Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television
Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Dec 1st–7th)
Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Dec 1st–7th)
Charming documentary about a quirky rivalry for stardom between two Irishmen that slipped between the cracks of history
Hector Ó hEochagáin, the presenter and author, on his love of the Irish language, life in the parish and a novel way to stop thumb-sucking
Television: At no point is Hector in danger of doing anything original or surprising (the odd fusillade about politicians aside)
October 26th-31st: Hector Ó hEochagáin Down Under, plus Trigger Point, Down Cemetery Road, The Unreal and The Witcher
Platforms created during the pandemic to televise local matches are here to stay
Microsoft and Bank of Ireland among companies reshaping HR processes to access neurodiverse talent
Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood
Perhaps novelty value of Blues hosting matches at Croke Park is wearing off
His writing, live shows, radio and podcast work radiated infectious curiosity, cultural nuance and a sense of the mystical undercurrents in life
Concerns remain about Foras na Gaeilge’s cross-Border funding model
Irish language broadcaster says salary for its ard-stiúrthóir has not increased in nearly a decade
Irish language broadcaster should receive ‘interim’ package if legislation is delayed
Committee calls on Coalition to introduce ‘Netflix levy’ despite minister’s stance
Presidential candidate is only one of the three declared presidential candidates to speak Irish
Deirdre Ní Choistín, árd stiúrthóir of TG4, says the station is a key part of the current revival of the Irish language
Television: Glúin Z is sharpest when discussing Ireland’s apocalyptic accommodation situation, but the property crisis doesn’t just impact Gen Z
Including a history of the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movements, a gem of a novel by Darach Ó Scolaí and Joe McHugh’s entertaining account of learning Irish
Television company chief Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin gave evidence to Oireachtas committee on Wednesday
Jaden Hendrikse’s antics during URC shootout have been roundly criticised, apart from in South Africa
Television: Film-maker Éanna Mac Cana, who has been treated for the lymphoma named after Burkitt, deftly traces a remarkable life
Department told government-established review that pay in top-level posts at RTÉ and TG4 had fallen in real terms since 2016
RTÉ loses out as Irish channel reaches four-year agreement with tournament organisers
Scéalta na gCorn explores the history of cups and trophies in the GAA – this week in Armagh
The woman who leads Ireland’s largest newsroom on disinformation, the ‘digital election’ and RTÉ’s new Clarity mark: 'you will hear that we’re a mouthpiece for the State, or that we’re only representing a certain view. But I think it’s up to us to push back on all the things that legacy media are accused of and tackle this head on.'
No better example of the complex relationships not just between North and South but between Ireland and Britain than our intertwined media ecologies
Television: TG4′s Sonas is feel-good factual filmmaking where hard questions are left to one side, and everyone has a grand time
There are solutions, which, if they’re good enough for the NFL, European rugby, and Uefa, should be good enough for the GAA
Division Three tie between Clare and Offaly will also be shown on Irish-language station
Deirdre Ní Choistín has worked with the station for the last 25 years in many different roles
‘Joy and a privilege’ to succeed Alan Esslemont in role leading Irish language broadcaster
Television: ‘This surge of pain shot up my head, down my back. I remember falling to the floor and just screaming,’ she says
Dublin-born podcaster Doireann Ní Ghlacáin has learned to embrace her identity as a Gaelgeoir and fiddle-player, whether it’s hip or not
Irish wasn’t Caoimhe Ní Laighin’s first language growing up, but with the help of good teachers, the presenter made it part of her career
Dates confirmed for postponed first round fixtures
Television review: The story of how leading women of 1916 were later marginalised is chunkily incorporated into the grand sweep of de Valera’s fall and rise in TG4′s De Valera san Fhásach
Television: Series follows Dublin teenagers seeking to complete their collection of banned VHS movies
New series will begin on Thursday, January 23rd
Author and Irish language activist Máirtín Ó Cadhain prepared the ground for the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s with ‘his own agitation’
Coimisiún na Meán wants report to examine broadcasters’ 2024 performances
GAA confirm the media rights broadcasters for 2025 will remain unchanged
Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling
Election 2024: Sinn Féin remembers Coimisiún na Meán and other things gleaned from the parties’ media policies
Television: It takes a while to get going and is not without flaws, but this show is good enough to almost convince us our native tongue is in everyday use
Legislation will ‘enhance accountability, transparency and value-for-money in our public service media’, says Minister
Children’s writer Máire Zepf talks about her books and TV work, and how Kneecap bringing ‘beautiful, real Belfast Irish’ to the big screen has been powerful
If the GAA's Football Review Committee wants a more entertaining spectacle, then referees and coaches should have microphones during the upcoming interprovincial games
Government’s deal with RTÉ has reinvigorated calls for public funding from its rivals, while tax credits talk is rarely too far away
Denis Walsh: Pitching for the package rights to six GAA championship games will be a stretch for TG4 but if they come looking for that package, they should get it
The GAA has invited ‘expressions of interest’ for media rights, potentially opening up the market for the likes of Virgin Media, TG4 or Sky
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News service provided by RTÉ to TG4 is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says TG4 boss Alan Esslemont
Public bodies must ensure that at least 20% of advertising placed is in the Irish language, and at least 5% of budget must be spent on Irish-language media
Lobbies propose €57m for increased Gaeltacht and Irish spending, including extra €26m for TG4
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices