Sunday TV Tips: John Creedon finds out if Gollum really was from Co Clare

— John Creedon visits The Burren to see if local cave, PollnaGollum, might have inspired Tolkien’s famous character, Gollum
Sunday TV Tips: John Creedon finds out if Gollum really was from Co Clare

Gollum, voiced by Andy Serkis, in a scene from the fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Picture: AP Photo/Warner Bros., File)

Dancing On Ice - final

Virgin Media One, 6pm

One celebrity will be crowned this year’s champion of the rink. The full class of 2021 return and a special performance from Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. 

The Olympic pair who are also judges on the show, had previously recorded a performance for the final but it was played in an earlier episode. The final was also brought forward by a week after so many contestants withdrew because of injury or positive Covid test results.

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean reveal they had just days to put together a dazzling routine for the Dancing On Ice final
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean reveal they had just days to put together a dazzling routine for the Dancing On Ice final

Creedon’s Atlas of Ireland

RTÉ One, 6.30pm

John visits The Burren to see if local cave, PollnaGollum, might have inspired Tolkien’s famous character, Gollum.

John Creedon: Creedon's Atlas of Ireland
John Creedon: Creedon's Atlas of Ireland

Comhluadar Ceoil (new series)

TG4, 8.30pm

Dáithí Ó Sé meets with The O'Connor Family — Gerry, Dónal, Siúbhán and Finnian.

Sport

Live Six Nations Rugby: Scotland v Ireland, Virgin Media One, 2pm

Live International Hockey: Ireland v Great Britain, RTÉ 2, 4.30pm

Premier League: includes Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur, 4.30pm; Manchester United v West Ham United, 7.15pm, Sky Sports

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