The great day has dawned but the panel are worried. They’re worried for any number of reasons. Let us count the ways.

As Ireland’s selection problems mounted last night, skipper Robbie Keane emphasised that traditional traits can still overcome the technical nous of Bosnia-Herzegovina to book him an international swansong in France next year.

The furore around an alleged All-Ireland final incident between Philly McMahon and Kieran Donaghy was reopened last night after revealing audio emerged from a RTÉ documentary.

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Mayo’s dramatic late comeback against Dublin last Sunday will count for nothing if they fail to win Saturday’s replay.

Many people were agitated on Wednesday evening, but to many others there was great comfort on offer on RTE 2.

Sky Sports has agreed to reschedule their live coverage of two football qualifiers on Saturday week to accommodate RTÉ’s decision to screen the Munster SFC final replay.

Gaelic football pundit Joe Brolly could be in more hot water after his comments about referee Pádraig Hughes on Sunday.

The most maligned team in Gaelic football only went and answered their critics yesterday — just as the baiting reached fever pitch with even ‘yerra’ merchants from Kerry breaking cover.

Michael Lyster is still in a serious condition after being rushed to the Mater Hospital in Dublin on Friday.

Lords & Ladies takes the viewer on a historical journey to celebrate our past through the wonders of food and the glories of cooking.

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It says a lot about RTÉ’s trust in Darragh Maloney that they once again handed him sole responsibility of presenting their sports awards on Sunday night.

The axe swung. Experience counted for nought.

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Tommy Buggy is on the phone for much of the All-Ireland U16 hurling decider, his wife requiring an update on the state of play with every passing minute.

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“Looks like a fella from an underwear catalogue with the capacity to kill.”

Eamon Dunphy and Kenny Cunningham seriously disagreed about John Terry’s importance for England.

Christmas highlights include Mrs Browns Boys and a documentary on Dermot Morgan.

Michael Lyster, the Jarvis Cocker of RTÉ, likes nothing better than getting down with the common people, it seems.

Some Sunday in early Jul 2014, the World Cup will be held aloft, but it won’t be the only seismic event in sport that day — Bill O’Herlihy will be vacating his anchorman’s chair for good.

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With less than a week to go, we are still mired, rear wheels spinning, in nostalgia.

At yesterday’s launch of RTÉ’s Euro 2012 coverage, Eamon Dunphy looked out from the top table at a packed room of journalists, photographers and camera crews, and couldn’t help remarking with a grin: “I reckon that there are more people in this room than were watching when John Giles and myself first worked together on RTÉ in 1978.”

Donegal chairman PJ McGowan has backed Jim McGuinness’s decision to refuse an interview with TG4 on Sunday.

US OPEN champion Rory McIlroy was last night named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for 2011.

The reason why Tyrone manager Mickey Harte, Kildare boss Kieran McGeeney and Laois' Justin McNulty all refused to give post-match interviews to RTÉ last Sunday has now emerged.

RÓISÍN UPTON’S whirlwind 12 months came to a fitting end at the Burlington Hotel on Saturday night, as she was named U18 Female Player of the Year at the sixth annual ESB Electric Ireland Irish Hockey Awards.

MICHEÁL O MUIRCHEARTAIGH retirement marks the end of an era in more ways than one.

RTÉ YESTERDAY launched their most ambitious broadcast plans for the GAA Championships.

GORDON STRACHAN last night became the latest addition to RTÉ’s soccer panel.

RTÉ RADIO is set to move and possibly extend its nightly sports-talk slot in an initial move to combat Newstalk’s runaway success with their ‘Off the Ball’ programme.

A CELEBRITY hall of fame will be on show next week at Waterford Institute of Technology’s sports hall — and all for a worthy cause.

RTÉ Television yesterday unveiled details of over 200 hours of live soccer coverage for the new season.

RTÉ will broadcast the latest instalment of the Munster SHC saga between Limerick and Tipperary, after chiefs from the state broadcaster met with Munster Council officials this morning.

RTÉ yesterday announced details of its mammoth World Cup coverage plans.