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The Late Late Show – Friday 13 March 9.35pm
Patrick Kielty will kick off the weekend in style on The Late Late Show with a lively, star‑filled lineup. Irish comedian and podcaster, Joanne McNally will be among the guests as she sits down with Patrick for a catch‑up on life lately. A host of other well‑known Irish musicians, actors and personalities complete the line-up and will be ready to start the party.
The Tommy Tiernan Show – Saturday 14 March 9.40pm
Tommy Tiernan comes face to face with three guests, totally unprepared with no prior knowledge of who is coming on the show.
Dancing with the Stars – Sunday 15 March 6.30pm
The Grand Finale of this season of Dancing with the Stars airs on Sunday 15 March at 6.30pm, when the final four contestants and their pro partners will perform the Judges’ favourite routines from the season, as well as an epic Showdance. Only one will be crowned champion and take home the much-coveted Glitterball Trophy
Fair City – Sunday 15 March 8.30pm and Tuesday 17 March 8pm
You can rely on Fair City to bring the drama this St Patrick’s Day Weekend. As Mondo’s court case looms, the Raffertys tighten their grip and push their plan to have him locked up for good. Mondo is blindsided when he discovers that Hayley and James have got Holly on side. Meanwhile, Gwen makes the realisation that despite her objections, Lily appears to be settling into Carrigstown. And Doug is confronted with the truth that no matter how hard her tries, he can’t bury his feelings.”
The Great House Revival – Sunday 15 March – 9.30pm
Last year, Hugh Wallace set out to chart eight more restorations across Ireland, bringing his trademark passion for reviving old buildings. Six of those homes are now complete. As a tribute to Hugh, and with the help of his friend Brendan Courtney, the series follows homeowners as they transform long-forgotten buildings, from an old schoolhouse in Westmeath to a derelict bank in Roscommon breathing new life into Ireland’s built heritage with passion, patience and perhaps a little Irish luck.
98th Oscars® Live – Sunday 15 March 11pm
Live coverage of the 98th Oscars® from the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood, hosted by Conan O’Brien. Will Ireland’s Jessie Buckley win for Best Actress in Hamnet?
Highlights will air on RTÉ2 on Monday 16 March.
Nationwide – Monday 16 March 7pm
Nationwide focuses on music and tradition as the team visits a Wicklow village where the residents have been reaching out to the descendants of locals who emigrated to the America’s over the centuries. Plus, in County Cork the craftsman who makes Bouzouki’s in his music workshop at his home.
Turbulence – The Story of Ryanair – Monday 16 March 9.35pm
Turbulence – The Story of Ryanair is a two-part series telling the story of Ryanair’s transformation from a single route airline to a giant of European aviation. Featuring insiders, commentators and former staff, the series lifts the lid on the origin story of Ryanair, and how they challenged the protected state carrier Aer Lingus, and brought affordable aviation to the masses. From a single-turbo prop plane under co-founders Christy Ryan and Tony Ryan, the airline transformed under Michael O’Leary’s sharp business sense and brazen approach to advertising and deal-making. Over the years, Ryanair has become more notorious for its friction than its fares. Now, in the face of climate change and unpredictable crises like 9/11 and the COVID-19 Pandemic, the documentary explores what the future looks like for the airline and for low-cost air travel on a broader scale.
The second episode will drop on RTÉ Player on Monday night.
St Patrick’s Day Mass – Tuesday 17 March 11am
Archbishop Eamon Martin celebrates Mass from St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral in Armagh. With music from The Cathedral Choir and the Jubilus Children’s Choir.
St Patrick’s Festival Parade – Tuesday 17 March 12.15pm
The largest celebration of Irish culture and heritage in the world is back. St. Patrick’s Festival Parade returns to the streets of Dublin on Tuesday, March 17th and will be broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from 12.15pm. The theme this year is “Roots” and explores identity, belonging and shared stories across generations, celebrating where we come from, what grounds us and how we continue to grow together as a community.
Dáithí Ó Sé will be the anchor on O’Connell St. Bridge, talking to President Catherine Connolly, and also hopping into the car with Grand Marshal Vogue Williams to find out how much this means to her.
Emer O’Neill will be in the crowds talking to you all and the Doireann Garrihy will be joining the team. Doireann will be leading us through the commentary from our new stage, high in the sky, while also having chats with different guests connected to the acts you will see on the street.
In this year’s RTÉ One live broadcast, the parade will feature some incredible floats, including Buí Bolg and Macnas.
Highlights of St Patrick’s Festival parade will air on RTÉ2 at 7pm.
