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List Of The Cafe Episodes
''The Cafe'' is a talk show aimed at young people in Ireland. The show debuted in 2004. It was broadcast on RTÉ Two each Friday evening at 19:00, having switched from its previous location in the Thursday scheduling from 7 November 2008. It was presented by Aidan Power, although Laura Woods and Liam McCormack were his previous co-presenters. The waitress was Avril Kelly, who served drinks to the audience and guests and acts as the announcer of what would occur following the commercial break.opening . Chats were conducted with two or three guests, there were comic inserts and a musical performance rounded off the show (although sometimes a musical performance may have started the show a well). Past guests included Jason Byrne and Donna and Joseph McCaul, PJ Gallagher and Tom McGurk, Glen Wallace and Jennifer Metcalfe, Caroline Morahan, Amanda Byram, Michelle Heaton, Nicola McLean, Daithí Ó Sé, The Kinetiks, The Coronas, Rosanna Davision, Jacob Byrne, Oliver C ...
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Jennifer Metcalfe
Jennifer Joanne Metcalfe (born 4 September 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles of Jade Nicholls in Emmerdale and Mercedes McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', which she has appeared in since 2006. Her portrayal of the character has led to her reprising the role in the programme's spin-off series ''Hollyoaks Later'' between 2008 and 2020. She appeared as a contestant in the sixth series of ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2011, where she finished in tenth place. Early life Metcalfe was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and grew up on the Holme Wood housing estate. She attended the Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. In between acting jobs, Metcalfe worked as a fitness instructor in Bradford. Career In her early roles, Metcalfe appeared in several television programmes, including the children's television series ''My Parents Are Aliens'' and the ITV dramas '' Where The Heart Is'', ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' and soap opera ''Emmerdale''. M ...
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Joe Hitchen
Joseph Edward Hitchen (born September 2, 1969) is a Canadian retired professional wrestling, professional wrestler and trainer, known under his ring name Joe E. Legend. He also wrestled for the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 2000 to 2001 under the ring name Just Joe. Professional wrestling career Early career (1992–1997) Joe Legend began wrestling in Canada before becoming a part of the successful tag team Sex and Violence with Adam Copeland, Sexton Hardcastle in the Detroit area. His debut match was against Zakk Wyld (Keith Assoun) in Brampton. Ontario in 1992. During 1997, Sex and Violence were a part of a bigger gang which was known as THUG Life, which was composed of Legend, Hardcastle, Jason Reso, Christian Cage, Zakk Wyld, Bloody Bill Skullion and Terry Gerin, Rhino Richards. Among his catchphrases used was "Heroes come and heroes go, but legends live forever!" Touring Europe (1998–present) Hitchen later competed under XL Legend in the Catch Wrestling Associa ...
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Scotty 2 Hotty
Scott Ronald Garland (born July 2, 1973) is an American professional wrestler who was most recently signed to WWE as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. He also competed under the ring names "Too Hot" Scott Taylor (1991–1999) and Scotty 2 Hotty (1999–2007) for WWE. During his WWF/WWE career, Garland held the WWF World Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship and WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. Professional wrestling career Early career (1989–1997) At approximately 14 or 15 years old, Garland wrote to Sue Aitchison, the Community Relations Specialist of the World Wrestling Federation, inquiring from which professional wrestling school the company recruited the majority of their employees. Aitchison responded by telling him that they did not recruit from any particular school and wished him luck. Garland then attempted to call Vince McMahon, but was unable to speak to McMahon directly. Garland began attending shows at the Cumberland County Civic Center in ...
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Pat Kenny
Patrick Kenny (born 29 January 1948) is an Irish broadcaster, who currently hosts the daily radio show ''The Pat Kenny Show'' on Newstalk and the current affairs show ''Pat Kenny Tonight'' on Virgin Media One. Prior to this, Kenny had a 41-year high-profile career at RTÉ, in which he was their highest paid presenter for several years. He presented radio show '' Today with Pat Kenny'' on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday until 2013. He hosted '' The Late Late Show'' from September 1999 until May 2009, then returned as a stand-in host in January 2013. He presented the current affairs programme '' The Frontline'', each Monday night from 2009 until its axing in 2013. He was the co-host of Eurovision Song Contest 1988, as well as numerous other television shows, including ''Today Tonight'', ''Saturday Live'' and '' Kenny Live'', and has worked for both RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm, sometimes simultaneously, in a career that has spanned five decades. He is the ...
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Gay Byrne
Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne (5 August 1934 – 4 November 2019) was an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of '' The Late Late Show'' over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. ''The Late Late Show'' is the world's second longest-running chat show. He was affectionately known as "Uncle Gay", "Gaybo" or "Uncle Gaybo". His time working in Britain with Granada Television saw him become the first person to introduce The Beatles on-screen, and Byrne was later the first to introduce Boyzone on screen in 1993. From 1973 until 1998, Byrne presented ''The Gay Byrne Hour'' – later ''The Gay Byrne Show'' when it expanded to two hours – on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning. After retiring from his long-running radio and television shows, Byrne presented several other programmes, including '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'', '' The Meaning of Life'' and '' For One Night Only'' on RTÉ One and ''Sunday Serenade''/''Sunday with Gay B ...
