Kilcullen winner of TV show

Thirteen-year-old Jeffrey Hovenden Keane, from Calverstown in Kilcullen, has won the RTE programme 'It's My Show'.



He's pictured above, second from the right, at the final.

The all Ireland search for a junior TV presenter saw Jeffrey made it to the final 25 contestants, then to the semi finals. There he won the title of 'Best Young Irish TV Presenter'.

The heats for the competition were shown throughout the Christmas holidays with the grand final being aired on 2 January.

Jeffrey has been a member of Talented Kids Performing Arts School and Agency in Kilcullen Community Centre for two years now.

Presented by Sinead Kennedy, 'It's My Show' gives a group of 25 youngsters the chance to prove they could be the next big thing in the world of tv presentation.

There were five heats with two winners from each show going forward to the semi-finals.

The prize for the winner is the chance to present 'ICE'. The 25 participants were mentored by presenter Caroline Morahan for the five heats. The judging panel for the semi-finals and the final were theatre and film director Peter Sheridan, and TV presenters Brian Dowling and Caroline Morahan.