Ado

Laurence Kinlan as Elmo

Aaron Heffernan as Gavin

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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 on keys, Drummie Zeb on drums, Audley Chisholm on rhythm guitar and Cegee Victory on background vocals will play hits from the Legend album including Is This Love, Three Little Birds, Redemption Song and Jamming.

If you and a mate would like to be in with a chance to see the band who've played with Marley and Sting, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, as well as reggae greats Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Burning Spear over the years, simply complete the title of this Bob Marley and The Wailers song:

Three Little . . .

Send your answer, name, address and telephone number, marked The Wailers to: tencompetitions@rte.ie

Closing date for entries is September 30th at midnight.

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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 Fiction

Police Jo Nesbo (Random)
Never Go Back Lee Child (Transworld)
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn (Orion)
Maeve's Times Maeve Binchy (Hodder & Stoughton)
The Cuckoo's Calling Robert Galbraith (Little,Brown)
Testament of Mary Colm Toibin (Penguin)
Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant) Derek Landy(Harper Collins)
And The Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury)
The Fault in Our Stars John Green (Penguin)
The Guts Roddy Doyle (Random House)

Top 10 Non-fiction

Guinnes World Records 2014 Various (Guinness)
Jacksers Dyin' Alone Martha Long (Random)
Where We Are One Direction (Harper Collins)
Save With Jamie Jamie Oliver (Penguin)
Rachel's Kitchen Rachel Allen (Harper Collins)
Mary Berry's Autobiography Mary Berry (Penguin)
Growing Up So High: A Liberties Boyhood Sean O'Connor (Hodder & Stoughton)
One Direction The Official Annual One Direction (Harper Collins)
Hunger: The Autobiography Sean Kelly (Peloton Publishers)
Usain Bolt My Autobiography Usain Bolt (Harper Collins)

Chart courtesy of Eason

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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 Concert in aid of Barnardos. The concert will be presented by Kathryn Thomas and feature collaborations and surprise guests with all funds going to the charity.

Furey, the Irish chart topper who outsold Avici and Katy Perry after winning RTÉ's The Hit with The Last Great Love Song, will be perform his latest chart topper and songs from his extensive back catalogue.

Kathryn Thomas will host the Big Music Week Charity Gig in Vicar Street

Also on the bill for the night is Sharon Shannon and Paul Walsh from Royseven.

Finbarr Furey will perform The Last Great Love Song

Jerry Fish perform his song True Friends in collaboration with The Lost Brothers. Other well-known acts performing on the night include The Heathers, Scullion, Robbie Overson and Philip King.

The show will also feature a brand new song written by Brendan Graham and will be performed by Eimear Quinn, Celine Byrne and others which will be premiered on The Late Late Show on October 4th.

Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster and are priced at €25 with all funds going to Barnardos charity.

For further details: www.rte.ie/bigmusicweek or www.ticketmaster.ie

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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 said: ''I would love to do it again and I'm sure we will.''

However, Thicke insisted that he would approach a sequel with caution over fears it may not match its previous success, adding: ''It's one of those catch twenty-twos where you want to repeat that success but you don't want to mess with those transformers.''

Thicke further explained that he is delighted with the success of Blurred Lines, saying: ''It did so well in so many countries that I've never had much success in, and to be able to get that kind of worldwide exposure and give yourself a chance to go out and tour Asia and South America and some of these places I haven't frequented, that is an amazing blessing.''

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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 Morgan Hotel in the heart of Dublin city.

Starring Jason Donovan, the show tells the heart-warming story of three friends who venture across Australia in a battered bus in search of love and family.

To be in with a chance of winning tickets to the show just answer the question below:

What popular Australian soap opera did Jason Donovan star in?

(a) Home and Away

(b) Neighbours

(c) Family and Friends

Send your answer to tencompetitions@rte.ie

Closing date for entries is October 4th (Friday) at 12pm.

RTÉ competition rules apply, a copy of which can be found here

Priscilla Queen of the Desert will run at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from October 15th - 26th.

For more information log on to www.bordgáisenergytheatre.ie

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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 Jeff Daniels for his performance in The Newsroom.

Claire Danes was named Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in Homeland.

