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The All Ireland Talent Show was an RTÉ television series billed as Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

's biggest-ever talent contest. It was first announced in November 2008 and the first series commenced broadcasting on 4 January 2009, completing on 15 March 2009. Modelled on Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...

, it is produced by Tyrone Productions. Airing on RTÉ One

RTÉ One

RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...

, it was hosted by Daybreak features editor and Irish media personality Gráinne Seoige

Gráinne Seoige

Gráinne Seoige is an Irish television presenter, Gaeilgeoir, and "fashion icon",Gráinne Seoige is one of the few television presenters who has worked for all terrestrial channels in the Republic of Ireland at some point. She has worked as a news anchor on TG4, TV3 and Sky News Ireland...

.

Five judges take part and each regional judge, with the assistance of two other personalities who then disappear from the show, select five acts to be put forward to the live studio heats. In the second season this was changed to eight acts. Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...

was approached to act as a judge before series one but refused to commit. On the opening night of series one, The All Ireland Talent Show had over 500,000 viewers, with Ireland only having a population of over 4 million people. (NB: Ireland is an island consisting of 32 counties, and the population of Ireland as a whole is estimated to be 6.2 million, the viewing figures only relate to the 26 counties of the Republic). The opening is similar to the Got Talent series. The twenty-five finalists in series one competed for a first prize of €50,000, which was eventually won by the Mulkerrin Brothers

Mulkerrin Brothers

The Mulkerrin Brothers are a trio of traditional Irish musicians and performers. The three are brothers, Pádraig Mulkerrin) , Éamonn Mulkerrin and Seán Mulkerrin, who come from the Aran Islands....

of the Aran Islands

Aran Islands

The Aran Islands or The Arans are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. They constitute the barony of Aran in County Galway, Ireland...

.

A second series was announced in August 2009. It was scheduled to avoid competition with UK talent show The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...

which airs on competing channels UTV

UTV

UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...

and TV3. The series was also extended with the addition of eight heats, a wildcard

Wild card (sports)

The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...

show and two semi-finals. There was also the addition of The All Ireland Talent Show Backstage, a companion show presented by Aidan Power

Aidan Power

Aidan Power is an Irish television presenter. He appears from time to time on Raidió Teilifís Éireann .-Career:Power was educated at St. Mac Dara's community college and then Ballyfermot Senior College where he obtained a postgraduate diploma in broadcasting and journalism in 1998...

and Dustin the Turkey

Dustin the Turkey

Dustin the Turkey is a puppet, "television presenter" and star of RTÉ television's The Den since 1989. A turkey with a strong Dublin accent, Dustin is voiced by John Morrison, brother of Ciaran Morrison who was one of the creators of Zig and Zag. Dustin first appeared on The Den with Zig and Zag in...

.

A third series was announced in August 2010. The winner of the third series was Daniel Furlong from Wexford.

The series was axed in July 2011 and replaced by The Voice of Ireland
The Voice of Ireland
The Voice of Ireland is a reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and will air from December 2011 and throughout early 2012 on RTE One. The show will be hosted by Kathryn Thomas. A spin-off show will air on RTE Two hosted by Eoghan McDermott.One of the important premises...

based on the hit US TV series The Voice

Format

There were 5 stages to The All Ireland Talent competition:

Stage 1: Auditions
Stage 2: Live shows
Stage 3: Wild Card Show*
Stage 4: First Semi-Final and Second semi-final*
Stage 5: Final

This round was not included in season one.*

Auditions

The auditions took place in the North, the South, the West the East and Dublin. Where an act auditions in front of their mentor and their selected advisors. Their mentor decided whether or not to put them through to the call-backs. At the start of the call-backs the mentor,with the help of his/her advisors, decides on the final 16 acts (Final 10 in season one). The advisors then leave and the mentor judges the rest of the call backs alone. The final 16 acts come back and perform again. They also give their reasons for why they should be put through to the live shows. The mentor then selects their final 8 (Final 5 in season one) acts to put through to the live shows.

Live heats

For the first eight (5 in season one) weeks , 5 acts performed representing each judge. After they performed each judge (except the acts mentor), gives the act a score out of ten. At the end of the show the act with the most votes got's 5 points, and the next highest scoring act one point less. This system was applied to the televotes. The two scores were then added (in the event of a tie, the act with the more tele-votes takes higher ranking). The act who places first on the leaderboard maked it through to the semi-finals. (In season one this round was the semi-finals, so the act who placed first made it through to the final.) From the 2nd and 3rd placed acts there was a chance for one of them to become a wildcard. The three remaining judges vote on who deserves the wildcard. In season one from the wildcards picked the judges chose which one should progress through to the final,from season two this was decided in the wildcard show.

Wild Card Show

All the wildcards return and perform. This time the judges have no power over the final result and this decision is in the hands of the public. The acts who place 1st and 2nd advance to the semi-finals, while the other acts are eliminated.

