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Who could blame him? After spending three hours up close and personal with this year’s first 18-strong bunch of Rose of Tralee contestants, show host Dáithí Ó Sé was in desperate need of cooling down.

Thousands will line the streets of Limerick this evening to greet torch bearers drawn from An Garda Síochána and the PSNI to herald the opening of the Special Olympics Ireland Games.

Listeners are threatening to switch off, but RTÉ is not for turning on its decision to remove 2fm DJ Will Leahy from his drivetime slot.

RTÉ star Ryan Tubridy urged 2FM listeners to stay faithful to the station during its shake-up of the daytime schedule as Nicky Byrne adds star power to its line-up.

Business, sporting and media figures yesterday joined forces in a rallying call for Special Olympics Ireland — a registered charity — which has to raise €1.9m in the coming months to fund its national games.

Rugby legends Fergus Slattery and Frankie Sheahan and 2FM DJ Will Leahy have all been treated for a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, it has emerged.

A leading RTÉ presenter, who also practises as a solicitor, has admitted he finds addressing a judge in court more intimidating that broadcasting to more than 500,000 listeners each week on his daily 2FM show.

A Limerick girl who was given just four days to live after she was born will be honoured this weekend for overcoming huge obstacles in her life.

A number of RTÉ radio’s biggest shows have once again experienced big losses in listenership figures with Today FM reaping the benefits.

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

CHRISTMAS shopping in New York may no longer be a popular pastime in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland except for one group of Lotto winners.

THE first half of the annual obsession everyone in the country claims they don’t watch kicked off last night with a new host, new love and, arguably, a new unofficial name.

IT’S a long way from Mrs Flannery’s Folk Club in Tullamore to the Highway to Hell for Taoiseach Brian Cowen, who had teenagers around the country cringing yesterday when he tried to get down with the youth, talking music and his preference for Guns ‘N’ Roses over AC/DC.

IN the wake of figures showing a drop-off in audience numbers, John Clarke, the head of RTÉ 2fm, has decided to quit.