Telly and Streaming Highlights: Eurovision, The Disappeared, #MeToo, Bodkin and more
Bambie Thug performing Doomsday Blue at The Late Late Eurosong Special in their bid to represent Ireland in Malmö, Sweden in May of this year at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Photo: Andres Poveda
Jacqui Hurley is joined by Fiona Coghlan and Jamie Heaslip for live coverage of Leinster v Northampton from Croke Park. Commentary from Hugh Cahill and Donal Lenihan (kick-off, 5.30pm).
Entertainer and musician Pat Shortt and his old friend, Stocktonâs Wing frontman Mike Hanrahan, take a musical road trip around Ireland to discover the history behind some of our greatest songs. Then, they perform those songs in local venues with both new and established local musicians.
Theyâll be making their way to Ireland at the end of the summer â in the meantime, here are some archive highlights from Coldplay appearances on the BBC.
Joanne Cantwell is joined by Colm Cooper and Lee Keegan for live coverage of Clare v Kerry from Ennis (throw-in, 1.45pm) followed by Galway v Mayo from Salthill (throw-in, 4.00pm).
Writer Paul Howard of the âRoss OâCarroll-Kellyâ franchise, retraces his steps from a boisterous council estate childhood in Dublinâs Ballybrack to the house in Killiney that holds the memories of his motherâs final days.
TG4 honours and celebrates the musical heroes of our age. This year, the awards will be held at the University Concert Hall, Limerick. The Traditional Musician of the year is Derek Hickey and the Young Musician is Macdara Ă FaolĂĄin.
While we all know about Donald Trump and his fatherâs background, little is known about his late mother. Mary Macleod was raised in the remote Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides and was one of thousands of immigrants who left the Island for America in search of a better life.
Belfast-set police drama continues. Lee is the new boss in Mount Eden. Under pressure from Canning to get results, Shane leads Tommy into danger.
Super Garden, the garden design challenge, is back for its 15th season. John Dooley, from Kildare, designs a garden for Daija and her daughters, Amanda and Amelia.
Joanne Cantwell is joined by Didi Hamann for live coverage of Paris Saint Germain v Borussia Dortmund in the semi-final, second leg. Commentary from Des Curran (ko, 8.00pm).
Corkâs Bambie Thug hopes to reach the final in Malmö as the first semi-final gets underway, with wry commentary from Marty Whelan.
As an experienced chef in some of the worldâs top restaurants, Mark Moriarty is a firm believer that good food starts at home. Accompanied by his father, Tom, Mark explores Dingle Harbour in a bid to catch their supper.
The high-stakes dash around the globe continues. The teams must navigate the full length of Thailand to reach the next checkpoint â Koh Phi Phi â an archipelago of islands immortalised by the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Beach.
Seventeen-year-old Columba McVeigh went missing on Halloween night 1975. As a vulnerable teenager, he had fallen foul of both the British and Irish in the North during a difficult time of the Troubles. In 1998, the IRA admitted to abducting and murdering a group of people called âThe Disappearedâ. Columba was named as one of the victims.
Itâs back to Malmö for the second semi final â where the winners will hopefully be joining Bambie Thug in Saturdayâs decider.
In 2017, the MeToo hashtag shook the world, sparking an unprecedented wave of sexual assault revelations. Today, the storm of virulent misogyny is raging on, flooding our screens with harassment, defamation, sextortion, revenge porn, rape, death threats, and more. According to the UN, 73% of women are abused online.
In the final episode in this series, veteran journalist and political commentator, Tommie Gorman visits Co Tipperary to walk part of the ancient trail taken by St Declan.
Live coverage of Shamrock Rovers v St Patrickâs Athletic from Tallaght Stadium (ko, 7.45pm).
It wonât be on Irish television until next year â in the meantime, viewers with access to Britainâs national broadcaster can tune in to the further adventures of Cork bad-boys Conor and Jock.
It was supposed to be a showcase for European soccer. Instead, the delayed European Championship final, held at Wembley in London in 2021, descended into dangerous farce with 6,000 fans storming the ground. It was a disaster and an embarrassment for UK authorities â and is now the subject of a new documentary.
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Prepare to feel your toes curl as Barack and Michelle Obamaâs production company debuts a drama set in a small West Cork town called...Bodkin? Starring Will Forte and SiobhĂĄn Cullen, it promises to interrogate our obsession with true crime documentaries - though whether thatâs sufficient to cut through the blarney remains to be seen.
