Thu, 22 September 2016
Gogglebox Ireland starts on TV3 tonight (Thursday 22nd September) at 9.30pm and today, TV3 has revealed two more Irish households that are set to feature in the brand new twelve-week series.
First up we have Identical twins, Fergal and Neal Tully, who grew up on a farm in rural Cavan along with their three other brothers. They live a stone’s throw of one another and claim to chat with each other more than to their own wives. Although they rarely see eye to eye, the pair have never had an argument in their entire lives. Neal is surrounded by women, as the father of three girls, two of which are teenagers. He’s been married 15 years and lives his life through the four ‘F’s - Football, Family, Friends and Fianna Fáil!
Fergal is very involved in the local community, from managing a few football teams to participating in the parish’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fundraiser for the second time. Fergalstill works on the family pig and dairy farm. He’s also a family man with two girls and two boys, his youngest only a few weeks old. He’s described as ‘the witty one’ and loves nothing more than banking a load of sport and spending the day watching it all. Neal is envious of Fergal’s Sky Sports package as a lot of viewing in his house revolves around ‘Dance Moms’ and ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’.
Next up we have Angela and Eileen from Castleknock. They met at the local retirement club in the area. Eileen spotted newcomer Angela, offered her a seat beside her and the rest is history. Dubliner Angela moved back from Wexford a few years ago and enrolled as a mature student, studying Retail in Pearse College and winning two awards for public speaking. Eileen is originally from Kilkenny and spent most of her life as a Children’s and Psychiatric nurse.
Since retiring, Eileen has been very active and takes advantage of her free travel pass, nipping into town for a coffee or on a mission to buy wool for her next knitting project. Angela’s favourite TV programmes are ‘Midsomer Murders’, ‘Come Dine With Me’ and ‘Miss Marple’ but she hates ‘Big Brother’ and ‘The X Factor’. Eileen loves to watch ‘Ear to the Ground’ and ‘The Chase’.
Gogglebox Ireland will introduce colourful and entertaining recurring couples, families and friends from all over Ireland, who will all say it like it is from the comfort of their own homes.
Get ready for lots of giggles as Gogglebox Ireland captures an Irish perspective on what is happening around the world and shows the role TV plays in people’s lives.
Airing every Thursday night at 9.30pm on TV3, this is must-see TV you do not want to miss!
‘Gogglebox Ireland’ premieres tonight (Thursday 22nd September) at 9.30pm on TV3 & 3player
Gogglebox is proudly sponsored by Virgin Media
