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Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ryan Tubridy breaks silence on why he really quit RTE Late Late Show
TV and radio host Ryan Tubridy has said he wanted to leave The Late Late Show before he had enough of the job. The ex-RTE star announced in March 2023, that he would be stepping down as the presenter of The Late Late Show after 14 years in May. But just months later, the father-of-two was dropped from working with RTE amid a high-profile scandal over undisclosed payments. In June 2023, investigations revealed RTÉ had paid him €345,000 more than publicly declared between 2017 and 2022, using a "barter account" and side arrangements. But speaking to PJ Coogan on the Opinion Line on Cork's Red FM, Ryan said he doesn't miss hosting the Late Late Show saying he 'had his fill' – but loved his time in RTE. He said: 'Do I miss it? Is your question. No, I don't. I tell you..I don't miss presenting the shows that I did, the presenting the Late Late Show. I loved it, loved presenting it. Loved the people I worked with. I actually loved my time in RTE. 'I had a great time there, but I left the Late Late Show because I'd had my fill, and it was joyful.' Ryan Tubridy with PJ Coogan on Cork's Red FM Ryan – who recently got engaged to Dr Clare Kambamettu - said he was afraid that if he continued as host of the coveted Friday night chat show he would eventually not feel any more joy for the high profiled job. 'And my feeling was, if I kept going, the joy would stop, and that would be a mistake. I was at my peak. I had such a lovely time.' But the 52-year-old said he got a 'beautiful send-off', and declined to reference in the final few months at the national broadcaster. 'I got a beautiful send off. Even somebody arranged for Paul McCartney to send a video message to that last show. And so it was, it was a thing of great joy. So no, it was great. It was just a curve. 'Move on to the next thing and, and it's just a different class of joy,' referencing his move to Virgin Radio and Q102. But he said he still gets called the 'Toy Man' from his time presenting the Late Late Toy Show. 'I mean, you know, when I moved to London, I was going where, like, I didn't know London at all. But I never lived abroad until I was 50. So talk about late starter. 'It's great fun. Oh, I love London's buzz,' he added. Ryan is in Cork this weekend ahead of the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry where he will be interviewed by fellow chat show king Graham Norton. 'He's such a prolific writer now that he goes to all the writing festivals. So I sent me a lovely message last night saying, we'll have a great chat, and then we'll have a glass of ale afterwards to discuss it all. So it's always great. It's great to be back in Cork,' he added. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
The Irish Sun
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I ended up in hospital', reveals Irish singer in shock health update as star hails ‘absolute legends' for ‘best care'
IRISH singer Imelda May has given fans a shock health update as she revealed she recently had a brief hospital stint. The popular singer has one child, 13-year-old Violet, who she shares with her ex-husband Darrel Higham. 3 Imelda May recently had a brief hospital stint Credit: Getty Images - Getty 3 The 51-year-old recently spent a few days in St Vincent's University Hospital 3 The Dublin-born singer took to her Instagram to thank the hospital's staff Credit: Instagram The Dublin-born singer spent much of last week in St Vincent's University Hospital for a brief health scare. The health scare came just days before she was set to celebrate her 51st birthday. Although she didn't reveal what caused her to end up in hospital, Imelda took time to thank all the hospital staff who cared for her. Taking to her Instagram, Imelda shared pics of different staff who brought her food and kept her company during her stay. Read more on imelda may She also showed the gorgeous bunch of flowers that were gifted to her during her stay. Sharing the update with fans, she wrote: "So I ended up in St Vincent's University Hospital last week for a few days. "I'm fine now and healing well but I must say a huge thanks you to all the amazing people that took the best care of me. "Absolute legends. (Pictures are a few of those legends). Forever grateful. Imelda X. Most read in Celebrity "P.s. I'm fine and resting and with all your warm good vibes flying my way I'll be fighting fit for play rehearsals next week." Friends and fans of the singer flocked to her comment section to praise the hard-working nurses and to wish Imelda a speedy recovery. Imelda May on Late Late Toy Show RTE presenter Poet Nikita Gill gushed: "So sorry to hear you've been unwell, Imelda, hope you recover well and quickly! x." Another fan added: "Get better Imelda May. We need your brilliance." BIG GIG Recently Imelda was Imelda split with Darrel back in 2015 — after being married for more than 13 years. Darrel, 55, and Imelda reunited on stage in early May in front of 10,000 punters at the Viva Rockabilly weekend in the US. Darrel told The Irish Sun: 'I was delighted to be back up on stage playing with Imelda again. 'It was a special show where
Irish Examiner
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
'Saoírse is my guiding light — I feel she's minding us up there'
