Irish Government Orders ‘Root and Branch’ Examination of Broadcaster RTE After Talent Payment Scandal

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Departing Neighbours actors have gone on to all kinds of incredible futures over the years, following their exits from Ramsay Street. Margot Robbie, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, and Guy Pearce – Mike Young from 1986 to 1989 – became major Hollywood actors, with Margot currently setting cinema screens alight with her starring role in Barbie, while Guy is known for films including LA Confidential and Memento. Kylie Minogue – who played tomboy mechanic Charlene Mitchell from 1986 to 1988 – of course became a huge chart success, most recently scoring a top 10 hit with Padam Padam.Then there's Craig McLachlan, who played Henry Ramsay in the late 1980s before going on to have a short-lived pop career.

Tom Brady and Irina Shayk were pictured looking cozy over the weekend.

Sports presenter Gary Lineker proved exes can remain friends as he was spotted enjoying a holiday with his ex-wife Danielle Bux. The pair, who got divorced in 2016, looked relaxed in each other's company as they were pictured on a sun-soaked trip to Ibiza.

Amanda Owen's lover Robert Davies is reportedly divorcing his estranged wife Yasumi after his affair with the Our Yorkshire Farm star was exposed.This affair made headline news back in April after the 71 year old's wife discovered a love letter from Amanda, 48, in the boot of his car - it read: "Robert, life is too short and happiness is too rare. I love you." Married a whopping five times, web designer Robert must now prepare for yet another divorce in the hope of tying the knot with mum-of-nine Amanda, who separated from co-star husband Clive in 2022. A source for The Sun shared: "Robert has begun divorce proceedings with Yasumi.

A mum has paid a heartfelt tribute to her 'charming' little boy after he passed away just days after being admitted to hospital with stomach pains.

Dina Lohan is excited to be a new grandmother.

Lucero, who recently celebrated her daughter’s debut in the world of musical theatre, has made an unexpected announcement on social media about her personal life. She and Michel Kuri, her partner of over a decade, have decided to take a break from their relationship.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were in close quarters for newly-split exes on Wednesday evening as they both hit the pink carpet at London's star-studded Barbie movie premiere.The duo, who won the summer series Love Island last year, announced that they had decided to part ways on 29 June after 11 months together. Appearing to brush off their heartache, both stars glammed up and posed for a slew of snaps at the premiere for the highly-anticipated new release - brushing shoulders with the likes of the movie's stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, as well as plenty of fellow Islanders.

Zendaya may be one of Hollywood’s brightest stars, but according to Tom Holland, she’s one of the worst cooks.

Rylan Clark has delighted fans as he confirmed 'we're back' with a sweet selfie. The BBC Radio 2 host has been busy jet-setting around Italy in recent weeks filming for his new BBC series, after leaving Greece where he worked on another upcoming project.

Kevin Bakhurst, the newly appointed director-general of Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, has stood down the company’s entire executive board following a pay scandal involving the broadcaster’s lead presenter.

Naman Ramachandran Kevin Bakhurst took charge as the new director general of Ireland’s national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE) on Monday and his first act was to stand down the executive board and replace it with a temporary interim leadership team. RTE has been rocked with scandal in recent weeks for overpaying presenter Ryan Tubridy. The matter led to the suspension and subsequent resignation of RTE director general Dee Forbes, a former high-level Discovery executive and the Irish government ordering two separate reviews into the scandal. In an email to staff on Monday morning, Bakhurst, who had a previous stint as managing director of news and current affairs and deputy director general at RTE from 2012-2016 and was with U.K. media regulator Ofcom and the BBC earlier, laid out a no-nonsense approach.

A mentally ill teenager stabbed his grandparents to death because a voice in his head told him to "kill them", a court heard today.

Livingston striker Bruce Anderson could be set for a move to the Georgian top flight.

Apart, together. Despite splitting up last month, Avril Lavigne and Tyga spent some time together as friends in Las Vegas over the weekend.

Avril Lavigne and Tyga spent some time together as friends in Las Vegas over the weekend.Avril performed with Marshmello at the Encore Beach Club in Sin City on Saturday and was seen chatting and hanging out with Tyga at the venue following her appearance.After their friendly reunion, which some of the other fans at the venue caught on camera, the former flames were spotted leaving the venue together after the show.News broke on June 20 that Avril and Tyga had called it quits on their brief romance.A source told ET at the time, «Tyga and Avril broke up recently. It just didn’t work out and the relationship ran its course.

During Thursday’s Love Island episode, viewers saw Zach and Whitney head out together on a date.The new pairing came as the single contestants - Whitney and Sammy Root - received a text asking them to invite an Islander of their choice out.The 25 year old entrepreneur's newly single status is due to her former partner, Mehdi Edno being dumped from the villa along with fellow contestant Mal Nicol. Despite crying to Catherine and asking her “what am I going to do now?” after his exit, it looks as though Whitney has no more tears left to cry, and has her sights now firmly set on Zach.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 28, and Davide Sanclimenti, 27, have announced they are splitting up, less than a year after they won the 2022 summer series.The former couple, who swiftly became fan-favourites on the ITV2 reality series and ultimately went on to win the entire show, have sadly called it quits on their relationship, according to Italian model Davide. Posting the news on his Instagram story, Davide shared with fans: "@ekinsuofficial &I are no longer together. "I am grateful for the memories and opportunities we shared together and I wish her nothing but the best.

Netflix’s Terms and Conditions have soared sixfold over the weekend, following the premiere of the new Black Mirror series.It comes after the first episode of the sixth season of Black Mirror – released on June 16 – called ‘Joan is Awful’. It features a dramatic situation that resulted from a common everyday mistake: accepting the terms and conditions of an online service without reading them.CasinoAlpha.ie discovered that searches for “Netflix terms and conditions” soared by 596 per cent on Google after just three days of the new season arrived on the streaming platform.Tudor Turiceanu, CEO of CasinoAlpha.ie said on the findings: “Without triggering any spoiler alerts, it is clear that despite today’s awareness of data privacy concerns being higher than ever, it is so easy to forget that terms and conditions are, in fact, a contract.

Naman Ramachandran UPDATED: Suspended RTE director general Dee Forbes has resigned. Forbes said in a statement on Monday: “I regret very much the upset and adverse publicity suffered by RTE, its staff and the unease created among the public in recent days. As director general, I am the person ultimately accountable for what happens within the organisation and I take that responsibility seriously. I am tendering my resignation to RTE with immediate effect.” PREVIOUSLY: Irish public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE) has suspended its director general Dee Forbes, a former high-level Discovery executive, over an ongoing scandal around an overpaid TV host.