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Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
CMAT's mother 'speechless' after watching her daughter on stage at Glastonbury
The mother of pop singer CMAT has told how she was "speechless" when she watched her famous daughter perform at Glastonbury. Sinead Thompson said she never thought one day she would see her daughter - whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice - perform in front of thousands of music fans at the UK festival last Friday. Speaking on 2FM Breakfast with Carl, Roz and Aisling, Sinead said she was "giddy" with enjoyment when she saw her daughter, from Dunboyne, Co Meath, on the Pyramid Stage. Sinead said: "It was absolutely amazing. I couldn't speak and that's not like me. I was giddy with enjoyment and full of fun." Sinead admitted she did shed a tear with pride when she saw CMAT on stage. "Of course I did. It was unreal. You might dream of it but you'd never think your child would end up like that." Speaking about CMAT's childhood, she said her daughter was always interested in music and was influenced by The Beatles because of Ryan Tubridy's former radio show on RTE Radio One. "The Beatles were a big thing for her because of Ryan Tubridy. "When nobody bought records, Ciara was coming in with a record." But she admitted that being a middle child has always kept her grounded, despite her super stardom - with Sinead joking that her siblings would never let her get away with anything. "Absolutely. 100 per cent. She is the exact same. She'll never not be grounded being the third child of a family of four. They don't let her away with anything," she said jokingly. It comes after The Guardian described her as a "spectacularly brilliant" performer, speculating that this show could pave the way for an even bigger surge in her popularity, outlining a "rapturous reaction" to her set. "When she successfully encourages the audience to engage in synchronised dance moves to I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!, she looks quite startled at what a crowd this size enthusiastically dancing in unison looks like," The Guardian review reads. "It's all incredibly engaging and preposterously good fun. "The Rolling Stones said CMAT 'has it all' and will be one of the defining artists of 2025." "Her songs are catchy, poignant and well-crafted; on stage, she's a powerhouse of performance, cracking gags and diving into the crowd, but not forgetting to make her final statement a call for a free Palestine. It's rare that a standout set, unlikely to be beaten for the whole weekend, arrives so early on the Friday afternoon at Worthy Farm, but the Irish singer is on a roll of stunning momentum right now."
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Philip Boucher-Hayes tell fans to 'be kind' as he delivers Liveline update
Presenter Philip Boucher-Hayes has said the "RTE gods have not yet decided" who will replace Joe Duffy on Liveline. Boucher-Hayes was the first host to present Liveline on Monday after Mr Duffy retired from RTE after 37 years last Friday. The Dubliner admitted that it was "quite daunting" to be sitting in the RTE Radio One hotseat after Mr Duffy's departure. But he was adamant that RTE bosses haven't decided yet who will take over Liveline. "The RTE gods have not made their minds up there on Mount Olympus, so we do not know who it's going to be…" He said: "Who does it get to fall to sit in first? Who is the most presumptuous? Who is the crash test dummy that we are going to put in the chair first? Hello. Good afternoon. My name is Philip Boucher Hayes. Be kind people. "This is actually quite daunting, but Philip, just get on with it and get to the calls, because nothing else has changed about this programme. The number is the same, the production team is the same. "And there is something kind of familiar about the first issue as a perhaps broken political promise that we are going to deal with first and good afternoon." On Friday, Mr Duffy retired in star-studded fashion after 27 years at the helm of Liveline. Meanwhile, Joe kept his final sign-off from Liveline on Friday short and sweet, and even revived his iconic pandemic sign-off 'wash your hands'. He told listeners: "That's all from me on Liveline. Goodbye from Studio 1, and remember, 51551. Wash your hands. "Love you all. It's been a privilege. It's been a privilege." Speculation remains rife over who will be the new host of Liveline, but it looks like radio fans will have to wait until the autumn for an official announcement. Rumours swirled that Katie Hannon will be taking over from Joe following the news that her current affairs TV series, Upfront with Katie Hannon, has been axed after three seasons and won't be back on air in September.
