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May 2005 News East Anglian Daily Times launches £100,000 cancer charity bid By HoldtheFrontPage staff - May 31st 2005
The Archant-owned newspaper's Ray of Hope appeal was kick-started with a champagne launch of a book by EADT columnist Rhona Damant. Sit Down and Stop Laughing is a compilation of the 44-year-old mother-of-two's weekly diaries for the EADT, which chronicle her experience of terminal illness. The writer was first diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38 and although initial treatment appeared to be successful, it has now spread through her body. All the profits from the sale of the book, which has a foreword written by Irish pop star Ronan Keating, who lost his own mother to breast cancer, will go to the EADT's campaign. Readers inspired by her story and Breakthrough's Suffolk branch are also arranging and taking part in events to raise the £100,000 for the charity and help in its search for a cure. Sit Down and Stop Laughing can be purchased from Outrageous Fortune Design Walk Ireland day 15 updated - Message from Ronan - Click here Walk Ireland Day 15: Monday May 30th Durrow-Cullahill-Johnston-Urlingford - Click here Walk Ireland day 14: Sunday May 29th Mountmellick-Portlaoise-Abbeyleix - Click here Walk Ireland day 13: Saturday May 28th Tullamore -Killeigh -Rossanallas - Click here Walk Ireland day 12: Rest day - Message from Ronan plus Jenni Faulkner talks to Ronan on location in Kells - Click here Walk Ireland day 1 updated - Irish entertainer Ronan Keating gets an emotional send-off from wife Yvonne as he sets off on a very personal charity trek - Click here - Thanks to Heather! Walk Ireland day 1 updated - Pop Star sets of on trek - Thanks to Mary! - Click here Ronan talks to Ireland's 2fm Breakfast Crew Rick and Ruth - Click here Day 11: Thursday May 26th Mullingar - Click here Ronan Keating's own diary of his cancer charity walk - Click here - Thanks to Mary! Walk Ireland day 1 updated - Ronan talks to Ireland’s 2fm radio with Rick O’Shea and Ruth Scott - Click here Pictures added to Irish Sunday Times interviews - Thanks to Mary O'Shea! - Click here RONAN PROVES A WINNING FAVOURITE AT NEWMARKET - Racing Post May 24th 2005 By LEE MOTTERSHEAD HE BOASTS an impressive Irish pedigree, a top-class record at thehighest level, perfect conformation and dashing good looks, writes Lee Mottershead. He patently possesses the qualities to make him an obvious headline attraction for Newmarket's racing-mad residents. No wonder then that, despite having only half the number of legs possessed by most star draws at Headquarters, Ronan Keating has broken all box-office records. There may be two months to pass before the Irish swoonercrooner's appearance at Newmarket's July 15 evening meeting, but the "full house" signs have already gone up. Once Boyzone's frontman and now the voice behind Life Is A Rollercoaster and If Tomorrow Never Comes, Keating has sold out one of the annual Newmarket Nights concerts faster than any artist before him. "Ronan Keating has taken the box office by storm," said Newmarket's marketing manager, Gaynor Haxby, yesterday. "Ronan has a broad appeal to people across all ages and, of course, he naturally appeals to women for obvious reasons. He's very attractive, he has a lovely Irish accent and, of course, his music has singalong qualities, which is a big factor at Newmarket Nights." Thanks to Regina! Brian McFadden talking about Ronan with Steve Wright from BBC Radio 2 - May 24th Please do not use this transcript
anywhere else without asking for
permission! Day 9: Clonmellan –Delvin-Cloghan outskirts of Mullingar - Click here Kids are a great way of de-stressing - Click here Ronan's sell-out Night is a record
breaker! -
Cambridge Evening news - May 24th 2005 Ganze Woche Magazine interview added - Click here - Thanks to RKCA! Walk Ireland day 9: Kells - Click here
Thanks to Karen! Irish Sunday Mirror interviews - Click here - Thanks to Regina for typing them up! Ronan will be on GMTV's Entertainment Today with Jenni Falconer on Friday May 27th - 8.35am - 9.25am Thanks to Steph! Walk Ireland day 7 - Dundalk - Arlee - Click here Ronan takes a break for a shining ‘little star’ - Belfast Telegraph – Friday May 20th 2005 Top Irish celebrity Ronan Keating made an eight-year-old Belfast girl feel like a ‘little star’ when he took time out from his marathon walk to spend time with her this week. Laura Sloane, from the west of the city, suffers from bone cancer and has spent the last 15 months off school. Recently, she travelled to Birmingham for surgery where she had some bone from her leg transferred to her arm. But the brave little girl managed a big smile this week when she met her pop idol Ronan Keating. The Dublin singer, who’s undertaking a walk of Ireland to raise money for cancer awareness met up with Laura at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. He spent time chatting to her and her mum and, afterwards, praised her as a “brave little girl” Jean Walsh of Cancer Research said, “Laura came to our attention through our Little Star programme when she was ill in hospital and we thought it would be lovely for her to meet Ronan. “He was lovely with her and she seemed delighted to meet him.” Thanks to Mary! Make Poverty history advert screenshots Please do not use these screenshots anywhere else! - Thank you.
