The second series of The All Ireland Talent Show was announced on 10 August 2008.

The second season will be an extended one with more shows,[1] twelve in total.[2][3]

It was scheduled to avoid competition with UK talent show The X Factor, which featured Irish twins John & Edward.[4]

Presenters

Gráinne Seoige will return as presenter in her only role on the channel following the scrapping of Seoige.[5] Aidan Power will present as as-yet untitled new companion show which has seen him end his time as co-presenter of Winning Streak: Dream Ticket.[6][7]

Judges

The judges are the same as the first series; Boyzone member Shane Lynch (Dublin), 1970 Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana (North), broadcaster and series one runner-up John Creedon (South), television presenter and Irish language enthusiast Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh (East) and television personality, weather forecaster and series one winner Dáithí Ó Sé (West).[3][8]

Judge Creedon has warned Dáithi O'Sé to stop stealing acts from Munster, alleging that he invaded County Clare in series one and that he would be "answerable to me and to my gang" if he continued to persist.[9] Ní Chofaigh stated her hopes were to win and for her act to "have a career".[10] O'Sé has said about his fellow judges: "They're definitely trying to knock me off my perch".[11]

Auditions

The first round of auditions in Dublin on 29 August 2009 saw 1,500 people take part.[12][13] 49 of these made it through to be viewed by Shane Lynch.[13] According to presenter Gráinne Seoige, "a lot more musicians and traditional bands turned up [in Dublin] than last year".[13]

The second round of auditions took place in the North in Derry on 5 September 2009.[13] Almost 1,000 acts auditioned in Derry, including country and western acts, tap and hip hop dancers, a mini Freddie Mercury and a 40 piece marching band.[14]

The third round of auditions took place in the South in Cork on 12 September 2009.[14] 1,500 people, including bands, traditional dancers and a collie who could drive, appeared at these auditions.[15]

The fourth round of auditions took place in the West in NUI Galway on 19 September 2009.[15] Auditionees included "family acts", magicians and sean-nós dance specialists.[16]

The fifth round of auditions took place in the East in Kilkenny on 26 September 2009.[2] These were the final round of auditions to take place.[16]

List of contestants

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Name Type of act Region & Judge First Round Wildcard Show Final Show
Re-Seisiún Traditional music band East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh lllll wwww
The Golden Sisters Vocal Trio East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh lllll wwww
Kathryn Nea & Niall Kelly Singer and guitarist East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh lllll wwww
David Lotts Singer/guitarist East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh lllll wwww
Gogoshka Kinkladge Pianist East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh style="text-align:center;"|5th in Show 1 n/a n/a
Paul Powderly Singer East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh lllll wwww
Pyrotechnix Rock band East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh lllll wwww
Na Fianna Ballad Group East – Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh lllll wwww
Ghetto Fabulous Hip-hop dance troupe Dublin – Shane Lynch style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Show 1 tbc
Joanna Ryde and the Lads Dublin – Shane Lynch lllll wwww
A Different Unique Dublin – Shane Lynch lllll wwww
Romey Farrelly Dublin – Shane Lynch lllll wwww
Seán Taffe Dublin – Shane Lynch lllll wwww
Chris Geoghan Dublin – Shane Lynch lllll wwww
Fiona and Niall Dublin – Shane Lynch lllll wwww
Tumbleweed Dublin – Shane Lynch lllll wwww
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nnnn tttt South – John Creedon lllll
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nnnn tttt West – Dáithí Ó Sé lllll
nnnn tttt West – Dáithí Ó Sé lllll
nnnn tttt West – Dáithí Ó Sé lllll
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Broadcasting schedule

The live shows were preceded by auditions.

The first live show is scheduled for New Year's Eve on 31 December 2009, the rest are scheduled to take place each Sunday until March 2010.[17] Each episode features five acts from a region, with one act progressing to the semi-finals and a second act progressing to the Wildcard show.[17] The 21 February show is scheduled to be the Wildcard show which features eight contestants with two progressing to the semi-finals.[17] The semi-finals will each feature five acts and are to be broadcast on 28 February and 7 March respectively, followed by the final on 14 March.[17]

31 December – Live Show 1

3 January - Live Show 2

10 January – Live Show 3

17 January – Live Show 4

24 January – Live Show 5

31 January – Live Show 6

7 February – Live Show 7

14 February – Live Show 8

21 February – Wildcard show

28 February – Semi-final 1

7 March – Semi-final 2

14 March – Final

Reception

The second series of The All Ireland Talent Show opened with 650,000 viewers, according to RTÉ director of television Noel Curran.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Seoige talks Talent and Late Late Shows". RTÉ. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. ^ a b "All Ireland Talent Show auditions hit Kilkenny". Kilkenny Advertiser. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-18. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b "GOING OUT: Auditions for talent show". Mayo News. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-09-18. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Susan Daly (2009-11-24). "Jedward may be out of The X Factor but there's hope yet for Sunday night talent-show TV". Evening Herald. Retrieved 2009-11-28. RTE have cleverly scheduled their show to be over by 7.30pm so it's not in direct competition with the 8pm X Factor kick-off. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Grainne handed new role as recession takes bite out of RTÉ autumn schedule". Evening Herald. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-14. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "RTÉ Television unveils new season". RTÉ. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  7. ^ "Power joining All Ireland Talent Show". RTÉ. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  8. ^ "All Ireland Talent Show -Daithi O Shea". Ocean FM. 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  9. ^ "Creedon warns Dáithí O'Sé over Talent Show". RTÉ. 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  10. ^ "Bláthnaid excited about Talent Show acts". RTÉ. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  11. ^ "Dáithí issues warning to Talent judges". RTÉ. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  12. ^ "First All Ireland Talent Show auditions". RTÉ. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  13. ^ a b c d "All Ireland Talent Show auditions - The North". RTÉ. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  14. ^ a b "All Ireland Talent Show moves South". RTÉ. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  15. ^ a b "All Ireland Talent Show goes West". RTÉ. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  16. ^ a b "All Ireland Talent Show heads East". RTÉ. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  17. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Shane Lynch Announces Dublin Contestants in All Ireland Talent Show was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Catherine O’Mahony (2009-11-29). "RTE and TV3 push to raise advertising rates". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 2009-11-29. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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