Irish Broadcaster RTE’s New Director General Stands Down Executive Board After Talent Payment Scandal

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Gorka Marquez has spoken out again on rumours he was set to sensationally quit Strictly Come Dancing after he missed out on the Glitterball trophy last year. The Spanish dancer had a triumphant series in 2022, making it to the final of the BBC One dance contest with Helen Skelton.

Sinéad O’Connor‘s biggest hit was a cover of the Prince song “Nothing Compares 2 U,” but the two musicians didn’t have a great relationship.

Two officers were viciously attacked in the street with a knife while dealing with the aftermath of a moped crash on Wednesday afternoon (July 26).

Sinead O'Connor was an artist who was always true to herself, despite the controversy that she courted. The Irish singer-songwriter, who has died at the age of 56, shot to notoriety in the early '90s after a move deemed by critics to be a 'publicity stunt' - ripping up a photo of the Pope live on air.

Real Housewives of Orange County star Emily Simpson has come a long way in her weight loss journey, which she attributed partly to Ozempic.

Late singer Sinéad O’Connor captivated audiences with her voice — but not all the attention was positive.

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The Boys costars Jack Quaid and Claudia Doumit are “still together and are going strong,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Sinéad O’Connor was a mother of four before her unexpected death in July 2023.

Across the world, stars are coming together to mourn the death of Sinéad O’Connor.

A.D. Amorosi Today’s news of Sinéad O’Connor’s death at age 56 and the desperate tangle of her life immediately reminded us of the emotional, imagistic depths of her songwriting, her tactile interpretive skills and the piercingly distinctive range of her vocals. For all of the genuine pain she felt throughout her life, O’Connor displayed empowerment, spirituality, savagery, anti-establishment sentiment and, yes, quietude, like no other vocalist could.

Brent Lang Executive Editor There’s nothing like some superhero flicks and family friendly blockbusters to turn things around at the box office. Revenues and profits at Imax jumped during the second quarter thanks to the commercial success of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “The Super Mario Bros.

The ‘Barbenheimer’ reign has no end in sight!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta turned in a healthy 11% uptick in revenue for the second quarter of 2023, topping Wall Street expectations and signaling the social giant’s ad business is recovering after last year’s doldrums. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram posted revenue of $32.0 billion and net profit of $7.79 billion ($2.98 per share), up 16%. On average, analysts expected revenue of $31.12 billion and earnings per share of $2.91, according to Refinitiv data.

Remembrances are pouring in for Sinéad O’Connor.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In the firestorm over Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” video, some attention has been trained on the different sources for the supposed U.S. news footage of protests that was incorporated into the video, some of which has been reported to have come from foreign countries. In the meantime, though, one clip that definitely did come from the U.S.

LaKeith Stanfield and Kasmere Trice Stanfield have revealed quite a surprise!

Two San Diego residents checked out nearly every single book in their library’s Pride Month display, claiming that such materials shouldn’t be available to children.Across the nation, conservative groups have pushed to ban books that discuss LGBTQ issues from libraries and schools, often arguing that they are pornographic or obscene merely because they depict LGBTQ identity.This attempt to stoke culture-war flames in San Diego backfired, according to The New York Times, ending with an outpouring of community support for the library in the form of increased monetary and book donations. As soon as The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on the protest, new copies of the checked-out books began to arrive at the library.

High Low, Sivan took the opportunity to clear up a misconception about one of his most memorable hits, “Bloom.” “I wrote this one song called ‘Bloom,’ right? And it’s about bottoming. And the lyric is ‘I bloom just for you.’ And people took that and ran,” he started.

Imax blew past Wall Street forecasts with sales up 32% at $98 million for the second quarter ended in June. Adjusted EPS was 26 cents a share – up 271%.

Two people have been arrested for allegedly vandalising a painting of King Charles at the Portrait Gallery of Scotland during an environmental protest.

