The Voice of Ireland (series 4)
The Voice of Ireland is an Irish reality talent show. The fourth series of the programme premiered on 4 January 2015 on RTÉ One and concluded on 26 April, similar to previous seasons. Kathryn Thomas returned as main host, while her colleague Eoghan McDermott remained the show's co-host. Television personalities Bressie and Kian Egan both returned as coaches, while The Saturdays singer Una Healy and S Club 7 star Rachel Stevens filled the remaining two positions. Screentime Shinawil Productions continued to produce the talent programme.
Patrick Donoghue was crowned the winner on April 26, 2015, with his version of Jessie J's Mama Knows Best, which was later released on iTunes. He was coached by The Saturdays singer Una Healy. After winning the recording contract with Universal, Donoghue decided to change his stage name to Patrick James as he found it represented him more as an artist.
Teams
;Color keyWinner | |
Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Eliminated in the Live shows | |
Eliminated in the Knockouts | |
Artist was stolen by another coach | |
Eliminated in the Battles | |
Artist withdrew from the competition |
Blind Auditions
The Blind Auditions for The Voice were filmed in The Helix on the 15, 16 and 17 October 2014. They were broadcast from 4 January to 15 February, across seven episodes. This series, each coach had to choose 14 contestants to continue to the battle stage.Blind Auditions 1
Blind Auditions 2
Blind Auditions 3
Blind Auditions 4
Blind Auditions 5
Blind Auditions 6
Blind Auditions 7
[RTÉ 2fm] Wildcards
The successful Wildcard format continued on the show. This gave singers a final opportunity to apply if they missed the application deadline. RTÉ 2FM presenters filtered the acts to find the best 5 possible contenders and they were invited to return for a blind audition with the coaches. The 2014 winner Brendan McCahey was a wildcard act, proving it to be successful.Order | Artist | Coach's and contestant's choices |
1 | Colm Conlan | Team Kian |
2 | Aoife Cremin | Eliminated |
3 | Leanne Power | Team Rachel |
4 | Ellie-May Bopp | Team Rachel |
5 | Niall O'Halloran | Team Una |
6 | Ciara Monaghan | Team Kian |
The Battles
The Battles were filmed in The Helix on the 22 and 23 November 2014. They were then aired from 22 February to 15 March, across four episodes. The Steal returned this series, proving to be successful in season three. This is where another coach saves a losing battle act from bowing out of the competition by drafting them to their Live Shows team. Each coach had one steal and had the opportunity of putting it to use by pressing the 'I Want You' button at the end of the battle.Battles 1
Battles 2
Battles 3
Battles 4
The Knockouts
Knockouts 1 (March 22)
Knockouts 2 (March 29)
Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
1 | Kian Egan | Fionn Gardner | "That's What I Like About You" | Safe |
2 | Kian Egan | Pat Fitz | "Thinking Out Loud" | Eliminated |
3 | Kian Egan | Kate Purcell | "Sweet About Me" | Eliminated |
4 | Rachel Stevens | Sarah McTernan | "Ghost" | Safe |
5 | Rachel Stevens | Paul Taylor | "Father & Son" | Eliminated |
6 | Rachel Stevens | Cian O'Melia | "Blame it on Me" | Eliminated |
7 | Bressie | Ken Murphy | "20th Century Boy" | Eliminated |
8 | Bressie | Denise Morgan | "Ten Story Love Song" | Safe |
9 | Bressie | Laura Enright | "FourFiveSeconds" | Eliminated |
10 | Una Foden | Nicola Lynch | "Fancy" | Eliminated |
11 | Una Foden | Niall O'Halloran | "Love Me Like You Do" | Safe |
12 | Una Foden | Chloe Wilders | "Blank Space" | Eliminated |
Knockouts 3 (April 5)
Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
1 | Bressie | John O'Grady | "Hush" | Eliminated |
2 | Bressie | Kayleigh Cullinan | "Every Breaking Wave" | Safe |
