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Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Meet Miss Galway 2025 – a young woman who wants to make a big difference
Nineteen-year-old Roisin was recently crowned Miss Galway 2025 and will compete for the title of Miss Ireland on June 14. The Loughrea native told the Irish Independent she is very proud to represent her county nationally. 'I'm so excited, I cannot wait [for the final]. We have different rounds coming up and I just can't wait to be able to spread my voice and hopefully make a difference. 'My family were over the moon, our family in Galway goes back eight generations, we're very into history in our family. So to be able to represent Galway, especially as a woman, it's a big thing.' Roisin is sponsored by ATU – where she studies business, marketing and sales with French - and Concern Worldwide is her chosen charity. She explained: 'Education has always been really important to me so my sponsor being ATU is such a privilege to have. 'Concern Worldwide work with the poorest countries around the world, and they provide humanitarian aid, they help provide food, shelter, helping children and people in need. 'I chose Concern mainly because of the way the world is in at the minute. I believe that being born in Ireland is obviously such a privilege as opposed to be born in vulnerable countries. She added: 'I just felt it was the right thing to do, how else can I help people at my age?' Roisin explained she wants to use her platform to raise funds and awareness on what Concern Worldwide does, while she works to reach her dream job. 'I wanted to become miss Galway because I always wanted to help people and to work with charities, but I just found that I didn't have the machinery behind, I didn't have the name or the reputation to be able to do anything about it. 'So I kind of felt like 'no-one' as opposed to now that I have a title, I'll be able to do more about it. She added about her future: 'I want to work with a humanitarian organization definitely, I want to travel the world and volunteer, that's my dream. 'I just want to give people the same dreams and ambitions, the same opportunities and the same hope, I want to give them the opportunities that I was given so easily, and that might feel impossible to them at the minute.' She added how all this would have not been possible without her family and, in particular, her mom Siobhan. 'My mom did a lot of work around the world, she was in the red cross. So hearing her stories and how she helped people inspired me. She would be my idol.'
Irish Independent
27-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
How balancing modern practices with tradition helps these Clare breeders get €8,000 for their Shorthorns
The Keanes explain how they embrace new technologies while respecting their legacy, why they focus on quality over quantity, and how they achieve a work-life balance Roisin and John Keane's commitment to working with one of the world's oldest pedigree-registered cattle breeds, the Beef Shorthorn, has led to record prices of up to €8,000. The father-and-daughter team's Bushypark herd in Kilfenora, Co Clare, set a new record price for a Shorthorn heifer at a society sale in Ireland last November, with their 10-month-old Bushypark Roisin 4th.
Daily Mirror
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Radio host fights back tears as he announces show has been axed after 20 years
A radio host was seen fighting back tears as he announced the end of a long-running show on Hits Radio. It comes following the news that regional breakfast shows will come to an end on the radio station in just a few weeks time. Bauer Media Group announced recently that Hit Radio's regional breakfast shows in England and Wales will be replaced by a national version from June 9. The new show will be hosted by Fleur East, Will Best and James Barr. Among those affected by the news are John Dalziel - known as JD - and Roisin McCourt, whose breakfast show covers the West Midlands. They shared the news with listeners just days ago ahead of the final broadcast on June 6. JD said: "This is one of those moments that's honestly really tough to kind of say out loud but we've got some news for you. After almost 20 years of broadcasting around here, our show is coming to an end and we just wanna thank you because we've loved being part of your morning routine and can't thank you enough for letting us into your lives." Roisin said: "We have and from my point of view, I think I've had three children - they're 13, they're nine, they're five - and I've been here waking you up every morning but now I'm gonna be at home waking them up, which they're either gonna love or hate. You're also gonna see a crazy woman driving around Coundon in a Citreon so watch out for me, but honestly, it's been absolutely incredible but 21 years is a very long time on a breakfast show and we really wanna thank you!" Visibly emotional, JD said: "We've had an incredible journey. Y'know we've grown up on this show, we've lived our lives out loud. We've had kids, we've been through different partners, we've had breakups, we've had the lot. But y'know what? There's nothing more than the priviledge of broadcasting to the area that you call home. The place that you're born and brought up with and that's always gonna be incredibly special to me." He added: "You shared your lives daily with us, y'know your weddings, your breakups. I think we've even got a couple of kids named after us somewhere round here." He continued: "From June 9th the all new breakfast show will be here. I know the guys well and they're gonna give you a great wake up in the morning. [...] They've got loads planned over the summer. "But I just wanted to say, the biggest thank you to firstly you [Roisin], you've been my partner in crime. You've been my daily giggle. You've been the beating heart of this show. You've shared everything with not just me and Paul, but the whole of the West Midlands, and Paul I'm gonna miss the daily belly laugh everyday. You make everything funny even when it shouldn't be." Hits Radio announced the end of the current regional breakfast shows in March ahead of their final broadcasts. The brand confirmed that it will introduce one single national Breakfast show across England and Wales from June 9. It was also shared at the time that Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio will continue to broadcast local news, including traffic and travel information. Additionally, parent company Bauer Media said it would "streamline its operations by consolidating its production capabilities into seven key centres". Simon Myciunka, CEO of Bauer Media Audio UK, said: "We continually evolve to meet audience behaviours and advertiser needs and by launching one single national Breakfast show across Hits Radio, we are supercharging our efforts to provide a more unified, engaging experience across the entire schedule while also retaining local news and information." They added: "I'd like to extend my thanks to our Hits Radio Breakfast teams in England and Wales as they embark on their final run of shows. Their significant contribution has played a hugely important part of the Hits Radio story so far and we wish them well for the future."
