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Irish Daily Mirror
5 days ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
RTE sends Irish stars to conquer 'Death Road' in Bolivia
Camogie star Ashling Thompson and Paralympic gold medallist Ellen Keane are set to take on some of the world's 'worst and most dangerous terrain' in this week's Uncharted with Ray Goggins. On this Wednesday night's RTE One show, the athletic pair travel to Bolivia to the start of the fabled 'Death Road' to meet Ray Goggins. This hair-raising descent of the world's most dangerous road is just the start of an incredible seven-day challenge, trekking close to 100km through the dense cloud forest of Bolivia. The trio will have to negotiate raging rivers, punishing terrain and wild jungle as they climb ever higher into the Andean mountains. As the trio climb higher into the mountains, the altitude starts to affect them all. On meeting Ashling and Ellen in Bolivia, Ray warns: "We are going to negotiate some of the worst and most dangerous terrain on the planet - it's going to be hardcore, you are going to be at altitude so it's not going to be for the faint hearted. It will be hellish at times.' Crossing a makeshift wire bridge over a fast flowing river, Ellen says: "I had to figure out how to get across a little differently to everyone else. 'Ray was not offering help too soon which was really reassuring to me because it meant that he believed I could do it. "When you are a person with a disability, everyone always expects you not to be able to do something or to always need help, and I don't like that narrative. 'I can do anything that Ashling does, I just have to do it a little differently. I think that's a really important lesson for people to learn that it doesn't matter how something is done, as long as it is done at the end of the day, that's the most important thing." Opening up around the campfire three nights into the trip, Ray questions Ashling about her anxiety. She said: "I was constantly tipping away with the camogie but I had a fairly bad car accident and camogie was the thing that always kept my feet on the that was taken away, I completely lost control of my life." Ashling added that camogie later saved her. "Something clicked in my I got called back up to the Cork squad and all of a sudden, my life completely changed." The pair form a strong bond throughout the trip, with Ellen telling Ashling: "I actually don't know what I would do without you, I'm glad that we are here together" Ashling on Ellen as the expedition intensifies: "The resilience she shows, nothing can stop her, anything is possible when it comes to Ellen Keane and I love it" On the fifth day the majestic peak of Huayna Potosi is revealed. This is the final, most brutal of challenge of them all. In two days, the group will need to traverse sheer ice walls, snow fields and mountain glaciers as they to attempt to summit the 6088 metre peak. It will be the toughest test of their lives. Uncharted with Ray Goggins: RTÉ One | RTÉ Player Wednesday, May 28th 9.35pm.
Dublin Live
22-05-2025
- Dublin Live
Charleen Murphy told 'you're not a real victim' after brutal restaurant attack
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Social media star Charleen Murphy has admitted she is "scared for the younger generation" as she opens up about being whacked in the head in a horror restaurant attack. The influencer was attacked in a Dublin restaurant two years ago by a man who had been repeatedly contacting her online. "I just felt this blow to the back of my head, my head basically went so full force forward into my glass that the glass completely shattered," she said. "I looked to my left and I could see him standing there. Straight away, I knew who it was. "He had been messaging me in the past online." In November 2023, Craig O'Brien (28) of Thomond Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, was sentenced to two years and three months for assault causing harm, with the final nine months suspended. Charleen recalls the horrific attack in tonight's Prime Time on RTE One where the show will be focussing on the impact on young Irish people of online influencers who promote a negative form of masculinity. The programme will reveal research carried out over the last number of months by RTÉ journalists Kate McDonald and Jack McCarron, as well as current insights from teachers, experts, and individuals who have been personally affected. Charleen said the experience is part of a larger pattern of online abuse she has encountered over years. "When I came out with the story that time, people said, 'You're not a real victim.' They downplay your pain or trauma," Charleen said. "You don't have to have something worse than someone else to still have gone through something bad." The programme explores how online narratives are increasingly shaping young people's views on gender roles in society, something Charleen has also noticed. "It's happening much younger," she says. "People have these words and this information so young. Their brains are being shaped by it all. It's scary. I'm scared for the younger generation." Charleen will also give a personal account of how online misogyny is not just digital and has a larger impact. "People think it's just a comment. But kids are reading that. That's saying to them, 'It's okay for me to post this too.' All the little things turn into the big things." Tune into Prime Time tonight May 22, at 9.35pm RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Irish Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Irish influencer recalls horror restaurant attack on tonight's Prime Time
