Derek Ryan spoke to Rory O'Connor backstage at the St Patrick's Day festival in London. Watch: Hi Derek, how are you? I’m very well thank you. What a fantastic performance. The whole of London there jumping for you. Yeah, it was amazing really. You know, I lived here for a good few years. Did a lot …
Gavin James spoke to Rory O'Connor backstage at the St Patrick's Day festival in London. Watch: https://youtu.be/upBUobCWpgk
Hi Dara, how are you? I’m alright. I’m grand. I’m a little tired because I’ve walked the parade then come here. It’s a big day, because it goes on for a while actually. You spent all day as Grand Marshall waving to everyone throughout the streets of London. How was that? The weird thing is …
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Hi Sadiq, how are you? I’m having a great time! Look, I promised the biggest and best St Patrick’s Day celebrations London has ever seen… we’ve got it. What has been your favourite part so far? It’s this now, look at this now, they’re rappers… Irish rappers. We’ve had Dara being funny as usual, the …
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UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage toured around London after unveiling a UKIP ‘EU referendum bus,’ emblazoned with the tag-line ‘we want our country back!’. However, although wanting Britain to leave the EU, Mr Farage hopes for a more integrated London and praised Sadiq Khan. “I really hope that he is going to be a force …
“Londoners have done their bit, now we will endeavour to do ours,” said Mr Arbour. Committees and their memberships and Chairs’ for the new London Assembly have been announced. All 25 Assembly Members were present this morning to vote for new leadership at the annual meeting, the first following the elections. The Greater London Returning …
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Leon Bridges rounded off the European leg of his tour with a secret charity gig at Under the Bridge in Fulham last night. The 26-year-old danced his way onto the stage, at the venue beneath the turf of Stamford Bridge football stadium, in a vintage blue suit to cheers from young and old in the …
After 11 years and 4,600 performances, Billy Elliot the Musical waves farewell to London’s Victoria Palace Theatre tomorrow. Since 2004, more than 4,400 young boys have attended open auditions around the country with the hope of securing the iconic title role — with 42 playing the lead of Billy over the years. Since its creation, …
Against a backdrop of nationwide library closures and cuts, a Lambeth library is being occupied by peaceful protesters after it closed on Thursday evening – and they are still inside the building. Protesters gathered for candle-lit vigils this week at two Lambeth libraries earmarked for closure, Carnegie and Minet libraries are due to be converted …
By Joe Sheppard and Rory O'Connor The David Bowie mural in Brixton that became a shrine after the singer’s death is to be listed as a permanent memorial by Lambeth Council. The council are locally listing the mural to protect it and are even considering renaming the surrounding area in Bowie’s honour. The mural on …
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