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Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars airs this Thursday on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Writer and podcaster Blindboy Boatclub will explore the origins, evolution, and cultural legacy of early Irish Christianity in his new documentary Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars. |
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HopSkip Studios' new original series What Next? debuts on RTÉ Kids this November |
| 12 Nov 2024 | What’s Next? is a future-focused series aimed at young audiences from Northern Ireland production company HopSkip Studios, who secured the commission from RTÉ Kids. |
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Irish Language crime drama Crá debuts on TG4, BBC NI, and BBC iPlayer. |
| 11 Nov 2024 | The first episode of Crá, a new six-part Irish-language crime drama, is set to premiere tonight at 9:30pm on TG4. |
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Mary Kennedy to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award on November 20th |
| 06 Nov 2024 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) is delighted to announce that beloved Irish broadcaster Mary Kennedy will be presented with the Irish Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the television industry. The Award will be presented at a special intimate reception at the historic Shelbourne Hotel on Wednesday 20th November. |
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Season four of Hope Street returns with Derry Girls' Tara Lynne O’Neill as new Inspector |
| 06 Nov 2024 | The latest season of Hope Street returns with a new Inspector Eve Dunlop, played by Derry Girls star Tara Lynne O’Neill, and a new Detective Constable Luke Jackson, played by Marcus Onilude (Ted Lasso). |
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RTÉ Jr premieres new Irish animated series Doodle Girl from ALT Animation and Studio Meala |
| 04 Nov 2024 | Doodle Girl, the brand new 2D animated series, co-produced by ALT Animation in Northern Ireland and Studio Meala in Ireland, premiered on RTÉ Jr at 7:50am this Monday, November 4th. |
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RTÉ and Screen Ireland to broadcast three new Storyland dramas on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player |
| 31 Oct 2024 | RTÉ and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has unveiled three new Storyland dramas, which will air on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from tonight Thursday, October 31st at 10:35pm. |
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Production underway on Deadpan Pictures' Irish Blood starring Alicia Silverstone for Acorn TV |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Filming is underway in Ireland on Irish Blood, which follows hot-shot Los Angeles divorce lawyer, Fiona Sharpe, who receives a letter from her estranged father and sets out to uncover the mystery of his disappearance. |
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Mipcom: Sony Pictures Television brings Animo TV format The Ultimate Hustle to Cannes |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Sony Pictures Television is bringing a brand new twist on the business reality competition to Cannes with The Ultimate Hustle. |
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Production underway on first short film from TG4's new Irish-language talent initiative, Céim Eile |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Filming has commenced on Babaí Brain, the first film to emerge from their new Irish-language talent initiative, Céim Eile. |
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IFTA hosts third Dynamic Diverse forum at Smock Alley |
| 16 Oct 2024 | On Tuesday, members and industry guests gathered for the third annual IFTA Screen: Dynamic Diverse, IFTA’s forum of discussions & engagement, encouraging artistic development across diverse communities within the screen industries, exploring visibility and representation and looking to best international practice in this area. The event was supported by Coimisiún na Meán. |
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RTÉ commissions The Traitors Ireland; Kite Entertainment to produce Emmy-winning format |
| 14 Oct 2024 | RTÉ has confirmed that it has commissioned Traitors Ireland, an Irish iteration of the Emmy and BAFTA-winning Dutch Reality Series that has enthralled audiences across the world including award-winning versions in the UK, US and the Netherlands. |
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Tyrone Productions new docu-series Naíonra debuts on TG4 this October |
| 08 Oct 2024 | Kicking off next Wednesday, October 16th, this heartwarming three-part series will see cameras follow all the action in two Naíonra over the course of one year - one in Tallaght, Dublin, and one in Mallow, County Cork. |
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Irish-produced series The Hardacres to premiere on Channel 5 tonight |
| 07 Oct 2024 | New Irish-produced drama series The Hardacres will begin tonight on Channel 5. The series is a period drama which follows the rags-to-riches tale of a Yorkshire family in the 1890s. |
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IFTA to host third Dynamic Diverse forum on October 15th |
| 04 Oct 2024 | IFTA will host their third Dynamic Diverse forum on Tuesday 15th October, encouraging artistic development across diverse communities within the screen industries, exploring visibility and representation and looking to best international practice in this area. |
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Budget 2025: Increases to Arts Council, Screen Ireland, and extension of Basic Income Scheme |
| 03 Oct 2024 | The Department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media has outlined further details of the distribution of the €1,271,989,000 in funding allocated to the Department in Budget 2025, which is said to see increases across all areas with a total 6% rise across the Department. |
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New family mini-series The Unreal to release on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player this October |
| 02 Oct 2024 | The brand new four part family mini-series, which stars Joseph McGucken, Kathryn McKiernan, Ally Ní Chiaráin, Senan Jennings and Kate Brady, will broadcast on RTÉ One this October. |
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Disney+ debuts trailer for Rivals starring Aidan Turner, Victoria Smurfit |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Aidan Turner and Victoria Smurfit star opposite David Tennant in the trailer for Disney+'s Rivals. |
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Chris O'Dowd joins cast of Black Mirror season 7 |
| 23 Sep 2024 | Chris O'Dowd will star in the next season of Netflix's Black Mirror, expected to release in 2025. |
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Culture Night 2024: RTÉ to broadcast collection of performances this Friday night |
| 19 Sep 2024 | RTÉ will celebrate Culture Night this Friday, September 20, with a coverage due to begin on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from 8pm on Friday evening. |
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