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<p>'The Traitors Ireland' host Siobhán McSweeney.</p>

culture

'The Traitors' episode nine: Shock exit will change the future of the game

There’s no fun and games at today’s mission on 'The Traitors Ireland'. No, it’s a much more sombre affair.

<p>Newly converted Traitor Nick helps his team in the forest. File picture</p>

culture

'The Traitors' episode eight: Paudie converts power player just in the Nick of time

<p>Andrew and Paudie face off in Episode 7 of 'The Traitors Ireland'. And, honestly, we were as flummoxed as Paudie was that he'd pulled it off in Episode 6.</p>

culture

'The Traitors' episode 7: Limerick father-and-son team's reign is over before it begins

Fianna Fáil TDs play down spat with Fine Gael minister over new 'Netflix levy'

politics

Fianna Fáil TDs play down spat with Fine Gael minister over new 'Netflix levy'

'The Traitors' episode six: Anyone speaking in third person deserves a roulette table shoved up their arse

culture

'The Traitors' episode six: Anyone speaking in third person deserves a roulette table shoved up their arse

'The Traitors' episode four review: Someone in Slane should be getting carer’s allowance for Andrew

culture

'The Traitors' episode four review: Someone in Slane should be getting carer’s allowance for Andrew

'The Traitors' episode two review: There’s something seriously wrong with our education system

'The Traitors' episode two review: There’s something seriously wrong with our education system

The Traitors Ireland really got into gear for episode two

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' review: CMAT will be writing songs about this in 10 years, mark my words

'The Traitors' review: CMAT will be writing songs about this in 10 years, mark my words

One of the contestants looked like an actual Bond villain. Another seemed to be wearing Tweety Bird's baby. I’m shouting at the telly and we’re only minutes in. I LOVE this show

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025

Brendan Courtney tells of his lucky escape after car ploughs into his home

Brendan Courtney tells of his lucky escape after car ploughs into his home

'Keys to My Life' presenter feels lucky as he had been standing at the front of his house not long before the crash. And he says both he and the motorist are OK

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025

Who is Nancy Lehane? Meet the Cork Rose tipped for Rose of Tralee success

Who is Nancy Lehane? Meet the Cork Rose tipped for Rose of Tralee success

Cork Rose Nancy Lehane, once a yearly viewer of the festival, now finds herself centre stage in Tralee

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Frank Grimes obituary: Dublin breakthrough led to long career on stage and screen in Britain

Frank Grimes obituary: Dublin breakthrough led to long career on stage and screen in Britain

Remembered in Ireland chiefly for his role in RTÉ's 'Strumpet City', Frank Grimes went on to a successful career on stage and screen in London

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

Rose of Tralee co-host Dáithí Ó Sé: 'I can’t wait. It’s going to be something special'

Rose of Tralee co-host Dáithí Ó Sé: 'I can’t wait. It’s going to be something special'

2025 festival launched as former Rose Clare Kambamettu — who recently announced her engagement to Ryan Tubridy — is named as a judge in the televised contest

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

Man watching TV, lying on sofa, legs on table

ieExplains: What is a 'dodgy box'? Is it illegal, and what's happening with them now?

We ask a legal expert all about them...

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Late Late Show talking points: A presidential campaign, creamy buns and Sugababes

Late Late Show talking points: A presidential campaign, creamy buns and Sugababes

Guests included Frances Black, Aoife Scott, Maggie Molloy, and Kelly Cates

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Changing chanels

Call for crackdown as TV, phone, and broadband prices set to soar again

Eir, Sky, Three, and Vodafone will hike prices mid-contract for the third year in a row, prompting consumer watchdog call for action

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

10 TV & streaming highlights for March: Top dramas and home-grown documentaries

10 TV & streaming highlights for March: Top dramas and home-grown documentaries

Gangs of London is back, Hugh Wallace follows a renovation in West Cork, and the makers of Bridgerton have a new series on Netflix

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Teen Toy Show harpist: 'Being diagnosed as deaf is the best thing to happen to me’

Teen Toy Show harpist: 'Being diagnosed as deaf is the best thing to happen to me’

