RTE Dancing With The Stars viewers were all blown away as Danny O’Carroll performed a “brilliant” dance dedicated to his dad.
The hit RTE show returned tonight with the highly anticipated Dedication Night, where each dancer paid tribute the people who have inspired them the most.
Nine celebrity contestants hit the dance floor for their fifth performance, hoping to impress both judges and viewers.
Brian Redmond, Arthur Gourounlian, Loraine Barry and new judge Karen Byrne were back to give their professional and tough-talking reviews and scores tonight.
Mrs Brown’s Boys star Danny O’Carroll danced an outstanding cha-cha-cha tonight to She’s A Lady by Tom Jones.
The actor fought back tears during the show as he dedicated the performance to his dad Brendan O’Carroll.
Viewers got the chance to see the bond between the dad and son in a special video clip Danny recorded to share with fans before his dance.
Making the connection even stronger, Danny dipped into the family sitcom where he starred as character Buster Brady – with dance partner Salome Chachua glammed up as Agnes Browne herself.
And this is despite the Georgian pro dancer having never seen a single episode of Mrs Brown’s Boys.
The pair made it the closest Dancing With The Stars will ever get to having the real Mrs Brown on the dance floor.
The 41-year-old also got emotional as he spoke fondly about his father during tonight’s show.
The judges were blown away by Danny and Salome’s performance as they gave them a total score of 31.
RTE viewers all raced to social media to gush over the heartwarming dedication dance.
Mark said: “Danny you were brilliant. Nailed it.”
Daisy wrote: “Another great performance, well done.”
Sarah gushed: “Brilliant and funny.”
Matt commented: “Amazing.”
Another added: “Fantastic.”
RTE viewers were also left “crying” tonight as Olympian Jack Woolley dedicated his dance to Olympic hero Kellie Harrington on Dancing With The Stars.
Speaking fondly of Kellie on tonight’s show, Jack said: “Kellie is my biggest support and inspiration but most importantly she’s a friend.
“Two weeks after coming home from Tokyo Olympic Games, I was assaulted in Dublin City Centre and had to undergo plastic surgery and ended up getting twenty-seven stitches.
“She was the first person that turned up at my house to make sure I was feeling good and just to make sure I was okay.
“It meant a lot to me because I got to see that caring, loving side of Kellie that not many people get to see in the sporting world.”
In the aftermath of retaining her crown in the women’s 60kg division in Paris, Kellie did a bit of serenading as she led the crowd in a rendition of ‘Grace’ – a song synonymous with The Tones.
As Jack told Kellie he was performing to the much-loved song tonight, the Dubliner responded: “There won’t be a dry eye in the building.”
A PRISON inmate won a complaint after there was no milk for his porridge.
Jail bosses were rapped by the ombudsman for only providing water for the lag’s breakfast oats at weekends.
Another upheld complaint came from a transgender inmate who moaned about not being able to order size ten women’s shoes while at a men’s jail.
A third prisoner, who was deaf, got a refund as his TV had no subtitles, although he used the set to play computer games.
Another inmate had £8.22 refunded after it was ruled they were unfairly charged for a replacement kettle.
The cases were uncovered in a Freedom of Information probe over moans to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman from 2023 to 2024.
The watchdog upheld 21 gripes in a year — nine about accommodation, eight over equality and four about food.
Kevin Moore, retired Detective Chief Superintendent and Head of CID at Sussex Police, said: “As someone whose job it was to keep serious criminals off the street in order to keep the public safe, this makes my blood boil.
“This is just so typical of today’s ‘woke’ society now impacting on the so-called rights of prisoners who are supposed to be locked up as a punishment for the crimes they have committed.
“I am sure that the general public are as appalled as I am regarding some of these outcomes. I accept that prisoners have rights but to me, this is stretching these to the limits.”
The ombudsman declined to comment.
MANCHESTER UNITED flop Antony has made an immediate impact during his loan stint with Real Betis.
The winger joined United in 2022 following a whopping £86million deal with Ajax.
Betis lead and Antony played a big part in it!
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) February 2, 2025
The debutant's effort is saved and Isco has a tap-inpic.twitter.com/yOPNIyIMgz
However, the Brazil international never lived up to his billing at Old Trafford as he only managed a mere total of 12 goals and five assists in 96 appearances with Man Utd.
Antony’s struggles continued this season and that led to him falling out of favour under new manager Ruben Amorim.
That is why the Red Devils offloaded the Brazilian to Real Betis on loan until the end of the season.
And the ex-Ajax star hit the ground running on his first game with Betis in LaLiga against Athletic Bilbao at the Benito Villamarin.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini named him in his starting line-up and the forward showed his worth just 14 minutes into his debut.
Antony fired a shot from the right flank, which was saved by Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon.
But the incoming Isco picked up the rebound and opened the scoring for the hosts from close range.
That meant a lot to Antony as he passionately celebrated in front of the Betis fans.
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United supporters were left gobsmacked after witnessing the loanee’s immediate impact in Spain.
This comes after other Man Utd rejects found greener pastures away from Old Trafford, such as Scott McTominay, Anthony Elanga and Jadon Sancho.
And some of the United faithful are starting to believe the club is the reason why so many talented players fail to deliver.
One fan tweeted: “Antony already causing problems. Manchester United were the problem.”
Another commented: “Anthony has provided an indirect assist on his debut. Maybe Manchester United is the problem after all.”
A third wrote: “Ahhahahaha, Antony leaves Man U, gets an assist. That club is so bad.”
This fan said: “Antony with the Assist, Man UTD was obviously the problem.”
And that one posted: “United players are immediately better when they leave United. Antony assist already.”
