The Traitors Ireland: Most dramatic round table yet as third traitor in a row gets the boot
With the grand final to take place in just over a week, can the faithful continue their winning streak?
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Mike Murphy: ‘It should have been the RTÉ payments scandal, not the Ryan Tubridy payments scandal’
Broadcaster talks about Roy Keane and the mothers of Cork, angry Trumpite golfers and finding a fan in Martin McGuinness
Director Neasa Hardiman: ‘The film industry here has become world class. It’s incredibly exhilarating’
"Oh my god, the landscape of the film industry in Ireland has changed absolutely radically, and it is world class. That’s been incredibly exhilarating for me as someone who has had to go to other countries to get a break as a drama director.”
The Traitors Ireland: That RTÉ is operating on a relative shoe-string budget is obvious
The Traitors Ireland differs only from other versions in that the contestants are a mite swearier and the budget is visibly lower
Cork Marts fined €4,250 over animal welfare breaches
Company pleads guilty to offences that first came to light after RTÉ Investigates programme
RTÉ says it will withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates
Israel’s participation in the annual song contest has been a source of criticism
Robert Sheehan: ‘Living in Ireland helps with everything. Everyone feels like they’ve known you forever’
The actor discusses his craft, fame and cutting down forests as a ruthless emperor in Marvel Comics’ Red Sonja
Patrick Freyne on RTÉ’s The Traitors Ireland: ‘It’s crazy witchfinding b******t. That’s why it’s fun’
RTÉ’s version of the Dutch gameshow is a hit. Patrick Freyne explains why
Use of Tricolour to mark territory for ‘indigenous Irish’ inappropriate, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan cautious on any demands to take flags down, saying issue has to be handled ‘sensitively’
The Traitors: My favourite character is Eamon, who is being radicalised before our eyes
My favourite character is Eamon the garda, who is being radicalised before our eyes
Dev - Rise and Rule review: Chatty, well-made series fails to decode Éamon de Valera
Television: David McCullagh is chummily informal and in command of the facts, but even he can’t unpick the enigma that is de Valera
CMAT, Liam Neeson, David McCullagh: Eight people who would make a great president of Ireland
Forget eligibility and nomination rules and open your mind to these potential candidates
Former RTÉ meteorologist Joanna Donnelly to seek nomination for presidency
Donnelly says she wants to highlight the need for climate justice and the conversation around climate crisis
Six Nations coverage to remain on free-to-air television to 2029
RTÉ and Virgin Media renew partnership to share broadcasting rights
Even if RTÉ stretched to its limit, Claire Byrne likely stood to gain 60% more by moving to Newstalk
Irish radio, like Irish politics, has a habit of appearing stagnant until, suddenly, it isn’t
RTÉ on course to shed more than 100 jobs this year, says Kevin Bakhurst
More than 300 staff members have expressed interest in voluntary exit scheme
The Traitors Ireland review: RTÉ’s murderously enjoyable parlour game kicks off with an addictive opening episode
Television: Siobhán McSweeney presides over a made-to-measure version of the international social-deduction hit
RTÉ was quick to name Claire Byrne’s successor, but Newstalk is the big winner here
Losing one Today show presenter to Newstalk was misfortune, losing two looks like carelessness
Claire Byrne leaves RTÉ for Newstalk before expected pay cut
Presenter ‘thrilled’ to be joining rival broadcaster as Pat Kenny makes way in schedule
RTÉ’s Claire Byrne asks a question that dispels any trace of carefree holiday vibes
RTÉ Radio 1 host sounds disconcertingly cheerful in discussion about a new outbreak
EU action against Israel over Gaza is ‘long overdue’, Simon Harris says
Tánaiste’s comments come after hundreds of former ambassadors issue letter calling on EU to respond to deteriorating humanitarian situation
The Traitors Ireland: ‘It’s a safe way to be a treacherous, backstabbing person’
At Slane Castle, where Siobhán McSweeney is hosting RTÉ’s big new TV show, skulduggery is the name of the game
Thousands of dolphins may be dying off west coast of Ireland every year, ‘and nothing is being done’
Undersea cameraman Ken O’Sullivan has spent 20 years among the charismatic mammals
RTÉ’s Steve Carson: ‘It would be great if Patrick Kielty continued as Late Late host’
After spending 11 years at the BBC, the executive has returned to Montrose at a time of flux for RTÉ.
Fintan O’Toole? Johnny Logan? Liveline asks the nation, one by one, who should be president
Radio: The phone-in canvasses so many people that it might just qualify as a poll of voting intention for the entire country
RTÉ’s new season: The Traitors Ireland, Obituary, a Dev doc and drama from Stuart Carolan
Adaptation of Marian Keyes novels leads a beefed-up drama slate in busy autumn for live sport
Rose of Tralee 2025: Sparks fly as electrician Katelyn Cummins crowned the winner
Laois Rose, from Ballyouskill, named this year’s Rose of Tralee following televised event over two nights on RTÉ
Instruments painted black to highlight battle by Artane Band abuse survivors to change its name and uniform
Historic link to industrial school legacy is ‘traumatising and distressing’ for victims
Rose of Tralee 2025 review: Another batch of warm, likeable overachievers makes for slightly plodding TV
Hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas have negligible chemistry
Seán Rocks obituary: Actor, gifted broadcaster and advocate for the arts
Aside from radio work, he had also acted on TV shows including The Bill, Glenroe and Fair City and was described as Sebastian Barry as ‘a work of art himself’
Man wins deportation appeal after evidence of being wanted by Nigerian police over same-sex activity
He says he was forced to flee country, where gay relationships are punishable by up to 14 years in jail
Tubs in a topper, RTÉ on its uppers: Patrick Freyne can see clearly now
Ryan Tubridy’s return of €150,000 to his old employer, plus eight other TV moments I missed while I was away reading books and smelling flowers
Breaking Out: The remarkable life of gregarious and charismatic songwriter Fergus O’Farrell
Television: O’Farrell’s final years in Schull yank hardest at the heartstrings in this emotionally devastating documentary
A Year at Kylemore Abbey: Clarkson’s Farm with rosary beads will leave you nun the wiser
Television: RTÉ pitched this three-parter as an insight to the nuns community, but the focus is firmly on Kylemore Abbey, the tourist spot
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