In his new show, Hector O hEochagain covers all sorts of interesting issues on his journey across the US, he tells Richard Fitzpatrick.

Hector Ó hEochagáin gives us a unique insight into the incredible highs and bone-chilling lows of his latest travel adventure from Siberia to Saigon, airing on TG4 tonight.

Tactically astute, the bookies were able to lure the punters into dangerous areas and dispossess them at will. But the indefatigable underdogs never knew when they were beaten, never knew when to stop, writes Larry Ryan.

BROADCASTER Hector Ó hEochagáin is on the move again to celebrate TG4’s 20th anniversary.

Cork's famous St. Patrick's Hill will host the Red Bull Soapbox Race this Sunday, June 5 at 12pm.

"I'm looking forward to getting back on radio and that will be in four weeks time,"

Local newspapers are a rich archive of outrageous and hilariously banal stories, so Ronan Casey has lovingly collected them into one volume, says Richard Fitzpatrick.

If your voice and mannerisms were constantly being copied by comedians, how would you feel? Deirdre Reynolds quizzed some personalities

Before I go into the two teams, I want to talk about the referee yesterday, Barry Kelly.

A documentary on UFC star Conor McGregor and the second heat of MasterChef Ireland are among the homegrown shows over the next few days.

MasterChef Ireland and Hector both make welcome returns.

The battle of the airwaves between Pat Kenny and Seán O’Rourke produced no real winners or losers in the red-hot competition for mid-morning radio audiences, according to the latest JNLR figures.

RTE 2fm have announced the departure of Hector O hEochagain.

RTÉ chiefs were left red-faced when they failed to broadcast a highly publicised, pre-recorded documentary in a prime-time slot and then struggled to air another programme in its place.

Sadly, the passion and skill on the field isn’t matched by the promotion of tomorrow’s replay

We may not know the name of the royal baby but the ‘Celtic baby’ is called Owen.

As seismic moments in Irish sport go, the decision to drop Brian O’Driscoll from the Lions squad ranks up there with Roy Keane being sent home from the World Cup in Saipan.

The prospect of aerobics might usually have people running a mile in the opposite direction, but not in Limerick.

Where’s the beef? A

Investments costs in expanding into new British and European markets resulted in Ireland’s best-known talent agency recording a loss last year.

A toilet-paper maker has come to the aid of a school that asked pupils to bring in their own toilet paper, towels, and soap to class due to Government funding cuts.

RTÉ has 114 home-produced series and programmes lined up for its upcoming television season.

While not quite a scene from Father Ted, ‘Nunday’ had all the hallmarks.

Bravest coaching call, any sport?

2FM is facing a battle to hold on to listeners after suffering further drops in audiences for its prime time programmes.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. So, while on holiday in Madrid a few years ago, I did as the Madrilenos do and spent a night in the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas watching bulls getting slowly but surely stabbed to death.

Mark Keogan, brother of TV and radio star Hector Ó hEochagáin, was today awarded €85,000 compensation for unfair dismissal in September 2009 as manager of The George Pub and Nightclub in Georges Street, Dublin.

Newstalk, Today FM and RTÉ’s Marian Finucane and Liveline are the big radio winners with new figures showing significant listenership gains.

RTÉ radio has suffered a major setback in the latest JNLR listenership figures, which show major losses for its programmes to the benefit of Today FM and Newstalk.

IT IS ludicrously early on a Friday morning.

THE Taoiseach has turned down an invitation to join in a gathering of foxy fun for red-heads next weekend.

GAA officials are hoping to ape the success of gridiron’s Super Bowl by taking their All-Ireland finals beyond the gates of Croke Park and creating a Dublin-wide festival for the month of September.

FARMERS have welcomed a bid to develop technologies aimed at increasing the use of organic pig and poultry manure on tillage farms.

2FM is battling to hold on to listeners following the death of the station’s top presenter Gerry Ryan last April after new figures show thousands of fans are continuing to switch off RTÉ’s pop station.

CONSUMERS and retailers are being urged to support 8,000 jobs in the pigmeat sector, from which half of total production is for the domestic market.

A COMPANY that operates an agency representing some of Ireland’s best known film and stage actors, writers and comedians went into the red last year.

LOOK out for Feirm Factor. The third series begins at 8.45pm next Sunday on TG4, with a repeat on Wednesday night at 10.30pm.

AUSTRALIA dominated almost six of the eight quarters but in the final period at Croke Park on Saturday night, such was the passion and understanding for what is required to prosper in this game, that Ireland almost produced an unlikely victory.

RTÉ have devised a ploy to keep burgeoning radio egos in check — they’re putting puppets in charge of the show.

TG4 is promising an action-packed autumn schedule with a host of new programmes, exclusive sports coverage and all the old favourites returning for a new season.

2FM has announced one of the biggest ever shake-ups to its schedule in a bid to boost flagging listenership figures with a range of new shows hosted by presenters including Hector Ó hEochagáin, Ryan Tubridy and Colm Hayes.

PROUD redheads are set to paint a seaside town red at a special convention celebrating ginger locks next week.

THE first thing to point out about last Saturday night, which saw the GAA begin its official 125th anniversary celebrations following Dublin-Tyrone in the NFL opener, is that, that kind of anniversary celebration is, by its nature, a bit of a challenge.