Six One News – Tuesday 17 March 6.01pm
Coverage of parades and St Patrick’s Day celebration from towns and cities across Ireland will feature in a special bulletin.
Home of the Year – St Patrick’s Day – 7pm
Home of the Year takes to the country roads of Wicklow, Clare and Down. From a striking modern new build inspired by Australian architecture to a peaceful U-shaped home built on family land in Clare, and a beautifully restored gate lodge in Down, the episode showcases three distinctive homes full of Irish creativity and charm.
Nationwide – Wednesday 18 March 7pm
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh presents a special programme on the legacy of Shane MacGowan. Tipperary was part of Shane MacGowan’s psyche, born in England to Irish parents, he spent all the summers of his childhood visiting his mother’s Tipperary home. Rural life on a farm was a marked contrast to the vastness and grittiness of London, and Shane romanticised everything about Ireland which he always regarded as home. ‘Unravelling Shane MacGowan’ is a new tour in Tipperary which honours The Pogues frontman. Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh sets out on the tour where she meets up with Shane’s only sibling, Siobhán MacGowan as well as other friends and locals to get an insight into Shane’s beloved Tipperary.
RTÉ Player will curate a Guaranteed Irish rail, featuring film and television favourites from the emerald isle, encompassing drama, comedy, factual, lifestyle and entertainment including Father Ted, Normal People, Hardy Bucks, Other Voices and many more.
RTÉ Radio 1/ RTÉ 2fm / RTÉ lyric FM / RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley – RTÉ lyric FM – 14 March – 1pm-4pm
Aedín rolls out the Green carpet with her annual look at Irish made and Irish themed films, from Michael Collins to An Cailín Ciúin, from The Banshees of Inisherin to My Left Foot, and Odd Man Out to Brooklyn. A famine setting for Arracht and Black ’47. Great musical moments in Once and The Commitments, impressive animated tales, Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers. A celebration of Irish film!
Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch – RTÉ lyric FM – Sunday 15 March – 9pm-12am
Clár lán le ceol den scoth anocht ag céiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge. Dluthcérnín nua ó Damien Mullane, Shauna Mullen, Enda Scahill, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, agus snagceoil ó Snowpoet, Hugh Buckley agus Carole Nelson. Ag lorg draoícht an domhain nádúrtha le Karen Power agus Cliodhna Ní Aodáin, ag caint leis na sidhe le Thomas Johnston, agus ag rince seiteanna le Seamus Begley. Bígi liom.
Maighreád agus Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill ag Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair 2025 – RnaG – Monday 16 March – 11am
A live session recorded at Scoil Gheimhridh Gaoth Dobhair Donegal.
An Saol Ó Dheas – RnaG – Monday 16 March – 12noon
An Saol Ó Dheas will have a special programme from Sliabh Luachra, Kerry, as Fr. Tadhg Ó Dochartaigh discusses his youth in Glenflesk, and his life up to now. From the archives, an interview with Fr. Pól Ó Súilleabháin will discuss the customs associated with marriage in the area long ago.
An Bóthar go Nashville – RnaG – Monday 16 March – 9pm
An Bóthar go Nashville with Jó Ní Chéide, some of the singers who will be competing in The Michael Commins All Star country music concert will perform on the show.
The Marty Morrissey Show – RTÉ Radio 1 – St Patrick’s Day – 9-11am
Comedian “giz a laugh” Enya Martin and World Championship figure skater Chloe Loane will be joining Marty in studio. Plus music, craic and chat to celebrate our national holiday.
Naomh Pádraig – RnaG – St Patrick’s Day – 9.15am
A programme with stories and folklore about the Patron Saint of Ireland will air at 9.15am.
Mark Feehily’s Musical Icons – St Patrick’s Day – 11am
Westlife’s Mark Feehily celebrates the Irish acts that went global – from The Cranberries and Enya to Snow Patrol and Sinead O’Connor in another edition of Mark Feehily’s Musical Icons.
An Saol Ó Dheas – RnaG – St Patrick’s Day – 12noon
An Saol Ó Dheas will have highlights from the launch of Micheál Ó Sé’s book, Séamus Ó Muircheartaigh, An Spailpín Fánach, one of the great Gaels of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula.
Wildtrack – RTÉ Radio 1 – St Patrick’s Day – 1.30 pm
For RTÉ 100, listeners are invited on a meandering trip through the archives for St Patricks Day in this edition of Wildtrack; featuring Shamrock farming in the 60’s, to parades stateside, we celebrate 100 years of St Patricks Day coverage.
Arena Culture Quiz – RTÉ Radio 1 – St Patrick’s Day – 2pm
Rick O’Shea hosts a culture quiz for St Patrick’s Day.
