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Belfast Telegraph
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
Tommy Tiernan: ‘I have no real facility for handling money. I love shopping, but I have no interest in investing or saving'
He may be used to asking the questions, but Tommy Tiernan is rarely short of things to say. From quantum physics to brain surgery, buying a motorbike and being an irresponsible dad, he covers a lot of ground in a frank chat with Tanya Sweeney Tommy Tiernan starts every morning with a double espresso (and, very occasionally, a cigar) and no wonder. You'd want to be fairly caffeinated to keep up with the Galway-based actor/comedian's significant workload. Today, we are meeting in the Abbey Theatre, where Tiernan is gearing up for a role in three-hander The Cave, a black comedy written by Kevin Barry and co-starring Aaron Monaghan and Judith Roddy.
Irish Independent
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tommy Tiernan: ‘I have no real facility for handling money. I love shopping, but I have no interest in investing or saving'
Tommy Tiernan starts every morning with a double espresso (and, very occasionally, a cigar) and no wonder. You'd want to be fairly caffeinated to keep up with the Galway-based actor/comedian's significant workload.
Irish Independent
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tommy Tiernan: ‘I'm a great dad for chats. But also, I'm kind of irresponsible'
He may be used to asking the questions, but Tommy Tiernan is rarely short of things to say. From quantum physics to parenting, buying a motorbike and banning phones at his gigs, the funnyman has a lot to say... Today at 21:30 Tommy Tiernan starts every morning with a double espresso (and, very occasionally, a cigar) and no wonder. You'd want to be fairly caffeinated to keep up with the Galway-based actor/comedian's significant workload. Today, we are meeting in the Abbey Theatre, where Tiernan is gearing up for a role in three-hander The Cave, a black comedy written by Kevin Barry and co-starring Aaron Monaghan and Judith Roddy.
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Popular RTE star admits he'd ‘be great on Liveline' but jokes ‘presidency' run might get in way
AN RTE host has confessed he would be "great" on Liveline; however, his "presidency" run might get in the way. Irish comedian, radio show. 2 Tommy Tiernan has confessed he would be 'great' on Liveline 2 Tiernan has hosted his own chat show on RTE since 2017 The 55-year-old has agreed with the rumours saying his natural "curiosity" helps him connect to people. The funny man told Brendan O'Connor: "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 on the street and not to think that my curiosity is nosiness. READ MORE IN TOMMY TIERNAN "It probably kind of is, but to be naturally curious. You know, I'd be great on When quizzed if he would fill Duffy's shoes after he steps down from Liveline in June, Tommy joked: "No, I couldn't. I'd find it very hard to fit that and the presidency in." After making the presidential remark, Brendan was quick to follow up on Tiernan's bid for the Aras. However, the Donegal man answered: "I'm too young, and he [president Michael is far too intelligent." MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN The Irish actor continued to gush over the Irish president adding: "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. "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.' 'If only everyone had as much joy in their lives' hail RTE viewers after Davy Russell's interview with Tommy Tiernan The popular host highlighted how it was "important" that Ireland "respectfully acknowledge" the brilliance of President Higgins. He added: "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 When O'Connor asked whether it was "not the time" for Tiernan to make a bid, he joked again: 'Not with Liveline and the play and all that." NEW VENTURE The comedian is set to appear on stage at the Abbey Theatre in The Cave, a new play by Kevin Barry. Tommy will take centre stage of the new dark comedy this June. Opening on Friday, June 6, The Cave follows the chaotic lives of the McRae brothers, Archie and Bopper. As the siblings are holed up in a cave in the mountains of south Sligo, dodging the law and clinging to one another, they attempt to restart their van, their lives, and even their WiFi connection. Tickets for The Cave are now on sale from the Abbey Theatre's website.
