TV and Streaming Highlights: The return of the Late Late Show, Cheap Irish Homes and more
Patrick Kielty: the new steward of The Late Late Show; Friday, 9.35pm; RTÉ One. Pic: Andres Poveda
Players of the rebooted Jumanji return and attempt to rescue one of their own. Fantasy adventure sequel, starring Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan and Kevin Hart.
Four-part drama. On the night of October 12, 2002, people from all walks of life are enjoying themselves at Paddy's Bar and the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali. Without warning, two suicide bombs tear through both venues. This series follows the work of first responders and volunteers as they race to the crime scene, desperate to help and to extinguish the huge fires ignited by the bombs.
Irish Open: day 3 from the K Club, 1.10pm RTÉ OneÂ
AFL Women’s: second round — Sydney Swans v Geelong cats, 5.15pm TG4Â
WNL: Galway United v DLR Waves, 7.15pm TG4Â
UEFA Euro 2024: Group C game — Ukraine v England, ko 5pm; North Macedonia v Italy, ko 7.45pm; both Virgin Media Two with highlights at 10pmÂ
Rugby World Cup: Australia v Georgia, ko 5pm; England v Argentina, ko 8pm, both RTÉ2Â
Rugby World Cup 2023 Live (ITV1, 7.15pm)
Marty Morrissey and historian Liz Gillis turn the lens on the 1950s and 60s and the rare auld times in inner-city Dublin, as captured in the work of Limerick-born photographer, Elinor Wiltshire.
Joe Duffy speaks with the legendary three-times Eurovision winner, Johnny Logan, a.k.a. Seán Sherrard, who talks openly and emotionally about the loss of his parents and two brothers, his relationship with his father, well-known tenor and charismatic Patrick O’Hagan, and how his father’s faith has influenced him throughout his life. He reveals what he wants for his own funeral when the time comes, and he speaks about his struggle with intrusive media, which, in the past, has caused anger and hurt for him and his family.
AFL Women’s: Collingwood v Fremantle, noon, TG4Â
GAA: Waterford Hurling final, 1.45pm; final round of group games in Dublin Football Championship, 4.05pm, both TG4Â
Rugby World Cup: Japan v Chile, ko noon RTÉ2Â
Irish Open, final round from the K Club, 1.10pm, RTÉ OneÂ
Racing from the Curragh, 2.15pm, RTÉ2Â
European Qualifiers: Republic of Ireland v Netherlands, ko 7.45pm, RTÉ2
Crime journalist Veronica Guerin began to lift the lid on the Irish crime scene. As her investigation neared John Gilligan's operations, violence would land on her doorstep.
GAA: club football and hurling championships highlights, including Waterford hurling final. 8pm, TG4Â
UEFA Qualifiers: Latvia v Wales ko 7.45pm; and highlights at 10pm Virgin Media Two
Music enthusiasts and fans of The Saw Doctors are in for a treat as this new Irish language documentary series delves into the history and impact of their iconic song, ‘N17’.
International Football: 150th-anniversary heritage match – England v Scotland, 7pm, Channel 4Â
UEFA U21 Euro 2025, Republic of Ireland v San Marino, ko 7.30pm RTÉ2
Lady Eleanor Butler of Kilkenny Castle and Sarah Ponsonby, an aristocratic orphan, were two women who dared to love on their own terms, defying social norms and scandalising their families.Â
Episode 2 brings Maggie Molloy and Kieran McCarthy to Kerry to meet Megan, a 25-year-old, first-time buyer from Ballyduff. She’s been desperately looking for a property since January 2022. Megan wants somewhere within a commute to her job in Tralee with some outside space for her dog, Luna.
Popular prison drama second season finale. With Derry Girls star, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell. The future of C Wing hangs in the balance. The prison is a powder keg after the discovery of the undercover police officer and a deadly hostage situation develops.
Hector lands among the skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur — or KL, as the locals call it — in Malaysia. He meets up with the most famous graffiti artist in the country Fritilldea and links up with the female chairperson of the local football club Ombak FC nestled beneath the tallest skyscrapers. He embarks on a boat journey on the Malacca Strait and meets up with a family who survived the tsunami on St Stephen's Day, 2004.
In 1996, Belfast bus driver Peter Lavery went from earning around £200 a week to being one of Northern Ireland's richest people overnight when he won £10million on the National Lottery. That incredible life-changing moment enabled him to give up his day job and embark on a series of ambitious projects. He talks about some of them here, including his most recent endeavour — an attempt to turn the pumphouse close to where the Titanic was once docked into his home city's first whiskey distillery for 90 years.
The world’s longest-running chat show returns, with new host Patrick Kielty taking over from Ryan Tubridy.
Agnes goes speed-dating. Her friendship with Winnie is also about to be tested thanks to a new neighbour, while Buster and Dermot's attempt to boost the salon's profile looks set to end in disaster.
Docuseries with Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. The first run followed the North Wales club’s fortunes after the celebrity pair bought it in 2020, amid hopes of ushering it back into the English Football League. Series two will chronicle the 2022-23 season, which included Wrexham’s FA Cup and National League campaigns, as well as some heavyweight pre-season fixtures. Watch out for appearances from Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell too.
Back for its third series with a fourth run commissioned. Focuses on characters who work for a major TV network’s morning news programme, as well as working conditions we wouldn’t normally see. Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are back as co-hosts Alex Levy and Bradley Jackson. And Jon Hamm and Stephen Fry join the cast.
South African comedy series (below) starring Bunto Petse as teen Mbali Hadebe, who becomes an outcast after her mother Brenda’s corrupt political dealings come to light. Mbali runs away to the tiny Grahamstown University, where she plans to reinvent herself. She becomes the focal point of a group of fellow misfits, and soon begins shaking up the campus.
