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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I'm glad I'm not on the telly' admits Ireland AM star as he swaps camera for mic to fill in for Kathryn Thomas
IRELAND AM star Martin King swapped the camera for the mic to fill in for Kathryn Thomas. The Virgin Media star is keeping the former Operation Transformation host's seat warm at Q102. Advertisement 3 Martin King is hosting on Q102 this week Credit: Instagram 3 Martin presents Ireland AM on the weekends Credit: Instagram 3 Kathryn is taking a break from work this week Credit: PR Handout image The Dubliner took to Instagram today to notify his fans of his temporary radio gig. The 62-year-old recorded a video of himself sitting in the studio and said: "Morning all, we're getting ourselves set. " Advertisement read more on martin king Martin co-hosts Ireland AM every weekend with Elaine Crowley and Siomha Ni Ruairc and is used to the glitz and glamour of TV. Martin pointed out the difference of working on radio as he joked: "The thing about radio is you don't have hair and makeup." Pointing to his face, Martin said: "So this is how I'm going to look. Aren't you glad it's not on telly? Yeah, I don't blame you. Me too!" He added: "Anyway, we're here Dublin's Q102 seeing you into your Tuesday, come over and join us. Advertisement read more on the irish sun "We'd love, love, love to have your ears wrapped around this station." Martin's friends and fans were all delighted to hear him back on the radio and flooded the comment section with support. Martin King makes cheeky innuendo clip with wife Denise commented: "A gent." Fergal wrote: "Good morning." Advertisement And there was also a , and usually present the hit breakfast show weekly from 7am until 10am on Monday to Thursday. AM UPDATE However, both Tommy and Muireann are currently enjoying some well deserved time off from work. Tommy hasn't presented the show since July 17 as he Advertisement While Muireann, who was off air yesterday and this morning, stayed a little closer to home and enjoyed a staycation in Ireland last weekend. The pair were replaced by weekend co-host Siomha Ni Ruairc and Ray Foley, who often fills in for the stars while they're away. The trio all smiled from ear-to-ear for a stunning snap on set in the Virgin Media studio. Advertisement
Irish Daily Mirror
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ryan Tubridy shares holiday snaps from family trip to Japan
Ex-RTE star Ryan Tubridy has shared a look inside his recent trip to Japan with daughters Ella and Julia. The Virgin Radio and Q102 presenter visited Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto and Tokyo earlier this summer, describing it as an "unforgettable" holiday. Ryan recently wrote in his Irish Mail on Sunday column: "Some time ago, I agreed with my daughters that someday in the future, the three of us would visit Japan. "We have been so curious about the country and its customs, art and people that we had built a great urge between us to go and see it for ourselves. "Between the jigs and the reels, the timings never worked but that changed a couple of weeks ago when we boarded a plane for Abu Dhabi and then on to Osaka for what turned out to be the trip of a lifetime. "I won't go into great detail as it was a wonderfully personal experience but I will tell you that it was like being beamed down from a spaceship onto the set of a Wes Anderson film. It's a uniformly beautiful, clean, mannerly, law-abiding place that can surprise you with every corner turned." Ryan, Ella and Julia visited four cities in Japan and the Dubliner said he became "obsessed" with Japan's bullet train. Ryan, Ella and Julia visited four cities in Japan (Image: Instagram: Ryan Tubridy) The former Late Late Show host said his daughters encouraged him to taste some traditional Japanese food and diversify his palette. "We went on to eat at a local restaurant where the girls encouraged me to try the chopsticks, noodles and dumplings, which I did and I'm a changed man! "Post-dinner merriment found us all in the mood to sample the local national sport that is karaoke, which was an awful lot of fun. "Between us, we improved the back catalogue of Frank Sinatra, Bonnie Tyler, Bob Dylan, The Pogues and some Japanese icons. It was that kind of evening." Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
The Irish Sun
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I'm trying to remember how to do it, it's not going well' jokes Ireland AM fave as she takes over popular host's show
IRELAND AM star Muireann O'Connell joked she was "trying to remember how to do radio" as she took over a top host's show. The Limerick star was back on the airwaves as she covered the popular Q102 breakfast slot during regular presenter Kathryn Thomas' holidays. Advertisement 3 Muireann O'Connell presented the Q102 Morning Show 3 Muireann was filling in for Kathryn Thomas who is on holiday with her family Credit: Q102 3 Muireann shared snippets of her experience on Instagram Kathryn is currently taking a short summer break to spend time with her kids during their school holidays. The 41-year-old posted a clip of herself in the Q102 studio and said: "Good morning, I'm trying to remember how to do radio and it's not going very well." And she pointed out how Kathryn and her team usually do a morning dance to start the day. Advertisement READ MORE IN IRELAND AM However, she confessed: "I'm sorry but I can't dance." Muireann then asked the radio team: "Are you happy to have a day off of dance?" To which Kathryn's producer replied: "Yes!" Muireann then flipped the camera around to herself and said: "Sorry Kathryn I might make them do the dance, but I'm not going to do it." Advertisement Most read in News TV The star finished off by inviting followers to "come on in" and listen to her on the radio. Alan Hughes throws dig at co-host in hilarious clip This comes after Muireans said she's The Virgin Media host moved into her new pad this month after saying a she and her fiancé had rented since 2017. With the moving boxes unpacked, Muireann has now turned her focus to decorating and renovating the space to add a bit of her own touch. Advertisement HOME HASSLE And she's been bringing her fans along with her on the journey and often shares her different ideas. Muireann recently revealed she's had a change of heart in the colour scheme after getting inspired by some gorgeous homes. She told her followers: "I was thinking of doing something very against my personality and painting the walls with lots of colour. "There'd be pinks involved, invisible whites, greens. Advertisement "That is not like me, bar the time that I painted my entire room to be like Monica and Rachel's apartment in Friends. Yes, it was purple and yellow, Jesus Christ. "But I went to two of the most stylish houses I've ever been in in my life today and there was just a lot of white and then the cabinetry and the furniture did the talking. "So now I'm rethinking everything because I'm a sheep essentially."