Extra.ie
28-04-2025
- Business
- Extra.ie
Ireland extremely unlikely to hit offshore energy targets by 2032
There is just a 10% chance Ireland's offshore energy targets for 2030 will be hit by 2032, and it's 'plausible' there will be no new developments by the start of the next decade, can reveal. The warning is contained in an internal briefing document for the then-environment minister Eamon Ryan last December, prior to him being replaced by Darragh O'Brien a month later. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has said Ireland could face fines of between €8 billion and € 26 billion for failing to meet its emissions targets by 2030. That is potentially twice as much as the State received after the € 13 billion Apple tax windfall in 2024. Darragh O'Brien. Pic: Sasko Lazarov/ As other countries in the EU are struggling to meet their goals, Ireland will be more exposed to fines, as there will be fewer options to purchase energy credits from countries that are exceeding their targets. It comes as the Government's climate action ambition was dealt a blow last week after plans to build 30 turbines off the coasts of counties Clare and Galway were abandoned. The project received 177 objections, including one from comedian and TV host Tommy Tiernan, who did so 'on the grounds of desecration of that area of natural beauty'. The internal documents obtained by under the Freedom of Information Act, were prepared for Mr Ryan and contain a summary of expert opinions compiled as part of the Decarbonised Electricity System Study by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Tommy Tiernan. Pic: RTÉ It surveyed 30 experts and said offshore development 'is considered very uncertain over both the long and short terms', with a 'best guess' of 1.4 gigawatts (GW) deployed by 2030 and 8.8 GW deployed by 2040. 'There is a 10% chance Ireland could reach the 5GW 2030 target by 2032,' the briefing note said. Onshore wind has proven to be more reliable, with the experts saying it has 'comparatively more certainty than offshore wind and solar', with a best guess of 7.1 GW by 2030. However, the experts are still doubtful that the 2030 targets in this area will be hit. 'There is a 10% chance Ireland could reach the 9 GW 2030 target by 2031,' the officials wrote. Offshore Wind Turbines (Stock Image). Pic: Shutterstock They describe solar power as having 'more certainty than offshore wind, but less than onshore' with a best guess of 6.3 GW by 2030 and 11.6 GW by 2040. 'There is a 10% chance Ireland could reach the 8 GW 2030 target by 2030. However, experts expect five-fold growth, from about 2.5 GW in 2025 to 11.6 GW in 2040,' they wrote. The experts recommended short-term measures (up to 2027) that 'must be implemented to achieve the high-growth forecasts for renewables', such as changes to planning and maritime laws. Some of these are already being done. For example, Mr O'Brien got Cabinet approval for a national Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) for offshore energy, recommended in the plan, that will designate sites capable of delivering at least 15 GW by 2040. Darragh O'Brien. Pic: Sam Boal/ The Government is also introducing changes to planning legislation to impose time limits on decisions for 'national strategic infrastructure' and to restrict who can take judicial reviews. The experts urged the Government to host another Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme to boost capacity at An Bord Pleanála and the National Parks and Wildlife Service for processing applications. They also warned against stricter wind farm rules, particularly around noise. The experts warned that reliance on green hydrogen as a fuel for electricity generation before 2040 is considered a 'high-risk strategy'. Speaking on Newstalk, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there needs to be a 'relentless' focus on progressing wind farms and that local councils had blocked progress for too long. Micheál Martin. Pic: Michael Chester 'There's been moves where development plans were sent out, mainly for political reasons, to say: 'We don't want any of this.' And they're constructed in such a way so there can never be a wind farm again,' he said. Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers echoed this last week, announcing a new Infrastructure Division and taskforce to speed up delivery. He warned that the public good was being 'undermined by people trying to frustrate progress'. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, the chairman of the Energy and Climate Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineering, Eamonn O'Reilly, warned we will not meet our targets out to 2050. He said the commitment in the Climate Action Plan 2021 to be carbon neutral in 2050 is 'wishful thinking', as it is planning on the basis of technology that 'doesn't exist' yet. He said Mr O'Brien was right to seek to advance floating offshore energy, despite it being 'unproven', but added that targets need to be 'realistic'.