The Michael Douglas-starring Behind the Candelabra, which was shown on HBO in the US, won three awards in the Miniseries or TV Movie categories: Best Actor for Douglas, Best Miniseries or Movie and Best Director for Steven Soderbergh.

In the comedy categories, Jim Parsons was named Best Actor for his work on The Big Bang Theory, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Best Actress for Veep.

Claire Danes

Michael Douglas

Jeff Daniels

The cast of Modern Family

Bobby Canavale

Jim Parsons

Anna Gunn

Outstanding Drama Series: Breaking Bad

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Claire Danes, Homeland

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Carrie Preston, The Good Wife

Outstanding Comedy Series: Modern Family

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Melissa Leo, Louie

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: Behind the Candelabra

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Steven Soderbergh, Behind the Candelabra

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: David Fincher, House of Cards

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Gail Macuso, Modern Family

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Henry Bromell, Homeland

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Abi Morgan, The Hour

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield, 30 Rock

Outstanding Variety Series: The Colbert Report

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: The Colbert Report

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: Louis J Horvitz, The Kennedy Center Honors

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: Louis CK: Oh My God

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: The Voice

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway

Outstanding Variety Special: The Kennedy Center Honors

Outstanding Choreography: Derek Hough, Dancing with the Stars, Routines: Hey Pachuco/Para Los Rumberos/Walking on Air

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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, the actress said: "Thanks so much to everyone wishing me well you've made me smile, but fear not there's still a lot to come on screen for Alice #staytuned."

Alice will be heavily involved in the exit storyline of Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd), with a show source telling Daily Star Sunday that fans will see "a completely different side to Alice".

"She will finally realise Michael has been using her and no one would ever be able to predict her reaction," the source added.

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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 as a "multi-platform brand" and follows the adventures of a family of puffins on an Irish island.

The purchase of the Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board-funded series was announced at the international financing event Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, France.

Puffin Rock will go into production at Cartoon Saloon next month and is due on screens in Autumn 2014.

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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 with culture a little, a lot, or not at all, there was really something for everyone to enjoy on Culture Night last Friday.

"Following the success of the event, I'm asking people to keep the 'culture habit' going in the months ahead by visiting a cultural centre or taking part in a cultural activity."

He continued: "It would be a great legacy for Culture Night if more people visited Ireland's national cultural institutions, concert halls, local and regional museums, arts centres, galleries and performance spaces in the months ahead.

"I'd like to warmly thank all those who participated in Culture Night, and who made it such a success for locals and tourists alike."

"I am looking forward to Culture Night growing in size and scale for 2014," the Minister concluded.

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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 to get up and say something eloquent and charming and remember to thank your husband or your wife.

"It's always the vital person you forget to thank. It's terrifying. And then you see the clock ticking. It's awful, that particular part of it."

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards takes place tonight in Los Angeles.

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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 is thrilled that it has introduced her to a younger audience.

Contact Music quote the star as saying: ''I have a lot of young chaps that ask me for autographs that think I'm a bit cool and that can't be bad.

''Maybe they'll come for the theatre. All I ever feel is that my job is baiting people to come to the theatre. But it's lovely to have a young audience. Before, they used to say, 'Could I have your autograph - it's for my granny'. It's now, 'Could I have your autograph - it's for my 11-year-old son.' And you think, 'Oh, it's very good.' ''

Dench, who has stepped down from playing the popular character, has said that she will miss starring in the 007 franchise, saying: ''When they come to do the new film, you bet I'll miss him.''

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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 naive and lazy comparisons.

"My face has been the same since I was born, but as soon as I had a bob, my music sounded like Katy Perry's. Now I've got short blonde hair, my music all of a sudden sounds like Miley's and Pink's. It's young people a lot of the time, because they're very obsessed with one person.

"It used to bother me, but it doesn't anymore. I know what makes me different. The lyrics of mine and Miley's are similar, but the songs are completely different. You'd never seen me kissing a doll in a swimming pool!"

She added, "She [Cyrus] pulls it off, but I couldn't."

Jessie J's new album Alive will be released on Monday, September 23rd.

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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... it was quick. It was ten or fifteen minutes. But it was so holistic, and it really was Batman Begins."

Former president at Warner Bros, Jeff Robinov said, " "Chris came in and said, 'Look, this is what I want to do in the movie. This is what I want to do with it visually. This is where I think the character needs to go. I think it's going to be different than any superhero movie anybody's seen before. And what I really want to do is take that genre and embrace it as a real film genre'."