Úna Walsh was 7 when she began to learn the stringed instrument, but it wasn’t until she was 10 that she realised she had serious hearing issues

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Jamie Lee Curtis,Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell gave me covid — Jamie Lee Curtis

The Oscar winning actress says Colin Farrell 'gave' her covid at the Golden Globes... and he says he caught it from Brendan Gleeson

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 Vanity Fair Rising Star - BAFTAs Pre-Party

Cork actresses among cast announced for new series based on Marian Keyes novels

The first season of The Walsh Sisters based on novels by Marian Keyes is currently in production

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

First Dates recap: Culchies, Dungeons & Dragons, and a shared love of Gaeilge

First Dates recap: Culchies, Dungeons & Dragons, and a shared love of Gaeilge

The Valentine's special of First Dates Ireland saw more connections made at the restaurant on RTÉ2 on Thursday night. Here's what happened...

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot — Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot — Sarah Michelle Gellar

I feel so lucky to be on this journey with these four unbelievably talented women, all of whom love 'Buffy' as much as I do. And as much as you do. Thank you to all the fans who never stopped asking for this. This will be for you

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Irish Ferries cancellations

Irish Examiner view: Ireland constrained by the missing links

Disruption at Holyhead is an unwelcome reminder that our routes and links to the rest of the world are dangerously limited

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Pictures of Real Santa Claus's List He's Checking Twice

S Terry Prone: Santa’s old-fashioned parenting tricks for the naughty and the nice

Santa may be all ho ho ho and product placement but, when it comes right down to it, you know you shouldn’t cross him

Mon, 23 Dec, 2024

Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan jubilant as they wrap Peaky Blinders movie

Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan jubilant as they wrap Peaky Blinders movie

The new Peaky Blinders movie is set during the Second World War and will also star Dune actress Rebecca Ferguson and Pulp Fiction actor Tim Roth

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Ncuti Gatwa: Fighting a T-rex and working with Nicola Coughlan... great fun!

Ncuti Gatwa: Fighting a T-rex and working with Nicola Coughlan... great fun!

The Bridgerton and Derry Girls actress says she was "super excited to do the Doctor Who Christmas Special stunts, which are a thing that I didn't know I would enjoy"

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Grace Dent to judge next Celebrity MasterChef series amid Gregg Wallace review

Grace Dent to judge next Celebrity MasterChef series amid Gregg Wallace review

Gregg Wallace will step away from the role amid an external review into historical allegations of misconduct

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Cork actress and Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney to host The Traitors Ireland

Cork actress and Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney to host The Traitors Ireland

The actress who played Sister Michael in Derry Girls has noted that "the Irish have a charm and ability to deceive while smiling which will make this version rather special, I think"

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Full line-up of contestants for Dancing with the Stars revealed

Full line-up of contestants for Dancing with the Stars revealed

The series presented returns to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Sunday, January 5 at 6.30pm

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

I'm a Celeb's Richard Coles is coming to Cork next summer — here's where you can see him

I'm a Celeb's Richard Coles is coming to Cork next summer — here's where you can see him

The retired reverend and former member of The Communards will return to Cork for the Ballymaloe Festival of Food next summer

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

'Wagatha Christie' trial

I'm A Celeb: Coleen Rooney says public haven’t forgiven husband Wayne for ‘mistakes’

The 38-year-old said despite 'difficult' times in her marriage with the ex-footballer, the couple are 'happy now'

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: TG4 poll predicts Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will take two seats each in Mayo

Election 2024: TG4 poll predicts Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will take two seats each in Mayo

Junior housing minister Alan Dillon led the way in the Ipsos B&A poll — but questions remain about Fine Gael's strategy of running four candidates

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Blindboy's 'Land of Slaves and Scholars' — history doesn't have to be dull

Blindboy's 'Land of Slaves and Scholars' — history doesn't have to be dull

A show about pre-Christian Ireland could have been dull and worthy, but Blindboy and team make it interesting

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

TG4 poll: Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil to oust Fine Gael in Donegal

TG4 poll: Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil to oust Fine Gael in Donegal

The Election 2024 phone poll predicts that FG will lose the seat it won in 2020, with Mica redress and remediation proving to be a key issue

