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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

home and gardens

How your garden can help you make new friends

Working outside in your front garden can help people meet and encourage neighbours to become friends, says Hannah Stephenson.

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Podcast Corner: Angela Scanlon grateful for new Thanks a Million podcast

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That's life: TV presenter Angela Scanlon on motherhood, Instagram and living in the moment

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A Question of Taste: Anth Kaley

celebrity

'I've got the Ulster work ethic', Gloria Hunniford tells Baz on RTÉ Radio One

home and gardens

Brexit hits the Chelsea Flower Show

Man injured in stabbing outside BBC Radio 2 studios

Armed police were deployed to a street outside the BBC Radio 2 studios after a man was stabbed.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2017

Terry Wogan posthumously honoured by BBC

Terry Wogan has been posthumously honoured at the location where he spent so many “happy years” hosting his Radio 2 show — with the building now named after him.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2016

Move on, Chris Evans tells ‘Top Gear’ team

Former Top Gear host Chris Evans has dedicated his morning radio show to his ex-colleagues, advising them to “move on” without him.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2016

Life of Terry Wogan to be celebrated with special event

Terry Wogan’s life will be celebrated in a special event at Westminster Abbey, the BBC has announced.

Tue, 10 May, 2016

Dermot O’Leary returns to role as host of ‘The X Factor’

Dermot O’Leary is returning “home” to The X Factor, a year after he left the ITV talent series.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2016

Chris Evans apologises for ‘Top Gear’ stunt in London

Chris Evans has said footage for the new Top Gear series filmed near the Cenotaph in London is “disrespectful” and should not be broadcast.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

Irish vet’s glasses turn up 2 years after being lost in cow’s belly

Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick has revealed the incredible moment a slaughterhouse returned his missing specs two years after he left them inside a cow’s belly.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Terry Wogan 1938-2016: ‘An ambassador for Ireland in troubled times’

Terry Wogan was Britain’s favourite Irishman and Ireland’s greatest unpaid ambassador.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Terry Wogan 1938-2016: He was like an ‘uncle’ to millions of listeners

The avuncular Terry Wogan, whose velvet tones graced the airwaves for generations, has been remembered as a broadcasting great, following the announcement of his death, aged 77.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Terry Wogan's last radio sign-off in 2009 is even more poignant today

The great Terry Wogan died aged 77 today and it has led to an outpouring of grief in Ireland and the UK.

Sun, 31 Jan, 2016

Health concerns for Terry Wogan as Ryan Tubridy fills BBC slot

Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy will be filling some big shoes on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow — the presenter has been confirmed as legendary radio star Terry Wogan’s replacement for the coming weeks.

Sat, 14 Nov, 2015

Ryan Tubridy to replace Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2 show

This isn’t the first time Tubs has filled in for other BBC presenters, he has previously filled in for fellow Irish man Graham Norton and Chris Evans.

Fri, 13 Nov, 2015

Sam Smith rules himself out of singing James Bond theme

Sam Smith is "definitely not" singing the Bond theme for 'Spectre'.

Fri, 04 Sep, 2015

Monday’s TV tips

Check out our guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

Your Thursday evening catch-up

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2015

Woman tells court she was trying to 'help her husband to the toilet', not have sex in public

A woman accused of indulging in a sex act during a crowded BBC Radio 2 concert in Hyde Park said that she was “tipsy and merry” at the time but that she did nothing wrong.

Tue, 11 Aug, 2015

UK couple deny engaging in public sex act at busy family concert

A couple went "beyond the bounds of public decency" by allegedly indulging in a sex act during a crowded BBC Radio 2 concert in Hyde Park, an Old Bailey jury has been told.

Mon, 10 Aug, 2015

Cancer spurred Michael Flatley to take stock of life

Michael Flatley has revealed his battle with the most deadly form of skin cancer made him re-evaluate the important things in life.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

Evans filming 'secret Top Gear sequence'

Chris Evans has confirmed he's working on a "secret" 'Top Gear' project.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Couple accused of sex act at Hyde Park concert

A couple “blotted their copy books” when they indulged in a sex act during a BBC Radio 2 concert in Hyde Park, a court heard.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2015

Jeremy Clarkson exit not fatal to ‘Top Gear’, says Chris Evans

Axing Jeremy Clarkson as host of Top Gear is not a “fatal blow” for the show, Chris Evans has said, as he again ruled himself out from taking over.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2015

Friday’s TV tips

Soap operas and game shows and thrillers, oh my!

Fri, 20 Feb, 2015

Stephen Fry has been 'ditzy with dippiness' since getting married to Elliott Spencer

"I'm dizzy with delirium and ditzy with dippiness. It's really thrilling; in Chaucerian English I'm bathing in a bath of bliss, it's just great."

Tue, 03 Feb, 2015

Kemp positive on EastEnders return

Ross Kemp is up for a return to 'EastEnders'.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Chris Evans has become a grandfather

At the age of 48.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015

Swift up for BBC Music Award

David Bowie, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are among the nominees in the first ever BBC Music Awards.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Clock ticking for Geldof’s charity single ahead of X Factor debut

Bob Geldof has admitted that he is facing a logistical nightmare ahead of recording Band Aid 30’s new festive charity single before its scheduled premiere on The X Factor on Sunday night.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2014

Tubridy: I’m a hit on BBC but baffled by 2FM ratings

Ryan Tubridy has admitted he’s baffled why he can be a hit on BBC radio and on RTÉ television but can’t maintain ratings on his 2FM radio show.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2014

No more pirates for Keira

Keira Knightley won't return to 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.

Wed, 02 Jul, 2014

Michael tells of being locked in jail with 'paedophiles and bullies'

George Michael was locked up in prison with paedophiles and bullies.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2014

From Bandon to the big red chair — Graham Norton to pen new memoir

Graham Norton’s new book will focus on his life and times, from childhood in Bandon to TV talk show host.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2014

Wogan’s media firm hosts a surge in profits

He may have stopped broadcasting full time for a living, but the profits continued to roll in last year at the media firm owned by radio presenter Terry Wogan.

Tue, 31 Dec, 2013

Swift wins big at CMA awards

Taylor Swift says the Country Music Association Awards are her favourite night of the year.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2013

Meeting the Queen inspired Tubridy’s book on Irish in UK

With his family’s staunch republican background and his posh “West Brit” like tones that have proven a hit with BBC listeners, Ryan Tubridy is in many ways the perfect choice for chronicling the lives of Irish people who have made it big in Britain.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2013

Scene and Heard

MUSIC NEWS: Singer, opera composer and champion of African music, Damon Albarn can now add radio presenter to his list of talents.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2013

Strictly bosses announce Feltz as first dancer on 'Strictly'

DJ and TV presenter Vanessa Feltz has been unveiled as the first contestant on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2013

We must act fast to replace Kenny, warns Tubridy

RTÉ’s Ryan Tubridy says the State broadcaster needs to come out fighting and act quickly to replace Pat Kenny.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2013

Fourfold increase in Tubridy firm profits

Accumulated profits at the media firm owned by Ryan Tubridy increased almost fourfold to €227,661 last year in spite of the RTÉ star taking a hefty pay cut.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2013