Sarah McInerney lands prime show as big shake up in RTÉ’s radio schedule announced

Prominent Australian TV Executive and philanthropist Neil Balnaves has died aged 77 in a boating accident, his foundation has said.

America’s Got Talent judges have paid tribute to series star Jane Marczewski, who died on Sunday 19 February after being diagnosed with cancer. She was 31.

The Mysterious Girl singer celebrated Valentine's with wife Emily last week. Writing in his New magazine column Peter said : "Valentine’s for us is all about time together, we got each other a few little bits but the most special for me was the card Emily got me. " Peter added: "As part of this beautiful card, was hidden 12 things you love about your partner and she hid each one in different locations, and I had to find them.

A lad pointed a BB gun at a college student who had a ‘silly’ argument with his girlfriend before firing at him.

Rio Ferdinand has praised Manchester United starlet Anthony Elanga for seizing the initiative during his early days with the first-team squad.

Chris Sutton believes Manchester City could regret signing Jack Grealish rather than Harry Kane last summer by the end of the season.

Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson has recently revealed she is returning to the soap.

Oti Mabuse has announced she is leaving Strictly Come Dancing after seven years.

The much awaited all-British heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte has now been confirmed with Whyte signing his contract.

Oti Mabuse has quit Strictly Come Dancing after seven years as a pro dancer, as she said goodbye to her BBC colleagues.The star shared her big news on Instagram, thanking the people who work on the show and the celebrities she has performed with.Oti, who has seen her television judging career flourish since joining Dancing On Ice, said she is "so grateful" for her time on the BBC show.She shared a gallery of images of her years on Strictly and a lengthy caption, which started: "Never easy to say goodbye."I have been part of the most amazing TV show, Strictly Come Dancing for the past seven years and it has been an incredible time."Lifting the glitter ball twice and having the best journey with all my celebrities, but also meeting and working with the best team, crew, producers, celebs and incredible professional dancers!"You are my family and I adore you all forever.

fire at officers after a confrontation with McDonald’s staff over an order mix-up.Officers were called to the scene following a dispute over an order at the McDonald's drive-thru in Midvale, Utah.The man allegedly brandished a firearm at staff after they told him to pull upfront while they corrected his order.As he was being arrested, an officer noticed a gun being brandished in the back seat.The quick-thinking officer managed to deflect the firearm to avoid serious injury to themselves or anyone else in the vehicle.It was then he realised the person holding the gun was a four-year-old and shouted “kid” to ensure his fellow officers were aware of children in the car.A shot did go off but it went into the roof of the car, leaving the four-year-old and his three-year-old sibling with no injuries.The officer received a minor injury to his arm and was hailed a “hero” for his restraint and quick thinking, which is believed to have saved a life.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Police could have “fired back not knowing who was in that vehicle” had it not been for the officer's actions, said Sheriff Rosie Rivera with the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.Officers later identified the suspect as 27-year-old Sadaat Johnson of Midvale.Sheriff Rivera said, “This is a sad day for law enforcement and our community. To have an adult think it is okay to encourage a four-year-old to pull a firearm and shoot at police illustrates how out of hand the campaign against police has gotten.“This needs to stop and we need to come together as a community to find solutions to the challenges we face in our neighbourhoods.

RTÉ, ‘We were lucky enough to move house just before the restrictions to a house with a good-sized garden.’‘So after years of apartment living, I spent some of these lovely sunny days trying my hand at gardening.

RTÉ Guide, reflecting on Gay’s death.‘He was such an important person, he was a friend of mine, he was a mentor and suddenly, we were doing a tribute show to him in the middle of the week.

With @katieghannon in the hospitality room waiting to go on @RTERayDarcyShow about our new gig on @latedebaterteA post shared by Sarah McInerney (@sarahamcinerney) on Feb 3, 2018 at 1:38pm PSTThen last Monday, she learned that, as a result of Seán O’Rourke being axed by RTÉ following his attendance at the infamous Clifden dinner, she would be taking over the Saturday Show radio slot next month and The Late Debate will be returning to radio in the autumn schedules.It’s all been a bit of a whirlwind, but a good one. ‘Look, I’m delighted, of course I am.

RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime alongside Cormac Ó hEadhra.Speaking as the national broadcaster’s autumn schedule was announced Sarah recounted being ‘mortified’ when she let slip, ‘Jaysus,’ while reporting on Golfgate on her final Today with Sarah McInerney show.‘I managed almost four months without a blip,’ she exclaimed describing the facepalm that followed when she saw the red on-air light was still lit, indicating that she hadn’t turned her mic off before letting out the word that summed up the nation’s mood at the time.The affable presenter was delighted with herself for not letting news of her new show slip enthusing, ‘It’s the best secret-keeping I’ve ever done! I really surprised myself.’‘It’s interesting,’ she replies when asked how she

Ó hEadhra .The journalist moves into her new role this autumn having impressed station bosses and listeners alike during her stint in the Today show hot seat following Sean O’Rourke’s departure last May.There’s much excitement surrounding the broadcaster with whispers she could soon move on to co-host Prime Time alongside Miriam O’Callaghan too.Although nothing has been confirmed as of yet, the former Virgin Media host says she would be open to whatever options are presented to her.In the meantime, she is ‘excited’ to get stuck in to her new role which will see her on the airwaves weekday afternoons between 4:30 and 7pm.The mum-of-two is more than capable to hold her own with years of experience under her belt. The DCU alumni’s career began

RTÉ’s new season launch, Claire Byrne shared how she is after recovering: ‘I have experienced a new allergy which I’m looking into at the moment to see what that’s about.’Throughout her recovery, we saw the presenter beamed into our homes from her shed as she continued to host Claire Byrne Live.‘Apart from that I’m fine, but what I would say is that I took a long time to recover from COVID-19, even though I suppose what I had was a mild dose.’‘I still had fatigue for quite a long time.

take over Sean O’Rourke’s coveted Today slot on Radio 1.And now we’ve got our first look at the RTÉ presenter in the hot seat.Not only is she debuting her new job, she also debuted a new hairstyle. The blonde presenter was pictured with an icy blonde blunt bob.Speaking about her new slot Claire Byrne said, ‘I am truly delighted, honoured and humbled to be taking on this new role at RTÉ Radio 1.’‘My job will be to represent the voices of the RTÉ Radio 1 listeners and to always ask the questions they want answered at this most critical time.

RTÉ’s Six One News, a show he stepped down from in 2017, Bryan said, ‘I think they’ll be fantastic.’‘They’re two outstanding journalists with a terrific track record they bring their own variety of skills to the show.’He went on to say, ‘I still miss Keelin Shanley terribly, she was a colleague and a very dear friend and she was taken far too soon.’‘And I think everyone on the programme, across the whole newsroom, even all these months later, I think we still very much feel her loss and I suppose people will be thinking of her.’‘We’ll be wishing David and Caitríona well and I think as well, thinking of [Keelin] and her family when that gets up and going.’Delving into the emotional difficulty of losing so many colleagues, who were also

Today with Claire Byrne host replied, ‘That’s not true. I’ve been in this business for 25 years.

RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime alongside Cormac Ó hEadhra.Speaking as the national broadcaster’s autumn schedule was announced Sarah recounted being ‘mortified’ when she let slip, ‘Jaysus,’ while reporting on Golfgate on her final Today with Sarah McInerney show.‘I managed almost four months without a blip,’ she exclaimed describing the facepalm that followed when she saw the red on-air light was still lit, indicating that she hadn’t turned her mic off before letting out the word that summed up the nation’s mood at the time.The affable presenter was delighted with herself for not letting news of her new show slip enthusing, ‘It’s the best secret-keeping I’ve ever done! I really surprised myself.’‘It’s interesting,’ she replies when asked how she