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Streaming Services Photo Illustrations

Disney targets €950m streaming profit in its new fiscal year

The old Hollywood studios are finally doing what Netflix has been doing for over a decade led by Disney, which earned $321m from online video in the final months of its last fiscal year

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Strictly Come Dancing 2024

Colin Sheridan: TV rituals shouldn’t be forgotten

It felt good when my two children recently took it upon themselves to make an appointment with their granny to start watching 'Strictly Come Dancing' on a Saturday and Sunday night

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney on UCC and 'her dirty little secret'

Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney on UCC and 'her dirty little secret'

'My time at UCC was the most important time of my life', the Cork native said while accepting an award at the university

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

RTÉ independent production unit spends €46.3m on hits including Kin and Hidden Assets

RTÉ independent production unit spends €46.3m on hits including Kin and Hidden Assets

RTÉ’s independent production unit last year paid out €46. 3m to help finance international hits such as Hidden Assets, Kin, and The Dry. That is according to the 2023 annual report of the RTÉ Independent Productions Unit which shows that RTÉ spent €1.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Here's how to try getting Late Late Toy Show tickets

Here's how to try getting Late Late Toy Show tickets

Don't forget — you have to be available on Friday, December 6

Thu, 07 Nov, 2024

Stranger Things reveals episode names in final season teaser

Today is 'Stranger Things Day' — November 6 is celebrated by fans as Will Byers went missing on this day from Hawkins, Indiana in 1983, which began the first season of the mystery

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Mother with sons on sofa enjoying home movie night.

Colman Noctor: Watching television as a family can boost emotional health

From Highway to Heaven to Fortycoats & Co — television shows I watched in my childhood and early adulthood played a significant role in shaping the views, opinions and beliefs I still hold today

Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

Netflix shares hit record high amid robust subscriber growth

Netflix shares hit record high amid robust subscriber growth

Shares in the streaming giant rose nearly 10% and are set to add more than $28bn (€25.8bn) to Netflix's market value of about $295bn

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

TV review: Sweetpea made me feel sorry for the bullies

TV review: Sweetpea made me feel sorry for the bullies

"Sweetpea is in a nondescript English town and it’s honestly like watching Coronation Street with better sets. Worse again, they try to make it feel like a dead-pan comedy."

Sat, 12 Oct, 2024

Check out Patrick and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat...

Check out Patrick and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat...

And Dara Ó Briain, Dr Norah Patten, Galway hurler Joe Canning and The Coronas will be on The Late Late Show this evening too

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Traitors Ireland — the hit game of betrayal and trust is looking for Irish contestants

Traitors Ireland — the hit game of betrayal and trust is looking for Irish contestants

Could you play the deception game to win €50,000? Here's how to enter Traitors Ireland

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Life Sentences Bill 2024

Coimisiún na Meán to fine internet companies for content glorifying terrorism

The Department of Justice said the powers will provide for 'speedy removal of terrorist content online' after gardaí issue removal orders.

Sun, 29 Sep, 2024

National Television Awards 2024 - London

Top comedy prize for Mrs Brown's Boys

And Bridgerton wins the 'returning drama' prize

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

TV review: If you liked The White Lotus, you... won't like The Perfect Couple

TV review: If you liked The White Lotus, you... won't like The Perfect Couple

There is a middle-aged man with sex addiction. The identity of the floating corpse isn’t revealed immediately. Entitled rich people are mean to the help and then rude to investigating detectives

Thu, 05 Sep, 2024

Liverpool FC v Manchester United - Premier League

New campaign encourages people to provide information on dodgy box users and providers

The campaign's aim is to gather intelligence on individuals or groups involved in advertising or selling illegal streaming subscriptions, modified firesticks and 'dodgy boxes'.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 inquiry — A legal duty of candour

Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 inquiry — A legal duty of candour

It would be foolish to drop our guard

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Irish Examiner view: The weight of history falls on Putin

Irish Examiner view: The weight of history falls on Putin

In terms of scale, there is little to compare the events that have taken place in Kursk with those that preceded them in the same week 81 years earlier.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024