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Ryan Tubridy beams as he reunites with 'old pals' including Marty Whelan
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Ryan shared a selfie of the four friends beaming away over drinks as he said he was 'catching up' with some old friends - it comes as he is set to make a big move to London shortly
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RTE’s Marty Whelan steps out with wife Maria for red carpet opening of The Lion King
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The television presenter joined his fellow celebrities for the red carpet opening of Disney's The Lion King musical at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin city
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Marty Whelan on walking his daughter down the aisle, Ryan Tubridy and the future of Winning Streak
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Family Fortunes: The RTÉ Lyric FM presenter on Ryan Tubridy leaving The Late Late Show Ireland’s Eurovision chances and his family life with wife Maria and adult kids Thomas and Jessica in the May issue of RSVP Magazine
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Marty Whelan on close bond with children Jessica and Thomas: "I'm not a strict dad"
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The iconic Eurovision commentator has a lot of pride for his daughter Jessica, who recently got married, and son Thomas, who is hoping to pursue a career in law
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Marty Whelan feels frustrated when Ireland don't qualify for Eurovision - and Wild Youth hit back at odds
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Marty is a huge fan of Eurovision and of course feels a pang of disappointment any time Ireland doesn't make it to the final but says it is still a joy to be part of it
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RTE's Marty Whelan champions Patrick Kielty's 'done deal' Late Late Show gig
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The Eurovision host has spoken out on reports that Patrick Kielty will be confirmed as the new Late Late Show host reflecting on his past dealings with the comedian
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RTE’s Marty Whelan gives his take on whether Winning Streak will return after three-year break
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The long-time television presenter opened up about Winning Streak and whether it will return after the programme went off the air back in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Marty Whelan knows the day will come when he'll leave RTE: 'Right now I get a kick out of it'
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The Lyric FM presenter opened up about Ryan Tubridy, Dave Fanning and Ronan Collins stepping back from their high profile roles - and he gives his verdict on Wild Youth's Eurovision chances
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RTE’s Marty Whelan labelled a ‘silver fox’ after romancer throwback snap
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The television presenter presented The Rose of Tralee from 1997 until 2003, with a throwback picture of his time hosting the annual festival being shared for Valentine’s Day
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RTE's Marty Whelan found daughter Jessica's wedding to be nerve wracking and incredibly emotional
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The Lyric FM presenter and Eurovision commentator said that his speech as father of the bride went by in a flash: 'I wanted it to be respectful and I wanted to give people a bit of a laugh'
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RTE's Marty Whelan joins Ryan Tubridy for this week's Late Late Show Eurosong Special
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Six acts will take to the stage on this Friday's Late Late Show to compete for a chance to represent Ireland at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest that will be held Liverpool on May 9
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RTE's Marty Whelan enjoys night out with stunning wife Maria and their daughter Jessica
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The Winning Streak and Lyric FM presenter was joined by wife Maria, daughter Jessica and a host of other well-known faces for a night out at the threatre last week
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RTE's Marty Whelan shares gorgeous snaps from daughter Jessica's winter wedding
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The RTÉ broadcaster took to Twitter to share some snaps after his eldest daughter Jessica and her fiancé Conor tied the knot, adding that it was a very special day for the family
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RTE's Marty Whelan steps out with family after daughter Jessica's winter wedding
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A host of well-known faces on the Irish showbiz scene attended the opening night of Beauty and the Beast at Dublin's Bord Gais Energy Theatre on Tuesday evening
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Marty Whelan's daughter Jessica gets married in fabulous winter wedding
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The Winning Streak and RTÉ Lyric FM presenter joked that he is just about recovering as he returned to the airwaves following the special day 'It was a great aul' few days'
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RTE's Marty Whelan spills the beans on daughter Jessica's emotional wedding - 'I'm high as a kite'
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The Lyric FM and Winning Streak presenter is ready to be father of the bride as his youngest child gets married in a pre-Christmas wedding, but he knows he will be 'in bits' on the day
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RTE's Marty Whelan steps out with daughter Jessica ahead of her winter wedding
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A number of well known faces stepped out on the red carpet for the opening night of iconic musical My Fair Lady, which runs in Bord Gais Energy Theatre until October 30
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Marty Whelan rules presenting Dancing with the Stars following Nicky Byrne's shock departure
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The RTÉ favourite was initially in the running for the high profile gig ahead of the show's launch back in January 2017 - he also opened up about the future of Winning Streak
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RTE viewers thought Mary Kennedy and Marty Whelan were having an affair when they hosted Open House
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The pair used to laugh of the hilarious, and very much false, rumours when they presented the afternoon show - Marty is married to wife Maria and Mary is in a relationship with her partner Tom
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RTE's Winning Streak will not be returning to TV this year
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The popular game show, hosted by Marty Whelan and Sinead Kennedy, was pulled off air at the start of the pandemic back in 2020 and it could be 2023 before it comes back
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RTE's Marty Whelan is more grateful than ever for wife Maria and children Jessica and Thomas after lockdown
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The much loved presenter feels so lucky that he got on so well with his family during lockdown, and hopes to spend more quality time with his nearest and dearest in the future
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RTE's Marty Whelan is more conscious of his health these days - but has no plans to slow down in work
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The Covid-19 pandemic has made legendary broadcaster Marty more aware of his health, but he has no plans to retire from his hugely successful radio show or Eurovision commentary
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Inside Marty Whelan's family life at home in Clontarf with grown up kids Thomas and Jessica
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Marty's son Thomas used to work in event management with radio station 98FM but he is now studying law in Dublin and his daughter Jessica is a primary school teacher
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Marty Whelan's age, wife Maria, children Jessica and Thomas, Clontarf home and Eurovision moments
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Everything you need to know about the much loved RTE legend from working on Open House to his roles on the annual Eurovision Song Contest, Lyric FM and Winning Streak
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