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Celtic Media Festival announce nominees for this year’s Torc Awards for Excellence |
| 22 Mar 2023 | Celtic Media Festival, the International Summit of Sound and Screen, has announced the full list of nominees for this year’s Torc Awards for Excellence. Many of the projects are supported by TG4, Northern Ireland Screen, and Screen Ireland respectively. |
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Applications now open for broadcasting course from Creative Futures Academy |
| 22 Mar 2023 | RTÉ and Virgin Media Television, together with Creative Futures Academy (CFA) have announced applications are now open for their brand new course in IADT, Professional Training for Live Studio Broadcasts. |
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RTÉ and Virgin Media Television Acquire Rugby World Cup 2023 Rights |
| 21 Mar 2023 | World Rugby has confirmed Rugby World Cup 2023 will be available to watch on RTÉ and Virgin Media Television. |
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Northern Irish police drama Blue Lights to premiere on BBC One |
| 21 Mar 2023 | Blue Lights is an original police drama from Northern Irish writing duo Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn (The Salisbury Poisonings). The six-part series was produced by Two Cities Television with support from Northern Ireland Screen, and filmed on location in Northern Ireland. |
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An Buachaill Gealgháireach wins Audience Award at Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival |
| 21 Mar 2023 | The film was written and presented by poet Theo Dorgan, and directed by Alan Gilsenan. Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival is an annual festival held in Greece. |
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Ryan Tubridy to step down from Late Late Show |
| 16 Mar 2023 | RTÉ have announced that Ryan Tubridy is to step down from The Late Late Show at the end of the season. |
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Neil Jordan’s Marlowe starring Liam Neeson premieres at the Stella Theatre |
| 15 Mar 2023 | Sky original Marlowe had its premiere at the Stella Theatre on Tuesday, March 14th. A Q&A with Liam Neeson, director Neil Jordan, and producer Alan Moloney was held at the event. Author John Banville was also in attendance. |
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Silver Mountain Distributions launches Fair Trade season 2 in the global markets |
14 Mar 2023 | Silver Mountain Distribution, the sales and marketing arm of Carey Fitzgerald’s
Irish production Company Silver Mountain Productions, is launching season two of TV series Fair Trade in the global markets. |
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Kin season 2 premiere rounds off St. Patrick’s Day Weekend on RTÉ |
| 14 Mar 2023 | Other TV highlights of this St. Patrick’s Day weekend include the RTÉ Choice Music Prize, the National St. Patrick’s Day Parade, The Late Late Show, Scotland v. Italy in the Six Nations, and the Dancing with the Stars finale. |
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Virgin Media Television looking for contestants for new dating show Grá ar an Trá |
| 14 Mar 2023 | Virgin Media Television are looking for contestants for their brand-new dating show, Grá ar an Trá. Contestants must be 18 - 30 years old to be eligible. |
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Filming underway on Kneecap, the new Irish Language feature film about Belfast-based rap trio |
| 09 Mar 2023 | Kneecap, the Belfast-based rap trio, were filming in Dundalk last week for their upcoming Irish language dark comedy film. |
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“I think the reality of the situation is a terrifying concept in itself;” Actor Niamh Algar on new ITV drama Malpractice |
| 09 Mar 2023 | IFTA-winning and BAFTA-nominated actress Niamh Algar (Deceit, Calm with Horses, Raised by Wolves) speaks with us about starring in the upcoming ITV medical thriller Malpractice, which releases on Virgin Media Television later this year. |
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The Young Offenders returns for fourth series on BBC One & BBC iPlayer, RTÉ Television and RTÉ Player |
| 06 Mar 2023 | Hit Irish comedy The Young Offenders from Vico Films has been recommissioned by the BBC for broadcast on BBC One, in association with RTÉ for broadcast on RTÉ One. |
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20th Anniversary IFTA Awards Ceremony to take place on May 7th |
| 01 Mar 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy has announced details of the upcoming 20th Anniversary IFTA Awards Ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, May 7th in Dublin. IFTA Nominees will be announced at 8.30am (GMT) on Tuesday, 7th March. |
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SAG 2023: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once makes history with four awards |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything, Everywhere All At Once made history at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in L.A. on Sunday night, by becoming the first film to receive four SAG Awards. |
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RTÉ publishes 2020, 2021 highest presenter earnings |
| 16 Feb 2023 | RTÉ has published the fees earned by its Top 10 highest-paid presenters for 2020 and 2021. |
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Derry Girls wins Best Comedy Programme at Broadcast Awards 2023 |
| 10 Feb 2023 | Lisa McGee’s Northern Irish hit comedy Derry Girls has been crowned champion of the Best Comedy Programme category at the Broadcast Awards 2023. |
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TG4 joins forces with Broadcasters from Wales, China, and Korea for international Stadiums co-production |
| 03 Feb 2023 | Broadcasters from Ireland, Wales, China and the Republic of Korea have joined forces to co-produce a new series focusing on some of the world’s greatest sporting arenas. |
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Watch: IFTA Screen Discussions – Róise & Frank, Joyride, The Cellar, and It Is In Us All |
| 03 Feb 2023 | Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA)’s annual series of Screen Discussions has launched ahead of the 2023 IFTA Awards. |
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First report on Cultural Impact of Section 481 Tax Incentive for the Creative Screen Industry published by Screen Ireland |
| 24 Jan 2023 | The Cultural Dividend Generated by Ireland’s Section 481 Film and Television Incentive is the first report of its kind, and it examines the impact that Section 481 has delivered for Irish society, for audiences at home and abroad, and for professionals working in the creative screen industry in Ireland. |
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