Flying columnist – Frank McNally on a lightning visit to Leeside
He studied me a second, as if trying to assess if I was a Dublin jackeen out to make a feck of him
Dáithí Ó Sé
Rose of Tralee 2025: Sparks fly as electrician Katelyn Cummins crowned the winner
Laois Rose, from Ballyouskill, named this year’s Rose of Tralee following televised event over two nights on RTÉ
Rose of Tralee 2025 review: Another batch of warm, likeable overachievers makes for slightly plodding TV
Hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas have negligible chemistry
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
August 17th-22nd highlights: including Rose of Tralee 2025, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, and Hostage
‘I had cancer but was sent home with paracetamol’: The 2025 Roses on their health histories
Ten-day Rose of Tralee festival showcases 32 Irish and overseas women competing for Kerry title
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 15-21: including the new series of Gangs of London, DWTS 2025 final and the St Patrick’s Festival Parade
Carl, Roz & Aisling’s on-air vibes trump cookie-cutter formulas on 2FM’s new breakfast show
Radio: The new presenters get off to the good start the station needs after the calamity of its biggest stars leaving in a single week
Dáithi Ó Sé: ‘I keep change in my car for the tolls and it can go missing. My young fella is my main man and suspect’
Me & My Money: Dáithi Ó Sé is a television presenter
New Zealand’s Keely O’Grady wins Rose of Tralee 2024: ‘I can’t really put it into words. I’m shaking so much’
Television: ‘What I’m most looking forward to is doing this for my country as an International Rose. We’ve only had two New Zealand Roses. It means a lot to me’
Patrick Freyne: I ooh as one Rose plays the spoons, aah as another risks ripping a hole in the space-time continuum
The second night of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is always when my cynicism retreats and I drink the red lemonade
The Rose of Tralee 2024 first night review: Card tricks, harp-playing and The Proclaimers parped out on the bagpipes
Television: It’s the 63rd year of the contest that Father Ted paradied as the Lovely Girls Competition, and there’s no sign of it running out of steam
Rose of Tralee: what time does it start, who will win and everything you need to know
Television: Contest has survived huge changes in society and remains popular – if controversial – part of national calendar
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
March 17th-22nd: From St Patrick’s Day frolics to the rich people’s playground of Palm Royale
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch
Highlights include Dancing with the Stars and a new series of Room to Improve with Dermot Bannon
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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