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TG4 Launches New Autumn Schedule in Cork |
| 03 Sep 2019 | Powerful storytelling forms the backbone of TG4’s new Autumn schedule, which was launched in Cork City. |
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New Comedy Series Headcases to debut on RTE One this Sunday, 8th September at 22:30pm |
| 03 Sep 2019 | Treasure Entertainment has announced that new comedy pilot Headcases, created, written and starring Charleigh Bailey (A Date for Mad Mary) alongside Seána Kerslake (Hole in the Ground), will air on RTÉ One this Sunday, 8th September at 22.30 as part of their new drama and comedy season. |
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Over 1 million tune-in to closing moments of RTÉ2's coverage of the 2019 All Ireland Final |
| 02 Sep 2019 | RTÉ has revealed that it recorded a peak audience of 1,099,900 viewers who watched the Sunday Game Live on RTÉ2 as Kerry and Dublin closed-out Sunday’s pulsating All Ireland Football Final. |
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Starz Orders Pilot for Sharon Horgan's Horror-Comedy 'Shining Vale' |
| 30 Aug 2019 | The show is co-created by Horgan, ‘Trial & Error’ co-creator Jeff Astrof and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment (‘The Chi’). |
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New Irish drama Series' Darklands, The Deceived and Blood: Season 2 announced at VMTV's new season launch |
| 28 Aug 2019 | Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has launched a new season of programming with four original and returning Irish drama series announced, major live sport, a host of new entertainment and factual series, eight hours of live studio content every week day and more news content than any other Irish TV station. |
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Dead Still, Headcases and Dublin Murders Lead the Way for RTÉ's New Season |
| 22 Aug 2019 | RTÉ has unveiled a new slate of impactful Irish programming along with a strong focus on climate as part of its upcoming new season. |
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Damien Molony Talks Brassic Ahead of its Debut on Sky One this Thursday at 10pm |
| 21 Aug 2019 | IFTN previously caught up with Irish actor Damien Molony to find out more about Sky’s new comedy series, how he got involved and the making the most of awkward scenes. |
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‘Innocent Boy’ Named Winner of Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Innocent Boy, a ten-minute short film by Cluster Fox Films, has been announced as the winner of the Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition. |
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TG4 Canada-Ireland Co-Development Incentives 2019 |
| 23 Jul 2019 | TG4 is welcoming proposals for audio-visual projects, which the broadcaster can support for the up-coming BAI/CMF Canada-Ireland Co-Development Incentive and the Canada-Northern Ireland Co-Development Incentive. |
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'The Man Who Wanted to Fly' to Have TV Premiere on RTÉ |
| 22 Jul 2019 | The most successful Irish documentary of the year set for broadcast on RTÉ One, Monday July 22nd at 9.35pm. |
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Sean Murray's 'Unquiet Graves' to Air on RTÉ One |
| 16 Jul 2019 | The gripping documentary from Belfast based filmmaker Sean Murray will air on RTÉ One on Monday 29th July at 9.35pm |
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TG4 Development Scheme for Young Peoples' Drama Series Announced |
| 10 Jul 2019 | TG4, the BAI, Screen Ireland and the WRAP fund are on the lookout for a brand new Young Peoples’ Drama Series and they are calling on independent production companies to apply to develop and produce such a series for them. |
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BAI Issues Call for Applications under Archiving Scheme 2 |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Applications for funding under Archiving Scheme 2 are now being accepted, with some €2.8m available under this support scheme funded through the television licence fee. |
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Channel 4 and Waddell Media Announce New 20-Part Series |
| 08 Jul 2019 | Waddell Media has been commissioned to produce a new twenty part series, with the working title ‘Work on the Wild Side’, which is expected to air on Channel 4 in Spring 2020. |
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'Paramedics' Producer Rob King Joins the BBC |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Since leaving Virgin Media Television for the UK last year, Irish Series Producer / Director Rob King has enjoyed a successful start to life abroad and speaks exclusively to IFTN about completing an adventurous new eight-part air cargo series and his new move to the BBC. |
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Virgin Media Announce New Short Film Competition |
| 27 Jun 2019 | The winner will receive investment to fund the production of a short film and feature in next year’s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. |
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RTÉ Announces a Loss of €13m in 2018 Annual Report |
| 26 Jun 2019 | The 2018 report revealed that the broadcaster had recorded a deficit of €13 million, marking the seventh time in 10 years that a deficit has been recorded. |
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RTÉ Invites Submissions for TG4 Programming 2020-2021 |
| 13 Jun 2019 | RTÉ and TG4 are seeking proposals for a traditional Irish Music Series for TG4 to be broadcast in the Traditional Irish music slot at 21:30pm on Sunday nights. |
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First Look Image Released for 'The Young Offenders' Series 2 Currently Filming in Cork |
| 12 Jun 2019 | Principal photography is underway in Cork on Series 2 of RTÉ and BBC Three comedy TV show ‘The Young Offenders’. |
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Director Gavin Fitzgerald Discusses New Liam Gallagher Documentary with IFTN |
| 06 Jun 2019 | IFTN caught up with Irish director Gavin Fitzgerald to find out more about directing the new Liam Gallagher documentary ‘Liam: As It Was’, the art of dealing with eccentric personalities and how the Gallagher sibling rivalry influenced the structure of the documentary. |
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