Walk Ireland day 6 - Newry - Click here Did I say that?! Page updated - Click here This Saturday on Channel 4's T4, a new version of the click film will be shown for the very first time. Since the original was shown on TV just a few weeks ago it has helped to spread the word far and wide about the massive opportunity that 2005 represents to stop poverty claiming a child's life every 3 seconds. Many famous faces saw the film and wanted to lend their support to what the Make Poverty History campaign is doing. That's why Channel 4 made their own version of the film - and it will be shown over the next 52 days in the run up to the all important G8 conference on July 6th. But there is another, much more important version being made too - the People's Click Film - and we need you, the driving force of the campaign, to be in it. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be one of the 25 people involved, then please go to the T4 website and put your name forward. All you will have to do is click your fingers in front of their cameras http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ In the meantime - don't forget to watch the Channel 4 click film this Saturday and thanks for your vital support. Thanks to Heather! Make Poverty History: The Click Ad Celebrities across the globe have shown their commitment to Make Poverty History by participating in a thirty second ad campaign called 'Click'. Stars like Brad Pitt, Kylie, Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant among many others are all shown 'clicking' their fingers once every three seconds to represent the death of a child as a result of extreme poverty. T4 have got on board this year and have just shot a new version featuring Natalie Imbruglia, Rachel Stevens, Lemar, Sugababes, Craig David, Steve Jones, Faithless, Billie Piper, Girls Aloud, Daniel Bedingfield, Ronan Keating, Estelle and Cat Deeley. Channel 4 air this latest Click advert this weekend. Thanks to Katie! Walk Ireland Day 5 - Lisburn, Hillsborough and Dromore - Click here Walk Ireland day 3 - Message from Ronan - Click here Discography updated - Now with purchasing links for all albums, singles, dvd's and the book - Click here Ronan supports Bike Safe 2000 – The Northwest 200 Bike Festival Northern Ireland Interview with Ulster TV news - May 2005 Welcome to the Northwest 200, thousands are converging here for this first night, practice night and then everything is building to race day obviously on Saturday. Now safety is an important issue with all the riders up here, not just for the riders but indeed for all the spectators. And today the PSNI launched their Bike Safe Campaign along with the help of a bike mad celebrity. Irish singing sensation Ronan Keating is currently walking the length of Ireland to raise money for cancer in memory of his mother, but the keen biker was only too happy to don a helmet and throw his weight behind this year’s Bike Safe Campaign. R: I like me bikes a lot and I try and be as careful as possible it’s very important that you pay attention to other drivers and drivers pay attention to motorcyclists too. And it’s something ya know, I’m a motorcyclist myself and I give out about drivers but I’m a driver and I give out about motorcyclists, it’s a two way coin you have to be careful both ways but it is very important that drivers also pay attention to motorcyclists and over the next few weeks when all the bikes are zooming up and down in the next few days, the drivers pay attention to the bikes and likewise ya know?. Well I know you’ll be busy, you won’t be able to make it to the Northwest this year but is it an event you would like to attend? R: I would love to go along to the Northwest 200 it would be fantastic, I’m walking for the next 3 weeks there’s no way I’m gonna make it but I’ll be seeing a lot of lads on the road and I’ll be very jealous as they zooming by me…not too fast I hope. It’s gonna be a great event the PSNI have got their own tent there as well across from the paddock. I think it’ll be an amazing event, I think it’ll be really cool to go along. Listen to the interview (Windows Media Player required) Go to sports archives for Monday May 17th Visit Bike Safe Northern Ireland Visit the Northwest 200 Bike Race website BBC Newsline Northern Ireland talk to Ronan from Ballymena – Day 2 - Click here Ronan Keating says Kylie can 'overcome' cancer
