Monthly Archives: May 2015

CLASSICAL KIDS After overhearing his sister’s piano lessons, Mexican composer Manuel Ponce went straight to the piano and played her pieces by ear, without ever having had a lesson himself. His parents sent the musical prodigy to a teacher of his own, and we’ll hear some of the music he wrote for the guitar on Sunday morning. […] Published: Sunday 31st May, 7.00am
The Reunion | RTÉ Radio 1 Extra In the summer of 2006, Castleknock College in Dublin held a class reunion for their Leaving Cert classes from the early 60s. Published: Saturday 30th May, 11.00pm
THE SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW ***FINAL*** Brendan O'Connor presents the final episode of his fifth and last season of The Saturday Night Show. Published: Saturday 30th May, 9.40pm
DOCUMENTARY ON ONE: The Loophole The first documentary to be broadcast in the new series, Documentary on One: The Loophole, brings listeners on a transatlantic journey between Ireland and America to investigate the details of one of the biggest green card scams of recent times. Published: Saturday 30th May, 2.00pm
SPORT ON RTÉ One & RTÉ2 Week 23 The climax of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open from Royal County Down Golf Club and a live double header from Croke Park on the Sunday Game Live are among this week's highlights. Published: Saturday 30th May, 1.30pm
MOVIES AND MUSICALS Strike up the Band: The Gershwins in Hollywood A chance to hear this stunning concert featuring The RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by John Wilson and soloists Kim Criswell and Matthew Ford. Prolific composers, brothers George and Ira Gershwin created some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century and some of the greatest hits […] Published: Saturday 30th May, 1.00pm
MARIAN FINUCANE SHOW Live stimulating mix of news, interviews, reports and discussion. Published: Saturday 30th May, 11.00am
Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Football action all weekend from Ardara in Donegal, from the national finals of Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta. Published: Saturday 30th May, 11.00am
BAD BRIDESMAID Bride to be Leanne is about to embark on a fun hen weekend with chief bridesmaid Shell, former work friend Lyndsey, future sister in law Sarah and life long friend Chantelle. Over four days Leanne will need to convince her mates that the eccentric tomboy Bobbi is her second cousin who has joined the celebrations at the last minute. Published: Friday 29th May, 8.00pm
THE FRIDAY CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT Paul Herriott presents RTÉ lyric fm’s concerts on weekday evenings, including live concerts and live recordings from Ireland and abroad.  Principal Conductor Alan Buribayev takes the helm in tonight’s concert live from the National Concert Hall. We can look forward to a performance of a work by Buribayev’s great-grandfather Achmed Zhubanov in his homage to […] Published: Friday 29th May, 8.00pm