Semi-Finals

There are two semi finals. In each semi-final 5 acts perform and the judges again have no control over the vote. The top three acts in each semi-final advance to the final while the bottom 2 are eliminated. This round worked the same as the live heats in season one, and was the first round of the live shows.

Final

The six acts return and perform again. The act who comes first wins the show and the prize of €50,000. However in season 3 there was a twist. Each act performed once and the lines were frozen at the start of the results show. The three acts with the most votes performed again for the title while the three with the lowest votes were eliminated. The lines were then re-opened and the votes cast earlier carried forward. After the top 3 performed again the lines were then closed and the act with the most votes won.

Series summary

To date, three series have been broadcast, as summarised below.

– Contestant from "south"
– Contestant from "west"
– Contestant from "east"
– Contestant from "north"
– Contestant from "Dublin"

Series	Winner
	Mulkerrin Brothers Mulkerrin Brothers The Mulkerrin Brothers are a trio of traditional Irish musicians and performers. The three are brothers, Pádraig Mulkerrin) , Éamonn Mulkerrin and Seán Mulkerrin, who come from the Aran Islands....	Jack Lynch	Bert & Victor	Gráinne Seoige Gráinne Seoige Gráinne Seoige is an Irish television presenter, Gaeilgeoir, and "fashion icon",Gráinne Seoige is one of the few television presenters who has worked for all terrestrial channels in the Republic of Ireland at some point. She has worked as a news anchor on TG4, TV3 and Sky News Ireland...
Two The All Ireland Talent Show (series 2) The second series of The All Ireland Talent Show was announced on 10 August 2008. The winner was Chloe Coyle, The North.The second season is an extended one with more shows, seventeen in total....	Chloe Coyle	Na Fianna	Emma O'Sullivan & John O'Halloron
Three The All Ireland Talent Show (series 3) A third season and final was announced in August 2010. The first show was broadcast on 21 August 2010. The third series aired on RTÉ One, it was hosted by Gráinne Seoige. This series was produced by Tyrone Productions....	Daniel Furlong Daniel Furlong Daniel Furlong is a boy soprano. He is most notable for winning the third series of The All Ireland Talent Show. He was also the first wildcard to win the show and the first to win for The East...	Don Stiff	Mad For Road

Series one

During series one, Shane Lynch expressed his concern over the tactical voting of other judges, saying that he felt some of them were deciding upon their marks in what he viewed as an incorrect way. "It's going to affect me, don't get me wrong, it has affected me in fact", he told RTÉ.ie

Rte.ie

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. Referring to the elimination of his dance act Raw Edge Crew, Lynch commented: "They should have done it (progressed)... and there was tactical voting involved". Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh described herself as the "most honest" judge. Judge Dáithí also reported his dissatisfaction with his fellow judges. Judge Creedon reported his dissatisfaction with Judge Dáithí after the series.

Series two

A second series of The All Ireland Talent Show was announced on 10 August 2009. Aidan Power

Aidan Power

presented a companion show called The All Ireland Talent Show Backstage with Dustin the turkey

Dustin the Turkey

which has seen Aidan end his time as co-presenter of Winning Streak: Dream Ticket
Winning Streak: Dream Ticket
Winning Streak: Dream Ticket was a weekly Irish game show in which five contestants play a number of games to win cars, holidays, and cash prizes up to €500,000. Broadcast on Saturday nights between 13 September 2008 until 6 June 2009 on RTÉ One, the game show is among the channel's most popular...

. Gráinne Seoige will return as presenter in her only role on the channel following the scrapping of Seoige
Seoige
Seoige was an Irish television chat show. The show, hosted by sisters Gráinne and Sile Seoige, was broadcast live on weekdays at 16:30 on RTÉ One, with a hiatus in the summer months. Episodes were repeated at 08:20 the following weekday morning on the same channel.The programme was originally...

. The second season of The All Ireland Talent Show will be an extended one with more shows. Judge Creedon has warned Dáithi Ó Sé to stop stealing acts from Munster, alleging that he invaded County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

in series one and that he would be "answerable to me and to my gang" if he continued to persist.

Series Three

A third season was announced in August 2010. However Boyzone

Boyzone

Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...

singer Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone...

announced his departure from the show and
he was replaced by Amanda Brunker

Amanda Brunker

Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland....

. Shane

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone...

was however Amanda's

Amanda Brunker

Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland....

assistant judge at the Dublin auditions.

Live finals

The winner was Daniel Furlong. He was one of the wildcards.

Judges

From series 1 and 2 , The All Ireland Talent Show the judges were broadcaster John Creedon

John Creedon

John Creedon, also known as "Creedo", is an Irish language enthusiast and veteran broadcaster with RTÉ Radio. Host of The John Creedon Show, evenings on RTÉ Radio 1, he has also filled in for Dave Fanning on The Dave Fanning Show....

