Person: Dáithí Ó Sé

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<p>Rachel Duffy from Westmeath has been crowned the 2022 Rose of Tralee. Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD</p>

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Rachel Duffy from Westmeath crowned the Rose of Tralee 2022

While admittedly he loves to get involved in pulling off a crazy idea or two, for Ó Sé, some of the more personal stories had stood out as a highlight this year

<p>Daithí O'Sé: "The least important person inside in the Dome there at the Rose of Tralee is me. I’m like a referee." Picture: Bríd O'Donovan</p>

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Daithí Ó Sé: We tried to bring my father back to life, I did the CPR

Dáithí Ó Sé recently completed his tenth year on RTÉ’s Today show, and he’s about to present the Rose of Tralee for the 11th time. He speaks with Donal O’Keeffe about family, career, and why he’s proud to be associated with the Lovely Girls Competition

<p>Dáithí Ó Se says Séamus Begley and Steve Cooney 'were the West Kerry Guns N’ Roses' when he was growing up in Kerry. Picture: Eamon Ward</p>

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Culture That Made Me: Dáithí Ó Sé - 'When I was 13 all I wanted to do was be Axl Rose'

Presenter Dáithí Ó Sé tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some biographies he admires, the music he listened to growing up, and why Love/Hate saw him taking an early bath every Sunday evening

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Dáithí Ó Sé: People say I talk for a living, actually, I listen for a living

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New Year's Eve TV Tips: Ring in the new year with Una Healy, Dáithí Ó Sé or Jessie Buckley

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Monday TV Tips: Rachel makes a vegetarian Christmas dinner — and Pulp Fiction on this evening

Cork schoolkids (plus Will Sliney) on RTÉ's Home School Hub Christmas special

School's out, and the múinteoirí are up for Christmas craic — with the kids of St Mary's on the Hill NS performing a special Santa Rap!

Fri, 17 Dec, 2021

Thursday TV Tips: Blue Peter presenter once sacked for drug use examines cancel culture

— and a cluttered house in Tallaght is tackled in Home Rescue

Thu, 02 Dec, 2021

Thursday TV Tips: Gwyneth Paltrow's sex tips, and Izz Café on kindness in Cork

Plus the final of Glow Up Ireland, and Doireann Ní Ghríofa features on The Works

Thu, 21 Oct, 2021

Monday TV Tips: Golden oldies, a new Today presenter, and The 2 Johnnies

— a chance for some nostalgia with The Wonder Years and The Golden Girls

Mon, 27 Sep, 2021

Sunday TV Tips: Duplicitous men, diplomacy, duels — all in a day's work for Saoirse Ronan in Mary Queen of Scots

— And Cork's Fiona Shaw as a British ambassador in Baptiste

Sun, 25 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus Solidarity Diary: Cork nursing home piloting new tech to monitor staff temperatures

Welcome to Chapter Five of the Irish Examiner's #CoronavirusSolidarity diary.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2020

This Much I Know: Dáithí Ó Sé, broadcaster and television presenter

A career in broadcasting wasn’t even close to my radar until TG4 asked me to read the weather.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2019

No matter how you dress it up, the Rose of Tralee contest is just sexist

It was a Tuesday evening family dinner chat. Then someone mentioned the Rose of Tralee ‘beauty pageant’, which was on TV that night. It’s not traditionally quite as exciting as The Late Late Toy Show, but it is one of those occasions in the Irish calendar when parents meekly accept that children can stay up late to watch it.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2019

'It's Limerick's year' says 2019 Rose of Tralee Sinéad Flanagan

Limerick Rose Sinéad Flanagan claimed it was the Treaty County's year after success in hurling, Love Island and now the Rose of Tralee.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2019

Dáithí Ó Sé dons 'sexy boots' live on Rose of Tralee stage

Rose of Tralee host Dáithí Ó Sé has put his best foot forward in the Dome by donning a pair of kinky boots on stage.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2019

Daíthí Ó Sé believes the Rose of Tralee is a ‘yardstick of how far Irish women have come’

It's that time of year again.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2019

Rose of Tralee participants abused over greyhound link

Entrants to this year’s Rose of Tralee have been subjected to “malicious online threats” due to the event’s association with dog racing, according to the Irish Greyhound Board which has pulled its sponsorship of the festival.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2019

From Gallarus to Slane: Dáithí Ó Sé

Dáithí Ó Sé in conversation with Richard Fitzpatrick.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2019

Wild ways: Dáithí Ó Sé on the simple pleasures of the great outdoors

Dáithí Ó Sé tells Irene Feighan about the shape he's in

Sat, 06 Apr, 2019

WATCH: The Carlow Rose’s three-year-old daughter adorably copy her Mum singing ‘Crazy World’

The song holds a special place in Shauna’s heart as her father used to sing it to her when she was little.

Wed, 29 Aug, 2018

Deserved winner: Rose of Tralee

The Rose of Tralee jamboree is a bit like the Eurovision Song Contest — derided by many as an outmoded, tiresome, irrelevant and laughable spectacle but it remains an entertaining annual TV extravaganza that few viewers would miss.

Thu, 23 Aug, 2018

Dear Coppers The Musical, we've got to chat. Love, the people of Kerry

We’ve grown up with thick skin from years of being subjected to Kerryman jokes and to be honest, no one loves a Kerry dig more than we do.