Cocaine Sharks, a highlight of Discovery’s Shark Week which is due to air tonight (July 26) at 10pm ET, marine scientists examine if sharks are consuming floating pharmaceuticals cast overboard by passing traffickers.“It’s a catchy headline to shed light on a real problem, that everything we use, everything we manufacture, everything we put into our bodies, ends up in our wastewater streams and natural water bodies, and these aquatic life we depend on to survive are then exposed to that,” Dr Tracy Fanara, a Florida-based environmental engineer and lead member of the research team told CBS News.She added: “We’ve seen studies with pharmaceuticals, cocaine, methamphetamines, ketamine, all of these, where fish are being [affected] by drugs. If these cocaine bales are a point source of pollution, it’s very plausible [sharks] can be affected by this chemical.“Cocaine is so soluble that any of those packages open just a little, the structural integrity is destroyed and the drug is in the water.”In their research, conducted across six days at sea in the Florida Keys, Fanara and the British marine biologist Tom Hird observed sharks exhibiting peculiar behaviours.Footage from the show, which you can view above, showed that sharks did swim towards bales of fake cocaine, and Hird observed at least one hammerhead swimming differently than normal.

Meta’s revenue beat estimates in the second quarter, rising by 11% to $32 billion, as the company also touted investments in its Twitter rival, Threads, as well as in new AI products.

Saying that the studios are shackled together in a “mutual suicide pact,” WGA negotiating committee co-chair Chris Keyser said today in a video message to members that the only way for the companies to end the ongoing strike is to come back to the bargaining table and addressing all of the guild’s demands.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews looked more loved-up than ever as they splashed around in the surf on a beach holiday in Spain. Despite being hands-on parents to three children, Theodore, four, Gigi, three, and Otto, 15 months, Spencer, 34, and Vogue, 37, have clearly been putting the time in in the gym, as they showed off their chiseled figures.

Blake Lively made some hands-on adjustments to her Met Gala display! The actress was viewing the dress she wore to fashion's biggest night in 2022 — currently featured at London's Kensington Palace for the exhibit — when she noticed the gown needed some altering. Lively took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday to share a video of her fixing the way the dress lays on the mannequin. «When you're the clown who hops over the rope at the museum to fix the exhibit,» Lively wrote in the video's text.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Michael Barrymore was one of the best-known TV presenters in the UK when the body of Stuart Lubbock was found in his swimming pool on 31 March, 2001. Six years later, he was arrested in connection with the death of Stuart at his then-home in Roydon, Essex following a party, and later released without charge. But by then, ITV had terminated Michael's lucrative contract, and the presenter, now 71, had lost the TV career he loved.

Irish pop star and outspoken activist Sinéad O’Connor has passed away, The Irish Times reports. Her official cause of death has yet to be revealed.

James Blake has delivered his second single from his forthcoming album, Playing Robots Into Heaven. Following the release of "Big Hammer" comes a lovesick anthem, "Loading." Unlike the project's lead single, Blake features his own vocals, blending his new poppier sound with the eccentricities of his post-dubstep roots.

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist.

Holly Willoughby is currently enjoying some time off from the This Morning sofa as she holidays in the Algarve.

People have been warned against wearing a hair tie on their wrists for a long period of time, especially at night.

Richard Osman is best known for presenting quiz shows Pointless and House of Games on the BBC, but the TV personality isn't the only famous face in his family.

Kevin Bakhurst, the newly appointed director-general of Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, has stood down the company’s entire executive board following a pay scandal involving the broadcaster’s lead presenter.

Naman Ramachandran After a scandal that rocked Ireland in recent days over national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE) overpaying presenter Ryan Tubridy, the country’s government has ordered two separate reviews into the scandal. The matter led to the suspension and subsequent resignation of RTE director general Dee Forbes, a former high-level Discovery executive. On Tuesday, Ireland’s Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., announced that she will be commissioning an independent, root and branch examination of RTE composed of two separate and parallel reviews: a review of governance and culture; and a review of contractor fees, human resources and other matters.