Creedon’s Musical Atlas of Ireland on RTÉ One: Amiable charm despite moment of cringe
Quibbles aside, John Creedon is an engaging figure attempting something ambitious in this Irish documentary with big ideas
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TV guide: The return of Ted Lasso, and the other best new shows to watch this week
Ted Lasso returns, while Celebrity Hunted, The Salisbury Poisonings and Possession among other highlights
As soon as the hooter sounded in Croke Park, the story was no longer about football
Mayo’s joyous All-Ireland win was also about roots and identity and a rebuttal of the past
Defence Forces chief faces discovery requests over alleged sex assault and charge against corporal
Judge-led tribunal seeks records on separate cases for its inquiry into complaints of abuse
The news learned to follow us everywhere. No wonder we are hiding from it
Many people no longer feel they have control over when they read the news as outlets chase engagement
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
Highlights include In the Opinion of the Censor, The Rapture, Ramy and The Irish Question
‘They described me as a threat to national security’: Vincent Kearney on being tracked by MI5
Veteran journalist heard from sources after spy revelations that he ‘might as well have been a tout’
Gay Byrne was the first big beast broadcaster. Claire Byrne was the last
Now we’re in the era of big beast bean counters
Roz Purcell: ‘When I was younger I was fine with people looking at me. But I have grown to hate it’
The Tipperary broadcaster and author knows how to captivate an audience. Just married and settling into her radio role on 2FM, she’s figuring out which new challenges to tackle
Pat Donlon, first female director of a national institution in Ireland, dies aged 83
Former National Library of Ireland chief ‘spearheaded’ a number of projects during her time in post, daughter says
All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Unlike Joe Duffy, Kieran Cuddihy doesn’t ramp up the drama on Liveline
Radio: Presenter takes low-key yet effective approach to traumatic tales, while Morning Ireland hosts shattering story
Testimony on RTÉ One: Why didn’t Ireland do more to help victims of Magdalene laundries?
Television: Aoife Kelleher’s film hums with a taut, sustained rage as it chronicles the years of thankless, thwarted work by campaigners
RTÉ spent €8.5m on redundancy packages for 67 people in 2025
‘Exit costs’ for 67 people accepted for scheme were €8.5m, with 30 roles ‘suppressed’, broadcaster’s annual report shows
RTÉ’s top 10 highest earners in 2025 included nine members of senior management
Former radio presenter Claire Byrne is the only on-air talent to feature in top 10 highest paid staff last year
World Cup ruminations
RTÉ’s coverage, refereeing the final, and the famous photo of Messi and baby Yamal
Building Ireland on RTÉ One: Exploring an Irish town ripe for rediscovery
Television: Athlone is a place ripe for discovery - a mission undertaken in this very watchable episode
Traitors Ireland refused permission to film new series at ‘archaeologically sensitive’ sites in Meath
‘Misrepresenting the monument for entertainment risks undermining our educational remit’, says OPW
RTÉ crime drama Kin to return for third series in 2027
Broadcaster releases details about the much-awaited comeback of the hit Dublin gangster show as part of its upcoming drama slate
End of an era for ITV could have implications for Irish viewers
More than 70 years after its founding, the UK’s commercial broadcaster has been acquired by a US giant
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
Highlights include The Crow Girl, Katie Price: Nothing to Hide and Testimony
Heads should roll at Irish Rail
There must be repercussions for writing off €50 million of taxpayers’ money
Bill Kenneally victim: ‘He said if I told anyone, he had the pictures to show I enjoyed it’
A chance discovery that his childhood abuser still had access to boys led Jason Clancy to make a decision that would lead to justice but also a personally difficult journey
Trinity’s Treasures with Ruth Negga on RTÉ One: Why restrict such a good idea to just one college?
Television: With all the learning and accomplishments of Irish institutions RTÉ has – presumably for budgetary reasons – limited its scope here to Trinity College
Going Gone – Frank McNally on the rise and fall of Irish go-go dancing
Plus: Diplomacy requires envoys of bad luck to avoid Spain’s and Argentina’s embassies on Sunday
What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing: ‘RTÉ abandoned writers. It’s unconscionable’
The musician on songwriting, shape-shifting, career turnabouts and staying curious
Breith, Beatha, Bás on RTÉ One: Charming snapshots of ordinary lives in a changed Ireland
Television: The simple stories unpacked here depict an Ireland that has undergone huge upheavals
Politicians bemoan RTÉ’s failures, then make them worse
No enterprise could absorb an 18-year price freeze on its primary revenue stream while costs keep climbing
RTÉ is straying into areas already well served by private publishers
If journalistic output no longer has to fit anything, how much of it should there be?
