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TV News Releases - August 2005

RTÉ Television Announces Highlights for Autumn ’05 RTÉ will bring over 1,400 hours of brand new and returning home production to the Irish viewing public this autumn. A small selection of just some of the highlights of the new home produced programmes viewers can look forward to on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two this autumn are outlined below. For comprehensive schedule details, […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Sport RTÉ Sport RTÉ Sport will again present the most comprehensive sports coverage in Ireland to the Irish viewing public. In addition to all the premier national events and many of the major international events, sports such as Moto GP, Greyhound Racing and Boxing will not be forgotten. THE SUNDAY GAMEMichael Lyster and the best Gaelic […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Diversity and Education RTÉ Diversity & RTÉ Education SCANNALFollowing its huge success last year, Scannal returns with another series of stories that shocked, outraged, amused and incited the nation. From the Catherine Nevin Story to the kidnapping of Dutch businessman Tiede Herrema in 1974; from a look back at the Kilkenny Incest Case and the Father Michael Cleary […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Drama RTÉ Drama THE CLINIC  10 X 52’ Following from the outstanding success of last year’s series, THE CLINIC returns by popular demand for an extended run of 10 episodes exploring life in and out of the consulting rooms of Dublin’s Clarence Street Clinic. Bereft by the sudden departure of husband and partner Ed, owner GP […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Entertainment Entertainment DREAMS COME TRUE   7 X 25”   RTÉ One A brand new show designed to make the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people come true.  Series run includes an additional, one-off Christmas special. Tyrone Productions KARL SPAIN WANTS A WOMAN –  6 x 25”   RTÉ OneAward-winning Limerick based comedian Karl Spain is tired of being single […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Factual – Lifestyle RTÉ Factual – Lifestyle Programming DAYTIME THE AFTERNOON SHOW  The Afternoon Show, RTÉ’s live flagship daytime show is back for a second season offering viewers a mix of lifestyle, information and fun in a daily dose of straight-talking reality. Aired live, five times weekly, the second series, presented by Anna Nolan and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, promises […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Factual RTÉ FACTUAL THE ASYLUM    4 X 52′  A landmark observational series set, for the first time on Irish television, inside a major mental hospital. St Ita’s in Portrane is the location for this frank, sensitive and sometimes profound look at the lives and changing modes of care of Irish people suffering from mental illness. Yellow Asylum […]
Autumn 2005 Release Schedule – Movies Movies With more movie premières than any other television channel in Ireland, RTÉ has something for every taste. RTÉ’s two channels give Irish viewers the widest choice of viewing: From mega-budget blockbusters to knockabout comedy; from Big Big family movies to arthouse gems. And our audiences agree – the top ten movies on television for […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Music RTÉ Music ‘FLEADH ’05’   6 X 26′ Six half-hour programmes featuring highlights from the August Fleadh in Letterkenny, presented by Pat Butler and Breda Smyth.  With the Fleadh being held in an Ulster county for the first time in twenty-five years, viewers can expect a special emphasis and flavour to the event, as well as the […]
Autumn 2005 Schedule Release – Acquisitions ACQUISITIONS RTÉ Schedules not only deliver a raft of home-produced programming that reflects and expresses Irish tastes and culture, but also offers the best of acquired material – first! Some of the acquisitions we can look forward to continuing or beginning over the coming season include: EASTENDERS     Eastenders follows the daily lives of the residents of […]

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