Riverdance romances have bloomed since the international Irish dancing phenomenon was introduced to the world 22 years ago.

MUSIC NEWS: Though there were all sorts of stories about Michael Jackson’s perilous finances through the years, the late prince of pop did listen to some of the right advice when he managed to amass the rights to songs by an impressive roster of artists. 

Music fans can expect the Live at the Marquee 2016 line-up to be every bit as impressive as this year’s phenomenal offering, says event promoter Peter Aiken.

Global Irish dance sensation Riverdance kicked off a scorching summer of music and festivals in Cork last night.

The creative forces behind the entertainment phenomenon, Riverdance, have shared a pay bonanza of over €1.63m over the past two years.

It’s been seen live by over 25 million people across the planet and smashed box office records over two decades — now the banks of the Lee are set to pulse to the rhythm of global dance phenomenon Riverdance for the first time.

Moya Doherty, the co-creator of Riverdance, has been appointed the new chair of the RTÉ board.

The creative forces behind the entertainment phenomenon Riverdance have shared a pay bonanza of €75 million since the turn of the century, figures show.

It’s almost 20 years since an interval act at the Eurovision Song Contest captured the spirit of a nation but the Irish have since had the smile wiped off their face.

NOBODY can forget that heartstopping seven minutes during Eurovision 1994 when Ireland, quite suddenly, became the centre of the cultural universe. None of us, indeed, could have predicted what would swirl upwards and outwards from that brief entr’acte. But it happened, and a legend was born.

Hurley-wielding dancers feature in the latest music and dance spectacular by the producers of Riverdance called Heartbeat of Home.

A Kerry music producer has told the High Court he will not use the name of Riverdance or Riverdance Tribute Show in promotions planned for Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania in October and November.

An Irish dance show touring in Europe later this year will no longer be billed as a ‘Riverdance Tribute’ act.

Dance company Riverdance are seeking an injunction against a Co Kerry music promoter from using the famous show name in Eastern Europe.

Riverdance founders will tomorrow ask the High Court to restrain a music promoter from staging “illicit, unauthorised” Riverdance shows throughout Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.

The largest event in 'The Gathering' calendar kicks off in Dublin today.

Dublin became a part of Hollywood yesterday when movie stars, directors, celebrities and fully paid-up members of the glitterati attended the European premiere of the new Steven Spielberg movie Lincoln in the city’s Savoy Cinema.

Gabriel Byrne and Michael O’Leary may not be fans, but the number of projects signing up for a major tourism initiative next year is gathering speed.

The creative forces behind Riverdance, John McColgan and Moya Doherty, still reap the benefits of the show.

Pic 1: Broadcaster Gay Byrne and his wife Kathleen Watkins at the opening night of Declan Hughes’s play Last Summer, in the Gate Theatre.

The continuing row between journalist Sam Smyth and media owner Denis O’Brien took a further twist yesterday when Mr Smyth took exception to the view expressed by Today FM CEO Peter McPartlin that his enforced departure from the radio station was due to falling listener figures and not because of influence exercised by Mr O’Brien.

John McColgan (Aug 9) seems to be slightly at variance with Dr Elaine Byrne and your own Michael Clifford in his assessment of the annual Summer School in Glenties.

You learn to dance through the pain.

A call has been made to Ireland’s diaspora to come home to where the heart is.

A call has been made to Ireland’s diaspora to come home to where the heart is.

A 50% increase in its US revenues contributed to pre-tax profits at the group that produces Riverdance increasing fivefold to €1.39m in 2010.

Actor David Kelly got one final standing ovation as his coffin was carried out of his local parish church at the end of his funeral Mass in Dublin yesterday.

Stars of the stage and screen turned out today to bid a fond farewell to actor David Kelly.

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

ONE of the world’s top airline chiefs believes no company would consider buying Aer Lingus while its share price is so low.

DENIS O’BRIEN and Dermot Desmond are among those investing in a Facebook-type website targeting the 70 million “Irish” worldwide.

One hundred top-ranking business chiefs from around the world are to offer to help run Irish state agencies free of charge.

A new social networking site for Irish people around the world has been unveiled.

US NEWS anchors, filmmakers and business leaders will join former US President Bill Clinton in Dublin to discuss how the diaspora can help in rebuilding the economy.

Former US president Bill Clinton will join hundreds of influential figures from the Irish diaspora for a major economic forum in Dublin next month, it has been announced.

TWO thousand guests have been invited to celebrate Ireland’s links with Britain at a special ceremony during the British queen’s first official visit to Ireland.

Two thousand guests have been invited to celebrate Ireland’s links with Britain at a special ceremony during the Queen’s first official visit to the country.

STARS, film professionals and presenters paid tribute to veteran documentary maker and journalist Cathal O’Shannon during a ceremony marking his life in television.

THE holding company for Riverdance saw profits fall by more than €500,000 last year.

Riverdance have announced a series of shows for the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Co Mayo this autumn.

A WEBSITE designed to promote Ireland has the potential to become a world leader on the web and act as a major showcase for the country, according to an international expert on managing national identity and reputation.

IRELAND’S representative in cyberspace will be launched tomorrow with an aim to reinforce the Irish brand worldwide.

FOLLOWING the publication of my book, Haughey’s Forty Years of Controversy, I was invited on the late Gerry Ryan’s radio programme. I assumed the interview would be for about 12 minutes. I had done a couple of other interviews with him previously about Éamon de Valera, but we were in separate studios for each of those and had never actually met before.