RTÉ’s Áine Lawlor signs off: From ‘swot’ to ‘bolshie’ broadcaster, she never lost her impish charm
An accomplished, self-assured presenter with thorough interrogative skills, Lawlor could also be a supple and empathetic interviewer
Amhrán na bhFiann became national anthem 100 years ago today but no public announcement made
For reasons best known to WT Cosgrave, he did not make any public announcement about anthem decision
Claire Byrne: ‘I never really went into this game to be famous’
The broadcaster on the push and pull factors behind her move, her new podcast and turning 50
Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up
We should do what the Finns do: give ourselves a pat on the back for all that is good in this country of ours
Claire Byrne deploys the tact and restraint that make her so good on delicate topics
Newstalk host gives Chalkie White the space to describe the complexity of his reaction to an ordeal that, with George Gibney’s conviction, may finally be near its end
Cost of running RTÉ will increase by €50m this year, Oireachtas committee told
Kevin Bakhurst tells PAC that broadcaster has held preliminary discussions with Land Development Agency
RTÉ’s TV licence sales decline by almost 200,000 in past four years
Senior management due before Public Accounts Committee on Thursday as broadcaster faces continued financial difficulties
RTÉ to seek more State funding after three-year €725m deal ends
Oireachtas committee to hear broadcaster has ‘reversed the trend of reporting deficits’
Patrick Kielty to return as Late Late Show host in three-year deal
Kielty signs new three-year deal which will allow for up to 30 episodes per season
House price inflation and the future of the Late Late Show
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At 65 years old, isn’t it time for RTÉ to retire The Late Late Show?
Patrick Kielty’s contract expired about nine weeks ago, leaving questions to be answered for a show due to return in September
HSE clinical director rejects concerns raised by obstetrician about labour guidelines
Former National Maternity Hospital master Peter Boylan described the concept of a latent phase of labour as ‘dangerous’
Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story on RTÉ One – A national celebrity in the US shunned in Ireland
Television: Fascinating story of an Irishman who became a pioneering advocate for the downtrodden in the US but was quietly written out of the history of his homeland
Wolfe Tones singer Brian Warfield settles RTÉ defamation action over Joe Duffy comments
Warfield and then-host Joe Duffy clashed during an on-air 2023 discussion about the group’s song Celtic Symphony
Former RTÉ broadcaster Brendan Balfe: ‘I haven’t listened to Radio 1 for a long time’
Balfe was the first face in colour from RTÉ TV studios, and in his day, his voice was as familiar as that of Gay Byrne to Irish audiences
‘I learned an awful lot from Eamon Dunphy’: Didi Hamann on the art of punditry
The Liverpool and Germany great talks about making RTÉ home, maintaining your distance from players, picking up tips from Dunphy and dealing with online abuse
The Downey brothers: How Cork found two pillars of a rebuilt defence
Robert and Eoin Downey have grown into two of the county’s most important hurlers
Minister pledges law change after review of nursing home regulation
O'Donnell says independent review highlights need for reforms to regulation and accountability
Record 5.8m drinks containers returned in one day under Re-turn deposit return scheme
More than 3bn bottles and cans have been returned under the scheme since its introduction in 2024
Oliver Callan’s refusal to shy away from uncomfortable discussions leads to awkward moment
Radio: The former 2FM DJ tells Miriam O’Callaghan about the most difficult conversation of her life
Holding nursing-home owners accountable ‘legally challenging’ due to corporate ownership
Report commissioned into Hiqa processes finds its remit applies to registered providers rather than ultimate owners
Wild Cherry on RTÉ One: Bingeably ridiculous capering tale of rich people’s bad behaviour
Television: On paper, Wild Cherry reads like a blizzard of bad taste, yet somehow walks the line between glossy soap and gritty drama
RTÉ spends almost €57,000 on team sent to cover World Cup qualifier in Prague
Top Montrose executive says coverage ‘provided on a cost-competitive basis’ reaped benefits
Nurses and midwives at Limerick maternity hospital striking over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels
INMO says cut to frontline posts has been ‘catastrophic for a hospital already under significant pressure’
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