Dancing with the Stars

Rory Cowan is the obvious candidate for an early exit, but he’s pushed all the way by jockey Davy Russell

Television: Davy Russell disaster follows pro-dancers falling ill on week two of DWTS 2024

Television: There’s an early front-runner and some stumbles in the enjoyable season opener that is full of the traditional sweat and spice

RTÉ will breathe a sigh of relief at the return of Dancing with the Stars - here is everything you need to know

Amid new season launches and off-camera drama, can the industry win over policymakers and viewers?

Larry Bass says there has been ‘a tsunami of lost commercial revenue’ in sector even before recent outrcry over secret payments

The 2FM personality comes out on top ahead of bookies’ favourite Brooke Scullion and early frontrunners Suzanne Jackson and Damian McGinty

The time, the participants, the routines and some tips - here’s your handy guide to what could be the last episode of one of RTÉ's biggest franchises

Television: comedian Kevin McGahern loses out to Suzanne Jackson, as she joins Brooke Scullion, Damian McGinty and dark horse Carl Mullan in the final

It’s a long walk into the twilight for drag queen Panti Bliss who, with Samson, created history as the first same-sex couple on the show

TV: It’s a bittersweet sign-off from the rugby player – comic relief through most of the series – after his American smooth scores a not-at-all shabby 22

Television: An early shower was always on the cards for the former Ireland soccer international

Panti Bliss, dancing as Rory O’Neill, dedicates his paso doble to the doctor who treated him when he was diagnosed with HIV

Paul Brogan may have just been voted off the show – but he sounds like the happiest person under the disco ball

Television: ‘There was a section where you really lost control,’ Brian Redmond tells the second celebrity to be eliminated

Week 3: ‘I’m feeling okay. With my limited dancing abilities it was always a very real possibility,’ the actor says after she is voted out

Dancing with the Stars does a useful service for the households of grumpy das, distracting them much as one might use colourful mobiles with babies

Television: Host Jennifer Zamparelli isn’t the only one lost for words at the former Ireland rugby international’s routine

Television: Get ready for some serious glitz and glam to light up Sunday nights as 11 celebrities battle it out to be crowned the champion dancer

The hit show from last year is back with a cast of new ‘celebrities’ ready for murder on the dancefloor