Nolan himself added, "When I went in and talked to them about it, it was very open. Now, that's a great opportunity, particularly for a writer/director."

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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, but he gets a great feeling when one immediately leaps out at him, such as his current film, Filth.

ContactMusic quote the star as saying: ''Sometimes when you read a script you don't start getting ideas and that can be slightly worrying. I have done jobs where I think, 'I don't know what the **** I'm going to do,' and you just get there on the day and make it work. But with Filth every single scene just presented so many ideas and I was inspired immediately.''

James further explained that he knows his name can help films gain backing, but he trusted Filth director Jon S. Baird as soon as he met him, saying:  ''Sometimes filmmakers want you just because they think you can help get things financed. [But] sometimes you just get a feeling and I trusted Jon. He is very strong, very bold and very direct, *******t is not part of his makeup. So I thought, 'He's definitely the guy to direct this because you need someone brave and bold.''

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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 (September 20) show."

He said he doesn't know how long the hiatus will last, "We have no idea. We just know we're going to take a considerable amount of time off and just go back to hanging out and having no commitments or pressure or anything like that.

"It feels like the last week of school right now, before school holiday when you're in high school. The atmosphere on the road is one of... I think everyone's excited about being free of schedules."

This year they won a Grammy for Album of the Year with Babel and they headlined the Glastonbury festival.

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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 ten of those hairstyles be on the same stage? I think we already know the answer.

"We should just form some super group. It'd be hilarious."

*NSYNC recently reunited at the MTV Video Music Awards during Timberlake's performance to honour his acceptance of the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award at the ceremony.

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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 said to have initially sent Pharrell a cease and desist letter instructing him to change his YouTube name but he has now presented the courts with other documents detailing further examples of where he thinks the Blurred Lines singer has infringed on his brand.

Pharrell has previously said his i am OTHER name does not "infringe, dilute or unfairly compete" with Will.i.am's brand but he has not commented on the latest development.

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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 people shown were not involved in them.

"It has real names, real places, and looks like it is covering real events, but it is still a dramatic and cinematic work, and it invents or shapes the facts to fit its narrative goals."

The post also questioned the political agenda of the film.

Benedict Cumberbatch recently spoke about an email he received from Julian Assange asking him not to star in The Fifth Estate. Cumberbatch plays Assange in the film.

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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 linked the role.

The Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes will chronicle the making of Corman's controversial drama The Trip which starred Jack Nicholson.

Corman told The Telegraph, "It's the story of how I made The Trip in the 1960s about LSD. It starred Jack Nicholson in one of his first roles and I took LSD so I knew what it was all about. It was very controversial but it was the only American picture invited to the Cannes Film Festival that year."

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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.

Billingsley has previously worked with Vaughn on Couples Retreat, The Break-Up and Four Christmasses.

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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 with Jay Z's Watch the Throne tour bringing in on average $1.4 million per night and Beyonce's Mrs Carter tour earning the singer approximately £2 million every night.

In second place were Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in third, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are fourth on the list and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian came in fifth place with combined earnings of about $30 million.

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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, carried the rings to the altar.

The paper says the bride wore an ivory gown with lace bodice.

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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 are all part of this year's programme, with details available at: www.culturenight.ie.

To mark the occasion RTÉ Radio One are hosting a three hour Arena Special live from Dublin's Temple Bar which will feature the RTÉ Concert Orchestra as well as Julie Feeney, O Emperor, The Walls and Lunasa. The event kicks off at 7pm with host Sean Rocks acting as MC for the event.

A specially-commissioned work from contemporary Irish composer Stephen Gardner, performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will also feature as well as comedy trio The Nualas and a performance of plays written by the late Maeve Binchy.

Also featured on the night are outside broadcasts from Cork, Limerick and Galway.

Culture Night was launched last month by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan who said: "Culture Night provides a terrific opportunity for families to sample aspects of Irish Culture and Heritage which might be new to them.

"The National Cultural institutions all remain open late for this night: it is all about participation and celebrating and becoming familiar with our own culture and venues, which are on our doorstep but some of which we may never have visited previously."