'SAOÍRSE was the one who made me a mother,' says Roseanna Ruane, recalling the January 2012 night when her precious firstborn arrived. 'The night I had her, I remember the enormous love I felt. I remember turning to my dad, asking him, 'How did you share out all the love you had as a parent to all of your children?' I was so in love with her.' Saoírse was all about love. The 12-year-old passed away following a long battle with cancer in March 2024, the Galway girl who had won the hearts of Ireland with her Late Late Toy Show appearance in 2020. 'A big part was she was so pleasant and happy-go-lucky, people loved her nature,' says Ruane. Among the memories that sustain her, that give her a guide for how to go on, is a walk down Grafton St a few years ago. 'I was looking in a shop window when Saoírse saw someone fundraising. She said to Ollie, 'I want to give something to that man'. She put her hand in her bag and took out what she had — €30. Ollie, trying to teach her about money, said, 'You don't have to give it all'. 'When she was asked later why she felt she wanted to do that, she said, 'Because I thought they needed it more than I did'. That was very much her. She was always kind and giving. We learned from her. Children look up to their parents. I look up to her. She's my guiding light. I feel she's minding us up there.' Bernadette McGarvey, from Cancer Fund for Children, and Roseanna Ruane pictured at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics 'Saoirse & Mamma' Collection in aid of Children's Cancer Charities at The Leinster,Dublin. Picture Brian McEvoy Over the past year, Roseanna and BPerfect Cosmetics founder Brendan McDowell have been collaborating on a new collection in memory of Saoírse. The limited-edition, four-piece make-up capsule — named the Saoírse & Mamma Collection — launched last week in Dublin. 'Saoírse loved her lip gloss and her eye shadow and anything that sparkled. It was a good fit,' says Ruane, recalling when the brand first approached her in 2023, that she asked Saoírse's opinion on it. 'Because it was always a Saoírse and Mamma page, I'd ask Saoírse what she thought of any partnerships, out of respect for her. And when I asked how she felt about this one, she reacted so well. She always just wanted me to smile and be happy. She was a real girly girl, who loved her make-up, too.' All proceeds from the collection go to two children's cancer charities: Co Galway-based Hand in Hand, and Cancer Fund for Children. So far, €140,000 of the €200,000 target goal has been raised to support families navigating childhood cancer. Recalling a vow she made 'to give back' when the family was starting on their cancer journey with Saoírse, Ruane says: 'A social worker told us a particular charity would give a grant to a family in this situation. I broke down crying. The amount of money —you could use it to pay your mortgage for a month or your groceries for a few weeks. I vowed I'd give back to that charity and to any others, though I didn't know how we'd do it.' Cancer had spread Saoirse Ruane with her mum Roseanna from Galway, pictured on the set of The Late Late Show for a segment on the The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal. Picture Andres Poveda A fundraiser was why Saoírse wanted to be at school on the last day before the 2023 Christmas holidays. It turned out to be her final day ever in Kiltullagh NS. 'She had to go for a CT scan, but was adamant she wanted to go into school, because of the fundraiser that day. She begged me to not miss school, so I had to work my magic to get her a very early scan in Galway. She was in school for 9.25 — she was thrilled.' By then things had started to take a turn for the worse. Ruane says the hospital rang two hours later to say the findings weren't good — they needed Saoírse back in. 'I had to go into school, take her out again at 12, do what we always did: Pretend everything was OK, smile. On that return journey to UCHG, we discovered the cancer had spread to numerous other places. 'It was a very difficult day. We were finding out more bad news. But Saoírse had got to do what was important to her and that made her happy, which, in turn, made us happy.' Roseanna doesn't 'know how' she and Ollie got through the ordeal. 'It was bad news after bad news and, you know, we did what we needed to do: Got her the care, the second opinions, got her very well looked after. In the end, cancer won.' Support from the public helped. 'When they found cancer in her lung in May 2022, Saoírse was very well known at that stage. We got a lot of support. We asked for prayers, for people to light candles, and they did. The people of Ireland willed her on. They became so invested in her journey.' How are she, Ollie, and six-year-old Farrah Rose doing? 'I don't know how we're doing, really. It's not something you can compare,' says Ruane, who believes people can't grasp the grief of losing a child unless they've experienced it. 'People are empathetic, but they don't fully understand the magnitude of the loss, the pain. There are certain people [with similar losses] we've bonded with, who we meet, chat with. That's comforting.' No two people grieve in the same way. 'Even myself and Ollie wouldn't be grieving the same way at the very same time. If I'm having a hard day, he mightn't be and then he's my support, and vice versa. 'I just have to keep busy. And it's very important to get up for Farrah Rose every day. What good would I be to her if I was to stay in bed? Life has been hard on her — she deserves to have some kind of happiness in her childhood.' Farrah Rose was five when her sister died. 'The two got on brilliantly together. They loved each other's company. That's the hardest part — that friendship, her best friend, taken from her. She's very young to understand it all. Sometimes, she'll ask, 'Why?', and we sit and try to explain as best we can. We say, 'We'll be able to tell you more when you're older'. 'She actually prays to Saoírse, sends little wishes up to her, and talks to her at night. She refers to her a lot — 'There's a butterfly, that's Saoírse coming to say hello', or 'Look, a robin, there's Saoírse'.' Ruane never shies away from speaking about Saoírse. 'The way I look at it, she should be here and she's not, and why should we stop talking about her?' Trying to be grateful Saoirse Ruane, pictured at The Late Late Toy Show 2020. Ruane's charity work, always in Saoírse's honour, sustains her. And energy healing helps hugely. 