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Gay Byrne to host the Millonaire show in Ireland...

Riverdance producers John McColgan and Moya Doherty have secured a 7 million pounds sponsorship deal from Irish telecommunications giant Eircom. The deal is to sponsor the Irish version of the world's favourite TV show "Who Want's to Be a Millionaire" for the next two years. The couple who own Riverdance and Tyrone Productions will broadcast the show from October 17 as a double episode. The host of the show is the veteran Irish TV presenter Gay Byrne.

Talking to ShowBiz Ireland Gay said "the Who Wants to be a Millionaire show is the TV phenomenon of the last 20 years."

The show has been licensed or optioned in 77 countries. RTE are set to have an exact replica of the UTV studio in Dublin and also use the same music and lighting effects.

The main difference in the Irish edition of the show will be the only on twice a week unlike the UK and US shows. The show will be on for 13 weeks for it's first season and Gaybo's says they will take it from there after that.

All the questions in the Irish show will be drawn up in Ireland and not dumped down like the US show which made the questions easier for the contestant.