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The Irish Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘This is precious', cry RTE star's fans over ‘adorable' clip of ‘clever little cutie' daughter, 1, singing U2 hit song
RTE star Carl Mullan has left his fans gushing "this is precious" after sharing a clip of his 18-month-old singing. The 2FM host and his wife Aisling are doting parents to three kids; Daibhi, three, Eala, one, and Advertisement 2 Carl Mullan shared an adorable clip of his daughter singing 2 Carl's fans were all left gushing over the sweet clip It's safe to say the Mullan household is busy - but that doesn't mean there's no time for fun. Taking to Instagram, singing the The little one was getting ready for bed, but not before having a sing-song with her dad. Eala sat in Carl's lap and finished off the end of each lyric as he sweetly sang it to her. Advertisement READ MORE IN CARL MULLAN It was evident that the small child had been hearing the U2 anthem around the house as she knew the lyrics off by heart. She adorably began belting out the chorus with Carl as he dramatically closed his eyes and hit the high note. The proud dad penned in his caption: "We have another U2 fan on our hands and my heart will never recover from this." Fans were all left with their hearts melting as they reacted to the adorable clip in the comments. Advertisement Most read in News TV Ailbhe wrote: "No, stop that this is amazing! Eala, you are a star in the making!" Yvonne said: "Ah Carl what a clever little cutie you have!" Carl Mullan opens up on health scare Wendy remarked: "That's a memory made right there.. that will live on in your heart forever." Gill remarked: "That is absolutely gorgeous!!! What a clever girlie!" Advertisement Amanda added: "Well this is just precious." And Rachel gushed: "I can't Carl. Little angel" This comes after Carl's fans were left wondering why he had been missing from 2FM for a number of days. TOOTH HURTS Carl was quick to update followers on his whereabouts as he revealed he had teeth . Advertisement The dad-of-three shared a series of photos on The The surgery . SYMPATHY TRAIN After the operation, the star posted a painful looking photo with two cotton pads in his mouth full of blood. Advertisement The presenter's cheeks were totally swollen and one of his eyes was half closed. Carl hilariously zoomed in on his eyes in the picture to emphasise how hard the anaesthetic had hit him. The radio star joked: "Some people were wondering if I had got the snip... the answer is no." Carl continued: "Do you really think I would miss a content and sympathy opportunity like that and mix it in with getting my wisdom teeth out." Advertisement
Extra.ie
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Carl Mullan opens up on dad 'guilt' as internet has 'huge role' to play
Father-of-three and popular radio host Carl Mullan has taken a seat on the other side of the mic as he made a very open and honest appearance on the Baby Tribe Podcast discussing the realities and struggles of dad life. Carl, who welcomed his third child in January with wife Aisling, delved into his own experiences with fatherhood and the challenges of balancing fame and family. The 2FM host said there are very often unrealistic expectations placed on parents. Pic: Carl Mullan/Instagram ''I think it's really important to say out loud, because I think in general, with parenthood, there's an awful lot of expectation,' he said. 'And the internet has a huge role to play in this. There's a lot of expectation in terms of what you're told you should feel, how the experience should be, particularly for moms.' Carl became a first-time dad during the COVID-19 pandemic when his wife Aisling gave birth to son Daibhí in August 2021. The couple then went on to welcome daughter Éala in 2023. Pic: Carl Mullan/Instagram 'If you don't feel how the internet tells you you should feel, which is this instant surge of love. A lot of guilt can come with that,' he said. 'And even as a dad, I felt that everyone had said, 'oh, it's the most incredible experience and you'll never understand love like it'. 'And I think as parents, sometimes we talk about how it feels to become a parent based on our experience now, whereas we don't kind of rewind back the clock and think, what was that like for me when it just began. It's pure shell shock. I didn't feel that instant surge of love. It was okay. Our job here is to just keep this baby alive. I'm blessed.' Pic: Carl Mullan/Instagram Speaking on the podcast, Carl further expanded on the complexities of modern parenting roles, the evolving dynamics between partners, and the struggle to maintain personal identity while raising a family. 'A lot of my guilt would be, not even from the point of view of, say, not being home with the kids, because I am actually very lucky because I work early mornings and I finish early. 'So compared to someone who does a traditional nine to five, I probably get a lot more time with the kids than people who are commuting and in their cars for like 3 or 4 hours a day,' the 35-year-old said. 'A lot of my guilt would come from Ais (Mullan's wife) has to facilitate me a lot because of what I do,' he told The Baby Tribe. 'So, whether it's travelling or, you know, when I was doing Dancing With The Stars where she just had to pretty much drop everything she was doing outside of the hours of work to facilitate me. That's where I would feel a bit of guilt because of what I do, you get the kudos or you get the people going like, oh, I love your videos or whatever.' Carl also offered his own parenting advice saying: 'As long as you're trying your best, that's all you can do. And the whole idea of having these false expectations of how you should be a parent, because of what you see online. We really need to try and get rid of that because it's so damaging and it can really take away from the joy of the early stages of parenthood.'
