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Simon McGarr

Simon McGarr has written 161 posts for Liveblog.ie

The Late Late Show, 11th Sept 2009

After last week’s pretty barnstorming performance, and consequent ratings smash, Ryan Tubridy trots down his tiny showbiz staircase again to do it all again. Hashtag, by public demand: #latelate

Vincent Browne, 10th Sept 2009

Classic! Alan Ruddock of the Sunday Independent, Patricia Callan of the Small Firms Association, Justine McCarthy of the Sunday Times and… wait for it… Eugene McCartan of the Communist Party of Ireland. #vinb For the Win!

Prime Time, 10th Sept 2009

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen continues his charm/offensive over NAMA and Lisbon. And the Prime Time team report on children in care before having Minister Barry Andrews on to insist that despite all the evidence to the contrary, he is thinking of the children. Or, you know, doing his job.

Vincent Browne, 9th Sept 2009 #vinb

Coming up like a freight train, its NAMARAMA! Robbie Kelleher head of research at Davy Stockbrokers and Brian Lucey of Trinity College are tonight’s NAMAs in Pyjamas.

Vincent Browne, 8th September 2009 #vinb

Vincent Browne presents his brand new, not in the slightest way like the old News show, Entertainment and Lifestyle programme. Tonight: Peter v Katie, we go in depth.

Rose of Tralee, 2009

Frocks, heels, Ray, party pieces. Lovely girls, live from Kerry. On the telly 8pm 25th-26th August. On the ground now.

LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit

The LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit will be one of the defining moments in our foundation’s history. Delegates representing over 60 countries will commit to make cancer a priority in their home countries. For the 500 attendees this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and for our staff, the culmination of several years very hard work.

Dublin Fringe Festival Liveblog #DubFringe

The Dublin Fringe Festival runs September 5th -20th. Check here for updates from Twitter users (and anyone else) on what are the breakout shows, the best venues and alerts of moments of spontaneous culture. See www.fringefest.com to download the programme. The Hashtag for the event is #DubFringe

The Princess Bride Night: #AsYouWish

Anyone with a Princess Bride DVD is welcome to join in. At 8.01pm (Ireland Time) on Thursday 9th August press Play, along with everyone else joining in, and we’ll enjoy the show together.

Vincent Browne, Thurs 2nd July

A special edition of the show where Vincent has a one on one interview with the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan.

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