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Actor and presenter Siobhán McSweeney revealed as host of The Traitors Ireland for RTÉ |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney has been confirmed as the host of The Traitors Ireland, coming to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player in 2025. |
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Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes’s to debut on TG4 & TG4.ie at 8:30pm on December 29th |
| 12 Dec 2024 | TG4 has confirmed the broadcast of Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s, a poignant documentary exploring the legacy of Hughes’s, an unassuming Dublin pub that left an indelible mark on traditional Irish music. |
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Over 1.6 million people watched The Late Late Toy Show 2024 across the weekend |
| 10 Dec 2024 | RTÉ’s Home Alone themed Late Late Toy Show broadcast to homes across Ireland and the wider world with average TV viewing for Friday night’s show now at over 1.6 million, including catch-up viewing on Saturday and Sunday and the repeat broadcast. |
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Irish documentary So This Is Christmas to make TV debut on RTE One this season |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Ken Wardrop’s heartfelt documentary So This Is Christmas will make its national TV debut this Christmas with the film set to broadcast on RTÉ One next Wednesday, December 18th at 9:35pm. |
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Paul Mescal takes the spotlight hosting Saturday Night Live for first time |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Paul Mescal was the latest Irish talent to appear as host of NBC's Saturday Night Live, hosting for the first time this weekend and following in the footsteps of previous Irish hosts including Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan and Pierce Brosnan. |
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TG4 reveals line-up of award-winning Irish-produced films airing this Christmas. |
| 05 Dec 2024 | Leading the list of home-grown productions scheduled to be broadcast on TG4 this Christmas is the Oscar-nominated film An Cailín Ciúin, which will make its TV premiere on Christmas day at 8pm on TG4. |
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Actor Éanna Hardwicke on his role in A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone |
| 04 Dec 2024 | IFTA winning and BAFTA nominated actor Éanna Hardwicke will star in Mark Gatiss’ adaption of E. Nesbit’s chilling short story Man-Size in Marble for his seventh Ghost Story for Christmas for the BBC – debuting on Christmas Eve. |
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ITV releases trailer for new drama Playing Nice starring Niamh Algar and James Norton |
| 04 Dec 2024 | The official trailer has been released for gripping new ITV psychological thriller, Playing Nice starring BAFTA nominated Irish actor Niamh Algar (Mary and George, The Virtues) alongside BAFTA nominee James Norton (Happy Valley), Olivier nominated James McArdle (The Mare of Easttown), and BIFA nominated Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey). |
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Siobhán Cullen cast in new BBC drama Babies alongside Paapa Essiedu, Jack Bannon, and Charlotte Riley |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Irish actress and IFTA Rising Star Siobhán Cullen has been announced to star in new drama Babies, written and directed by the award-winning Stefan Golaszewski (Mum, Marriage) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. |
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Official trailer released for Dexter: Original Sin starring Patrick Gibson |
| 02 Dec 2024 | The official trailer featuring Irish actor Patrick Gibson reprising the role of Dexter in Paramount+ and Showtime’s new series Dexter: Original Sin has been released ahead of its debut on Paramount+. |
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Filming underway on new BBC Gaeilge music series Ceolta, set for broadcast in 2025 |
| 02 Dec 2024 | Filming has started on Ceolta, a new BBC Gaeilge series, which explores the diverse musical landscape of Ulster. |
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Strident's new Cybersex crime documentary commissioned by BBC Three & Northern Ireland |
| 25 Nov 2024 | BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Three have commissioned Northern Ireland production company Strident’s new documentary film, Hunting The Cybersex Crime Gang. |
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Mary Kennedy presented with IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award at Shelbourne reception |
| 22 Nov 2024 | On Wednesday evening, IFTA presented beloved Irish broadcaster Mary Kennedy with the Irish Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the television industry. |
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The Agency, starring Michael Fassbender and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, sets November 29 premiere |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Showtime/Paramount+'s new thriller The Agency starring Michael Fassbender as a CIA agent will premiere its first two episodes on November 29th. |
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FX's Troubles drama Say Nothing debuts to wide acclaim on Disney+ |
| 21 Nov 2024 | New Troubles drama Say Nothing has been lauded international since its launch on Disney+ last week. |
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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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