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About Ian

'sup culchies Ian here! I'm sure you all know me by now, famous for my TV blogging of Dragons Den and The Apprentice, I also love reading, films, and music, so hopefully you will get to know me more by posts on here.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

  By Ian | May 6, 2009 - 7:46 am | In The News, Music, The Arts, The Culch, TV
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The Eurovision is something very close to Ireland’s hearts seen as we have won it 7 times, but in recent years its lucky if we even qualify, and when we do we end up near the bottom, and having to qualify again the following year. Gone are the days that decent songs win, and the show being based on talent, but now its political voting and what not, you vote for us, we vote for you. I like many others still love the Eurovision, but with Terry Wogan being replaced by Graham Norton on the BBC, and Marty Whelan as usual on RTE, I think we’d all be better off commentating on it ourselves. The first of two semi-finals is on next Tuesday, with the other one being on Thursday, which is the one Ireland, and Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy take part in. Depending on what the interest is like … There’s more →

Susan Boyle - The Hollywood Makeover

  By Ian | April 24, 2009 - 10:06 pm | The Culch
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Just a little over two weeks ago she wowed us with her rendition of I’ve Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables, what a difference those two weeks have made in the life of Susan Boyle. She has now featured all over the world from The Today Show, to Larry King Live in America, and has famous followers such as Demi Moore. A video of Susan’s audition has become the most viewed YouTube clip of all time - with almost 200million hits. With the gateway to fame well and truely open for her. Cue the makeover. Gone is that fumpy 40 something that stepped out and wowed us with he amazing talent, and in her place is a new glammed up woman all on a budget of £100. Show officials are said to be ‘frantic’ about her new look as they wanted to preserve her uniqueness for the live shows. I was hoping … There’s more →