Dublin Wives

Danielle Meagher (born 1980[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0575097/ Danielle Meagher], IMDb), also known as "Danielle Marr", is an Irish television personality, best known for appearing in Dublin Wives{{cite web|url=http://cbb5.channel5.com/c5/housemate/danielle/ |title=Danielle Marr |publisher=Channel 5 |accessdate=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830162625/http://cbb5.channel5.com/c5/housemate/danielle/ |archivedate=30 August 2013 }} and the twelfth series of Celebrity Big Brother.{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/22/celebrity-big-brother-viewers-baffled-by-lauren-harries-and-danielle-marr-3934903/|title=Celebrity Big Brother: Viewers baffled by Lauren Harries and Danielle Marr|date=22 August 2013 |publisher=Metro News|accessdate=23 August 2013}} She runs a Botox clinic in Dublin.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/danielle-marr-joins-celebrity-big-2206556|title=Danielle Marr joins Celebrity Big Brother 2013 securing a large fee: Celebrity Botox doctor profiled|date=22 August 2013 |publisher=The Mirror|accessdate=23 August 2013}}

Jo Jordan is an entrepreneur.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Jordan lives in Castleknock, although she spent her childhood living on the streets, and later in Ballymun.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Jordan has two sons, Gavin and Josh, having first given birth at the age of 16.{{cite news|first=Eimear |last=Rabbitte |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/jo-jordan-opens-up-about-her-teenage-pregnancy-in-new-rte-show-29403151.html |title=Jo Jordan opens up about her teenage pregnancy in new RTE show |newspaper=Irish Independent |publisher=Independent News & Media PLC |date=8 July 2013 |accessdate=15 October 2015}} She met her husband, James, 10 years prior to broadcast and together they have built a successful business.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Jordan planned to start a makeup line with fellow Dublin Wife, Lisa Murphy.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

Lisa Murphy is the former fiancé of dancer Michael Flatley, owns a beauty salon "A New Lisa Life," and has also appeared in magazines.[http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/to-flatley-lisa-was-finally-all-about-sex-26416030.html To Flatley, Lisa was finally all about sex], Irish Independent[https://web.archive.org/web/20160203125411/http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/murphys-new-lisa-life-26515788.html Murphy's new Lisa life], Irish Independent Murphy describes herself as being "a bit of a square" and surprisingly shy. After an interview on Ireland AM, Gerald Kean announced that he and Lisa were planning to get married.[http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/gerald-kean-lisa-murphys-wedding-2213721 Gerald Kean and Lisa Murphy set to tie the knot], Irish Mirror That relationship has since ended.[http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/celebrity-lawyer-gerald-kean-fiancee-5018331 Celebrity lawyer Gerald Kean and fiancee Lisa Murphy split for the third time after revealing baby plans]

Roz Flanagan is from County Monaghan.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Flanagan and her husband Vincent manage a family food business and have four daughters.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Flanagan met her husband at the age of sixteen and married him when she was twenty.http://rsvpmagazine.ie/roz-purcell/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203125411/http://rsvpmagazine.ie/roz-purcell/ |date=3 February 2016 }} Exclusive Interview with Roz Flanagan RSVP.ie Flanagan donates much of her free time to supporting The Cari Foundation.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

Virginia Macari is a fashion designer, actress, and model.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Macari is a member of the "Macari Fish and Chip dynasty."{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} She was born in Italy but raised in Cork.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

Macari has a son named Thor.{{cite news| url= http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/virginia-macaris-back-in-business-as-fiance-is-jailed-for-three-years/ |work=evoke.ie | title=Virginia Macari's back in business as fiance jailed for 3 years| date= 7 June 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/no-im-not-in-jail-husband-of-virginia-macari-following-conviction-for-fraud-31118714.html/ |title='No, I'm not in jail' - husband of Virginia Macari following conviction for fraud « Irish Independent « |publisher=independent.ie |date=5 April 2015 |accessdate=10 October 2015}} She is attempting to launch her own bikini line.[http://virginiamacari.com/virginia-macari/ About Virginia Macari & The beachwear]

In late 2012, NBC took notice of Dublin Housewives (which is not part of the Real Housewives franchise) and found similarities between it and their franchise. After viewing an episode of the show, NBC requested changes be made.