Fri, 27 Jul, 2018

Ireland’s version of Three Lion’s It’s Coming Home is catching on

Even Daithí O Sé has chimed in.

Tue, 10 Jul, 2018

Bosco energised about the power of imagination

Bosco is still enthralling children to this day, and Ireland’s favourite red-head is now putting his talents to raising money for the LauraLynn children’s hospice, writes Liz O’Brien

Thu, 28 Dec, 2017

Rose of Tralee Festival boss reveals plans for permanent dome

It has long been an aspiration of the Rose of Tralee International Festival but having a permanent dome could be in reach with work commencing in the next two years.

Wed, 23 Aug, 2017

Offaly Rose Jennifer Byrne named Rose of Tralee 2017 winner

Offaly Rose Jennifer Byrne has been named the winner of the 59th International Rose of Tralee.

Wed, 23 Aug, 2017

One of tonight's Roses said Ireland was part of the UK and Twitter went all in

It was all going smoothly until the Western Canada Rose took the stage.

Tue, 22 Aug, 2017

San Francisco Rose: ‘It has brought a huge light to our life’

San Francisco Rose talks about festival’s role in the healing process.

Tue, 22 Aug, 2017

Roses go with the flow of Tralee festival fun

The rain stopped just in time for Tralee’s Rose Parade on Saturday, but last night the focus in The Dome was on fashion, before the spotlight falls firmly back on the first 18 finalists later this evening.

Mon, 21 Aug, 2017

BAI rejects five complaints received following Rose of Tralee

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected five complaints it received following last year’s Rose of Tralee, but upheld in part a complaint against a Dublin radio station over a phone-in show on abortion and fatal foetal abnormalities.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2017

Newspaper article delays trial of TV fitness instructor

The trial of TV fitness instructor Francis Usanga for assaulting his ex-girlfriend has been delayed over a newspaper article purporting to be an interview with the complainant.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2016

Rose of Tralee boss delighted Sydney Rose expressed Eighth Amendment opinion

“The young women involved are exceptional people, they are independent obviously, and it would be a bit silly to expect that they wouldn’t have opinions, controversial or otherwise, on different things,”

Thu, 25 Aug, 2016

Rose of Tralee boss delighted Sydney Rose expressed Eighth Amendment opinion

The head of the Rose of Tralee, Anthony O’Gara, has said he is “delighted” the Sydney Rose expressed her opinions, one of which is a desire to have a referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2016

Third time lucky for Chicago Rose Maggie McEldowney

It was a case of third time lucky for the newly crowned Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney, and she wasn’t going to let anything derail her moment in the sun.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2016

This Rose wasn't letting anyone get between her and that bouquet

Why you should never throw the bouquet towards a crowd of Roses.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Rose of Tralee: Lots of hoopla but Sydney Rose causes biggest stir

There was kickboxing, there was hula-hooping, and there was Nathan Carter, but it was the Sydney Rose’s comments on the Eighth Amendment that had everybody talking on the final day of the Rose of Tralee Festival.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

This Rose wasn't letting anyone get between her and that bouquet

Well it’s all over for another year and while the final night of the Rose of Tralee was not as eventful as the first, there were still some mad moments.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Rose of Tralee protestor vows to stage more protests in Ireland

The founder of Fathers4Justice says his decision to run on the stage during the Rose of Tralee TV selection was justified.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Everyone is talking about the Sydney Rose's support for Repeal The Eighth

“I think it’s time to give women a say over their reproductive rights.”

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Who'd have thought - Repealing The Eighth and Fathers 4 Justice were the big issues at the Rose of Tralee

It was an eventful evening in the Dome but it was the forthright views of the Sydney Rose and a protest by a man dressed as a priest that generated the most buzz during the opening night of the Rose of Tralee.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Rose of Tralee - A celebration

Gay Byrne was responsible for bringing the Rose of Tralee into the television age. He had doubts about the show when he began hosting it in 1974, but was soon taken by the event’s charm.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Something for the weekend...

1. Red is the Colour

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

Wicklow Rose: I put off living for so long over my weight

Rose of Tralee contestant Jane Harrison tries to say yes to all life experiences now because she put off living for so long.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2016

Lady Luck turns up for Ladies’ Day at Galway Races

Ladies’ Day arrived in all its colourful glory — along with some good weather at Ballybrit.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2016

‘My Charm with the Ladies’ Marty Morrissey on what he likes about himself in new social media campaign

Use the hashtag #insideandout to get involved.

Thu, 02 Jun, 2016

Dáithí Ó Sé feels the force from the short arm of the law, Garda Ceejay

Dáithí Ó Sé has found out that life is not just a bunch of Roses after he was arrested by the country’s youngest garda — for not eating his broccoli.

Sun, 03 Apr, 2016

TV fitness guru facing assault trial

A TV fitness guru is facing trial for assaulting his model ex-girlfriend.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016

Behind the scenes on the Today Show with Maura Derrane and Daithí Ó Sé

Maura and Daithi returned to our screens this week. Majorie Brennan went behind the scenes at RTÉ Cork to see just what it takes to get a two-hour live show to air each day.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2015

What to watch on TV this week

The final series of Downton Abbey begins on Sunday on ITV, and on Tuesday on TV3.

Sat, 19 Sep, 2015