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The Irish Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Inside RTE star Doireann Garrihy's trendy maternity style from €20 high-street finds to glamorous sun holiday frocks
RTE'S DOIREANN Garrihy is already renowned for her fabulous sense of style - so it came as no surprise when she made maternity style trendy. The 2FM host and her best-selling author husband Mark Mehigan are expected to welcome their first bundle of joy this year. 3 Doireann Garrihy has shared a selection of maternity looks on social media 3 Doireann has opted for smock dresses and flowy designs 3 Doireann's outfits can be found on the high-street and online The happy pair have made sure to share updates of their pregnancy journey along the way - from But, of course, one thing fans have been obsessing over is the star 's fantastic maternity style. The 33-year-old already had a boho-chic aesthetic when it came to fashion - and she has made sure to incorporate that into her pregnancy looks. Days after announcing her exciting baby news , the READ MORE IN DOIREANN GARRIHY The gorgeous round neck frock had unique balloon sleeves and a loose waist - perfect for a growing baby bump. The Zebra Print Mini Smock Dress is currently on the Little Mistress website for just €55. Doireann rocked another stylish dress back in June during a glamorous trip to the west of The Most read in News TV The Pintucked cotton dress costs just €39.99 both online and in stores nationwide - the ideal item for any expecting mums during the heatwave this week. Another stellar maternity look from Doireann came in June when she attended her pal's baby christening. Doireann Garrihy stuns as she steps out for christening The Dublin beauty was a vision as she stepped out in a burnt orange long-sleeve dress from ASOS. The show-stopper look comprised of a v-neck line with funky flared sleeves and a frilly trim. The host added a gold bubble clutch bag and matching sandals as well as a pair of dainty hoop earrings. The ASOS DESIGN Cotton Frill Hem Smock Mini Dress lands at €44.99 on their website - a true summer statement. 'French chic' Doireann's latest maternity outfit had fans swooning as she styled a gorgeous black jersey dress while on holiday in The new mama was beaming as she posed in the frock and put a protective hand over her bump. The pretty sun dress was made from cooling jersey material, perfect for any mums-to-be trying to dress for their sun trip. And the Flounced Jersey Dress is a total bargain on the H&M website and in store at the minute, coming in at just €20. Fans all called Doireann's look 'effortlessly French chic', 'super glam' and even 'simply stunning'. So run, don't walk to your nearest shop to nab the star's fantastic pregnancy frock.


The Irish Sun
12-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
RTE explain ‘once-off' Luxembourg vs Ireland broadcast decision with Late Late Show partly to blame
RTE'S scaled back coverage of Ireland's friendly vs Luxembourg was "a once-off" according to a source within the national broadcaster. Viewers were struck by how there was no studio presence around 2 Troy Parrott did have the ball in the back of the net around the hour mark but it was ruled out for offside Credit: Sportsfile 2 The Late Late Show will be back on-air in the coming weeks Credit: RTE Press Office Issue An He/she told "Another studio was unavailable for Tuesday's soccer coverage as it is undergoing essential maintenance ahead of the return of the Late Late Show and the Women's European Championships kicking off in July." Tony O'Donoghue was present at the Stade de Luxembourg and did secure post-match interviews with manager Read More On Irish Football But that the rest of the broadcast was left to commentary pair Des Curran and Ronnie Whelan to shoulder. This included them narrating over highlights at half-time, which Among the tweets posted on X about the significant break from the norm, Indo Sport podcast host Joe Molloy posted: "No RTE studio panel for the match?" The replies to his post were broadly critical of the national broadcaster. Barry fumed: "Shameful drop in standards!! Most read in Football Niall Bergin posited: "Surely cost-cutting from RTE but Man Utd fans fume as new 2025-26 kit is released with 'nod to Old Trafford' Finally, someone else pondered: "This must be a first?" However, others didn't think it was that egregious of a decision given last night was about as close to a meaningless international game as you're ever going to see. Mick Finn argued: "A meaningless, nothing game…lucky to have it shown." Lastly, one fan used what a dreadfully poor spectacle it was to crack an amusing gag. He quipped: "Is it possible they had one and they just all fell asleep? Understandable enough." Hallgrimsson The birthday boy admitted: 'Let's be honest, we're not happy with this performance. 'It's good to keep a clean sheet but we all felt that in the first half we were sloppy, the game was boring in the first half. "All the good things we did against Senegal were missing, all the quick movement, the press, the ball speed - so sloppy."


Extra.ie
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Former Fair City actress Jenny Dixon expands creative horizons with new role
Teacher, actress, and mum-of-twins, former Fair City star Jenny Dixon is now adding another string to her considerably talented bow as she has turned her hand to script writing. Dublin actress Jenny who played the role of the adorable but ditzy Kerri Ann Bishop for five years in RTE'S long-running soap opera Fair City, to considerable acclaim. Jenny, who is married to former Fine Gael TD Tom Neville, with whom she shares twin baby girls, Belle and Capri, has also appeared in a number of her small screen movies and mini-series. Jenny Dixon. Pic: Tom Honan Now Jenny whose previous career includes teaching maths and science to secondary school students, is turning her creative side to writing, and she has just penned a drama-come-comedy script which she is hopeful will be broadcast on Irish screens. Jenny, who was amongst a sect number of guests at the OXG hair products launch in Dublin on Tuesday, was looking her usual fabulous self spoke to Extra about her latest venture. 'I just submitted a script that has been accepted so fingers crossed it will be picked up,' said Jenny. 'Its a dramedy , so drama and comedy combined , I just literally sent it in and I really enjoyed the writing process,' Jenny told Extra. Jenny Dixon with celebrity hairstylist Michael Douglas. Pic: Instagram And enjoying a baby-free girls lunch at the exclusive Number 25 Fitzwilliam Square where she nabbed a picture with hair-stylist-to-the stars Michael Douglas. Douglas, who is of course fairly dating Big Brother host Davina McCaul jetted into Dublin for a fleeting visit to launch OG hair brand's new range of product