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RTÉ News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
When Tommy Tiernan when Paul Giamatti - their epic chat revisited
Now that the ninth (!) season of The Tommy Tiernan Show on RTÉ One is done and dusted, let's revisit one of last season's highlights - Tommy's chat with actor Paul Giamatti. Watch the interview in full above. For the unitiated, Giamatti is an Academy Award-nominated actor known for his acclaimed performances in films such as Sideways, Cinderella Man, and The Leftovers, as well as his starring roles in the hit TV series Billions and the Black Mirror episode Eulogy. Once Tommy gets over his shock at Giamatti's arrival, the duo settle into a fascinating and utterly frank chat about the art of acting and negotiating life's ups and downs. It's classic Tommy Tiernan Show. It's a buddy movie comedy waiting to happen...
Sunday World
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Tommy Tiernan says he'd be ‘great on Liveline' but may not be able to be President as well
The presenter emerged as a popular presidential candidate in a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll earlier this year Comedian Tommy Tiernan has addressed speculation that he could be the potential successor for both President, Michael D Higgins, and Joe Duffy in his coveted Liveline slot. The presenter, who emerged as a popular presidential candidate in a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll earlier this year, said he has 'never even considered' a bid for the Áras. And while The Tommy Tiernan Show lets him show off his 'natural' curiosity that means he'd 'be great on Liveline', he said: 'I'd find it very hard to fit that and the presidency in'. Tommy Tiernan News in 90 Seconds - May 17th Speaking to RTÉ's Brendan O'Connor, Tiernan said: 'On the chat show, it's very easy for me to keep asking questions because I am curious about people. "It's very easy for me to have long conversations with people I meet at the street and not to think that my curiosity is nosiness - it probably kind of is – but (to) be naturally curious. You know, I'd be great on Liveline.' Asked whether he would take over as host after Duffy steps down at the end of June, he said: 'No, I couldn't. I'd find it very hard to fit that and the presidency in.' On whether he has ruled out a bid for the Áras, the comedian said he has 'never even considered it'. "I'm too young,' he said, adding that President Michael D Higgins to 'far too intelligent' to see Tiernan as a potential successor. 'He's a gifted man and my feeling is that we're all aware of his morality, his fearlessness in the stands that he has taken, his gift as an orator and his integrity,' he said. 'We've had 14 years of the most magnificent presidency, a president that we have been proud of and it's not for us to imagine how the next presidency will happen.' He said it will be 'important to seriously and respectfully acknowledge the brilliance of his presidency and to say thank you. I don't know who the runners and riders are for the next one, but we will need to take a moment to genuinely thank Michael D Higgins for 14 years of inspiring presidency'. When O'Connor asked whether it was 'not the time' for Tiernan to make a bid, he joked: 'Not with Liveline and the play and all that.' The comedian will appear on stage at the Abbey Theatre from next month in The Cave, a new play by Kevin Barry.
Irish Independent
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tommy Tiernan says he'd be ‘great on Liveline' but may not be able to balance it with the presidency
The presenter, who emerged as a popular presidential candidate in a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll earlier this year, said he has 'never even considered' a bid for the Áras. And while The Tommy Tiernan Show lets him show off his 'natural' curiosity that means he'd 'be great on Liveline', he said: 'I'd find it very hard to fit that and the presidency in'. Speaking to RTÉ's Brendan O'Connor, Tiernan said: 'On the chat show, it's very easy for me to keep asking questions because I am curious about people. "It's very easy for me to have long conversations with people I meet at the street and not to think that my curiosity is nosiness - it probably kind of is – but (to) be naturally curious. You know, I'd be great on Liveline.' Asked whether he would take over as host after Duffy steps down at the end of June, he said: 'No, I couldn't. I'd find it very hard to fit that and the presidency in.' On whether he has ruled out a bid for the Áras, the comedian said he has 'never even considered it'. "I'm too young,' he said, adding that President Michael D Higgins to 'far too intelligent' to see Tiernan as a potential successor. 'He's a gifted man and my feeling is that we're all aware of his morality, his fearlessness in the stands that he has taken, his gift as an orator and his integrity,' he said. 'We've had 14 years of the most magnificent presidency, a president that we have been proud of and it's not for us to imagine how the next presidency will happen.' He said it will be 'important to seriously and respectfully acknowledge the brilliance of his presidency and to say thank you. I don't know who the runners and riders are for the next one, but we will need to take a moment to genuinely thank Michael D Higgins for 14 years of inspiring presidency'. When O'Connor asked whether it was 'not the time' for Tiernan to make a bid, he joked: 'Not with Liveline and the play and all that.'
