New talent
We need more celebrities in Ireland. And I don't mean talentless 'famous for being famous' people. Thankfully our TV stations are a good platform for fresh new faces, a few of which have bounced off our screens and brightened up our lives recently.
A sucessful new show on RTE 2 called The Ex Files has been well received of late, with new girl on the block Lucy Kennedy giving it socks in the presenting role. This 28 year old, dark haired babe with the big wide smile has a certain blasé attitude and usually adopts a cheeky way of dealing with rapscallion contestants.
Another new RTE 2 show is How Low Can You Go? which sees three booze guggling boys trek to different countries in the search of fun whilst sticking to a tight budget. Of the three, I know Mark O'Neill, the cheeky blonde one. After years working behind the camera it's great to see him in a star role as he has natural talent.
Over on Irish language channel TG4 we have the impish Aoife Ní Thuairisg who hosts Paisean Faisean, a kind of dating meets fahion show. Actually, speaking of TG4, there are probably many more new presenters that I'm unaware of, simply because I rarely tune in.
One of my favourite new comers is the gorgeous Karen Koster, who is frequently appearing on TV3's Ireland AM breakfast show as the weather anchor, stepping in for Alan Hughes on occassion. This blonde bombshell (Karen, not Alan) certainly brightens up my home of a dark morning.
So, now all we need is the odd kiss 'n' tell exposé in the Sunday papers ...
