THE VIEW, Tuesday 27 April, RTÉ One, 11.15pm
John Kelly is joined by writer and lecturer Harry Browne, art critic Cristin Leach and Irish Times Arts Editor Shane Hegarty to discuss Life During Wartime, starring Ciarán Hinds and Alison Janney; The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde at Bewleys Cafe Theatre; Hugo Hamilton’s novel Hand In The Fire; and Painting 1994 – 2010 by Oliver Comerford at the RHA.
Contact Info: Vivienne Flood (01) 208 3164 vivienne.flood@rte.ie
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, Thursday 29 April, RTÉ One, 10.45pm
“The Wig Party” Season 4, episode 7
Kitty is devastated when she is faced with the visible ramifications of her cancer treatment, Nora makes a surprising friend with benefits, and Scotty takes stock when his father delivers some shocking news about his marriage
WINNING STREAK, Saturday 24 April, RTÉ One, 8:15pm
Each week, five players will join hosts Kathryn Thomas and Marty Whelan for a shot at winning some fantastic cash prizes. In association with the National Lottery, the top prize on Winning Streak is an incredible €500,000 and players can walk away with more than that depending on how much they bank during the course of the show.
Contact Info: Rayna Connery (01) 208 3169/ 087 9862902 Email: rayna.connery@rte.ie
TONIGHT WITH CRAIG DOYLE, Saturday 24 April, RTÉ One, 9:50pm
The ever-charming Craig Doyle chats to a lively mix of guests and brings a fresh and feel good mood to Saturday nights. With celebrity banter, rowdy audiences, music and comedy – it’s sure to be a night to remember.
The 8 week series will be an exciting mix of music, comedy and chat with guest stars drawn from the domestic and international scene. Across the course of the series Craig will chat with everyone from sporting heroes to pop goddesses, national treasures to movie stars, with the aim of the show always being unashamedly feel good and funny.
Contact Info: Rayna Connery, (01) 208 3169/ 087 9862902 Email: rayna.connery@rte.ie
THE MENTALIST, Sunday 25 April, 9:30pm
“A PRICE ABOVE RUBIES” Season 2, Episode 9
Patrick Jane and the team are called to investigate the robbery and murder of a wealthy jeweller while attending a black tie fundraiser for the CBI.
Contact Info: Rayna Connery, (01) 208 3169/ 087 9862902 Email: rayna.connery@rte.ie
OFF THE RAILS, Wednesday 28 April, RTÉ One, 8:00pm
PROG 8: **Last in Series**
With her Rubenesque curves and tousled hair, this week’s makeover candidate, Kristin Kapelli has graced Irish stages and screens with performances such as Mama Cass, Baby Vegas and Katherine Lynch – Single Ladies.
Onstage she’s a cabaret diva but off stage Kristin Kapelli feels drab and dreary. Size 16 – 18 Kristin Kapelli is eager for a makeover to reflect her recent dramatic internal transformation. Brendan Courtney is on hand with a stylish look that bridges the divide between Kristin’s off stage and on stage personas.
Chart topping Paloma Faith combines soulful lyrics, with dramatic show girl glamour. Sonya catches up with Paloma backstage for an insight into her style secrets.
Pretty, nostalgic and great for pale Irish skin, the cotton candy trend bursts with spring zest and vitality. We show you how to get the best from these summery pastels.
From Belmullet to the pages of the RTÉ Guide six friends get fabulous in a fashion shoot celebrating feminine strength. Six women from the Cara Iorrais Cancer support group in Belmullet Co. Mayo travel to Dublin to be the stars in their very own photo shoot. Off The Rails teams up with the RTÉ Guide to create a high fun and high fashion photo spread.
Contact Info: Rayna Connery, (01) 208 3169/ 087 9862902 Email: rayna.connery@rte.ie
FLEADH CHEOIL, Friday 30 April, RTÉ One, 7.30pm
The annual Fleadh Cheoil has become one of the largest music festivals in Europe. This week’s programme includes a duet from piper Fiachra O’Regan from Galway and fiddle player Sophie Lavoie from Quebec. We’ll also be treated to a set of reels from the group Morga, a rendition from the Under 12 Fiddle winner Nell Ní Cheallaigh from Sligo and music from Brendan Brown, Laura Beagan, Dave Sheridan and Brian Finn. Presented by John Creedon and Breda Smyth.
Contact Details: Sinead Harrington, Tel: (01) 208 2787 Email: sinead.harrington@rte.ie
ECO EYE, Tuesday 27 April, RTÉ One,, 7.00pm
WIND
Ireland’s potential for renewable energy is literally all around us. In this episode Duncan asks why we are not availing of this free and sustainable resource more? We meet some of the people involved in exploiting wind in Ireland and visit a farmer who has successfully harnessed this clean and renewable energy for daily use on his dairy farm.
ECO TOURISM – SHANNON
Before we fell in love with our cars, it was faster and easier to travel along Ireland along the Shannon. Tania travels along this ancient marine highway to Clonmacnoise where she meets diving archaeologist Niall Brady who excavated the earliest known bridge found in Ireland.
PACKAGING
In this item Duncan looks at the over packaging of goods and the unnecessary amounts of plastic and other materials we throw away every day. We ask what is happening in terms of research into alternatives to plastic and Duncan visits two brothers whose innovative new product could be the answer to all our future plastic needs.
Contact Details: Sinead Harrington, Tel: (01) 208 2787 Email: sinead.harrington@rte.ie
O BHÉAL GO BÉAL, Monday 26 April, RTE One, 7.30pm
In 1937 the Irish Folklore Commission, in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation, initiated a revolutionary scheme in which schoolchildren were encouraged to collect and document folklore and local history. Over a period of eighteen months some 100,000 children in 5,000 primary schools in the twenty-six counties of the Irish Free State were encouraged to collect folklore material in their home districts.
Co. Cork was in particular heavily involved in the scheme and none more so than the national schools in the Muscraí Gaeltacht. Now in their mid eighties, four former students remember vividly their time spent collecting the folklore from their grandparents, they recount the days of their youth, their hopes and dreams and how their lives finally turned out. They are shown their copybooks for the first time since 1938 with some surprising results.
Contact Info: Tara O’Brien Tel: 208 2287, tara.obrien@rte.ie, 086 35 444 81