Dublin Live
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Dublin Live
LIVE: Joe Duffy's final Liveline show as legendary broadcaster bows out after 37 years
Legendary broadcaster Joe Duffy is set to present his last ever Liveline episode this afternoon as he bids farewell to RTE after 37 years on air. One of Ireland's best-known and most loved broadcasters, Joe confirmed last month that his final Liveline broadcast will be on Friday, June 27 - 27 years after his first broadcast. Joe joined RTE as a radio producer in 1989 and came to prominence as a reporter on the Gay Byrne Show. The Ballyfermot native took over as Liveline host from Marian Finucane in 1998 and quicklybecame an iconic voice in Irish radio on the hugely popular programme which regularly attracted over 400,000 listeners. Joe shocked Liveline listeners last month when he announced his retirement live on air, saying at the time: "After 37 wonderful years here in RTÉ, and 27 years presenting Liveline, it has been an incredible honour and privilege to be part of a programme that relied entirely on trust: the trust of our listeners. "People felt they could pick up the phone, ring Liveline, and share their lives, problems, stories sad, bad, sometimes mad and funny, their struggles, and their victories. I never took that for granted, not for a single minute." Joe will host his last show on Liveline this afternoon at 1.45pm on RTE Radio One. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Irish Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Brendan O'Carroll pays tribute to Joe Duffy ahead of RTE retirement
Brendan O'Carroll has paid tribute to Joe Duffy as he bids farewell to RTE today. The Mrs Brown's Boys creator phoned into Liveline on RTE Radio One on Thursday, pretending to be an anxious caller. Disguising himself as a worried caller, Brendan began the show pretending to be Mrs Brown with a problem before Joe discovered who the caller really was. "Brendan O'Carroll, you goose," Joe exclaimed. Speaking from his Florida home, Brendan said: "I couldn't let the moment go by. I mean, it's been an amazing, amazing run for anybody on radio, but particularly for you, because you're so boring that it's hard to believe that people listen five days a week," he said jokingly. Joe said: "I remember a man telling me, up in the Phoenix Park, when I started here, I did a documentary on the Phoenix Park, and he was a psychic. Noel was his name, and he said to me at the end of the interview, 'You know I have a funny feeling you're going to be a household name someday.' "I was chuffed. So here we are, 37 years later." On Friday, Mr Duffy will host his final show and RTE are planning a show that will be "filled with music, celebration and friends of the show from over the years." Speaking on the show today, Joe recalled to Brendan how people used to ask him what the late Gay Byrne was like. "I always say, people say to me about Gay Byrne, what was Gay? Was he a politician? Was he a socialist? Gay loved showbiz. Gay loved showbiz people. He loved being around them. He loved telling stories. "But show business is a fickle business. It is a fickle business, as you well know it is." Brendan replied: "I was out playing golf with Jenny, and we stood on one of the tee boxes, and it just dawned on me, and I turned around to her, and I said, 'It's only dawned on me now. We work in a horrible business sometimes.' "It can be really, really hard, Joe. It can be really horrible to people." The duo praised June Rogers, who appears in Mrs Brown's Boys, with Brendan questioning why she wasn't a "star in Hollywood." "She's just so good. June was fantastic. Because I don't know if you're aware, but she hadn't been well. "I never really understood why RTE or somebody didn't build a whole show around her, because she's just got funny bones." Another caller broke down crying saying: "You're a bloody legend. You've given us a voice, and you've allowed us to speak. "Joe what are we going to do? "I feel sorry for everybody that depends and listens to you every day. You've given us a voice that we didn't have. We don't have that anywhere. You're unbelievable. You're absolutely brilliant," while another caller also called him "a national institution." A chuffed Joe said: "It's the listeners that have done for each other."
Sunday World
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Rex Ryan says he's no longer in contact with Gerry ‘The Monk' Hutch ahead of play debut
His brand new play about the veteran criminal is set to debut next month Rex Ryan has said that he is no longer in contact with Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch ahead of his new play debuting next month. Appearing on Oliver Callan's RTE Radio One show this morning, the actor and writer said: 'I'm not chatting to him now, and I think it's probably important that I have a removal from everybody now. 'I'm in rehearsals. I'm trying to make the show, so I need to just put my head down and focus on creating a piece of theatre,' he explained. Rex Ryan (Pic Frank McGrath) and Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Pic Mark Condren) News in 90 Seconds - May 30th Ryan said that a comment made by Hutch during his interview on Crime World inspired part of the play, which is set five minutes before Hutch was due to receive the verdict in the 2022 Regency murder trial. 'He's sitting in the cell and he essentially goes into his mind in a prayer,' he said, explaining the plot. 'He's often referenced the fact – [and] he was asked this on the Nicola Tallant podcast– did he feel that there were angels watching over him because he survived so many [attempts on his life]? 'He survived at least two explicit attempts on his life, and he said he felt that like there was guardian angels watching over him. 'That stuck with me,' Ryan continued. 'So I took the premise of that. Some sort of angel visits him as the clock ticks, four minutes, three minutes, two minutes to go to the trial, and the angel takes him to task for key moments in his life before he goes out to the judges.' Rex, who is the son of the late Gerry Ryan, lived near Hutch in Clontarf growing up. He said they first met to discuss the play before The Monk ran as an independent candidate in the 2024 General Election. 'He's a complicated man for sure,' Ryan said when asked if there was 'more depth to him in person?' Monk poster 'I suppose anyone who's gone through what he's gone through so publicly, that has to have had some effect on how willing you are to open yourself up to anybody. 'So I imagine that he is as much of a mystery to me still,' he said. 'Being in the public eye for so long, being on trial publicly, living in that world, I can only imagine that these are, in terms of your psyche, these are really taxing things and it would be hard not to be adversely affected by that. Asked if he was 'sympathetic towards him', Rex said he would be 'sympathetic towards many people who have gone through hurt.' 'What I can't do is make a judgment when I'm trying to make the play. 'But I suppose if someone's family were murdered and you were in that world, it's certainly something that I wouldn't wish for myself or my family, and that's something that would, that would terrify me. 'He still has a threat on his life.' 'He didn't seem fearful when I met him, but once again, I think he would, he would have to be aware for the rest of his life.' 'I suppose when I'm meeting, I'm trying not to think like that because if I lean too far one way or the other, I am going to get into territory that I don't want to.' During the 52 days of evidence, the court heard testimony from various witnesses, including former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall, who claimed Hutch told him that he and another man had shot Kinahan cartel foot soldier David Byrne at the Regency hotel in 2016. Dowdall was due to stand trial for murder alongside Hutch, but turned state witness and pleaded guilty to a facilitation charge. The three-judge court found his evidence unreliable and acquitted The Monk. While he walked free from the three-judge court, his co-accused, Paul Murphy (61), of Cherry Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin and Jason Bonney (50), of Dromnigh Wood, Portmarnock, Dublin 13, were found guilty of facilitating the murder. The Monk will be performed at the Glass Mask Theatre on Dawson Street from June 10th to 21st.
