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Bill Cullen (businessman)
William Cullen (born 17 February 1942) is an Irish businessman and media personality. He is regularly seen on RTÉ programmes such as ''The Late Late Show (Irish talk show), The Late Late Show'' and ''The Frontline (Irish TV series), The Frontline''. Cullen was the owner of the Renault, Renault Ireland franchise until it was taken under more direct control by Renault in 2007. His 2001 autobiography, ''It's a Long Way from Penny Apples'', covered his life growing up as a poor child in inner-city Dublin. Between 2008 and 2012, he hosted the Irish reality television series ''The Apprentice (Irish TV series), The Apprentice''. His motor-trade business was put into receivership in October 2012. Early life Born into poverty in the Summerhill area of Dublin in the 1940s, Bill Cullen was the fifth of fourteen children, seven boys and seven girls. Cullen was born in a caul (the membrane surrounding the amniotic fluid) which is considered a good luck omen within Irish folklore. His mothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summerhill, Dublin
Summerhill () is a mainly residential area of Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside (Dublin), Northside of the city. It is located roughly in the area bordered by Gardiner Street in the west, Mountjoy Square, Ballybough in the north, northeast and east, and Talbot Street and Amiens Street in the south and southeast. The name derives from the eponymous street of Summerhill Parade. It is one of the most densely populated and economically deprived areas of the city. History Prior to wholesale redevelopment in the second half of the 18th century, Summerhill Parade formed one of the main routes through and out of the city to the north from the Father Mathew Bridge, Bridge of Dublin to the bridge at Ballybough over the River Tolka. 18th century The area was mostly developed in the last quarter of the 18th century around the same time as the development of Mountjoy Square with terraces of large four-storey over basement red brick Georgian architecture, Georgian houses along streets su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SsangYong Motor Company
The KG Mobility Corporation (, ), abbreviated as KGM, is a South Korean automobile manufacturer. It traces its origins back to Dong-A Motor, a manufacturer established in 1954. The company was named SsangYong Motor Company in 1988, following its acquisition in 1986 by the SsangYong Group, a chaebol. Since then, SsangYong Motor has been acquired successively by Daewoo Motors, Chinese manufacturer SAIC Motor, and Indian manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra. In 2022, the company was acquired by South Korean chaebol KG Group and adopted its present name in March 2023. The company's main focus is sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and crossover SUVs, and it is transitioning its focus to electric cars. The KGM Commercial manufactures commercial vehicles, including electric buses. History Dong-A Motor (1954–1987) SsangYong originally started out as two separate companies; Ha Dong-hwan Motor Workshop (established in 1954) and Dongbang Motor Co (established in 1962). In mid-1963, the two c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eason & Son
Eason Retail PLC, known as Easons or Eason, is an Irish retail company best known for selling books, stationery, cards, gifts, newspapers and magazines. Headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, it is the largest supplier of books, magazines, and newspapers in Ireland. Eason employs approximately 600 people and is privately owned. Its turnover for the year ended January 2022 was €104 million. 54 shops trade under the main Eason brand in Ireland. Eason also owns the Dubray Books brand and chain of 11 bookshops, having acquired it in February 2020. Eason's managing Director is Liam Hanly. Divisions Eason operates three business units: Eason Stores, Eason Online, and Dubray. Eason Stores 54 shops trade under the Eason brand. This includes the company's flagship shop on Dublin's O’Connell Street as well as shops in Arklow, Athlone, Balbriggan, Ballina, Ballincollig, Blanchardstown, Carlow, Castlebar, Cavan, Clare Hall, Clonmel Shopping Centre, Cork City (2), Crescent Shopping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinness World Record
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Sir Hugh Beaver created the concept, and twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter co-founded the book in London in August 1955. The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2025 edition, it is now in its 70th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 40 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in ''Guinness World Records'' becoming the primary international source for catalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Emigrant
''The Irish Emigrant'' was a weekly Irish emigrant newspaper published electronically from 1987 to 2012. History The paper was founded in 1987 by Liam Ferrie in response to requests from his colleagues at Digital Equipment Corporation and became a commercial venture on the closure of DEC's Galway plant in 1994. At its height it was read by over twenty thousand email subscribers in over 160 countries and up until its closure laid claim to the title of Ireland's longest established Internet publishing company. From 1995, content from the paper was incorporated into a hard copy publication of the same name, published by Connell Gallagher, and distributed in pubs in Boston and New York City. Following the retirement of Liam and Pauline Ferrie in February 2012, ''The Irish Emigrant'' was bought by publisher Niall O'Dowd and, along with the New York-published ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Tribune
The ''Sunday Tribune'' was an Irish Sunday broadsheet newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. It was edited in its final years by Nóirín Hegarty, who changed both the tone and the physical format of the newspaper from broadsheet to tabloid. Previous editors were Conor Brady, Vincent Browne, Peter Murtagh, Matt Cooper and Paddy Murray. The ''Sunday Tribune'' was founded in 1980, closed in 1982, relaunched in 1983 and entered receivership in February 2011 after which it ceased to trade. Foundation & Collapse The newspaper was founded in 1980 by John Mulcahy as a tabloid with Conor Brady (later editor of ''The Irish Times'') as its first editor. The format changed to broadsheet with the addition of a colour supplement magazine after the first year. It was moderately successful but its growing financial stability (it had not yet made a profit but was moving in that direction) was undermined when its then owner, Hugh McLaughlin, launched the financially misjudged do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gift Grub
