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WEST Cork’s Graham Norton has bagged another Bafta scooping the 2013 award for best entertainment programme for The Graham Norton Show.
The Bandon native was hosting the glittering awards ceremony in London’s Royal Festival Hall, when he was honoured himself.
Graham Norton.
BANDON’S most famous son Graham Norton celebrated his 50th birthday by beginning the thirteenth series of his hot BBC chat show with superstar Tom Cruise who was in London promoting his new movie Oblivion.
On hearing that he had just turned 50, Cruise surprised the Bandon man with a surprise birthday gift of a Mexican Mariachi band who played Happy Birthday for the West Cork star.
Graham Norton.
BANDON man Graham Norton raised an incredible £1 million for the Comic Relief charity thanks to his record-breaking marathon chat show which ran for six hours on BBC3 recently.
Graham set a new world record in the process by asking 175 questions in a single show, the most ever, as dozens of guests joined him in the studio.
Graham Norton.
BANDON man Graham Norton is set to host an incredible SEVEN-hour long chatshow in March to raise funds for the Comic Relief charity.
The West Cork native’s special marathon show will take over the entire BBC3 schedule for one day.
PEOPLE across West Cork who have yet to make the switch to digital television are being urged to do so urgently.
WITH only a few weeks to go, one in four viewers just don’t believe the TV switchover will happen.
In spite of over 90 per cent awareness that the analogue switchover is due to happen, some viewers have lingering doubts that the service will be switched off, as planned, on 24 October.
Graham Norton’s company could fetch£17 million.
BANDON native and regular West Cork visitor Graham Norton’s UK production company So Television has been snapped up by ITV in a dealthat could be worth up to £17million.
The commemorative book designed by Inspire in Skibbereen for the 90th anniversary.
RTÉ’s popular Nationwide programme is dedicated tonight (Wednesday, August 15th) to the 90th Anniversary Beal Na Blath commemoration due to take place this coming Sunday.
The programme looks back on a dark period of Irish history, the civil war and features this Sunday’s commemoration. [Read more...]
WEST Cork Televsion, West Cork Time’s internet TV partner station will host a FREE Community filmmaking workshop at the upcoming Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival in Schull.
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Monday 20 May at 1.00pm Free, no booking required As part of the Bealtaine Festival, West Cork Arts Centre will screen The Last Statue Maker in Cork. This short film tells of one … [Read More...]
National Drawing Day on Saturday 18 May Life Drawing Artists and students are invited to take part in a life drawing session at West Cork Arts Centre as part of National Drawing Day on … [Read More...]
'Whether you see dyslexia as a disability or not, it so affects your daily life, and you have to get to a place of excepting it for its foibles, and what it gives you, and what it takes away, the way … [Read More...]
Dancers from Scoil Rince Carney practising on Castletownbere Pier as they get ready to participate at the Irish Nationals Dancing Championship to be held in Dublin next month. Pic: Niall Duffy … [Read More...]
SKIBBEREEN has got talent! Mercy Heights transition Year students are putting on a production of The Sound of Music. Under the guidance of Ms Brennan, Ms Lieber, Ms Hennessy and Ms … [Read More...]
THE winners of this year's West Cork Chamber Music Festival / Cork County Council Young Composers Bursary Scheme 2013 have been announced, as follows: Seán Doherty,Retreat; Solfa Carlile, Fables; … [Read More...]
THE 2013 Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival takes place in Ballydehob from June14-16 this year with a huge range of performers already confirmed to take part. Among those appearing this … [Read More...]
THE Lucy French School of Dance proudly presents ‘Damhsa’, a full length dance production performed on a purpose built stage at Riverstick Community Centre. The hall in the centre … [Read More...]
The Glengarriff Youth Theatre Group presents Debutantes Cabaret devised by Activate Youth Theatre, by permission of Graffiti Theatre Company, Glengarriff Parochial Hall, Monday, May 20th and Tuesday, … [Read More...]
CALL to the people of West Cork for stories of emigration and immigration to be incorporated into a new artwork for Donemark: The Place of the Boat West Cork Arts Centre and National Learning Network, … [Read More...]
BANTRY Blues are delighted to announce the dates for its annual Kellogg's Cul Camp. The camp will take place from Monday the 8th to Fri 12th July at Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry, Co Cork. This … [Read More...]
SKIBB U14s played Barryroe in the league at home last Thursday evening and gave another fine team performance with some very good passages of passing football. Playing into a gale in the … [Read More...]
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has offically launched a new walking trail which has been described as Ireland's answer to the famed “Camino de Santiago” in Spain. The Beara Breifne Way is a … [Read More...]
WEST Cork's Gougane Barra, Beara Peninsula and Kinsale have all made it on to the longlist in The Irish Times competition The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland. They are among 25 holiday … [Read More...]