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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 team behind the Elizabeth Moss drama Top of the Lake.

The New Zealand Herald reports that Scottish musician John Maclean, formerly of The Beta Band, will direct from a script he wrote.

His earlier project Pitch Black Heist, starring Fassbender and Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Hunger), won a Bafta award last year for best short film.

Slow West, which has been funded by Film4, DMC Film and The New Zealand Film Commission, will begin shooting later this year in New Zealand.

Fassbender will be seen later this month in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave.

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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."

The 43-year-old also wrote: "Babies are good. Life is good. #2shows3kids."

Rhimes is already the mother to two older daughters as she adopted Harper in 2002 and then Emerson a decade later.

The screenwriter, director and producer leads a very private life and has not released any additional details about her new arrival.

Scandal continues on Thursdays on More4 while Grey's Anatomy will return to RTÉ Two in the new year.

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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

1 1 Roar Katy Perry (Virgin)
2 Talk Dirty Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz (Warner Bros)
5 3 Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus (Rca)
4 Wings Birdy 14th Floor (Records)
3 5 Counting Stars OneRepublic (Interscope)
2 6 Wake Me Up Avicii (Positiva)
4 7 Burn Ellie Goulding (Polydor)
6 8 Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
7 9 Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey (Polydor)
10 You Make Me Avicii (Prmd)
8 11 Best Song Ever One Direction (Syco Music)
12 It's My Party Jessie J (Lava/Republic)
13 Work B**Ch! Britney Spears (Rca)
14 A Thousand Years Christina Perri (Atlantic)
9 15 We Can't Stop Miley Cyrus (Rca)
10 16 It's Time Imagine Dragons (Interscope)
11 17 Applause Lady Gaga (Streamline/Interscope/Konlive)
21 18 Hold On, We're Going Home Drake Feat. Majid Jordan (Cash Money)
13 19 Blurred Lines Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Interscope)
19 20 Sonnentanz Klangkarussell Feat. Will Heard (Vertigo)

Top 20 Albums in Ireland

1 1 Am Arctic Monkeys (Domino)
2 2 Snapshot Strypes (Mercury)
3 3 In A Perfect World Kodaline (B-Unique)
4 True Avicii (Prmd)
5 Rewind The Film Manic Street Preachers (Columbia)
4 6 Up All Night One Direction (Syco Music)
5 7 Take Me Home One Direction (Syco Music)
10 8 The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
14 9 Bad Moon Rising - The Collection Creedence Clearwater Revival (Spectrum)
11 10 Born To Die Lana Del Rey (Polydor)
8 11 Halcyon/Halcyon Days Ellie Goulding (Polydor)
6 12 Where I Wanna Be Nathan Carter (Sharpe Music)
21 13 If You Wait London Grammar (Metal & Dust)
14 The Diving Board Elton John Mercury
9 15 Our Version Of Events Emeli Sandé (Virgin)
20 16 Wagon Wheel Nathan Carter Sharpe Music
23 17 Mayhem/More Mayhem Imelda May (Decca)
18 Loud Like Love Placebo (Mercury)
18 19 All The Little Lights Passenger (Nettwerk)
19 20 Night Visions Imagine Dragons (Interscope)

Chart courtesy of IRMA

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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. But when I stop everything, it's really bad. I go crazy. In Greece, it was a lot of couples, and I felt alone, which made me sad."

"I called Rihanna, she said, 'It's easy to drown yourself in work. That's a form of escapism. So, if you're alone and you want to cry, cry.' And I did. But by then it was time to leave and get back to my life."

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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 V had taken in $800 million worth of sales.

The company wrote in a press release: Grand Theft Auto V delivered the highest first day retail sales of any title in the history of the Company and the Grand Theft Auto series.

"All of us at Take-Two are thrilled with the initial response to Grand Theft Auto V," company CEO Strauss Zelnick said in the release.

"In North America alone, more than 8,300 stores opened their doors at midnight to welcome fans whose loyalty and enthusiasm were rewarded with what The New York Times called 'the most immersive spectacle in interactive entertainment'. We are incredibly proud of Rockstar Games' creative achievement and could not be more pleased with the success of this launch."

With the game's forthcoming launch in Japan and Brazil, and further sales in the rest of the world, GTA V is expected to pass the $1 billion within days.

