Brian Kennedy calls upon RTÉ News to ‘support Irish artists’

2020 has been a popular year for rap music on Irish shores.

Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo complete a five-week ascent to the top of the Official Irish Singles Chart, claiming Number 1 with Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat).

Juice WRLD claims his first Number 1 in Ireland, making chart history in the process.

Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy were supposed to be spending 2020 touring the globe as Boyzlife. But instead, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the pair have found themselves at home with their loved ones and their tour put on hold.

Some of Ireland's biggest names and rising stars will come together later this month for a special one-off televised concert.

DaBaby narrowly holds onto the Official Irish Singles Chart for an eighth non-consecutive week with Rockstar.

Pop Smoke’s debut album Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon enters this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart at Number 1.

Twitter account with a post saying: ‘215,000 euro raised so far for @SAFEIreland WOW.‘Thank you so much for your generosity & support.’‘We are BLOWN AWAY by you all! We hope this money & awareness helps put a stop to domestic abuse. We are so thankful to all involved & let’s keep this going.’215,000 euro raised so far for @SAFEIreland WOW.

A post shared by Devon Murray (@devonmurrayofficial) on Jul 7, 2020 at 12:06pm PDTHe captioned the snap: ‘Baby Murray — 14th of January 2021’Followers were quick to congratulate him including some of his old castmates.Evanna Lynch wrote: ‘Awwww congratulations Dev!! So happy for you! ❤️ you’re going to be such a fun dad!’ to which Devon replied: ‘Thank you Evy.  A post shared by Devon Murray (@devonmurrayofficial) on Jul 16, 2019 at 2:53am PDT‘I’ve never been as excited in my life.

Niall Horan has Ireland's biggest album and song released in 2020 so far by a homegrown act, OfficialCharts.com/Ireland can reveal.

, said Eamonn, clearly gearing up for his time off.As Ruth said her goodbyes Twitter was already lighting up with comments: ‘Hang on @EamonnHolmes & Ruth off for a few weeks?? Nooooooo don’t leave us #ThisMorning’A second person remarked, ‘gutted we’ll miss you?’ while a third person wanted to know where they were off to?Currently, Ruth and Eamonn present This Morning every Friday and fill in for Holly and Phil when they are on holiday.

Congratulations to Dermot Kennedy who dominates this week’s Official Irish Charts, breaking a new chart record in the process.

has announced that Prime Time presenter David McCullagh will take over her duties in co-hosting the news with Caitriona Perry.Director of RTÉ News and Current Affairs Jon Williams announced the decision on Friday describing David as one of Ireland’s ‘most formidable journalists.’‘For seven years, at Prime Time, he’s sought answers from scientists to Taoisigh, moderating – with Miriam – our Election 2020 Leaders’ Debate, and helping the programme reach some of the biggest audiences in its history

Vogue Williams has revealed that she won’t take maternity leave when her second child arrives next month.The Irish DJ, 34, who is expecting a baby girl with husband Spencer Matthews, opened up on juggling her busy career with being a mum as the couple await the arrival of their daughter. Vogue revealed that she is happy leaving Spencer in charge of their newborn, as well as son Theodore, who was born in 2018, while she heads back to her radio show after giving birth.

Dermot Kennedy could become the first Irish act to reach Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart in over five years this week.

Irish Women in Harmony have claimed the biggest download of the week and highest new entry on the Official Irish Singles Chart, according to new data from IRMA and OfficialCharts.com/Ireland.