TV News Releases - June 2016

EURO 16 TELEVISION COMMENTARY AS GAEILGE FOR IRELAND MATCHES FOR THE FIRST TIME Euro 16 television commentary as Gaeilge for Ireland matches for first time Television commentary in Irish will be provided for the first time ever for a competitive Ireland international match during this year’s UEFA Euro 2016 finals, when RTÉ will provide viewers with a choice of Irish or English language commentary on RTÉ2. The commentary as Gaeilge will be […] Wednesday 22nd June, 9.19am
Over 900,000 watch Ireland’s disappointing defeat to Belgium Over 900,000 watch Ireland’s disappointing defeat to Belgium Over 90,000 additional views on RTÉ Player An average of 925,000* viewers watched Ireland’s defeat to Belgium live on RTÉ2 on Saturday afternoon. The audience peaked at 1,032,800** viewers in the moments before Belgium’s second goal.. The match is now the second most watched programmes on Irish television this year. While the […] Monday 20th June, 4.04pm
Country legends Big Tom and Philomena Begley to be honoured at RTÉ Irish Country Music Awards RTÉ One Country legends Big Tom and Philomena Begley to be honoured at RTÉ Irish Country Music Awards The king and queen of Irish country music will be honoured at the RTÉ Irish Country Music Awards in association with the Irish Farmers Journal on Friday, 24 June 2016. Tyrone native Philomena Begley will be presented with a special […] Monday 20th June, 3.46pm
RTÉ announces new Irish TV drama, Cheaters, starring Amy Huberman and Rory Keenan RTÉ One today announced the commissioning of brand new TV drama Cheaters, with filming to commence in the Dublin area in the coming weeks. RTÉ One, Monday 20th June, 1.55pm
RTÉ2’s coverage of the Republic of Ireland v Sweden is highest-rating programme of the year so far as over 1 million viewers tune-in An average* of 1.08m viewers watched last night's Group E opener between the Republic of Ireland and Sweden on RTÉ2 as Martin O’Neill’s men got their UEFA EURO 2016 campaign underway with a draw in Paris. Tuesday 14th June, 11.16am
Baz: The Lost Muslim named runner-up in prestigious Sandford St Martin TV Award Baz Ashmawy's documentary Baz: The Lost Muslim, in which he embarked on a personal journey of discovery, hoping to re-embrace his Egyptian and Muslim heritage, has been named runner-up in the TV category in the 2016 Sandford St Martin Awards. Friday 10th June, 9.29am
RTÉ partners with Discovery Communications to secure free-to- air rights for 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games RTÉ Sport today announced that it has reached an agreement with Discovery Communications to secure the exclusive free-to-air television and multi-platform broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Thursday 2nd June, 7.10am
RTÉ Sport launches comprehensive cross-platform coverage of UEFA EURO 2016 All Republic of Ireland games live and exclusive on RTÉ2 television Republic of Ireland legend Damien Duff joins the RTÉ Sport team Dedicated UEFA EURO 2016 website – www.rte.ie/euro2016 – launches today At a reception today (Wednesday 1 June, 2016) in the French Ambassador’s Residence on Ailesbury Road, Dublin, RTÉ Sport unveiled full details of its UEFA […] RTÉ2, Wednesday 1st June, 1.54pm

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