Louis Walsh has revealed that Brian McFadden would be welcome to rejoin Westlife.

When it comes to concerns around hair loss and its possible remedies, the world is a very democratic place.

Pop guru, Louis Walsh, last year shared more than €335,000 in wages as a director of his main entertainment firm.

The A-Listers hiding in plain sight: As Rihanna is spotted at the cricket, who are the celebs who have been living under our noses in Ireland? Ed Power reports.

So that’s Friday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

As Louis Walsh prepares for the final of Ireland’s Got Talent and another Westlife tour, he talks to Pat Fitzpatrick about plastic surgery, celebrity spats – and why he won’t be having children, ever.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Louis Walsh, who is currently on the judging panel of Ireland's Got Talent and whose wildcard Bary D'Arcy from Cork is competing in this weekend's semi-final, joined Ray D'Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1.

It may be time to consider if reality television is as great a threat to democracy as social media.

As the future relationship of Ireland and Britain is battled over in the fraught anterooms of Westminster and Brussels, this week also saw an escalation in the real Anglo-Irish conflict of our time.

And there are sleighfuls of Christmas surprises for a few unsuspecting audience guests.

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The two-day antiques fair at the Cork International Airport Hotel today and tomorrow and Aidan Foley’s sale in aid of the RNLI in Kinsale on September 16 are certain to create a lot of interest locally.

Given the demands on the modern-day intercounty player, it’s surprising the victorious Limerick panel have time for fomenting violent revolutionary discord, writes Tommy Martin. 

“Martin and I will have great fun!”

The winners of the first Ireland’s Got Talent series received a hero’s welcome home last night and insisted they won based on talent and hard work.

Eight finalists will now battle it out on Saturday night for the title of 'the first ever winner of Ireland’s Got Talent'

Cork dance troupe RDC and Dublin's Double Impact have qualified for the Ireland's Got Talent live final.

It might only be a 3½-hour drive from Mullingar to Killarney, but Niall Horan’s journey from his hometown to the stage of the INEC has been epic.

WOW!

TV3 is to change its name as part of a major rebranding of the station later this year.

RTÉ refused a third of the Freedom of Information (FOI) requests submitted to the national broadcaster in the first half of this year.

TV3 are set to announce their Autumn/Winter season this week.

Cliff Richard and X Factor judge Louis Walsh have offered support to the brother of singer Dana Rosemary Scallon as he threatens legal action against police and the media for their handling of sex abuse allegations.

The 33-year-old attended a London date of the Werq the World tour, which feature a range queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race.

“Brendan is a genius. He’s brilliant,”

Increasingly Irish males are investing in cosmetic procedures, with Botox, nose jobs, eye lifts and breast tissue reduction topping the list, says Áilin Quinlan.

As the Irish group formerly known as Lynched transition to their new moniker of Lankum, Ed Power looks at some of the other bands who’ve changed their title in mid stream

The six-part series will be simulcasted with the BBC on RTÉ One this Saturday at 9.15pm.

And then there were three... and an emotional Dayl Cronin should have been one of them but for the curse of the public vote, which once again turned a dance contest into a popularity vote.

"Ireland hasn’t won Eurovision since 1996 which is the same year that Brendan was born so perhaps that’s a lucky omen,"

Louis Walsh was on the Late Late Show last night and he revealed who he is taking to next year's Eurovision.

The Late Late Show airs this Friday from 9.35pm on RTÉ 1.

"The lie detector test results are in. Guess what sunshine."

In a statement posted on Facebook, the boys explained that they are taking a break from music to “pursue their own things individually”.

I’m A Celebrity may be back, but Ed Power says the reality format is a much diminished force in the face of a resurgence of quality drama

Keeping Ireland Alive: The Health Service in a Day airs on RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Monday.

Music festivals, sailing races, arts displays, and a poetry marathon are some of the events to be enjoyed this August bank holiday weekend.

It won’t be music to the ears of pop stars like Beyonce, One Direction, and Taylor Swift but Irish radio stations could soon be forced into ditching their latest singles for rarely heard indigenous Irish bands.