Monthly Archives: July 2017

SHORTSCREEN: A NATION HOLDS IT’S BREATH ​On the day of the most important football match in Irish history, a young father to be is torn between witnessing the miracle of childbirth and witnessing the miracle of reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup. Published: Monday 31st July, 11.59pm
PANTISOCRACY ‘Woman in The Making’ In this edition of Pantisocracy Panti Bliss takes a woman’s angle exploring what it means to be a woman in Ireland today. Her guests are musicians Eleanor McEvoy and Hazel O’Connor who both perform in the show and they are joined by historian Sonja Tierna. Eleanor McEvoy’s song ‘A Woman’s Heart’ […] Published: Monday 31st July, 10.00pm
EXCALIBUR: BEHIND THE MOVIE Excalibur: Behind the Movie is a retrospective documentary that looks back at the making of director John Boorman’s 1981 movie Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever made, Excalibur told the tale of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone and helped start the careers of some of today’s most well known actors. Published: Monday 31st July, 9.35pm
DCI BANKS ***DOUBLE BILL*** Banks and the team begin the painful job of finding out exactly who was responsible for the incident that has affected all their lives. Published: Monday 31st July, 9.10pm
THE LYRIC CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT Tonight’s concert comes from the Ficino DOC Festival, Switzerland for a concert with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Popper: Requiem for Three Cellos and Orchestra Mattia Zappa (cello), Cristoforo Pestalozzi (cello) and Claude Hauri (cello) Rossini: Overture to L’Italiana in Algeri Ysaye: Chant d’hiver Op.15 for violin and orchestra Weber: Variations in F for Cello […] Published: Monday 31st July, 7.00pm
HOME AND AWAY – WEEK 31 This week on Home and Away: John’s friends rally around to help him reconcile his father’s actions; Irene reveals that Mick wants access to Luc and The Astoni’s take a much needed trip to Summer Bay. Published: Monday 31st July, 1.15pm
CELEBRITY OPERATION TRANSFORMATION RTÉ today revealed the leaders for the second series of Celebrity Operation Transformation. X Factor singer Mary Byrne, beauty expert Triona McCarthy, chef Gary O'Hanlon, social media influencer James Patrice and singer Kayleigh Cullinan are confirmed to take part in the spin-off series. Published: Monday 31st July, 11.00am
Barrscéalta Live from O’ Donnells, or Siopa Steven Ann, in Crolly as they celebrate 30 years in business. Published: Monday 31st July, 11.00am
LIZ NOLAN’S LYRIC NOTES Liz Nolan presents great classical music from across the ages.  The Coffee Concert at 10.30am is from Spain. The Lucerne Festival Winds Ensemble and Enrique Bagaría, piano, perform Beethoven’s Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in E flat. Coffee Concert: Spain: Espai Ter Concert Hall, Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia. Beethoven: Quintet for Piano, […] Published: Monday 31st July, 10.00am
LATE DATE The perfect musical end to the day RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday 30 July, 11pm Published: Sunday 30th July, 11.00pm