Social media star Charleen Murphy has admitted she is "scared for the younger generation" as she opens up about being whacked in the head in a horror restaurant attack. The influencer was attacked in a Dublin restaurant two years ago by a man who had been repeatedly contacting her online. "I just felt this blow to the back of my head, my head basically went so full force forward into my glass that the glass completely shattered," she said. "I looked to my left and I could see him standing there. Straight away, I knew who it was. "He had been messaging me in the past online." In November 2023, Craig O'Brien (28) of Thomond Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, was sentenced to two years and three months for assault causing harm, with the final nine months suspended. Charleen recalls the horrific attack in tonight's Prime Time on RTE One where the show will be focussing on the impact on young Irish people of online influencers who promote a negative form of masculinity. The programme will reveal research carried out over the last number of months by RTÉ journalists Kate McDonald and Jack McCarron, as well as current insights from teachers, experts, and individuals who have been personally affected. Charleen said the experience is part of a larger pattern of online abuse she has encountered over years. "When I came out with the story that time, people said, 'You're not a real victim.' They downplay your pain or trauma," Charleen said. "You don't have to have something worse than someone else to still have gone through something bad." The programme explores how online narratives are increasingly shaping young people's views on gender roles in society, something Charleen has also noticed. "It's happening much younger," she says. "People have these words and this information so young. Their brains are being shaped by it all. It's scary. I'm scared for the younger generation." Charleen will also give a personal account of how online misogyny is not just digital and has a larger impact. "People think it's just a comment. But kids are reading that. That's saying to them, 'It's okay for me to post this too.' All the little things turn into the big things." Tune into Prime Time tonight May 22, at 9.35pm RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
Sunday World
22-05-2025
- Sunday World
Influencer Charleen Murphy recalls seconds before violent attack which left her hospitalised
Craig O'Brien was jailed for assaulting the Dubliner after tracking down her location in February 2023 Influencer Charleen Murphy has recalled the seconds before the violent attack which left her hospitalised. It comes ahead of her appearance on an RTÉ Prime Time special delving into toxic masculinity online. Craig O'Brien attacked her in February 2023 as she dined at a Dublin hotel with a friend. 'I just felt this blow to the back of my head, my head basically went so full force forward into my glass that the glass completely shattered,' she told RTÉ's Kate McDonald. Charleen after the attack News in 90 Seconds - May 22nd 'I looked to my left and I could see him standing there. Straight away, I knew who it was… He had been messaging me in the past online.' Charleen said that the experience is part of a pattern of abuse she's received online over the years. 'When I came out with the story that time, people said, 'You're not a real victim.' They downplay your pain or trauma. 'You don't have to have something worse than someone else to still have gone through something bad.' She also said that the internet is shaping young people's views on gender roles. 'People have these words and this information so young. Their brains are being shaped by it all. It's scary. I'm scared for the younger generation. 'People think it's just a comment. But kids are reading that. That's saying to them, 'It's okay for me to post this too.' All the little things turn into the big things.' Taking to social media she shared: 'I will be on RTE One tonight at 9.35 during Prime Time talking about my attack and toxic masculinity online. Craig O'Brien who was convicted of assault causing harm to influencer Charleen Murphy 'An extremely important episode that dives into how online content is shaping teenagers minds and beliefs.' 'Being in the midst of the online world I see it every single day in comments and dm's to the point where I think we all have become numb to the words being used. Charleen said that young boys seeing other men making derogatory comments online 'makes them believe it's ok' and that they can 'speak to women that way.' 'That in turn makes the world even more unsafe for women, as it can have huge knock-on effects as I have seen first hand.' In November 2023, Craig O'Brien of Thomond Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the 'unprovoked and unwarranted attack' after pleading guilty to assault causing harm. The court heard that Murphy went to the Grafton Capital Hotel to meet a friend for dinner and drinks. When she arrived, she shared photographs to social media. She was sat in a booth, facing her friend when she felt a blow to the back of her head. Her head flew forward, and her forehead smashed into a glass on the table. Read more Man (39) dies after getting into difficulty in Cork river An ambulance was called, and Murphy was taken to hospital, requiring stitches to a two-inch laceration on her forehead. Later on in the evening, O'Brien sent her a voice note on social media asking: 'how's the head?' Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that he had ten previous convictions, including two for assault. At sentencing, Judge Orla Crowe said that while he was being interviewed by gardaí, he referred to Ms Murphy in 'utter derogatory terms, a female who had done nothing to him'. O'Brien was released from prison in 2024 after serving 13 months of his sentence.
