Celeb diary
We’re looking at what our favourite stars are up to and events you can’t miss...
Pulp have announced Richard Hawley and The Orielles (pictured) as special guests for their hugely anticipated open-air summer show at St
Anne’s
Park on Friday, June 9, 2023.
Tickets, priced from €49.90 including booking fee, are available now from www.ticketmaster. ie.
■ Singer-songwriter Simon James’ unique rewrite of Miley Cyrus’ latest single Flowers has gone viral. His take has already reached nearly three million views.
Many are now calling for double Grammy Award winner Miley to record a duet with the Irish artist. Simon said,“it started with me humming the call and response melody to the song in the car, then I sat down to record it.
“It was hard to fall asleep that night as every time I refreshed my phone it was jumping up thousands of views a minute. Seeing that number on the screen even now feels surreal!”
Model Joanna Cooper is calling on Ireland to support The Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s annual nationwide Denim Day for Dementia fundraising campaign on Friday, March 3, to raise funds for vital supports and services.
Members of the public are being urged to don their denims — to the crèche, their school, their place of work or wherever they are — and donate to support families impacted by dementia.
To get involved, you can order your free Denim
Day for Dementia pack by registering online at www. alzheimer.ie or by contacting The ASI’S Fundraising Team at fundraising@alzheimer.ie.
Brooke Scullion is the frontrunner to win RTE’S Dancing With The Stars, according to Ladbrokes. The former Eurovision hopeful has wowed judges with her routines every week and punters seem to have been impressed too.
Nicola Mcgeady of Ladbrokes said,“as things stand, Brooke Scullion is the top pick with punters to lift the glitterball.”
A number of social media posts by TV presenter Laura Whitmore have been taken down following an order from the UK’S Advertising Standards Authority.
The TV star, from Bray, Co. Wicklow, used her Tiktok and Instagram platforms to promote the Muff Liquor Company, however, these posts have since been investigated by the ASA, who determined they were inappropriately targeted.
In the video posts, Whitmore drinks peppermint tea, water, beer and then a drink labelled ‘Muff & Tonic’.
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■ This year, from June 16 to 18, Body &
Soul, Ireland’s longest-running independent festival, returns for its 13th edition to the idyllic gardens of Ballinlough Castle in Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath.
Boutique, ever-evolving and carefully-curated, Body & Soul is equal parts wild party and restorative retreat. It’s a destination festival experience, a weekend of connection and escape, from secret stages and forest feasts to primal performances and musical marvels.
Community takes centre stage this year with a three-day celebration of the diverse creative landscape of Ireland and it will be supported with perfromances from 40 musical acts. Tier 2 Weekend Camping tickets cost from €239.Visit bodyandsoul.ie.
tvideo, her movements become more energetic, while text across the screen reads, “#Makemineamuff ( .... ) If drinks were dance moves @muffliquorco #makemineamuff #muffboss #irishowned.”
The posts have been interpreted by the ASA as suggesting alcohol could “precipitate a change in an individual’s behaviour and could enhance an individual’s confidence.”
It added as Laura was the former host of Love Island, a show that is very popular with people under the age of 15, the videos would be seen by those who are under the legal drinking age of 18. he spectacular National St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to the streets of Dublin on Friday, March 17 and St. Patrick’s Festival Quarter at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks is back for a magical day-to-night urban Festival for all, in the heart of Dublin from March 16 to 18.
The theme of this year’s spectacular global celebration of Irish arts, culture and heritage is ‘ONE’, as organisers issue an open invite to people from all over the world to come to Dublin, to share, connect and celebrate together.
This year’s parade, driven by the values of community, diversity, youth and sustainability, will be the most ambitious ever, featuring new artistic, interactive and aerial elements.
A major new opening pageant has been commissioned featuring a collaboration with Macnas, Junk Kouture, Discovery Gospel Choir, and a whole host of community groups, while the Festival continues to work with Ireland’s foremost creative pageant companies including Dublin Pride, Spraoi, Artastic and Inishowen Carnival. For the full programme, visit www. stpatricksfestival.ie.