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'''Michael O'Doherty''' is a television talent judge, newspaper writer and the publisher of the ''[[VIP (magazine)|VIP]]'' magazine group in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. |
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'''Michael O'Doherty''' is a television talent judge, newspaper writer and the publisher of the ''[[VIP (magazine)|VIP]]'' magazine group in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. He is originally from [[Killiney]] in County Dublin, and was educated at [[Sandford Park School]] <ref>http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/ive-been-called-a-ponce-a-cretin-and-a-tosser--anonymous-bloggers-are-the-ultimate-cowards-1924607.html I've been called a ponce, a cretin and a tosser ... anonymous bloggers are the ultimate cowards - Evening Herald</ref> in Dublin and studied English and French at [[Trinity College Dublin]] to undergraduate level. O'Doherty's multi-million-euro publishing empire includes magazines such as ''[[VIP (magazine)|VIP]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribune.ie/article/2006/apr/16/tomorrow-never-dies-but-vips-live-for-today/|title=Tomorrow never dies, but VIPs live for today|date=2006-04-16|accessdate=2009-01-12|publisher=''[[Sunday Tribune]]''}}</ref> ''[[TV Now]]'', ''[[Kiss (Irish magazine)|Kiss]]'', ''[[Stellar (magazine)|Stellar]]'' and ''[[The Dubliner]]'' Magazine. O'Doherty also known for his joint business venture with [[John Ryan (publisher)|John Ryan]], the unsuccessful ''[[New York Dog]]'', a magazine for dog lovers. |
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O'Doherty's publishing business includes magazines such as ''[[VIP (magazine)|VIP]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribune.ie/article/2006/apr/16/tomorrow-never-dies-but-vips-live-for-today/ |title=Tomorrow never dies, but VIPs live for today |date=16 April 2006 |accessdate=12 January 2009 |work=[[Sunday Tribune]] }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''[[TV Now]]'', ''[[Kiss (Irish magazine)|Kiss]]'', ''[[Stellar (magazine)|Stellar]]'' and ''[[The Dubliner]]'' Magazine. |
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O'Doherty has also written for the ''[[Evening Herald]]'' newspaper.<ref name="Have a nice fight">{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/hq/have-a-nice-fight-1852818.html|title=Have a nice fight|date=2009-08-06|accessdate=2009-08-12|publisher=''[[Evening Herald]]''}}</ref> He served as a judge on [[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]]'s reality television show ''[[Total Xposure]]'', adopting a somewhat unconvincing [[Simon Cowell]] persona on the jury.<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2009/0815/1224252579275.html Filling an Empty Space, the Irish Times</ref> |
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== Career == |
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| ⚫ | The idea for the magazine came from a joint business venture by Irish magazine publishers O'Doherty and [[John Ryan (publisher)|John Ryan]]. Ryan's publishing company initially owned the publishing venture ''[[Stars on Sunday]]'' which folded with losses, whilst O'Doherty still maintained ''VIP''. ''New York Dog'' magazine was promoted on ''[[The Late Late Show (Ireland)|The Late Late Show]]'', and was set up alongside a [[New York City]]-based website, [[blogorrah.com]], which was described by the ''[[Irish Independent]]'' as "a sort of ''[[The Phoenix (magazine)|Phoenix]]'' without portfolio".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/andrea-gives-ryan-some-dogs-abuse-136202.html|title=Andrea gives Ryan some dog's abuse|date=29 October 2006|accessdate=12 January 2009|work=Irish Independent}}</ref> The site was edited by [[Derek O'Connor (journalist)|Derek O'Connor]] but stopped filing new posts in July 2007. Its closure, and that of ''New York Dog'', was extensively covered by the Irish media, many of whose members had been satirised on ''Blogorrah''.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} |
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=== Early ventures === |
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O'Doherty's first solo publishing venture was Level3<ref>http://www.victoriamaryclarke.com/articles/O%20Doherty%20Michael%20.html Interview with Michael O'Doherty - Victoria Mary Clarke</ref>, a magazine aimed at university students in Ireland. The first issue of ''Kiss'' launched in Ireland on 31 October 2002, aimed at a teenage market.. His previous magazine launches - ''Magill'' in 1997, ''VIP'' in 1999 and ''TV Now'' in 2000 - were alongside his business partner, John Ryan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribune.ie/article/2002/oct/27/irelands-kiss-takes-on-bliss/|title=Ireland's 'Kiss' takes on 'Bliss'|date=2002-10-27|accessdate=2009-01-12|publisher=''[[Sunday Tribune]]''}}</ref> |
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==''The Dubliner'' failure== |
