The new series began on 12 September 2009 , with Kathryn Thomas co-presenting with Marty Whelan ( now taking over from Aidan Power , who then landed a job on '' The All Ireland Talent Show '' ) . The series , in its 20th year , reverted to its original name . Near the end of the season , the jackpot of € 500,000 was won . Síle Seoige replaced Kathryn Thomas as co-presenter with Marty Whelan for the 16 January 2010 episode while Thomas was filming in Trinidad and Tobago , and John Creedon stood in for Marty Whelan for the final edition of this season ( 29 May ) while Marty himself was in Oslo to do his annual Eurovision Song Contest commentary that same evening . When Marty Whelan went off to do his Eurovision commentary each year , a guest presenter took the position . In 2010 this was the aforementioned John Creedon , in 2011 it was Brian Ormond , while Dáithí Ó Sé took the job in 2012 , 2013 and 2014
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Winning Streak