Daily Mirror
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Paddy McGuinness admits he feels like the 'odd one out' in family home
Paddy McGuinness has revealed he sometimes feels like the 'odd one out' at the home he shares with ex-wife, Christine McGuinness, their three children and their cat Paddy McGuinness has confessed to feeling like the odd one out at his family home. The comedian, 51, revealed his feelings to being the only one in the home to not have autism - his ex-wife Christine McGuinness and their three kids have all been diagnosed with the condition. Paddy and Christine share twins, Leo and Penelope, 12, along with nine-year-old, daughter, Felicity. The couple divorced last years after 11 years after announcing their shock split in 2022. However, the family of five still all live under the same roof. And Paddy has admitted their diagnosis leaves him feeling him like the odd one out - joking he thinks the family cat is also on the spectrum. Speaking on The Tommy Tiernan Show, the former Take Me Out host was asking if he thought it was strange to have three children who have autism. He responded: "No, not now. Every child with autism is different. I think for me – strange isn't the right word." He added: "As a bloke when you're younger, you think about the future and you think about one day getting married and having kids, and you go right, I'll go to football with my son, I'll take my daughter horse riding – all the stereotypical things – when that doesn't happen, that's where it's like, hang on, this isn't what I thought parenthood was, so for me, it was that." He also opened up on moments that have been a struggle before candidly confessing: "'You learn as you go along – what will trigger someone and what won't trigger someone." Paddy admitted it took him "a good couple of years of figuring all that out". He said how as a parent you want life to be as "easy as possible" for your kids, but said it isn't always like that. He went on: "For instance, my little son now, he can go in a bathroom now, and if someone puts a hand dryer on, it's not a problem. I don't think it's his favourite thing of all, but he wouldn't bat an eyelid, so it's about working through those things. "So for me it's just dealing with what I thought being a dad would be, to what my version of being a dad is." He added he is always worrying about not being around for his kids, saying people with autism have a "vulnerability there". He also said there's "a lot of wrong'uns in the world," which makes him worry more. "If you just think about anyone doing anything to your child, it's enough to make your blood boil anyhow," he said. "But when someone does something because they are so lovely and pure and innocent, so those are the worries, but you just can't live your life like that." Paddy also recently confessed his love for former Top Gear co-star Freddie Flintoff as the ex sports star recovers from his injuries. The former Top Gear star said he might find it 'triggering' to see him in person but said he still messages his former co-host and was looking forward to watching Freddie's documentary 'Flintoff', which included detail of the former cricketer's near-fatal crash in December 2022.
Daily Mirror
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Stephen Hendry wife 'devastated' after he left her for actress 19 years younger than him
Stephen Hendry is keeping a close eye on the Crucible action, but his life away from the table hasn't always been smooth sailing after splitting from his wife and finding new love Scottish snooker icon Stephen Hendry left his ex-wife "devastated" after informing her he had fallen for someone 19 years his junior. The seven-time world champion is reporting from the sidelines at the 2025 World Snooker Championship, but his former spouse of 19 years, Amanda Tart, may not be among those tuning in. Hendry turned professional at just 16 and reportedly boasts a reported net worth of £13.5million thanks to his exploits on the green baize. He was honoured with an MBE in 1994 for his contributions to sport and has racked up 36 ranking tournament wins from 57 finals. Off the snooker table, Hendry has two children with ex-wife Amanda, sons Blaine and Carter. The pair met at Pontins when he was just 16 and tied the knot in 1995. However, their marriage ended in divorce in 2014 after more than two decades as a couple. And Hendry revealed in his 2018 autobiography, 'Me and The Table', the painful moment he informed his wife it was over. "Driving back from a shopping trip, my wife Mandy asks me what's wrong," he wrote. "She assumes it's money-related. I tell her it isn't. "Then she tells me to stop the car, saying that we're not going an inch further until I tell her what's going on. So I do. I tell her that I have feelings for someone else. She is shocked and devastated." Life went on, and Hendry found new love with children's performer and actress Lauren Thundow. They struck up a relationship when he was 45 and she was just 26. "I first met Lauren when she was selling merchandise after a Legends snooker exhibition," he continued in his memoir. "She's attractive and we smile at each other, but I think nothing of it. Gradually, we start to say, 'Hi', and share a bit of small talk. "I would never be one to go striding over to any woman who caught my eye – after all, I'm the person who got to know my wife's parents before I plucked up the courage to talk to her. As time goes on, we chat more often. It's becoming clear we have a connection." It will have undoubtedly impacted Hendry and Tart's sons, Blaine, 29, and Carter, 21. Speaking candidly on The Tommy Tiernan Show later in life, he confessed his intense dedication to his career meant he couldn't be the father he aspired to be. "No, I probably haven't been the best [dad], because in sport I think you make sacrifices to get to the top," he said. "Family and relationships can be difficult and can be sacrificed because I was all about being the best in snooker and snooker was all that mattered. "So that makes you a very selfish person, and I think it takes that sort of special person to get to the top in an individual sport. When you look at most top sportsmen who have dominated sports, most of them pretty much all are divorced or have been divorced." The Scot is lending his expert commentary to the Crucible proceedings with the BBC, and few have better insight to give than a man who won the World Championship a joint-record seven times. The 56-year-old is one of the greatest players the sport has ever seen, having also clinched five consecutive Masters titles from 1989 to 1993. He joins a star-studded line-up that includes Steve Davis, John Parrott, Ken Doherty and Dennis Taylor, as well as BBC host Hazel Irvine. And he could be front and centre to see Ronnie O'Sullivan finally break his long-standing record in Sheffield should 'The Rocket' get his hands on an eighth world title.
