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Obituary to begin production on Season 2 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | RTÉ's black comedy Obituary is to begin production on its second season. The series is written by Ray Lawlor and was multi-IFTA nominated this year. |
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Boyzone: Three-part documentary series coming to Sky |
| 20 Aug 2024 | For the first time in 30 years, band members Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael Graham grant rare and exclusive interview access for this three-part Sky documentary series Boyzone. |
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Bad Sisters announces Season 2 premiere date on November 13 |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Apple TV+ has announced that Season 2 of Bad Sisters will premiere on Wednesday, November 13th. |
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RTÉ reports impressive viewing figures for Paris Olympics coverage |
| 14 Aug 2024 | RTÉ have announced the viewing figures for their coverage of the Paris Olympics, with 7.2 million streams on RTÉ Player and peak TV viewership of 1.4 million during Kellie Harrington's Boxing final. |
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Donie O'Sullivan promoted to Senior Correspondent at CNN |
| 31 Jul 2024 | CNN have announced that Irish journalist Donie O’Sullivan has been promoted to CNN Senior Correspondent. O'Sullivan has garnered praise in the past decade reporting on the spread of online misinformation, and now specialises in highlighting the effect of conspiracy theories, extremism, and radicalisation on politics, culture, and society. |
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Scannal celebrates 20 years with three one-hour documentaries on RTÉ |
| 30 Jul 2024 | RTÉ’s Irish language series Scannal marks its 20th anniversary with three hour-long documentaries this August, as part of Scannal: 20 Bliain. |
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Over one million viewers tune in to watch Armagh's historic win over Galway on RTÉ2 |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in Croke Park, which saw Armagh seal their second ever All Ireland Senior Football title, was watched by an average of 889,000 on The Sunday Game Live on RTÉ2, peaking at 1,085,400 as the game reached its thrilling conclusion. |
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Tourism Ireland opens call for International Programming Ireland Fund 2024 |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Tourism Ireland has opened applications for Round 3 of its 2024 International Programming Ireland Fund, to be submitted by 3pm GMT on Tuesday 10 September 2024. |
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Minister Martin confirms Government agreement on funding of RTÉ and Public Service Media |
| 24 Jul 2024 | The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, TD, has announced that Government has agreed multi-annual public funding for RTÉ which, through a combination of an improved TV licence system and Exchequer support, will ensure that RTÉ is supported to deliver on its Statement of Strategy. |
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€725m public funding plan for RTÉ to be signed off on by Cabinet |
| 24 Jul 2024 | At its final meeting this morning before the summer recess, the Cabinet will sign off on a new funding proposal for RTÉ, which is expected to retain the TV Licence fee. |
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Coimisiún na Meán appoints Aoife MacEvilly as Commissioner for Broadcasting and Video on Demand |
| 23 Jul 2024 | The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, has announced the appointment of Ms. Aoife MacEvilly as Commissioner for Broadcasting and Video on Demand in Coimisiún na Meán. |
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RTÉ announces coverage of 2024 Paris Olympics from this Friday |
| 22 Jul 2024 | RTÉ has announced details of its extensive coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games, which kick off in Paris this Friday 26th July. |
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Government look to agree RTÉ funding deal that will be mixture of exchequer funding and TV licence fee |
| 18 Jul 2024 | RTÉ looks set to have a new blended funding model put forward by Government, which will rely on a mixture of the current TV Licence and a “multi-annual” payment provided by the exchequer, as the proposal prepares to go to Cabinet next Wednesday. |
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Luke McManus's The Locals now available on RTE Player |
| 16 Jul 2024 | North Circular filmmaker Luke McManus's latest documentary The Locals premiered on RTE One last night and is now available on the RTE Player. |
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Lead cast revealed for Lisa McGee's new Irish comedy thriller series, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast |
| 01 Jul 2024 | Production has commenced in Northern Ireland on Lisa McGee’s (Derry Girls) new Netflix comedy thriller series, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast. |
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Production on Mix Tape begins in Dublin |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Adapted for television by Irish writer Jo Spain, production on Mix Tape will continue in Dublin, having begun in Sydney last May. |
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Max release official trailer for The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Max have released the official trailer for The Penguin, starring and executive produced by Colin Farrell. The series will premiere on Sky Atlantic and Now TV in Ireland. |
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First look at A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms |
| 19 Jun 2024 | A first look at Irish actor Peter Claffey on the set of new Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has been revealed. The series is currently filming in Belfast. |
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Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton discuss Bridgerton |
| 07 Jun 2024 | We spoke with Bridgerton Season Three stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton at a premiere of the second half of the new season at the Light House Cinema, Dublin. Bridgerton Season Three – Part Two launches on Netflix on June 13th. |
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TG4’s Reds na hÉireann and The Lovers, starring Roisin Gallagher, among Torc Awards winners (Day 2) |
| 06 Jun 2024 | TG4 documentary Reds na hÉireann, TV dramedy The Lovers starring Roisin Gallagher, and RTÉ’s live music programme Seisiún have been awarded at the Torc Awards for Excellence, on day two of Celtic Media Festival 2024. |
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