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BBC Radio 1 star gives birth after a 37 hour labour and reveals her baby's unique name
BBC Radio 1 star Roisin Hastie has given birth to her second child. The radio personality, who hosts the show's 'Fact Controller' segment, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the happy news, where she also revealed the name of her newborn son. Posting on behalf of the couple, Roisin's music producer husband Jimmy Blake shared his joy at the new arrival and expressed great love for his wife, as well as posting the first photo of their little boy. He penned: 'LIIIIIIIIFE! Too many feelings to handle, but our little world is so, so full. Welcome along, Arlo. Rosie, I will never be able to get over what you just did. Bloody hell. ARLO!!! X.' The post was met with a plethora of congratulatory messages from fellow radio stars and fans, including Radio 1's Charlie Hedges. She said: 'Awwww lovely news, congratulations to you all xxx.' While BBC Radio's Bettwyn Clover gushed: 'Congratulations you wonderful people!!!! Rosie you're an absolute superhero. Welcome to the world Arlo.' Meanwhile, baby's Arlo's birth was announced live on the radio on Thursday by Roisin's ex and colleague Greg James, 39. Greg revealed to listeners: 'Can I talk about my ex Roisin Hastie. We've got some breaking news, we've got breaking news. 'I've just heard from her wonderful husband Jimmy Blake that Roisin has given birth to her wonderful little baby boy Arlo. 'Lovely Arlo finally arrived at 4.55 this morning. Lovely Rosie who is still going to be doing the breakfast news when she's back off maternity leave. 'A 37 hour labour. 37 hours! I want to big up the midwives, Eve and Gemma who were apparently there the whole way through. And I'm going to make Arlo star listener.' Rosin and Jimmy are already parents to a little girl. The couple tied the knot in September 2021. The post was met with a plethora of congratulatory messages from fellow radio stars and fans, including Radio 1's Charlie Hedges Back in 2022, Roisin shared the announcement of her first pregnancy live on the radio, with the help of pal Greg. Introducing her on the airwaves at the time, Greg said: 'Finally, we go to Roisin who is from The Wirral, and in the studio is sat in front of me.' With Roisin then telling listeners: 'It's probably about time you all knew that I am having a baby.' As Greg cheered at the news, he said: 'We realised we hadn't told any of the listeners yet and it was getting stupid', with newsreader Roisin adding: 'Actually, Greg you knew before my parents. 'It was just early morning work stuff, I had to tell you I'm pregnant.'
Scottish Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
BBC Radio 1 star gives birth to second child as she reveals adorable name and shares first snap
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BBC Radio 1 presenter Roisin Hastie has given birth to her second child as she revealed their adorable name. The radio star took to Instagram to pose with her sweet newborn after sharing the news with her fans and Radio 1 listeners. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Radio 1 star Roisin Hastie has given birth to her second child 4 Roisin is already a mum to her daughter, pictured here outside the Radio 1 offices Credit: Instagram 4 The prsenter when she was expecting her first baby in 2022 Credit: Instagram 4 Roisin shared moments from her second delivery and revealed she had a water birth Credit: Instagram Roisin's husband, producer Jimmy Blake wrote a joint post on their behalf and paid tribute to his wife. He told their followers on Instagram: "LIIIIIIIIFE! "Too many feelings to handle, but our little world is so, so full. Welcome along, Arlo. "Rosie, I will never be able to get over what you just did. Bloody hell. ARLO!!! X" Rosie's delighted friends and fans took to the comments section to congratulate her, including co-stars Charlie Hedges. Charlie wrote: "Awwww lovely news, congratulations to you all xxx" BBC Radio reporter Bettwyn Clover penned: "Congratulations you wonderful people!!!! Rosie you're an absolute superhero ❤️ welcome to the world Arlo"