(South), Boyzone

Boyzone

member Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone...

(Dublin), television personality and weather forecasterDáithí Ó Sé

Dáithí Ó Sé

Dáithí Ó Sé is a television presenter with TG4 in Ireland, where he presents the weather forecast and does continuity announcements. He has also presented various programmes on TG4, including travel programme Dáithí ar Route 66, about the U.S...

(West), 1970 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

winner and conservative politicianDana Rosemary Scallon

Dana Rosemary Scallon

Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....

(North) and television presenter and Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

enthusiastBláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh is an Irish TV presenter, Gaeilgeoir and all-round personality. She has presented Echo Island, The Afternoon Show and Charity ICA Bootcamp. She was a judge in The All Ireland Talent Show and participated in Celebrity Bainisteoir.-Career:Ní Chofaigh is an accomplished...

(East). In Series Two Evelyn O'Rourke

Evelyn O'Rourke

Evelyn O'Rourke is an Irish radio researcher, roving reporter, presenter and television personality employed by RTÉ and from Dublin.O'Rourke joined RTÉ in 1998 and featured as a researcher on The Gay Byrne Show and The Arts Show on RTÉ Radio 1 before moving on to become roving reporter on Today...

appeared as a replacement judge for the fourth live show after Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone...

's flight from London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

was delayed

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone...

left the show for the third series.The current judges are John Creedon

John Creedon

, Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

, Dáithí Ó Sé

Dáithí Ó Sé

, Dana Rosemary Scallon

Dana Rosemary Scallon

Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....

and Amanda Brunker

Amanda Brunker

Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland....

Presenters and other personnel

Gráinne Seoige

is the current presenter on the show. Aidan Power

Aidan Power

and Dustin the turkey

Dustin the Turkey

are the current presenters on The All Ireland Talent Show Backstage.

Finalists

– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold italics.

Series	Judges/Region
Series	West	Dublin	East	South	North
One The All Ireland Talent Show (series 1) The first series of The All Ireland Talent Show was announced in November 2008 and commenced broadcasting on 4 January 2009, completing its first series on 15 March 2009. Modelled on Britain's Got Talent, it was produced by Tyrone Productions. Airing on RTÉ One, it was hosted by Gráinne...	bgcolor="BFFFC0"\|>
Two The All Ireland Talent Show (series 2) The second series of The All Ireland Talent Show was announced on 10 August 2008. The winner was Chloe Coyle, The North.The second season is an extended one with more shows, seventeen in total....
Series	Judges/Region
Series	Dáithí Ó Sé Dáithí Ó Sé Dáithí Ó Sé is a television presenter with TG4 in Ireland, where he presents the weather forecast and does continuity announcements. He has also presented various programmes on TG4, including travel programme Dáithí ar Route 66, about the U.S... West	Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland.... Dublin	Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh is an Irish TV presenter, Gaeilgeoir and all-round personality. She has presented Echo Island, The Afternoon Show and Charity ICA Bootcamp. She was a judge in The All Ireland Talent Show and participated in Celebrity Bainisteoir.-Career:Ní Chofaigh is an accomplished... East	John Creedon John Creedon John Creedon, also known as "Creedo", is an Irish language enthusiast and veteran broadcaster with RTÉ Radio. Host of The John Creedon Show, evenings on RTÉ Radio 1, he has also filled in for Dave Fanning on The Dave Fanning Show.... South	Dana Dana Rosemary Scallon Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament .... North
Three The All Ireland Talent Show (series 3) A third season and final was announced in August 2010. The first show was broadcast on 21 August 2010. The third series aired on RTÉ One, it was hosted by Gráinne Seoige. This series was produced by Tyrone Productions....

The All Ireland Talent Show Backstage

The All Ireland Talent Show Backstage is a companion show that airs on RTE 2 from season two on Sunday at 7:30 after the main RTE 1 show.
The show was presented by Aidan Power

Aidan Power

and Dustin

Dustin the Turkey

.
At the start of the show Aidan

Aidan Power

and Dustin

Dustin the Turkey

talk to the judges about how the comments/scores they gave and the cooments/scores their act were given.
A clip would be shown of Aidan

Aidan Power

and Dustin

Dustin the Turkey

talking to the acts earlier that day before the show started.
After the clip of the acts before performing they would talk to the acts live about their placing on the leaderboard and give them a chance to plead for votes.
A comedy clip would follow, often of Dustin

Dustin the Turkey

and Aidan

Aidan Power

spoofing Jedward

Jedward

John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes are an Irish hip pop duo. They are identical twins and perform under the name Jedward...

. However in the 2010-2011 season , sometimes the clip would be an interview with a "celebrity" guest , however as the clip was pre-recorded the performances by the acts during the RTÉ 1 show would not be discussed.
A "celebrity" guest would come live into studio and talk about the acts and the judges scores.

External links

Official site
Category at RTÉ Entertainment
John Creedon's rap

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