The All Ireland Talent Show (series 2)  The second series of "The All Ireland Talent Show" was announced on 10 August 2009. The winner was Chloe Coyle from Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The second season was an extended one with more shows, seventeen in total. It was scheduled to avoid competition with UK talent show "The X Factor" which airs on competing channels UTV and TV3. Gráinne Seoige returned as presenter in her only role on the channel following the scrapping of "Seoige". Aidan Power and Dustin the Turkey started work on a new show, "The All Ireland Talent Show Backstage". The show is based on spin-offs shows like "The Xtra Factor" and "Britain's Got More Talent". This has ended Power's time as co-presenter of "". The judges are the same as the first series: Boyzone member Shane Lynch (Dublin), 1970 Eurovision Song Contest winner and conservative politician Dana (North), broadcaster John Creedon (South), television presenter and Irish language enthusiast Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh (East) and television personality and weather forecaster Dáithí Ó Sé (West). Judge Creedon has warned Dáithi O'Sé to stop stealing acts from Munster, alleging that he "invaded" County Clare in series one and that he would be "answerable to me and to my gang" if he continued to persist. Ní Chofaigh stated her hopes were for her act to win and "have a career". O'Sé has said about his fellow judges: "They're definitely trying to knock me off my perch". Evelyn O'Rourke appeared as a replacement judge for the third live show after Shane Lynch's flight from London was delayed. The second series was longer than the first, with eight acts in each of the five regions going to the Live Heats, and forty acts in the finals instead of twenty-five. The live shows began on 31 December 2009, and the final was broadcast live on 14 March 2010. The first round of auditions in Dublin on 29 August 2009 saw 1,500 people take part. 49 of these made it through to be viewed by Shane Lynch. According to presenter Gráinne Seoige, "a lot more musicians and traditional bands turned up [in Dublin] than last year". The second round of auditions took place in the North in Derry on 5 September 2009.