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Jan 24, 2025 | 
newstalk.com | Ciaran Bradley
Bobby Kerr’s ‘Open For Business’ Roadshow comes to the town of Kenmare in Kerry, broadcasting live from Kenmare Golf Club on Saturday February 8th!We’ll be joined by local businesses big and small, while our town team will be giving Kenmare a health check and seeing what 'The Kingdom' has to offer businesses and communities. We will have live music with plenty of surprises along the way.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
newstalk.com | Ciaran Bradley
Do you have a great idea for a documentary or drama? Newstalk is now accepting pitches from producers seeking broadcaster support for the latest round of Sound and Vision funding. The details of Round 55 are available here. Note that this round is to support the production of culturally valuable broadcast content, including content in the Irish language.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
newstalk.com | Ciaran Bradley
After the attempt on former President Donald Trump's life in Pennsylvania last week, there has scarcely been a more anticipated Republican National Convention - and Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie is there to see it all. The Wisconsin city has seen a deluge of delegates, as the official nomination of Trump as the Republican candidate for the presidency takes place.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
newstalk.com | Ciaran Bradley
This Christmas, ARC's cancer support centres will provide counselling and support for children and young adults affected by cancer. To support them, Newstalk is encouraging listeners to donate their used and new board games to ARC to provide some Christmas cheer. ARC cancer supportARC's cancer support centres provide a haven from the outside world, offering support to men, women and children (aged 4+) affected by cancer and those who care for them.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
irishstar.com | Ciaran Bradley
The family of a man who almost choked to death at Dublin Airport has thanked a group of doctors who rushed to his rescue. Coolock man, Anthony Sherlock, 55, was having a burger before his family holiday to Malaga, Spain when he suddenly became unresponsive. Anthony's niece Alysia Burns told Dublin Live: "It happened so suddenly. There was no choking noise. I saw his head flop out of the corner of my eye. It looked like he had just fallen asleep." Alysia rushed to him and tried waking him up.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
irishstar.com | Ciaran Bradley
Impassioned Democratic Party Presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy Jr has fired broadsides at a Republican and members of his own party as his campaign heats up ahead of the eagerly anticipated Primary Season. He has accused President Biden’s party of an “undemocratic attempt to rig the Primary Process” after New Hampshire Democrats defied the national party to keep their primary the first in the nation.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
irishstar.com | Ciaran Bradley
An Irish engineer has explained exactly why the OceanGate Titan submersible imploded and has expanded on the 'glaring red flag' on the company's website that should have helped predict the fatal disaster. Brian McManus, a composite engineer who studied at the University of Limerick, goes into detail in a video entitled 'The Questionable Engineering of OceanGate'.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
irishstar.com | Ciaran Bradley
If Team Europe are looking for a reliable pair of hands at the Ryder Cup, they can rely on Shane Lowry - according to former Europe captain Padraig Harrington. Lowry was included in the 12-man team for Europe by captain Luke Donald, with some raised eyebrows over Lowry's perceived middling form. Harrington, however, believes with certainty that Lowry's presence is a positive. "There's no doubt about Shane, he's a big-time player," said Harrington.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
irishstar.com | Ciaran Bradley
The rescuers who were called upon to search for the OceanGate Titan submersible have spoken emotionally about the moment they came across the wreckage. The submersible lost contact with the surface on June 18, with five people aboard. Its wreckage was found on 22 June with the confirmed deaths of British billionaire Hamish Harding, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman, French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet and OceanGate's CEO Stockton Rush.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
irishstar.com | Ciaran Bradley
Netflix's Top Boy has consistently been one of the very best shows on the network - and the London crime drama has a new addition this season in Barry Keoghan. The Oscar-nominated Irish actor turns up in the final season of Ronan Bennett's show, which is getting great reviews for its conclusion. Keoghan, who was shortlisted for an Academy Award for his role in Banshees of Inisherin, plays a member of an Irish crime family - the McGees.
