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RUGBY WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS – SAT 24th SEPT AT 7.00PM ON RTÉ TWO

Daire O’Brien is joined by Brent Pope, Frankie Sheahan and George Hook for highlights of the day’s Rugby World Cup action including England v Romania and New Zealand v France.

SOLHEIM CUP 2011 – SAT 24th SEPT AT 8.00PM ON RTÉ TWO

Con Murphy presents highlights from the second match day of the Solheim Cup from Killeen Castle, Co. Meath. Con will be joined by professional golfer Carin Koch who herself has competed in the Solheim Cup four times and John McHenry for reviews and analysis on all the action. This year’s tournament sees European and American teams that include Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer, Suzann Pettersen and Laura Davis compete.

PREMIER SOCCER SATURDAY – SAT 24th SEPT AT 9.30PM ON RTÉ TWO

Darragh Maloney is joined by Ray Houghton and Richie Sadlier for highlights of the day’s Premier League action including Manchester City v Everton, Stoke v Manchester United, Liverpool v Wolves, Chelsea v Swansea and Arsenal v Bolton. Commentary by Peter Collins and Stephen Alkin.

RUGBY WORLD CUP LIVE – SUN 25th AT 5.30AM ON RTÉ TWO

Join Tom McGurk with George Hook, Brent Pope and Conor O’Shea for live coverage of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup Pool C clash with Russia. The game kicks off at 6.00am Irish time from Rotorua with commentary by Hugh Cahill and Donal Lenihan.

The match will also be available in HD on RTÉ Two HD on Saorview

RUGBY WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS – SUN 25th SEPT AT 6.30PM ON RTÉ TWO

Daire O’Brien is joined by Ben Kay, Conor O’Shea and Shane Horgan for highlights of the day’s Rugby World Cup action including Ireland v Russia, Argentina v Scotland, Wales v Namibia and Fiji v Samoa.

SOLHEIM CUP 2011 – SUN 25th SEPT AT 8.00PM ON RTÉ TWO

Con Murphy presents highlights from the final day of the Solheim Cup from Killeen Castle, Co. Meath. Con will be joined by professional golfer Carin Koch who herself has competed in the Solheim Cup four times and John McHenry for reviews and analysis on all the action. This year’s tournament sees European and American teams that include Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer, Suzann Pettersen and Laura Davis compete.

THE SUNDAY GAME – SUN 25th SEPT AT 11.25PM ON RTÉ TWO

Michael Lyster presents highlights of the All Ireland Ladies Senior Football final as Cork battle Monaghan at Croke Park. The programme will also feature reports for the All Ireland Ladies Intermediate and Junior Finals. Commentary by Marty Morrissey and John Kenny.

MNS – MON 26TH SEPT AT 7.30PM ON RTÉ TWO

Con Murphy is joined by Johnny McDonnell, Richie Sadlier and Tony McDonnell for analysis of all the latest Irish soccer news and action from Airtricity League including highlights of Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers, Galway United v Bohemians, Bray Wanderers v UCD and Dundalk v St Patrick’s Athletic. The programme will also feature the FAI Ford Cup semi-final draw and a report from the EA Sports Cup Final.

RUGBY WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS – TUES 27th SEPT AT 7.30PM ON RTÉ TWO

Joe Schmidt, David Wallace and Frankie Sheahan join Tom McGurk for highlights and analysis of the day’s Rugby World Cup action from New Zealand including Ireland’s Pool C rivals Italy v USA, and Canada v Japan.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVE – WED 14th SEPT AT 7.30PM ON RTÉ TWO

Bill O’Herlihy is joined by John Giles, Eamon Dunphy, Ray Houghton for live Champions League coverage as Valencia play host to Chelsea in the group one stage. The match kicks off at 7.45pm from the Mestalla with commentary by Stephen Alkin and Trevor Steven. The programme will also feature highlights of Arsenal v Olympiakos while Con Murphy will keep viewers up to date with the additional group matches around Europe.

The match will also be available in HD on RTÉ Two HD on Saorview

RUGBY WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS – FRI 30th SEPT AT 6.30PM ON RTÉ TWO

Tom McGurk presents highlights of the day’s Rugby World Cup matches between South Africa v Samoa and Georgia v Romania. Brent Pope and Joe Schmidt join Tom in studio for analysis and reviews of the games.

RABODIRECT PRO12 – FRI 30th SEPT AT 6.30PM ON RTÉ TWO

Daire O’Brien presents live coverage of Ulster’s Rabodirect Pro12 meeting with the Dragons. Frankie Sheahan and Bernard Jackman join Daire in studio for all the action as the match kick’s off at 7.05pm from Rodney Parade.