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O'Doherty also failed to make a success of ''[[The Dubliner]]'' magazine, purchased by him in 2008, which ceased publication as an independent magazine in January 2012, eleven years to the day after the first edition hit the newsstands. The Dubliner's last editor was Martha Connolly.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} |
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| ⚫ | The idea for the magazine came from a joint business venture by Irish magazine publishers O'Doherty and Ryan. Ryan's publishing company |
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The most recent addition to O'Doherty's publishing "empire", were ''[[Stellar (magazine)|Stellar]]'' is a glossy monthly targeted at women in the age group of eighteen to thirty-four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune.ie/article/2008/aug/17/odoherty-to-launch-new-irish-fashion-magazine/|title=O'Doherty to launch new Irish fashion magazine|date=2008-08-17|accessdate=2009-01-12|publisher=''[[Sunday Tribune]]''}}</ref> and ''[[The Dubliner]]'' magazine. |
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== Personal life == |
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O'Doherty is single and lives in [[Ringsend]] in [[Dublin]]. A student of [[Karate]], he also enjoys playing golf, but claims to have not held a golf club for four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune.ie/article/2008/nov/02/getting-the-cleaners-in-vip-magazine-publisher-mic/|title=Getting The Cleaners In: VIP Magazine Publisher Michael O'Doherty|date=2008-11-02|accessdate=2009-01-12|publisher=''[[Sunday Tribune]]''}}</ref>. A close friend of former VIP Magazine social editor, [[Gavin Lambe-Murphy]], he also plays piano in nightclubs under the artistic name of Hugh Jorgan. He is often teased about his ownership of a bright orange Italian sportscar, which he never fails to mention at any social occassion <ref>http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/love-sex/bachelor-boys-i-would-hate-to-be-70-and-have-nobody-give-a-s-about-me-1748825.html Batchelor Boys - Irish Independent</ref>. |
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O'Doherty is a person who hides behind newspaper articles to take potshots at internet users. |
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While he correctly points out that quite a lot of internet users hide behind anonymity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/ive-been-called-a-ponce-a-cretin-and-a-tosser--anonymous-bloggers-are-the-ultimate-cowards-1924607.html|title=I've been called a ponce, a cretin and a tosser|date=2009-10-26|accessdate=2009-11-01|publisher=''[[The Herald]]''}}</ref>, he failed to live up to his promise to meet these "anonymous people" when given the opportunity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62725079&postcount=77|title= MOD backs down from mod TOD|date=2009-10-27|accessdate=2009-11-02|publisher=''[[boards.ie]]''}}</ref>. Those who know him well say he a shy man, who dislikes many of the people who appear in VIP magazine, regarding them as [[knackers]], while defending the likes of drug-taker [[Katy French]] <ref>http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/book-on-katy-frenchs-death-likely-to-upset-friends-1885310.html Book on Katy French's death likely to upset friends - Irish Independent</ref>. But who cares about that when you have a Lamborghini to run. |
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 3 November 2024
Michael O'Doherty | |
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Michael O'Doherty is a television talent judge, newspaper writer and the publisher of the VIP magazine group in Ireland.
O'Doherty's publishing business includes magazines such as VIP,[1] TV Now, Kiss, Stellar and The Dubliner Magazine.
New York Dog collapse
[edit]The idea for the magazine came from a joint business venture by Irish magazine publishers O'Doherty and John Ryan. Ryan's publishing company initially owned the publishing venture Stars on Sunday which folded with losses, whilst O'Doherty still maintained VIP. New York Dog magazine was promoted on The Late Late Show, and was set up alongside a New York City-based website, blogorrah.com, which was described by the Irish Independent as "a sort of Phoenix without portfolio".[2] The site was edited by Derek O'Connor but stopped filing new posts in July 2007. Its closure, and that of New York Dog, was extensively covered by the Irish media, many of whose members had been satirised on Blogorrah.[citation needed]
The Dubliner failure
[edit]O'Doherty also failed to make a success of The Dubliner magazine, purchased by him in 2008, which ceased publication as an independent magazine in January 2012, eleven years to the day after the first edition hit the newsstands. The Dubliner's last editor was Martha Connolly.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tomorrow never dies, but VIPs live for today". Sunday Tribune. 16 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Andrea gives Ryan some dog's abuse". Irish Independent. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2009.