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Dancing With The Stars (Irish Series 1)
''Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV Series), Dancing with the Stars'' is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, hosted by Amanda Byram and Nicky Byrne. The show is based on the Strictly Come Dancing, original UK version, and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The judging panel consists of Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond. Couples In November 2016, it was reported that former ''Big Brother 17 (UK), Big Brother'' contestant, Hughie Maughan, would be participating in the competition. On 20 November 2016, it was reported that former RTÉ News reader, Teresa Mannion will be taking part in the series. Des Bishop was confirmed as the first celebrity on 9 December 2016, during an appearance on ''The Late Late Show (Irish talk show), The Late Late Show''; RTÉ later confirmed he would be taking part in the series on Twitter. On 11 December 2016, former ''Fair City'' actress Aoibhín Garrihy, ''Red Rock (TV seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Byram
Amanda Byram (born 16 June 1973) is an Irish television presenter and former model, best known for co-presenting BBC One game show ''Total Wipeout'' with Richard Hammond, the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' on RTÉ1 and for hosting American television shows, ''The Swan (TV series), The Swan'' and ''Paradise Hotel''. Early life Formerly a model, Byram started her career on television in 1999 presenting the TV3 (Ireland), TV3 morning show ''Ireland AM'' with Mark Cagney, during which time she met her then-boyfriend, comedian Patrick Kielty. Television career Soon afterwards she began appearing on British television, initially as a host on ''The Big Breakfast'' on Channel 4 in 2001 and subsequently appeared as a guest host on ''Liquid News'' on BBC Three in 2002. She also presented the UK edition of ''Entertainment Tonight'', which aired on Sky One. Having broken up with Kielty, she relocated to the United States, choosing to base herself in Los Angeles. Numerous TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Bishop
Desmond Bishop (born 12 November 1975) is an American - Irish comedian. He was brought up in New York and moved to Ireland at the age of 14. He primarily resides there. Early life Bishop attended St. Francis Preparatory School in the Fresh Meadows neighbourhood of the New York City borough of Queens. At the age of 16, he began school at St Peter's College, Wexford in Ireland. He later re-sat his Leaving Certificate at Blackrock College, Dublin. He has a degree in English and history from University College Cork. Career Bishop has worked as a comic in Ireland since the late 1990s. He began hosting shows and honing his act at the International Comedy Cellar, a venue set up by Irish comics such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Kevin Gildea, and Barry Murphy. Bishop appeared in the 2002 film '' In America'', in which he played a high stockbroker rapping in the back of a New York taxi cab. He reached a broader audience after his TV show ''The Des Bishop Work Experience'' screened on RT� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Lynch
Katherine Lynch is an Irish people, Irish television personality from County Leitrim. She has had several television series broadcast on RTÉ Two, with titles like ''Working Girls'', ''Wonderwomen'' and ''Single Ladies''. Lynch also participated as a ''Manager (Gaelic games), bainisteoir'' in the second series of the RTÉ One's ''Celebrity Bainisteoir''. She is said to have established a following among the Irish Homosexuality, gay community. Career Lynch began her career as part of the Irish gay scene. This part of her career included winning Miss Alternative Ireland in 1998 as "Tampy Lillette" (a skit on Country & Western singer Tammy Wynette, with each costume trimmed with tampons. She went on to star as Busty Lycra in her regular Thursday night show in GUBU Bar in her show G Spot, with a variety of guest "artists". Meyler and Lynch adapted their characters for television and produced three shows; ''Katherine Lynch's Working Girls'', ''Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nolan (dancer)
John Nolan (born 20 July 1990) is an Irish dancer and choreographer. He is an Irish national ballroom and showdance champion. Nolan is known for being a dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Nolan has been dancing since the age of three. In his career he has an earned the title of Irish national ballroom and showdance champion. He also runs Xquisite Dance Group who competed in '' Ireland's Got Talent''. They received Denise Van Outen's Golden Buzzer at their audition and eventually finished as runners-up in the grand final. ''Dancing with the Stars'' In 2017, Nolan was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with RTÉ News reporter, Teresa Mannion. They were eliminated in week eight of the competition, finishing in seventh place. In 2018, Nolan was partnered with actress and comedian, Deirdre O'Kane. On 25 March 2018, O'Kane and Nolan reached the final of the show finishin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulia Dotta
Giulia Dotta (born 31 January 1992) is an Italian dancer and choreographer. She started dancing from an early age specialising in latin and ballroom dance and has had competition experience at both national and international levels. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the Irish series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Dotta has been dancing professionally since 2012. Between 2012 and 2016, Dotta toured extensively with the Burn the Floor tour. Performing worldwide in countries including United States, China, Australia, South Africa, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom. In 2015 Giulia Dotta took part in the music video for the song The girl in the yellow dress by David Gilmour from the album Rattle That Lock, lending her image and choreography to the cartoon created and directed by Danny Madden. In 2016, she performed alongside ''Strictly Come Dancing'' professional Brendan Cole in his UK & Ireland tour. In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Pritchard
