Broadcaster Sean O\'Rourke was due to return to RTÉ Radio following his retirement. O\'Rourke attended the Oireachtas Golf Dinner last week, the Dinner was attended by over 80 people and has cause the resignation of a number of high profiled politicians. O\'Rourke was one of RTÉ\'s top current affair broadcasters earning 309,000 euro at the Irish National Public Service Broadcaster in 2016.

ITV have announced that a contestant on this seasons Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (WWTBAM) answered the million pound question. This is the first time since the series relaunched, with Jeremy Clarkson as host, that the top prize has been won. The winner will join Judith Keppel (2000), Judith Keppel (2000), David Edwards (2001), Robert Brydges (2001), Pat Gibson (2004) and Ingram Willcox (2006) as a Millionaire.