''Gift Grub'' is a series of short comic pieces broadcast on weekdays on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on the Irish commercial radio station Today FM, having been broadcast since May 1999. History A precursor to "Gift Grub" originally aired on Today FM's predecessor, Radio Ireland, as a series of sketches called "Starship Compromise". This Star Trek parody featured a caricature of Gerry Adams as a starship captain accompanied by Martin McGuinness, with the two scouring the galaxy, seeking compromise with alien beings. In 1998, presenter Ian Dempsey joined the newly renamed Today FM which had replaced Radio Ireland. A year later, in March 1999, Paul McLoone joined Today FM and became a producer for the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show. McLoone and Irish comedian Mario Rosenstock later came up with and developed the concept of "Gift Grub". The first Gift Grub sketch aired on the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show in early May 1999. The name of the sketches have their basis in the format of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today FM
Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio Ireland Limited. Broadcasting since 17 March 1997, it broadcasts mostly music, with a daily news and current affairs programme. Today FM holds a licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland as far as the year 2027. The station recorded pretax profits of €7.4 million on a turnover of €19.4 million in early 2009, more than twice what it was two years previously. Today FM broadcasts from studios in Marconi House, Digges Lane, Dublin 2. On 1 June 2021 Bauer Media Audio announced the completion of its acquisition of Communicorp Group in Ireland, including Today FM. History The first independent national radio franchise holder in Ireland was 100-102 Century Radio, which launched in 1989 and closed down abruptly in November 1991 amid heavy financial losses. The Independent Radio and Television Commission did not re-advertise the contract until 1996. Radio Ireland Limited, origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Dunne
Thomas Dunne is an Irish radio broadcaster with Newstalk, and a singer/songwriter with the band Something Happens. Prior to joining Newstalk, Dunne worked on Today FM, presenting his "Pet Sounds" radio program, which began airing in 1999. Dunne left Today FM to join Newstalk in August 2008. Dunne's former slot on Today FM was taken over by various guest presenters and later by Paul McLoone, who had previously worked as a producer on "Pet Sounds", from September 2008. Early life Dunne graduated from University College, Dublin, with a degree in engineering, before becoming lead singer and songwriter for the band Something Happens from the 1980s until the mid-1990s. Radio career Dunne became involved in radio, initially presenting a nighttime contemporary Irish music show called Totally Irish on 98FM, taking over from Jim O'Neill. He moved to early evenings on 98FM before moving to the new national radio station, Today FM in 1999, where he presented his show, ''Pet Sounds'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Restaurant (Irish TV Series)
''The Restaurant'' is reality television programme produced by Vision Independent Productions in Ireland. The series first premiered on public service broadcaster RTÉ One where it ran for eight seasons. After a six-year hiatus, the show was renewed by the TV3 Group. The show aired its ninth season on TV3 (now known as "Virgin Media One") from January 2015. Format and history The show premiered on RTÉ One in the 2000s. It ran for eight seasons on the public service broadcaster, then, after a six-year hiatus, the show was recommissioned by the TV3 Group. A ninth season aired on TV3 Ireland in 2015. Each episode features a different head chef, usually claimed to have some sort of celebrity background. Sometimes politicians would participate: among them Enda Kenny (before he was Taoiseach), Ruairi Quinn (before he was Education Minister, but after everything else), Michael Healy-Rae (before he was even a TD) and Alan Shatter (after he was Justice Minister). RTÉ version When it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tubridy Tonight
''Tubridy Tonight'' is a talk show hosted by Ryan Tubridy that aired on RTÉ One for five seasons between 2004 and 2009. The programme featured guest interviews (usually three per show), audience participation and live music from both a guest music group and the house band. ''Tubridy Tonight'' aired every Saturday night, except during the summer months, directly after the main evening news. The show's house musical act was Clint Velour and the Camembert Quartet. ''Tubridy Tonight'' was the first successful Saturday night chat show to be broadcast by RTÉ since the ending of ''Kenny Live'' in 1999. The programme had regular viewing figures of 450,000, however, the show also regularly fell victim to so-called "Saturday Night Syndrome", with '' The Late Late Show'', broadcast on Friday nights, frequently featuring supposedly better guests. In 2009 ''Tubridy Tonight'' came to an end when RTÉ announced that Tubridy would succeed Pat Kenny as host of ''The Late Late Show'' for the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate, which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited. It is headquartered in California, and operates from New Mexico. The company develops commercial spacecraft and provides suborbital spaceflights to Space tourism, space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two. Virgin Galactic's maiden spaceflight occurred in 2018 with its VSS Unity, VSS ''Unity'' spaceship. Branson had originally hoped to see a maiden spaceflight by 2010, but the date was delayed, primarily due to the VSS Enterprise crash, October 2014 crash of VSS Enterprise, VSS ''Enterprise''. The company did the early work on the satellite launch development of LauncherOne before this was hive-off, hived off to a separate company, Virgin Orbit, in 2017. The company also has aspirations for subor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