'Some people do counselling. I do energy healing. I find it really helps. It involves talking, part grief counselling, grounding where the healer grounds me and maybe sets me up for something big coming up and keeps my vibrations high. I'm very much in to what we put out in the universe, we get back. 'Gratitude is huge. It can be hard to be grateful. I'd been journalling, writing down what I was grateful for, but I went through a stage when Saoírse relapsed where I scrapped it and said, 'What's the point?' But I've slowly gone back to it — I find being grateful rewards you in its own way,' she says, recalling how Saoírse 'loved the archangels and her little crystals'. When Ruane — at home in Galway — was putting together ideas, colours, and textures for the just-launched cosmetics range, she found herself pulled up short. 'A rainbow appeared on the bed where I had all the stuff laid out. It was from a dream-catcher. And when I arrived up to Belfast, sat down for the day to talk about the collection, a rainbow appeared on the floor, as bright as anything, and there was no sun-catcher. I just felt: Saoírse's here, she wants this. She's setting up the things to do in her name.' The Saoírse & Mamma collection is available at and in stores across Ireland. Every purchase supports families going through childhood cancer Read More Julie Jay: We must teach children that nothing in life is guaranteed
Extra.ie
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Roseanna Ruane announces makeup collaboration in daughter's honour for charity
Roseanna Ruane has announced that she'll be part of a collaboration with BPerfect cosmetics in her daughter Saoírse's honour. Saoírse won the hearts of the nation in 2020 when she appeared on the Late Late Toy Show, with her appearance on the show, where she spoke to Ryan Tubridy about losing her leg to cancer, inspiring the Toy Show Appeal and raising millions for charity. While Saoírse passed away in March 2024, aged 12, her legacy has continued long after her passing — with her mum Roseanna saying that BePerfect cosmetics will be collaborating with her, with all of the proceeds from the sales of the makeup range being donated to two charities. Roseanna Ruane with her daughter Saoírse. Pic: Instagram 'We are so proud to reveal the Saoírse and Mamma Collection – created in memory of the beautiful Saoírse Ruane. 'Saoírse inspired the nation with her strength, her smile, and her unforgettable spirit. This collection is a tribute to her light – filled with the colours she would have loved and the joy she brought to everyone who knew her.' The range includes a face and eye palette, lipstick, lip liner and lip oil, with the cosmetics company confirming that they will be donating 100% of the proceeds to Hand in Hand, a children's cancer charity in Galway, and the Cancer Fund for Children, 'to support families on their difficult journeys.' Roseanna Ruane and Ollie Ruane with their daughter Farrah Rose at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy The collaboration comes as Roseanna recently spoke about how she found out her daughter's time was 'limited' and that there was no more that could be done in her cancer battle. Speaking to Ryan Tubridy, whose first encounter with Saoírse and Roseanna inspired the Toy Show Appeal, Roseanna said that the family still weren't ready to speak about the full weight of Saoírse's loss, but revealed that a CT scan in April 2023 was when they found out the news no parent wants to hear. Roseanna Ruane speaking at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy 'She presented very well and the CT scan was done and it was, 'Sure, lookit, we'll give you a ring later,' this was the norm. Off we go down to Galway,' Roseanna said. 'We thought no more of it, we thought it was going to be another good review, but it wasn't.' 'We got the CT scans before we ever left Dublin. We were just called into a room and you know it's that look between the doctor and you in the corridor and the beckoning, I just knew. Roseanna Ruane and BPerfect Cosmetics founder Brendan McDowell at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy ''We were told that day that there was no more they could do — they could keep throwing chemo at her; they could keep having surgeries and surgeries but… She had started initially with the cancer in the tibia in her leg and then she got cancer in her leg and this was a relapse… it just kept coming,' Roseanna shared. BPerfect Cosmetics founder Brendan McDowell with Roseanna Ruane and Ollie Ruane with their daughter Farrah Rose at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy 'We were being told her time was limited now, and this was April 2023 and I asked the question would we have her for Christmas and I was told possibly not. That's the day we started grieving the life that we knew was ahead.'
Times
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Where do the Late Late Toy Show's €26m donations go?
On the night there's one for everyone in the audience. However, the process for dividing the money raised from The Late Late Toy Show's annual fundraising appeal is far more selective, with some charities doing a lot better than others. More than €26 million has been raised by the nation's most popular television show over the past five years, and hundreds of charities have benefited from the public's generosity in the weeks before Christmas. A detailed analysis of the more than 600 grants given to charities shows the big winners are Barnardos, which received €1.7 million, and Children's Health Foundation, which got €1.6 million over the last five years. The third highest amount of grants was given to Traveller support group Exchange House Ireland which received €560,000 of the money raised by The Late Late Toy Show.