3 | Bressie | Ashley Loftus | "Live Forever" | Eliminated |
4 | Rachel Stevens | Amy Hansard | "Price Tag" | Eliminated |
5 | Rachel Stevens | Paddy Kennedy | "I’m Not The Only One" | Safe |
6 | Rachel Stevens | Gemma Lomax | "Naughty Girl" | Eliminated |
7 | Kian Egan | Ciara Monaghan | "Cool Kids" | Eliminated |
8 | Kian Egan | John Bonham | "Run To The Hills" | Safe |
9 | Kian Egan | Caoin Fitz | "Night Changes" | Eliminated |
10 | Una Foden | Kelley McArdle | "Everywhere" | Eliminated |
11 | Una Foden | Evan Cotter | "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" | Eliminated |
12 | Una Foden | John Sheehy | "Firework" | Safe |
The Live Shows
The Live Shows were aired from 22 March to 26 April. Each episode was broadcast live from The Helix and the public were able to cast their vote to save acts of their choice. As per usual, there were special performances from guest and coaches. Patrick Donoghue won the entire competition on April 26, 2015, beating runner-up Emma Humber.Quarter Final (April 12)
- Guest Performance: Brendan McCahey "Safe and Well"
Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
1 | Rachel Stevens | Paddy Kennedy | "Pencil Full of Lead" | Eliminated |
2 | Rachel Stevens | Kieran McKillop | "Mirrors" | Saved by Public |
3 | Rachel Stevens | Sarah McTernan | "What I Did For Love" | Saved by Coach |
4 | Bressie | Kayleigh Cullinan | "Freewheel" | Eliminated |
5 | Bressie | Emma Humber | "Play Dead" | Saved by Public |
6 | Bressie | Denise Morgan | "These Words" | Saved by Coach |
7 | Una Foden | Patrick Donoghue | "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" | Saved by Public |
8 | Una Foden | John Sheehy | "Hold Back The River" | Saved by Coach |
9 | Una Foden | Niall O'Halloran | "Like I Can" | Eliminated |
10 | Kian Egan | Fionn Gardner | "Up" | Eliminated |
11 | Kian Egan | Helena Bradley Bates | "River Deep" | Saved by Coach |
12 | Kian Egan | John Bonham | "Stand By Me" | Saved by Public |
Semi-Final (April 19)
- Guest Performances:
- *Group Performance: "Hold My Hand"
- *HomeTown: "Cry for Help"
Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
1 | Una Foden | John Sheehy | "Sugar" | Eliminated |
2 | Bressie | Denise Morgan | "Weak" | Eliminated |
3 | Rachel Stevens | Sarah McTernan | "Earned It" | Saved by Public |
4 | Kian Egan | John Bonham | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Eliminated |
5 | Rachel Stevens | Kieran McKillop | "Give Me Love" | Saved by Public |
6 | Kian Egan | Helena Bradley Bates | "You’re The Voice" | Eliminated |
7 | Bressie | Emma Humber | "What Kind of Man" | Saved by Public |
8 | Una Foden | Patrick Donoghue | "Ain't Nobody" | Saved by Public |
Final (April 26)
- Guest Performances:
- *Coaches Performance: "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
- *Ryan Sheridan: "Here and Now"
- *Group Performance: "I Lived"
Order | Coach | Artist | First Song | Second Song | Result |
1 | Bressie | Emma Humber | "Hideaway" | "This Woman's Work" | Runner Up |
2 | Rachel Stevens | Kieran McKillop | "She Will Be Loved" | "We Cry" | Fourth |
3 | Rachel Stevens | Sarah McTernan | "If I Were A Boy" | "Who You Are" | Third |
4 | Una Foden | Patrick Donoghue | "Man in The Mirror" | "Mamma Knows Best" | Winner |
Results summary
;Color keysArtist's info
Artist from Team Bressie | |
Artist from Team Una | |
Artist from Team Rachel | |
Artist from Team Kian |
Result details
Winner | |
Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Artist advanced to the finals | |
Artist was saved by the public | |
Artist was in the bottom two of his team | |
Artist received the fewest of the public's vote and was eliminated | |
Artist did not perform on that particular week | |
Artist withdrew from the competition |