Ananova - May 18th 2005 Thanks to Karen! Walk Ireland day 3, Antrim - Belfast - Click here Ronan talks to SKY news live from Ballymena on day 2 - Click here Walk Ireland page day 1 updated - Click here Today (May 17th 2005) the day that Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer, Ronan will be on Newsline on BBC Northern Ireland at 6.30pm. In light of today's shocking news of Kylie Minogue's breast cancer scare, Ronan and the lads are dedicating today's walk to her. We would like to wish Kylie a speedy recovery. It highlights the importance of Walk Ireland, raising awareness and seeking treatment at the earliest opportunity. Ronan Stepping Out To Boost Charity Aid - Click here Belfast Telegraph, Sunday Life Magazine Interview added - Click here GMTV, Walk Ireland day 1 - Click here Visit our new Walk Ireland 2005 page - Click here
Ronan
Keating to begin 22-day fundraising walk today -
Ireland Online - May 16th 2005 Ronan Ballymena Bound - Click here Epsom Live concert - Epsom Derby
For tickets or informations call 01372 470047. Alternatively, book on-line Ronan to host the 5th IFPI Platinum Awards in Brussels on Tuesday July 12th IFPI - May 10th 2005 Zucchero and Lene Marlin to perform live Irish star Ronan Keating will host the 5th IFPI Platinum Europe Award in Brussels on 12th July, 2005. Administered by IFPI, the organisation representing the recording industry worldwide, Platinum Europe honours artists who have sold in excess of one million albums in Europe. The biennial Award ceremony takes place in front of a specially invited audience of European Commissioners, Members of the European Parliament and senior record company executives. Ronan Keating said: "The mix of some of Europe's most popular artists and top EU decision-makers should make for a great evening. It's an honour to be the host of such a prestigious event." At the age of 28, Keating already has an impressive chart history that includes 29 Top Ten hits. In the last decade the artist has qualified for no less than 11 Platinum Awards, seven of these with the hugely popular boy band, Boyzone, and a further four as a successful solo artist. His most recent Platinum-selling album "Ronan Keating - 10 Years of Hits" was released last year. In agreeing to compere the Platinum Europe Award, Keating follows in the footsteps of previous hosts Jean Michel Jarre and Phil Collins. Platinum Europe celebrates the value of music, as well as the remarkable creativity and diversity of musical talent in Europe. The Platinum Europe Award committee is chaired by Jean-François Cecillon, Chairman and CEO of EMI Music Continental Europe. Qualifying artists from around Europe will attend the 2005 Awards ceremony at Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels. Italian artist Zucchero and Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin are confirmed to perform live at the event. Walk Ireland Donations - Click here Help Ronan walk Ireland, and meet him on the way - Click here Please nominate Ronan for: Solo artist Visit the GQ Magazine website and get nominating! Shedule updated - Click here Ronan is supporting Christian Aid Week May
15th - 21st -
Christian Aid Ronan talks to Vee TV - Click here
"Next week I'm off to Ireland to write with Ronan Keating. And you know the guy shocks me in his commitment to things. He works so hard but has life well balanced. "He even stopped a performance in his last tour to show a film for 15 minutes on Make Poverty History. If Radiohead did that, NME would be writing about it. But he's a former boyband singer so he doesn't get credit. Cancer Awareness Donation - O2 - Click here Nominate Ronan as Celebrity dad of the year at Epson |
The
East Anglian Daily Times has launched a campaign to raise £100,000 for
breast cancer charity Breakthrough.
Brian: Ronan has always been an inspiration from the first day I
met him, ya know? the guy sings from a very normal background and ya know
we're from I think Ronan is an amazing talent but people wouldn't say he's
not Michael Jackson or someone like that and yet he does so much ground
work and hard work, working around the country and working so hard to make
his success ya know as you get to know him his real talent starts to show
and he's someone that we're very proud of in Ireland and I'm personally
very proud of him and I think he's a true professional and someone that I
really admire. 
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Pop
star Ronan Keating is due to begin a 22-day fundraising walk from the
Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim to the Old Head of Kinsale in Cork today.
Ronan
Keating is fast evolving into a man for all seasons. He is a singer, a
songwriter, a father, a husband and he is still only 28 years old! His most
recent album '10 Years of Hits' shows just what an amazing talent he his. 
Irish
pop star and Christian Aid ambassador Ronan Keating, who witnessed the damaging
impact of international trade rules when he visited Ghana last year with the
charity, said: ‘Christian Aid’s vision is of a world without poverty.
Ricky
Ross ex frontman of Deacon Blue - "I love working with other people," he
enthuses.