Jimmy Magee to perform charity single on tonight’s Late Late Show

Jimmy Magee

Broadcasting legend Jimmy Magee will perform his new charity single, These Old Eyes Have Seen It All, and talk about his determination to become the oldest singer to get to Number One in Ireland on tonight’s Late Late Show.

The Greenore native has covered the George Jones track for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and it can be downloaded from iTunes for €0.99 or bought for €3 from all 53 Heatons stores nationwide and on www.heatonsstores.com from April 11.

Jimmy has altered the lyrics to reflect on all the great and bad moments he has witnessed during his career and it includes the lines ‘Jack Charlton brought our football team to Euro 88, a Ray Houghton goal beat England and Ireland went ‘en féte’, Austerity’s bite caused many a good man to fail and fall, These old eyes have seen it all.’

Proceeds from the single will go to the Motor Neurone Disease Association, of which Jimmy – whose son Paul passed away from MND – is a patron.

Paul was well known in the local area as a PR executive for Boylesports and lived locally in Ardee.

Magee has said ‘I hope for all the families, friends and extended MND community in Ireland that we find that evasive cure and fulfil the vision held by the IMNDA that ‘Together, we will beat Motor Neurone Disease.’

It will be released on 11th April in all Heatons outlets and on iTunes.

Meanwhile, Cooley Kickhams’ An Audience with Jimmy Magee’ event will now take place on May 8^th in their clubhouse at 8pm.

Tickets that were purchased for the original date are still valid while new tickets can be purchased from any commitee member or in the complex at Fr McEvoy Park, priced €10.

Also on the Late Late Show tonight is YouTube sensation Fr Ray Kelly, former South African rugby captain Francois Pienaar and Linda Nolan.

Kearney brothers have parody Twitter account set up in their honour

They say you know you’ve made it when you have a Twitter parody account set up in your honour.

Whether or not rugby star brothers Dave and Rob Kearney see the funny side of the new @boringkearney Twitter account remains to be seen though.

The account was set up by an anonymous individual following the pair’s appearance on the Late Late Show a fortnight ago, an interview which was deemed boring by a number of TV critics due to the number of Twitter references by host Ryan Tubridy.

The Willville brothers will be of plenty of interest at the weekend though, with both tipped to start in Ireland’s Six Nations match against Wales.

Here’s a selection of some of the tweets in recent days…

Kearney brothers announced as new National Dairy Council ambassadors

Dave and Rob Kearney are the new National Dairy Council ambassadors

Leinster and Ireland rugby stars Rob and Dave Kearney have been named as ambassadors to the National Dairy Council for their 50th anniversary year this year.

The brothers, from Willville in Carlingford, were unveiled as NDC reps on Friday night’s Late Late Show and will be following in the footsteps of Irish captain Paul O’Connell.

“The Kearney brothers are terrific role models who resonate with adults and children alike,” said NDC Chief Executive Zoë Kavanagh.

“They bring together an established and a rising star of Irish sports – and are collectively an embodiment of balanced diet and active lifestyle.”

Rob and Dave Kearney are both strong supporters of Irish farming and food production, having grown up on a farm on the Cooley Peninsula.   Their parents, David and Siobhan, are the fourth generation to farm in this location.

A new television advertisement to promote Irish dairy will be filmed on the Kearney family farm after the Six Nations Championship and will be launched on the national airwaves to mark National Dairy Week in May.

Zoë Kavanagh said this year’s campaign rests within the “Irish Dairy: Sustainable & Nutritious by Nature” strategy which is rooted in provenance, quality and the excellence of our dairy produce.

“The new advertising will set out to promote dairy as part of a healthy balanced diet and active lifestyle for all of the family.  It will show the goodness of our dairy based on quality pasture-based dairy farming. It will highlight that good nutrition starts with a balanced diet – including dairy – and that good eating habits start when you’re young.

“Between the ages of 5-12 years, 37% of Irish girls and 28% of boys have insufficient calcium in their diet. 42% teenage girls & 23% teenage boys in Ireland also have inadequate calcium intakes,” said Ms. Kavanagh.  “Now more than ever before the inclusion of milk in the diet from cradle to grave is important.”

The National Dairy Council also has a strong interest in promoting the positive role that milk can play in sports nutrition.

Meanwhile, the Kearneys said they were delighted to be involved with the NDC.

“We’re proud of our farming roots and recognise the amount of hard work that goes behind producing the type of good quality food we have come to expect in Ireland – Irish food deserves all the support it can get and we are both delighted to be working with the NDC in the months ahead,” said Rob.

“There is a growing interest in sports nutrition, in professional and amateur sport and the concept that how you fuel your body can affect your performance in training and in matches – whether you are playing a local school match – or as a professional sports person – it embodies the principals we apply in our every day life on and off the field,” said Dave Kearney

The new advertising campaign featuring the Kearney brothers will form part of the three year strategy “Irish Dairy: Sustainable & Nutritious by Nature,” now entering its second year.

It aims to promote the image, quality, taste and nutritional credentials of Irish dairy and promotes the full spectrum of dairy produce including the ‘milk, yogurt and cheese’ food group as well as butter and cream.