RTÉ boss Dee Forbes to face Dáil grilling over stars Covid blunder

A Sky News executive has expressed amazement that RTÉ presenters who recently broke COVID-19 protocols were not removed from air.

Grainne Seoige and her hubby Leon Jordaan have swapped sunny South Africa for Irish shores this winter as they have finally made the decision to move back home.

covid vaccine has been discharged from hospital after a “whirlwind day”.  Margaret Keenan - known as Maggie – made global news after she was given the coronavirus jab at University Hospital Coventry on Tuesday. Mrs Keenan, who has lived in Coventry for more than 60 years but is originally from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, had been admitted to the hospital a just few days before her jab.She was discharged at 2pm on Wednesday, leaving hospital with her grandson Conor and daughter Sue.In a

Fairytale of New York is probably, without doubt, one of the most famous Irish Christmas songs there is, and as a nation, we are very defensive of it.

Fontaines D.C. have performed a cover of the traditional tune ‘I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day’, popularised by fellow Irish group The Pogues.The performance was recorded for US radio station SiriusXM.

It looks like Dermot Kennedy could replace himself at Number 1 on this week's Official Irish Singles Chart following his appearance on RTÉ One's The Late Late Toy Show.

Also on this day: The United States and Britain sign preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris would be signed in Sept. 1783.

Kathy Ireland was among the Hollywood stars and professional athletes thrilled forVanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller, who made history on Saturday when she became the first womanto play in a Power Five game. The actress, model and super-mogul(who is also on the board of directors of National Football League Players Incorporated)played a college football kicker in the 1991 sports classicNecessary Roughness.

Patrick Kielty is now sporting a stylish grey beard!Cat Deeley shared a video of her husband tucking into a tasty looking sausage bap on Saturday, even cheekily calling her other half "Santa" in the clip.MORE: Cat Deeley's amazing birthday cake is extra special for this reason"Hi Santa," the famous mum could be heard saying to the Irish comedian has he unwrapped his sandwich and took a bite.

As reports of Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford being axed from This Morning continue, Eamonn's former colleague Fiona Phillips has been forced to deny claims that she doesn't like him.The Northern Irish presenter, who was recently supported by Rochelle Humes, was backed by his GMTV co-host, who hit back at a troll who questioned their relationship.

passing of Jess’ dad in September.The second choice that informed them opting to put a pause on their wedding plans for the moment was their decision to go to Australia together.Rob will play for Western Force over there, a professional rugby union team based in Perth.

Top RTÉ talent have apologised for breaking social distancing guidelines at a colleague’s ‘impromptu’ leaving do.Miriam O’Callaghan, Bryan Dobson and David McCullagh are just three of the broadcasters left red-faced after posing for photos at Phil Collins’ leaving gathering without wearing face masks or keeping their distance.The trio’s oversight comes as disappointing news as health experts have urged well known faces with a platform to set a ‘good example.’The photos, obtained by The Irish

Biig Piig has shared her latest single, ‘Feels Right’ — you can hear the new song below.This new offering is the London-based Irish artist’s (real name Jess Smyth) third official single of the year, following on from ‘Switch’ and ‘Don’t Turn Around’.Smyth is currently working on her debut album as Biig Piig, and she’s furthered her growing momentum today (November 18) by releasing ‘Feels Right’, which you can hear below.“‘Feels Right’ is a track about the energy of a night out.

Polly Cochrane, WarnerMedia's new country manager for the U.K. and Ireland, on Tuesday unveiled her leadership team.

straight to your inboxGareth Southgate has moved to reassure Manchester City after Raheem Sterling was notably absent from England's Nations League clash with Belgium.Sterling was rested for England's friendly win over the Republic of Ireland earlier this week, but was expected to return for the crucial Nations League trip to Belgium. However, Sterling was absent, and England fell to a 2-0 defeat to end their hopes of reaching next year's finals.

Martina had been replaced by Paul Cunningham. And only a handful of weeks later, Martina announced her decision to leave the station.Martina is now working as chief executive of Scale Ireland, a not-for-profit organisation which represents and advocates for tech start-up companies.And she has revealed that she has ‘no regrets’ after leaving the broadcaster.Speaking to the Independent, she confessed: ‘I was very happy with the reaction across the board.