It was agreed between NBC and TV3 that the 'Housewives' title of the series would be replaced by 'Wives' and that Dublin's Spire be removed from the programme's logo, which appeared similar to promotional material for The Real Housewives of New York City which features the iconic Empire State Building.{{cite web|author=Samuel Beckett |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/honeymoon-over-as-dublin-housewives-forced-to-drop-name-3346459.html |title=Honeymoon over as 'Dublin Housewives' forced to drop name - TV & Radio, Entertainment |publisher=Independent.ie |date= |accessdate=13 January 2013}}

According to a report in the Irish Independent, the change came after direct contact from NBC, which owns The Real Housewives franchise, recently valued by The Hollywood Reporter as being worth upwards of half a billion dollars.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

A TV3 source stressed that all contact with NBC had been amicable, and that NBC was impressed by Dublin Wives.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0108/tv3.html |title=TV3's Dublin Housewives forced to change name - RTÉ Ten |publisher=Rte.ie |date= 8 January 2013|accessdate=13 January 2013}}

Jeff Ford replaced Ben Frow as the director of content at TV3, and he said major shows would be axed, as he brings in fresh content to lead the channel upmarket, more highbrow and away from the "trashy" reality shows favored by his predecessor.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/dublin-wives-favourite-jo-jordan-1889252|title=Dublin Wives at war.. again: Danielle slams Jo in Twitter row.|date=14 May 2013 |publisher=The Mirror|accessdate=15 October 2015}} By mid-2013, the stars and production company of Dublin Wives have not been contacted by TV3 about a new series, "No one has heard one way or the other about its re-commissioning. It's the silence on the matter that would prompt me to believe that it won't be coming back," said a source.{{cite web|last=Egan |first=Barry |url=http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/silence-over-the-future-of-dublin-wives-cmon-tv3-29314118.html |title=Silence over the future of Dublin Wives? C'mon TV3! |publisher=Independent.ie |date=2 June 2013 |accessdate=22 August 2013}}

It has been revealed that shows like Tallafornia and Dublin Wives will be axed as Ford believes these are "too trashy" - with industry insiders saying UTV may consider bidding for the company.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} A source said: "Jeff did hint that he might move them to 3e but it looks like he’s not keen to make them again as he doesn’t feel the money involved in making them justifies the figures.{{cite web|last1=Quigley |first1=Maeve |last2=Hamilton |first2=Sam |url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/tv3s-biggest-stars-worried-theyll-1988516 |title='Jeff wants to make TV3 a force to be reckoned with.. it looks like a major cull is on the way' |publisher=Irish Mirror |date=25 June 2013 |accessdate=22 August 2013}}

Jo Jordan and Lisa Murphy have been filming their own fly-on-the-wall documentary series, they are calling: Jo And Lisa ... Keeping Up Appearances. The pair are{{when|date=April 2016}} in talks with RTÉ and TV3 about getting it commissioned.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} "It's not like Dublin Wives showing us in fancy hotels, but it is very much fly-on-the-wall, where you can see us on our good days, our bad days, without make-up and taking in our washing – stuff like that".{{cite web|last=Rabbitte |first=Eimear |url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/dublin-wives-duo-hoping-to-star-in-their-own-reality-series-29345144.html |title=Dublin Wives duo hoping to star in their own reality series |publisher=Herald.ie |date=14 June 2013 |accessdate=22 August 2013}}

Danielle Meagher has also been filming her own spin-off show of Dublin Wives, 'Dr Danielle's Diaries'.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

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