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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 younger sister, is described as "loud, brash, cheeky and full of energy", and viewers will soon discover that there are a lot of similarities between the siblings.

The character's arrival could lead Shirley (Linda Henry) astray, and she is bound to get up to no good on the Square.

Commenting on her new role, Bradshaw-White said: "I am so excited to be joining EastEnders to play Tina as she is such a brilliant character to play. Linda is an amazing person to work with and the energy between Shirley and Tina is explosive!"

Bradshaw-White has already begun filming on the show ahead of her screen debut later in the year.

The actress previously starred in Grange Hill, Holby City and This Life.

Luisa Brad-Shaw White making her debut in November

Set to shake things up on the Square

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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 lovers Damien (Maclean Burke) and Caoimhe (Aoibheann McCaul).

As the Carrigstown residents gather outside they hear Caoimhe's screams, with Tommy (Geoff Minogue) rushing into the blaze to try to save his daughter and the badly injured Damien.

Tommy is followed by his estranged brother Luke (Liam Heffernan), and while they reach the trapped pair, one of the four will perish.

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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 of October, the RTÉ Big Music Week Train will visit some of Ireland's best-loved venues and most-travelled stations, capturing the magic each day and bringing it to audiences through broadcasts on popular shows across RTÉ Radio 1, 2fm, lyric fm, RnaG, RTÉ One and RTÉ Two television, and of course right here on RTÉ Ten.

You will be able to catch a wealth of live performances by renowned artists like Christy Moore, Kodaline, Paul Brady, Damien Dempsey, Lumiere, Julie Feeney, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and many, many more on radio, television, online and on mobile.

The bespoke, three-carriage RTÉ Big Music Week Train, with the Big Music Week House Band on-board, will depart from Bray, Co Wicklow on Monday September 30th and weave its way through Dublin, Kildare, Carlow, Waterford, Tipperary, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo, Offaly, Leitrim and Roscommon. The train will be stopping off in stations and towns across Ireland for a jam-packed schedule of ticketed and free pop-up, drop-in and stop-by events - busking sessions, live benefit concerts, musical workshops, parades and plenty of live action. For more see www.rte.ie/bigmusicweek

The John Murray Show on RTÉ Radio 1 will open celebrations on Monday morning, bringing a special live performance from Connolly Station with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and top acts Kodaline, Damien Dempsey, Luka Bloom, the Artane Band and the Bugle Babes as well as a special one-off session with the incomparable Christy Moore later in the week.

The John Creedon Show, also on RTÉ Radio 1, will be live on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, broadcasting concerts from the Theatre Royal in Waterford, the INEC in Killarney and Matt Molloy's pub in Westport, Co Mayo, with exclusive performances from Eleanor McEvoy, Lumiere, Sharon Shannon and Mundy, to name just a few.

Wednesday morning sees 2fm's Ryan Tubridy in Limerick for a live show with Hermitage Green, who stop by for a session in the station. Listen out too for lots more chats, interviews and live music on RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm and RTÉ Raidío na Gaeltachta.

Each evening on RTÉ One television, tune in for an update of the day's events with a nightly recap and watch out also on RTÉjr, which will be taking to the tracks to check out the abundance of passion and talent that young Irish people have for music nationwide. RTÉ Big Music Week will also pop up on Nationwide and The Works during the week and, for the grand finale on Friday night, the Big Music Week Train will reach the end of the line with a special performance on the The Late Late Show, debuting a specially-commissioned Big Music Week song, written by Irish songwriter Brendan Graham and performed by some of Ireland's best vocalists.

You can also stay up-to-the-minute on what is happening during RTÉ Big Music Week, through all RTÉ's digital platforms. RTÉ Ten and RTÉ YouTube will have all the latest Big Music Week videos and here at Ten we will also be brining you all the on board gossip each day. On Twitter, join in the conversation using #bigmusicweek with @rte.

Throughout Big Music Week, at each and every stop, there will be plenty of opportunity to be part of the excitement in your own town and details on how to win places on this very unique musical train journey, as well as how to buy tickets for any of the benefit gigs, can be found in the Event Schedule on www.rte.ie/bigmusicweek

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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 fans can look forward to over 500 free music events featuring some music greats, such as The Script, James Vincent McMorrow, The Original Rudeboys, Kodaline, Ham Sandwich, Manic Street Preachers, Emeli Sandé, Janelle Monáe, Biffy Clyro and Bobby Womack.