Irish Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Climate
- Irish Daily Mirror
Carl Mullan among Irish tourists affected by power outages in Spain and Portugal
Portuguese and Spanish officials remain in the dark about what caused a peninsula-wide power cut on Monday. RTE 2FM presenter Carl Mullan and his family were among hordes of Irish tourists affected by the blackout. The broadcaster and dad-of-three took to Instagram to document the experience. In a series of videos, he revealed the host of his villa dropped in with some candles and head torches. In another, he revealed that his wife Aisling had washed her hair under torchlight but had forgotten there was no power to dry it when she was finished. As night fell, Carl showed the view from the villa before taking a sip of rose while wearing his head torch. In another, he goes to the fridge to grab a drink with the caption: "Nothing a nice warm beer won't fix." But there was light at the end of the tunnel and Carl took to social media this afternoon to confirm his power had returned. Meanwhile, in Spain, a barman at James Joyce Irish Pub in Madrid revealed punters still flocked to the boozer on Monday despite having no electricity. Speaking to the Irish Mirror, he said: "Even without electricity the pub was full, people were still coming. It was crazy but some wanted to come and enjoy a beer. "We're open as normal today, everything is back to normal." On Monday, 13 flights to and from Dublin Airport were axed as a result of the outage but things were back to normal today. In a statement, the daa said: "Thankfully, the issues that affected airports in Spain and Portugal on Monday have subsided and flights are operating as normal this morning. "At both Cork and Dublin airports, we've seen a full schedule of first wave flights depart, including many to Spain and Portugal. "We're expecting a busy but smooth weekend at both Cork and Dublin airports this weekend, as many head overseas for the May bank holiday and with thousands of visitors set to come to Ireland for the long weekend." It comes as the cause of Spain and Portugal's widespread blackouts remained a mystery, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored to both countries. One of Europe's most severe blackouts grounded flights, paralysed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula on Monday. By 7am on Tuesday more than 99 per cent of energy demand in Spain had been restored, the country's electricity operator Red Electrica said. Portuguese grid operator REN said all 89 power substations were back online and power had been restored to all 6.4 million customers. On Monday, it was reported that Portugal's grid operator REN pointed the finger to a rare phenomenon known as "induced atmospheric vibration" but they have since rowed back on this. The authorities in Spain have yet to provide further explanations for what caused one of the most serious blackouts to ever take place in Europe. The Southern European nation of 49 million people lost 15 gigawatts - equivalent to 60 per cent of its national demand - in just five seconds. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the government's priorities were twofold - restoring Spain's electrical system and finding the causes of the blackout so that a similar event "never takes place again." Such widespread electric failure has little precedent on the Iberian Peninsula or in Europe. Mr Sanchez urged the public to refrain from speculation and said no theory about the cause of the outage had been discarded. Eduardo Prieto, director of services for system operations at Spain's electricity operator, noted two steep, back-to-back "disconnection events" before Monday's blackout. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, he said that more investigation was needed to understand why they took place. Spain's meteorological agency, AEMET, said that it hadn't detected any "unusual meteorological or atmospheric phenomena" on Monday, and no sudden temperature fluctuations were recorded at their weather stations. Portugal's National Cybersecurity Centre on Monday dismissed speculation about foul play, saying that there was no sign that the outage resulted from a cyber-attack. European Council President Antonio Costa also said that there were "no indications of any cyber-attack," while Teresa Ribera, an executive vice president of the European Commission, also ruled out sabotage. Nonetheless, the outage "is one of the most serious episodes recorded in Europe in recent times," she said. At Spain's largest train stations, droves of travellers waited Tuesday morning to board trains, or to rebook tickets for journeys that were cancelled or disrupted. At Madrid's Atocha station, hundreds of people stood near screens waiting for updates. Many had spent the night at the station, wrapped in blankets provided by the Red Cross. Similar scenes played out at Barcelona's Sants station. The Madrid Open tennis tournament resumed after the blackout caused 22 matches to be postponed on Monday. A packed schedule Tuesday included second-ranked Iga Swiatek advancing to the quarterfinals. By 11 a.m. on Tuesday, service on Madrid's subway system was fully restored. In Barcelona, the system was operating normally, but commuter trains were suspended because of "electrical instability," the company that runs the service, Rodalies Catalunya, said on X. In some parts of the country, commuter and mid-distance services were still suspended or running at reduced capacity. Emergency workers in Spain said they had rescued around 35,000 passengers on Monday stranded along railways and underground. The blackout was especially disruptive on transit systems, turning sports centres, train stations, and airports into makeshift overnight refuges. Ruben Carion was stranded on a commuter train outside Madrid but managed to open a window and walk to the nearest transit station. He and a friend later spent the night in Atocha station after their train back to Barcelona was cancelled. 24-year-old Carion said that he chose to wait at the station instead of a hotel, so he could stay updated on when he could buy a new ticket home. Sleeping on the floor "hungry, thirsty and tired," Cairon described his experience in two words: "pure chaos."