The Louise Duffy Sessions – RTÉ Radio 1 – St. Patrick’s Day – 3pm
Featuring an hour of music from BellX1 – one of Ireland’s most enduring and acclaimed bands. Formed in 1999, they have released eight studio albums, four of which having been nominated for the Choice Music Prize. The band perform some of their best-loved songs and chat about life ahead of their upcoming tour.
Adamstown at 21 – RTÉ Radio 1 – St. Patrick’s Day – 4pm
A community comes of age: 21 years after Ireland’s first new town since the 1960’s began to become occupied, we hear from some of the people whose families come from all over the world but who regard Adamstown in West Dublin as home. Presented and produced by Fiona Kelly.
Lorcan Murray’s Classic Drive – RTÉ lyric FM- St. Patrick’s Day – 4pm-7pm
Lorcan celebrates the best of Irish music on this special programme with live musical performances from the finest traditional Irish musicians including fiddle player Kevin Burke, and duo Cormac Breathnach on whistle and Martin Dunlea on guitar. Lorcan looks back on groups such as the Bothy Band and Skara Brae and how they may have influenced contemporary musicians like The Gloaming and Aoife Ní Bhríain and Cormac McCarthy. For a beautiful playlist on St. Patrick’s Day, Lorcan’s with you all the way.
Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn – RTÉ lyric FM
Focail agus Ciall, le Billy Mag Fhloinn – Across the schedule on RTÉ lyric fm for Seachtain na Gaeilge we are celebrating our language with a new short feature series presented by folklorist Billy Mag Fhloinn who explains unique phrases and words as gaeilge and their origins.
Naomh Pádraig – Caint & Seanchas – RnaG – St Patrick’s Day – 5.15pm
An archive programme will feature discussions, traditions and lore about St Patrick with contributors including Maidhc P. Ó Conaola, Fr Leon Ó Móracháin, Fr Fredrick Mac Donnchadha and Fr Pádraig Ó Neachtain.
An Club – RnaG – St Patrick’s Day – 9pm
Raidió na Gaeltachta and 2FM join forces for An Club, a new series of special simulcasts during Seachtain na Gaeilge, with Hugh Carr and Aindriú De Paor presenting the best of new Irish music and plenty of craic agus comhrá. The programmes will air on Raidió na Gaeltachta from 10 – 13 March and 17 –20 March at 9.00pm.
The Blue of the Night in Green – RTÉ lyric fm – St. Patrick’s Day – 9pm-12am
Dónal Dineen spends the last few hours of St Patrick’s Day on home ground, unravelling the rich tapestry of sound that sets this golden age of Irish music apart. All the shades of green are represented in this unusual kind of Blue of the Night. From the purest of traditional sounds to contemporary works which fire the imagination, and lyrical dreaming in all its many forms; Donal presents all the lofty peaks of this tidal wave. In following the various musical threads to their source, he maps new routes of the waterfall while uncovering old ones. Before the long day closes, Blue of the Night in Green puts a crown on it.
Sport on RTÉ
The St Patrick’s weekend sporting action begins on Saturday 14 March with live Allianz League action as Kerry face Mayo in Tralee on Saturday GAA Live on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player and on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Throw-in 4.00pm.
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta also has coverage of the Allianz Football and Hurling league on Spórt an tSathairn, Spórt an Tráthnona and Spórt an Lae, with Division 1 football games including Kerry v Mayo on 14 March and Donegal v Roscommon and Galway v Monaghan on 15 March.
Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1will have live commentary of Ireland v Scotland from the Aviva Stadium (2.10pm) on the final day of the Six Nations 2026. Then it’s a Six Nations double header on television with Wales v Italy and France v England live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 4.15pm.
Sunday 15 March sees the Ireland U20s face Scotland in Cork (3.00pm) on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player as the U20s Six Nations also reaches a conclusion while Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 will also have all the day’s Allianz League commentaries and reports.
Allianz League Sunday on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player (9.35pm) will have highlights and analysis of the weekend’s action while Against The Head on Monday 16 March at 8.00pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player will wrap up the Men’s Six Nations 2026 with a look back at Saturday’s final round of games.
Inside Sport will have Stephen Ferris and Lindsay Peat in studio on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday the 16 to review the Six Nations while on St Patrick’s Day Inside Sport will look ahead to the week’s UEFA Champions League action.
Alongside full live commentary of Ireland v Scotland in the Six Nations Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday 14 March will be on air until 7.00pm with live Allianz Football League coverage with Kerry v Mayo plus Cork v Kildare and Meath v Tyrone.