From Baby Reindeer and The Traitors to Bodkin and The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: The best and worst television of 2024
The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable
Virgin Media
Inside Aer Lingus review: A dull infomercial masquerading as a behind-the-scenes documentary
Television revivew: A potentially promising idea is wasted by a film that serves as a glorified commercial for the airline
‘Have I any rights at all?’ Virgin leaves one customer without broadband and chases another for two cent
Management of broadband during a house move causes undue stress, while a tiny debt for a service not received boggles the mind
Tonight Show presenters Ciara Doherty and Claire Brock leave Virgin Media Television
Two long-serving journalists will depart the broadcaster after election coverage as number of shows is cut in half
I’m a Celebrity: Barry McGuigan emotionally recollects death of daughter Nika
Jungle campmates rally around former boxer as he opens up about Nika McGuigan’s death in 2019
I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! review: Barry McGuigan comes unstuck in bungled rumble in jungle
Television: It’s all a bit ho-hum so far as Coleen Rooney stands out as most recognised ‘celebrity’
I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!: Barry McGuigan and Dean McCullough revealed as contestants
This year’s lineup for the reality show will see the pair join Coleen Rooney, Tulisa and Danny Jones in the jungle
Rose of Tralee festival beset by financial problems and legal actions
Plus: Brian Ormond’s shoe business missteps, Peadar Tóibín’s distaste for government funding of media, and effing drama in the Dáil
Coimisiún na Meán ‘finalising’ decision on future of broadcast moratorium
Broadcasters and the Electoral Commission have called for it to be abolished
Switching mobile networks? Here’s how to pay only for what you need and avoid roaming charges
A comparison of plans from Three, Vodafone, Eir, Virgin Mobile, Sky Mobile, 48, An Post Mobile, Tesco Mobile and GoMo
Good Boy comedy marks new era for RTÉ Player
Prominent slots on Montrose app have grown in importance as audiences continue their shift to on-demand viewing
Patrick Freyne: Where does Love in the Country find its taciturn Irishmen? I thought they had gone from this isle, like elk and shame
Anna Geary is such a good host that she’d probably want to help rural romantics find the partner of their dreams even if RTÉ wasn’t filming it
BoyleSports to sponsor Big Brother on Virgin Media
Betting and gaming company seeks to engage more with women through the €250,000 deal
Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt
Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue
Virgin Media Television narrows losses as digital advertising revenue climbs
Broadcasting group enjoys stronger performance overall in 2023, a year when it reached its highest ever audience
Budget 2025 could be both big and disappointing news for Irish media
Government’s deal with RTÉ has reinvigorated calls for public funding from its rivals, while tax credits talk is rarely too far away
Mary Lou McDonald reflects on ‘very tough year’ as she reveals husband’s cancer diagnosis
Sinn Féin leader in mourning following her father’s recent death but her husband Martin Lanigan’s prognosis is now positive
Forget the DVD box set, all of Mad Men is now on the RTÉ Player
Both Virgin Media Television and RTÉ are aiming for further digital growth via their players, already the main point of access to content for some viewers
Dead and Buried review: Entertaining, cheesy and 100% bonkers escapist thriller
Television: Colin Bateman adaptation of his Border-based play Bag For Life offers everything you need from a bit of Monday night nonsense
Claire Brock: ‘My biggest regret is not landing a role in EastEnders. I was nearly Mark Fowler’s Irish cousin’
The Tonight Show host on why Carrickmines is her favourite place, being a middle child and her feelings about keyboard warriors
VMTV will launch new streaming app Virgin Media Play in September
Revenge thriller Dead & Buried, the return of Gogglebox Ireland and Grá ar an Trá, and new series Life Actually among shows on Virgin’s autumn line-up
Sky, Netflix, Virgin and sports: How to manage your TV and streaming expenses
Special offers, contract savings and why you should try to swerve the new ‘streaming TV’ services if you like recording programmes
GAA open up rights to championship games currently shown by GAAGo
The GAA has invited ‘expressions of interest’ for media rights, potentially opening up the market for the likes of Virgin Media, TG4 or Sky
TV licence fee to stay unchanged but viewers may see impact on RTÉ services
Existing licence fee payers will be affected by this deal if RTÉ is obliged to make further programme cuts as a result
Virgin Media working to fix Dublin internet outage
Telecoms company expects fault to be repaired by 1pm
The Serial Killer’s Wife review: Another British thriller in which a woman’s middle-class life is ripped to tatters
Television: The drama is piled high with unpleasant protagonists and wallows in nastiness simply for the sake of it
Trawler owners being sued for €800,000 after allegedly damaging undersea internet cable
Virgin Media Wholesale has no entitlement to ask fishing be modified by reason of cable laying, scallop fishers say
Broadcaster Paul Byrne leaving Virgin Media after resolving High Court case
Dispute over internal disciplinary proceedings has been settled following mediation
I’ve begged Virgin Media to restore my old service. I can’t record RTÉ and my phone won’t work
Pricewatch: For some people, losing the ability to save programmes for later is a source of much frustration
Neurodivergent chat show to be made for Virgin Media Television by Kite
Gogglebox Ireland maker will produce Irish version of hit French interview format featuring well-known personalities
Reporter’s case over Virgin Media disciplinary decision set for mediation
Judge says Paul Byrne’s High Court action against broadcaster can be adjourned for a month
Struggling stock exchange needs support, says Euronext Dublin chief
Seen & Heard: Offshore energy giant settles with fisherman; Amazon’s take on Irish data centre discussion; Hines’s latest student housing play; Virgin Media’s losses
Hostelworld chairman Michael Cawley to step down after nine years
Hostel-booking group plans to repay remaining €7.5m balance on a AIB loan by end of June, two years ahead of schedule
Virgin Media correspondent launches High Court action over internal disciplinary process
Paul Byrne claims he was suspended after information he gave in a broadcast turned out to be inaccurate
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