Extra.ie
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Carl Mullan and family enjoy Portugese holiday by torchlight after power outage
While Carl Mullan likely thought travelling abroad with three kids for the first time would have been the main source of stress for his family holiday to Portugal, he didn't have a power outage on his bingo card. The 2FM DJ and his family are among the millions left without power in Portugal, and they're only three days into their trip. The massive power outage has struck Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France, disrupting essential services across the region, and the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that while authorities have not yet worked out what had caused the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula, they were not ruling anything out. Carl Mullan and family are plunged into darkness, as are millions in Portugal. Pic: Instagram The Mullans, though, seemed to take the blackout in their stride, with the 35-year-old posting a series of humorous images and videos to his social media. Carl has been sharing some edited images showing how the trip was ageing him, with the jump between day two and day three being more drastic than the others, likely reflecting the incident. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carl Mullan (@carlmullan) While they were without electricity overnight, the villa hosts had popped by to drop off some battery-powered tea-lights and some torches so that they could try to see what they were doing in the evening. Pic: Carl Mullan/Instagram However, poor Aisling forgot that if she was to take a shower and wash her hair, by torchlight, there would be no power for her to use a hairdryer afterwards. Carl Mullan was on hand to 'comfort' wife Aisling who forgot she couldnt' dry her hair after her shower by torchlight Pic: Instagram The only member of the Mullan family that doesn't seem to be with them in Portugal is the adorable Angie, but the pooch was given all the fuss last week as she celebrated her fifth birthday. Carl said to mark the occasion: 'HAPPY FIFTH BIRTHDAY TO THE GREATEST GIRLIE WIRLIE IN ALL THE GIRLIE WIRLIE LAND 🥳❤️❤️❤️ Yes, yes we did get her a special doggy cake and sing her Happy Birthday 😂 Genuinely the greatest pal we could have ever asked for ❤️'
The Irish Sun
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
RTE star ‘freaks out' fans as he shares updates during blackout on first holiday as family-of-five in Portugal
RTE star Carl Mullan has updated his fans on the chaos during his first holiday with his three kids. The 2FM host and his long-term partner Aisling have three kids together; Daibhi, three, Éala, one, and three-month-old Béibhínn. Advertisement 7 Carl Mullan jetted over to Portugal with his family Credit: Instagram 7 Carl has been sharing hilarious AI photos of himself looking much older Credit: Instagram 7 Carl has been sharing updates as he copes with the blackout in Portugal Credit: Instagram The family-of-five jetted off on their first holiday abroad together since welcoming little Béibhínn into the world. The 35-year-old immediately updated his followers after getting off the plane as he posted a hilarious selfie of himself looking slightly older, with the help of editing AI tools. He wrote: "In taxi. First flight with three kids: great success." Advertisement read more on carl mullan Showing off his growing stress, Carl posted another selfie of himself looking a lot older while sipping on a bottle of Super Bock beer by the pool. He captioned the post: "Family holiday day two." And while Carl already looked to be struggling slightly to manage three kids under four on holidays, things took a turn for the worst yesterday. A massive blackout hit Spain and Portugal at midday on Monday. Advertisement read more on the irish sun Exclusive The major outage — grounding flights, crippling public transport, knocking out hospitals, and shuttering stores from Lisbon to Barcelona. The cause of the massive blackout, which began around 10.33am UK time, remains unclear. RTE's Carl Mullan shares teary tribute to wife After hearing the news, Carl popped open the rose and poured himself a glass of wine to relax as he blew up the pool floats. Thankfully, their villa's host dropped them up some torches and candles to deal with the blackout. Advertisement Carl was left in stitches as his wife Aisling washed her hair under torchlight but forgot she couldn't dry her hair after so had to go to bed with wet hair. The popular presenter posted a third AI selfie of him looking even older while wearing a head light around his forehead and said: "Family holiday: Day three. 'SCARY' "And yes you're all going to be subjected to one of these for every day that we're here." Carl's friends and fans have been completely "freaked out" by how real his edited pictures look and shared their support for him. Advertisement Peter wrote: "That is hilarious - sorry for your troubles but it's so funny." Reg said: "Jesus Carl, you're actually freaking me out here!!!" Lorraine commented: "Your elderly years are freaking me out." Ashlinn added: "Those filters are scary." Advertisement Another fan remarked: "Please put a filter or a warning on this next time - jump scare! Glad you've arrived ok." 7 Carl has been using candles and torches while the electricity is gone Credit: Instagram 7 Carl and Aisling had dinner in the dark last night Credit: Instagram 7 Carl fans have said they're 'freaked' by his photos Credit: Instagram Advertisement 7 Carl has said he'll be posting daily updates on his trip
