Aldridge wins TV charity special

Former Republic of Ireland soccer star John Aldridge won this year’s You’re A Star charity special tonight, raising thousands of euro for Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

Presenter Derek Mooney said a staggering number of votes had been sent in to the television talent competition to ensure Aldridge, who sang Johnny Cash’s Ring Of Fire, beat Ros na Rún actress Áine Ní Dhroighneáin, who was raising money for Cancer Care West.