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Oliver Callan
Oliver Callan (born 27 December 1980) is an Irish vocal and performance satirist and impressionist known as the creator of '' Callan's Kicks'', '' Nob Nation'' and for frequent appearances on ''The Saturday Night Show''. He rose to fame during the 2000s when his daily ''Nob Nation'' slots aired on RTÉ Radio. His ''Callan's Kicks'' creation on RTÉ Radio 1 has been described by ''The Sunday Independent'' as "the best comedy show the national broadcaster has ever produced". ''Nob Nation'' and ''Callan's Kicks'' parody political, social and cultural personalities, with Callan performing as the characters featured on the show. His radio broadcasts have led to the release of regular podcasts, several CDs and appearances on prime time television programmes such as ''The Saturday Night Show'' on RTÉ One. He has also incurred the wrath of several politicians and the Kerry football star Paul Galvin for his impressions. He is well known in Ireland and the UK for skewering celebriti ...
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Rosanna Davison
Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984) is an Irish actress, singer, writer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2003. She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh, and the song "For Rosanna" was written by her father for his 1986 album, '' Into the Light'' in her honour. Education Born in County Dublin, Ireland, Davison's primary school education was at Aravon School, in County Wicklow. She then attended Rathdown School in Glenageary, County Dublin. She was class prefect before graduating and completing her leaving certificate examinations in 2002. Miss World In August 2003, she entered the Miss Ireland finals in Dublin, and winning the competition, found herself competing for the title of Miss World. December 2003 saw Davison, along with 106 other contestants, compete in the Miss World competition in Sanya, China. Rosanna went on to win the crown and is the first Irish entrant to win the Miss World title since it started in 1951. During Davison's reign, ...
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The Coronas
The Coronas are an Irish rock band that originated in Dublin. They release their music by their own independent record label, 3ú Records, and are based between Dublin and London. They have released seven studio albums, '' Heroes or Ghosts'' (2007), '' Tony Was an Ex-Con'' (2009), '' Closer to You'' (2011) The Long Way (2014), Trust The Wire (2017), True Love Waits (2020) Time Stopped (2022). Three of the band's members - Danny O'Reilly, Graham Knox and Conor Egan - met at Terenure College where they formed a band called Kiros with a friend. The band split and then reformed as ''Corona'', later changing the name to ''The Coronas'' to avoid any confusion with the Italian dance outfit. The first album brought them widespread popular acclaim with songs such as, ''Heroes or Ghosts'' and ''San Diego Song''. '' Tony Was an Ex-Con'' received Best Irish Album at the 2010 Meteor Awards, beating Snow Patrol's '' Up To Now'' and U2's ''No Line on the Horizon'' among others. '' Closer ...
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The Kinetiks
The Kinetiks were a Meteor Award-nominated Irish rock, pop and indie musical ensemble from Dublin. They were vocalist and guitarist Gaz Harding, guitarist Sean Brennan, bassist Jim McGuire, and drummer Paul Donohoe. On 11 July 2008, they performed their biggest show thus far at Oxegen 2008 where they appeared second on the Green Room stage following Dirty Epics and prior to The Saw Doctors. They have also performed at the inaugural annual surf festival Cois Fharraige on 8 September 2007, Indie-pendence in August 2008 and Hard Working Class Heroes in September 2008. Formation The band formed in 2007. They shared influences such as the Beach Boys, The Strokes, The Who and The Beatles. On first hearing the band's track "A Smile'd Crack Your Face" RTÉ 2fm's producer, Ian Wilson booked the Dubliners for a live session with the station. "A Smile’d Crack Your Face", released on the band's debut EP ''High Horse Olympics'' in summer 2007 became a favourite of RTÉ 2fm DJs Da ...
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Nicola McLean
Nicola June McLean (born 18 September 1981) is an English glamour model; and television and media personality. She was a contestant in '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2008, and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2012 and again in the show’s 19th series in 2017, which was an All-Star vs. New Star season. McLean returned as an All-Star and left the house on the final night in fifth place, beating her original season's position of seventh place. Early life McLean's parents are Scottish: her father is from Keith and her mother is from Port Glasgow. She was born in London and has one sister. Before becoming a model, McLean was an Army cadet. Modelling McLean modelled for Page 3 of '' The Sun'' between September 1999 and July 2004; and Page 3 of the '' Daily Star'' from 2000 until 2006. One of the UK's most successful glamour models, she appeared on Page 3 in ''The Sun'' and ''Daily Star'' almost every week for around five years - notching up almost 300 appearances in ...
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