Speaking about their performance, Le Galaxie said: "We can't wait to turn up for a surprise gig somewhere in Ireland on Arthur's Day. We learnt our trade playing in small, sweaty pubs all over Ireland. There's nothing like literally getting face-to-face with the audience and feeding off their energy."

Meanwhile, Iggy Azalea stated:"Are you ready Arthur's Day?! I can't think of a better place to play a gig than in an Irish pub. Just me, my music and a couple of hundred people in those surroundings, can't wait!"

For full details on Arthur's Day music and creative showcase events near you click here

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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 will be creating some of his favourite healthy dishes with Electric Ireland, for visitors to discover some tasty treats that can be created in a matter of minutes.

Speaking at the launch, Gillick said, "I have always had an interest in healthy eating and taking part in Celebrity MasterChef this year was a great opportunity for me to challenge myself. I really look forward to sharing some of the hints and tips I learnt with the visitors to the Electric Ireland stand at the Ploughing Championships next week."

David Gillick's Cooking Sessions will take place at 11.30am, 2.30pm and 4.30pm each day at The Electric Ireland stand which will be located at Stand 301, Row S, Block 2 at the National Ploughing Championships.

For further details on Electric Ireland at National Ploughing Championships, follow Electric Ireland on Facebook www.facebook.com/electricireland or on Twitter @ElectricIreland.

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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 of troubled character Michael (Steve John Shepherd) on Monday.

The paper says he will be killed off in the coming months, "after viewers see a completely different side to meek and mild Alice Branning (Jasmyn Banks)".

A source told the paper: "This autumn is going to be huge in Albert Square.

"Viewers have already seen what Michael is capable of but he's only going to get worse."

The source continued: "Alice has been in love with him for months and he's going to use her again to get what he wants - his daughter Scarlett.

"There will be lots of twists and turns along the way before he dies. The exact details of his death are being kept secret.

"All the cast and crew have been sworn to secrecy but it will be must see viewing for the fans."

The source added: "And there will be a lot of shocks and gasps when it all plays out on screen. Michael has been such a dark character and his exit is very fitting."

The funeral scenes will air in November.

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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

The greatest TV show that no one watches is back as John Hamm and co return for the latest (well, late 1967) developments at Sterling Cooper Draper Price (SCDP). In the season opener, Roger Sterling gets bad news, while Peggy becomes increasingly dictatorial. Ken Cosgrove becomes suspicious of the intentions of a mysterious brown-nosing junior accounts man and, while Betty takes in a house guest for Yuletide, Don spends Christmas in Hawaii with Megan.

Suits, RTÉ Two, 9.00pm

All good things must come to an end, and so Suits - a perfect fit for fun, summer viewing - closes its first season. Harvey, played by the gleaming Gabriel Macht, tries to correct a past mistake by freeing an innocent man. However, the new district attorney seems more focused on preserving the system than seeking justice. Elsewhere, Trevor returns and seeks help from Mike, but finds out about his relationship with Jenny and decides to tell Jessica the truth about Mike.

Perception, Watch, 10.00pm

Season two of this hugely enjoyable US procedural continues. Led by former Will & Grace star Eric McCormack as Dr Daniel Pierce, a schizophrenic neuropsychiatrist who assists the FBI on some of their most complex cases, Perception has lost its initial annoying ticks to become a solid hour of silly-but-fun crime-solving. This week, Pierce is on the case when a cunning killer commits a series of bizarre public murders, seemingly to send a message about inattentional blindness.

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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 Stapleton, comic Jonathan Winters and producer Gary David Goldberg.

Each one will be honoured by a close co-star or former colleague, Glee star Jane Lynch will pay tribute to Monteith, The Sopranos' matriarch Edie Falco will remember Gandolfini, actor/director Rob Reiner will speak about to Stapleton, Robin Williams will share his memories of Winters, while Michael J. Fox will pay tribute to Family Ties creator Goldberg.

The tribute will be separate to the show's usual In Memorium section, which honours late stars.

The ceremony takes place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

Corey Monteith, who died earlier this year, will be remembered by Glee co-star, Jane Lynch

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