Sunday World
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Brian Kennedy gets eyeful at TV presenter Kathryn Thomas' wedding after dress malfunction
It was a case of 'til dress us do part' at TV presenter's wedding, says singer Kennedy Brian Kennedy got more than he bargained for when he sang for Kathryn Thomas at her wedding – when he got an eyeful after her dress fell apart. Kathryn opens up today about how a horrible dress malfunction led to every woman's worst nightmare of her wedding day almost being ruined. 'Brian saw more of me on my wedding day than my husband did,' quipped Kathryn to the Sunday World. The Q102 presenter married Padraig McLoughlin at Kilkea Castle in August 2019, where she wore a bespoke dress. Wedding memories 'The rain just started lashing down as I was coming down the garden and myself and my dad had to run for it and then I reckon what I did, was step on the end of the dress,' recalls Kathryn. 'So, I think probably what I did was trip over the end of the dress, or stood on the end of the dress, and literally pulled the zip.' When Kathryn reached the top of the marquee where she was due to exchange vows she realised something was seriously up. 'I was just sitting there, didn't really notice, and then I realised the zip was gone. I went 'Ohhhhh, I need to do something here' because in about five minutes I had to stand up and repeat our vows in front of the whole church,' she recollects. Kathryn Thomas 'I said 'If I stand up now, literally I think the dress will be around me ankles', so I managed to get a blanket and put that around me.' Brian, who's starring as Oscar Wilde in a nationwide run of the Phil Lynott play Moonlight, said Kathryn looked incredible. 'Of course then the dress started to come apart. She shouldn't have been running in it in the first place, like who runs in a wedding dress, nobody. 'It started to come apart, thank God there were little blankets around the marquee, so I quickly grabbed one of those and made sure, like her top was coming off, things were coming off.' Brian Kennedy 'My first thought was cover the poor girl up as she didn't have any underwear on. 'My God what an eyeful, what a beautiful woman but even the beauty of Kathryn Thomas could not turn me straight, I'm very sorry!' Kathryn asked her childminder to bring her daughter's blanket up to cover her up. Brian did similar with another blanket belonging to her brother's kid. 'So Brian, in true heroic style, so nobody would notice, put the blanket around his shoulders as in 'ohhh, it may be chilly up at this end of the tent even if you're not feeling it at your end',' she says. Kathryn Thomas married Padraig McLoughlin News in 90 Seconds - Sunday July 13
The Irish Sun
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ryan Tubridy shares first snaps with fiancée after engagement announcement as couple enjoy glam day out at Wimbledon
RYAN Tubridy has shared the first snaps with his fiancée since announcing their engagement as the pair stepped out in style at Wimbledon. The Q102 host to his girlfriend, Dr Claire Kambamettu, during a romantic trip to the west of Ireland last month. Advertisement 3 Ryan proposed to his girlfriend Dr Claire Kambamettu last month Credit: Handout image 3 The radio host enjoyed a day at Wimbledon with Claire Credit: Instagram 3 Fans gushed over his sweet post The couple privately in 2023, making their first public appearance together when Claire joined the broadcaster at the Irish Post Awards in . Now, two and a half years on, the lovebirds are set to tie the knot and they couldn't be happier. This week, the happy couple attended Ryan later took to Advertisement READ MORE ON RYAN TUBRIDY They were all smiles as they posed for the loved-up snaps with Claire's sparkling engagement ring on show. Ryan looked dapper in a navy blazer, with a blue shirt and cream chinos. The host tied his look together with a vibrant striped tie and a pair of cool black sunglasses. Claire looked fabulous as she donned a green button-up midi dress that featured short puffed sleeves and a brown belt at the waist. Advertisement MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN Breaking She completed her chic look with a pair of white sandals, a matching shoulder bag, oversized sunglasses and gold jewellery. Ryan captioned his post: "What a wonderful week. Not there today but Wimbledon was a blast." Donncha O'Callaghan has Ryan Tubridy in stitches Fans and friends flocked to the comment section to share their love for his post. Lavinia said: "The most gorgeous couple." Advertisement Emma wrote: "Love this." Deirdre gushed: "Great to see you so happy. Lovely couple." 'CHEF'S KISS' Maria commented: "You both just look so happy." Another added: "Aw, you both look so happy. Delighted for you both. The ring is 'chef's kiss'." Advertisement This comes after the former RTE star live on air. Speaking about their engagement on his "It's a very exciting time to be alive." He added: "It's just the accumulation of a lot of lovely things happening, and I just decided now is the time. Advertisement "More to follow in terms of details and all the rest of it, and by the more to follow, I mean I'll tell my family first."
