▁and ▁ex ▁P og ues ▁bass ist ▁C ait ▁O ' R i ord an . ▁ ▁The ▁results ▁show ▁ran ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁period ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁minutes ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁live ▁singing ▁performance ▁from ▁Paul ▁By rom ▁( second ▁runner ▁up ▁from ▁series ▁one ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁four - min ute ▁ensemble ▁dance ▁routine ▁from ▁the ▁shows ▁professional ▁d anc ers . ▁The ▁results ▁show ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁winner ▁Kill ian ▁O ' S ull ivan , ▁who ▁dan ced ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁partner ▁Nicola ▁By r ne ▁to ▁the ▁Sc iss or ▁Sister s ▁track ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁Fe el ▁Like ▁Dan cin ' ". ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁a ▁non - I r ish ▁artist ▁or ▁band ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Party ▁show ▁stood ▁out ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁live ▁show ▁to ▁ring ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁on ▁R T É ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁years . ▁In ▁previous ▁years ▁recorded ▁shows ▁were ▁played ▁" as ▁live " ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁and ▁usually ▁involved ▁a ▁standard ▁format ▁of ▁musical ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁chat ▁with ▁an ▁invited ▁audience . ▁ ▁Jud ges ▁Jean ▁Butler , ▁George ▁Hook , ▁Col in ▁Dun ne ▁ ▁Pan ell ist ▁Robert ▁O ' By r ne ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Special . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁C ele br ity ▁J igs