The Irish Sun
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
RTE's Eurovision final night hits bum note with big switch off by viewers as regular show staples outperform competition
RTE suffered a massive switch off on Eurovision night compared to last year, new figures show. A number of programmes this week - including Super Garden and Nationwide - out performed the finals of the 2 Ireland's act Emmy didn't make it to the grand final Credit: Splash News An RTE spokeswoman told The Irish Sun: 'The Eurovision Grand Final on Saturday night had an average audience of 268,000 on RTE One and RTE One +1, with a 30 per cent share of the available audience.' This represents a staggering drop from last year when the average audience for the Eurovision final was 666,000 viewers on RTE One, with a 54 per cent share of the available audience, and 19,000 on RTE One +1. RTE stressed how the 2024 audience was higher 'as Meanwhile, former Irish Eurovision winner Charlie McGettigan has branded Irish TV voting for Israel in the final as 'totally mystifying" and 'very, very odd'. READ MORE IN TV Ireland's Charlie told The Irish Sun: 'I am very surprised so many Irish viewers would vote for 'It's all very strange. All of Europe knows what's going on in Gaza.' The songwriter's comments come after national broadcasters for Most read in News TV RTVE, Spain's public broadcaster, and VRT, the Flemish public broadcasting company, have called for organisers to investigate the televoting system. The juries for both countries gave Israel zero points, while their televoters awarded it the maximum 12 points. Remember Monday star Lauren Byrne is last Eurovision contestant standing as she parties until 6am after defeat Spain's broadcaster also showed a title card in support of RTE also confirmed to the Irish Sun that they have made an inqury into the telly voting aspect on the contest. A spokesperson for the broadcaster said: "RTE has requested a breakdown in voting numbers from the EBU and its voting partner Once.' Eurovision Song Contest Director Martin Green said a "broad discussion with participating broadcasters" is due to take place. INDEPENDENT REVIEW He said: 'We remain in constant contact with all participating broadcasters of the Eurovision Song Contest and take their concerns seriously. We can confirm that we have been in touch with several broadcasters since Saturday's Grand Final regarding voting in the competition. "Now the event has concluded we will have a broad discussion with participating broadcasters, to reflect and obtain feedback on all aspects of this year's event as part of our planning process for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest next year. "It is important to emphasize that the voting operation for the Eurovision Song Contest is the most advanced in the world and each country's result is checked and verified by a huge team of people to exclude any suspicious or irregular voting patterns. "An independent compliance monitor reviews both jury and public vote data to ensure we have a valid result. "Our voting partner Once has confirmed that a valid vote was recorded in all countries participating in this year's Grand Final and in the Rest of the World.' PARTICIPATION PLANNED An RTE spokesperson added that the broadcaster "looks forward to participating in the discussions and review outlined" by Mr Green. The Irish jury, comprising five industry professionals, gave Israel seven points in the Eurovision grand final. The calls for an enquiry came after Israeli's entry Yuval Raphael - a survivor of the 7 October attacks by Hamas - nearly won the contest with a total of 357 points from combined votes of the professional jury and the public. Israel was beaten by 2 Austrian opera singer JJ won the contest Credit: Splash