Curtis Pritchard (born 8 February 1996) is an English dancer and choreographer, known for his role as a professional dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. In 2019, Pritchard appeared in the fifth series of the British dating reality series '' Love Island'', finishing in fourth place. In 2021, Pritchard appeared on reality dating show '' Celebs Go Dating''. In 2023, Pritchard competed on '' Love Island Games''. In 2025, he was announced as contestant on '' series 2'' of '' Love Island: All Stars.'' Early life Pritchard was born on 8 February 1996 in Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Dancing career ''Dancing with the Stars'' In 2017, Pritchard was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Ireland's ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with model Thalia Heffernan. They were eliminated in week four of the competition, finishing in tenth place. In 2018, Pritchard was partnered with businesswoman Norah Casey. On 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Barker (dancer)
Emily Barker (born 13 December 1996) is a British dancer and choreographer. She is a professional dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career In 2016, Barker toured with the Burn the Floor tour. In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside ''Strictly Come Dancing'' professional Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours. In 2017 and 2018, she also toured with ''Strictly Come Dancing'' contestants Harry Judd and Louis Smith, along with Aston Merrygold's UK tour, ''Rip it Up''. ''Dancing with the Stars'' In 2017, Barker was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with Big Brother UK runner-up, Hughie Maughan. They were the first couple eliminated from the competition. In 2018, Barker was partnered with Olympic medal-winning race walker, Rob Heffernan. They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, eventually finishing in fifth place. In 2019, Barker wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalia Heffernan
''Dancing with the Stars'' is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One, that started on 8 January 2017. It is currently hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy. The show is based on the original UK version, ''Strictly Come Dancing'', and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The judging panel currently consists of Arthur Gourounlian, Loraine Barry, Karen Byrne and Brian Redmond. Production In August 2016, it was confirmed that RTÉ One would broadcast an Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', which would replace the successful ''The Voice of Ireland'', which was cancelled in order for the broadcaster to order the new show. A producer of the show commented, "We've got fantastic production people in Ireland who, I believe, deliver a show that's comparable with any of those shows on a fraction of the budget. So we're looking forward to the task of doing this equally the same way." It became quickly apparent that the television stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise McCormack
''Red Rock'' is an Irish soap opera, set in the fictional seaside town of Red Rock, that aired on Virgin Media One from 2015 to 2020. Focusing on the activities of the detectives of the local Garda Síochána station and townsfolk, three series of the programme were broadcast, concluding just over five years from the date of its debut, on January 8, 2020. The series featured an ensemble cast of recognisable Irish talent, including Richard Flood, Conor Mullen, Jane McGrath and Cathy Belton, and was filmed on location in Dublin, including studios based at the old John Player Factory, as well as Howth and Dún Laoghaire. The series was partly funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, from the Sound and Vision Fund. A total of 117 episodes were broadcast. Internationally, the series broadcast to viewers in the UK on BBC One daytime from 2016, and across the pond on Amazon Prime to viewers in the United States from 2017. Notably, American viewers received the broadcast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoibhín Garrihy
Aoibhín Garrihy, Ailbhe Garrihy and Doireann Garrihy are Irish social media influencers, having played different roles in the entertainment industry. Aoibhín is an actress, having played Neasa Dillon in RTÉ One's '' Fair City'' from 2010 to 2013. She was a finalist in the first series of the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Ailbhe is a publicist. Doireann is a comedy impressionist, known for two series of ''The Doireann Project'', and radio and television presenter, hosting the revival in 2018 of RTÉ Two's '' The Podge and Rodge Show''. Early life The Garrihys came from Castleknock, County Dublin, the daughters of Eugene and Clare. Eugene is now an entrepreneur, the director of ferry companies Dublin Bay Cruises and Doolin2Aran. Aoibhín Aoibhín (born 20 June 1987) has acting credits including '' Fair City'', '' Love/Hate'', and '' Mattie''. In 2017, Garrihy was a contestant in the first series of RTÉ's ''Dancing with the Stars''. On 26 March 2017, she re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster RTE, it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awards and is both the most popular and the longest running Irish drama serial. Plots centre on the domestic and professional lives of the residents of Carrigstown, a fictional suburb of the Northside part of the city of Dublin. The area encompasses a restaurant, pub, garage, corner shop, community centre, charity shop, surgery, boxing club (Esker/Carrigstown Boxing Club) and various businesses. Originally aired as one half-hour episode per week for a limited run, the show is now broadcast year round on RTÉ One in three episodes per week, all of which air at 20:00. ''Fair City'' is the most watched drama in Ireland, with average viewing figures of 550,000. Devised by executive producer Margaret Gleeson and series producer Paul Cusack, it has remained a signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
