RTÉ live at Bloom
Five days of live weather, radio, television, panels and music from RTÉ
Bloom takes place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin from Thursday 2nd – Monday 6th June and RTÉ will mark the 10th anniversary of the event by broadcasting live over five days from a specially constructed mobile radio and TV studio and live performance area on site.
With a three live television programmes, Bloom Live, on RTÉ One, as well as live radio (RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ lyric fm will be there), musical performances, panel discussions, gardening tips, live RTÉ weather reports, singing and dancing with RTÉjr and a special Bloom 2016 collection on RTÉ Player, coverage of Bloom will have a significant presence across RTE’s schedules over 5 full days (full schedule below).
Kevin Bakhurst, Acting Director-General, RTÉ said: “Public events are very important for RTÉ and provide us with a valuable opportunity to meet our audience, support important communities and showcase our services. Over 10 years, Bord Bia has worked hard to successfully establish Bloom as an important fixture on the Irish food and horticultural calendar and I’m happy that RTÉ has been able to play a part in its success. I am delighted that RTÉ will mark Bloom’s 10th year with a diverse range of live programming across RTÉ’s television, radio, online and mobile services over five days. I’d also like to congratulate Bord Bia on the great success of Bloom and wish them continued success into the future.”
RTÉ’s live coverage from Bloom begins with RTÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland reporting live from Phoenix Park on Thursday morning. This will be followed by the first of RTÉ lyric fm’s live broadcasts from Bloom throughout the bank holiday weekend with Marty in the Morninghelping to get things off to a positive start.
Live music will come from the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet from the RTÉ set twice throughout the five days, starting with live performances at 12.15pm and 4.15pm on Thursday.
Aine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey will present three live half-hour shows on RTÉ One from the first day of Bloom (5.10pm, 7pm & 8.30pm), including the final of Supergarden 2016 at 7pm. Viewers can also vote for their favourite garden of the series with the Viewers’ Choice Award. We rejoin Aine and Marty live at 8.30pm on RTÉ One to celebrate the opening day’s events.
Weather will be on everyone’s minds over the weekend and RTÉ’s popular live weather reports begin with the Lunchtime Weather live at Bloom on RTÉ One on Thursday and Friday, followed by a live RTÉ Weather reports on the Six One and Nine O’Clock news on RTÉ One. This year, RTÉ weather will also join up with Science Foundation Ireland to offer gardening tips at a panel event, Bring Me Sunshine – How To Make Your Garden Grow at 3pm on Thursday and Friday.
RTÉ lyric fm’s Liz Nolan’s Lyric Notes with Evelyn Grant will broadcast live at 10am on Friday, while The Hamilton Scores with George Hamilton will broadcast be live from Bloom at 10am on Saturday and Sunday. RTÉ Radio 1’s CountryWide will broadcast live from 8.00am on Saturday.
RTÉ also has plenty of fun and entertainment for kids with singing and damhsa with the gang from RTÉjr from 2-4pm on Saturday and Sunday, with face-painting from 11am on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Following another successful series, RTÉ One’s Operation Transformation will visit the RTÉ set at Bloom with a team of experts to talk Fitness, Health and Wellness, hosted by RTE 2fm’s, Louise McSharry. Louise will be joined by Dr Eddie Murphy, Dr Ciara Kelly and Karl Henry from the series. Dr Ciara Kelly will also give a talk on Healthy Eating for Children at 2pm on Friday on the RTÉ set.
On bank holiday Monday, RTÉ’s Brenda Donohue will host a panel discussion, Brenda’s Best from Bloom at 2.30pm at the RTÉ set.
RTÉ Player will present a special Bloom 2016 collection featuring reports from this year’s Bloom festival along with a celebratory Summer Food Bites collection in RTÉ Player’s Food Hub and a range of gardening and home improvement shows, including Room to Improve and Super Garden. Visit RTÉ Player for more: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/
Stay up to date with RTE’s live coverage from Bloom 2016 on Twitter (@rte), Facebook, Instagram (@explorerte) and LinkedIn using #RTEBloom.
For more on Bloom, visit: www.bloominthepark.com.
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RTÉ Live at Bloom 2016: Full Schedule
Thursday 2nd June
07:00 Morning Ireland reports from Bloom on RTÉ Radio 1
10:00 RTÉ lyric fm’s Marty in the Morning, live
12:15 Live music from the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
13:00 RTÉ Lunchtime Weather live at Bloom on RTÉ One (Nuala Carey)
14:00 RTÉ One’s Operation Transformation’s team of experts talk Fitness, Health and Wellness. Louise McSharry hosts with Dr Eddie Murphy, Dr Ciara Kelly & Karl Henry
15:00 Panel Event: Bring Me Sunshine – How To Make Your Garden Grow with RTÉ
Weather and Science Foundation Ireland.
16:15 Afternoon recitals from RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
18:00 RTÉ Weather live, Six One news on RTÉ One (Evelyn Cusack)
21:00 RTÉ Weather live, Nine O’Clock news on RTÉ One (Evelyn Cusack)
Also live from Bloom on RTÉ One:
17:10 Bloom Live, with Áine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey
19:00 Bloom Live, Supergarden Final, with Áine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey
20:30 Bloom Live, with Áine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey
Friday 3rd June
10:00 Liz Nolan’s Lyric Notes with Evelyn Grant on RTÉ lyric fm
12.30 Live music with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
13:00 RTÉ Lunchtime Weather live at Bloom on RTÉ One (Audrey McGrath)
14:00 Dr Ciara Kelly from RTÉ One’s Operation Transformation talks Healthy Eating for Children
15:00 Panel Event: Bring Me Sunshine – How To Make Your Garden Grow with RTÉ Weather and Science Foundation Ireland
16:15 Live music with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
18:00 RTÉ Weather live, Six One news on RTÉ One (Joanna Donnelly)
Saturday 4th June
08:00 RTÉ Radio 1’s CountryWide, live from Bloom
10:00 The Hamilton Scores live on RTÉ lyric fm
13:15 Live music with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
14:00 Singing and damhsa with the gang from RTÉjr
16:15 Afternoon recitals with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
Face Painting from 11:00
Sunday 5th June
10:00 The Hamilton Scores live on RTÉ lyric fm
13:15 Live music with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
14:00 Singing and damhsa with the gang from RTÉjr
16:15 Afternoon recitals with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
Face Painting from 11:00
Monday 6th June
10:00 Live music with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
11:00 Meet The Bug Hunter from RTÉjr
12:00 RTÉ Radio 1 Live Music Sessions
14:30 Brenda Donohue hosts panel discussion, Brenda’s Best from Bloom
15:45 Live music with the RTÉ lyric fm Quartet
Face Painting from 11:00