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TV News Releases - May 2011

SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: FACTUAL Blood of the TravellersOlympian Francie Barrett uncovers new information about the origins of The Irish Travelling community by tracing their DNA. What in the World?What In The World? is back with a new four-part series focusing on the Millennium Development Goals and features compelling stories from some of the poorest people on the planet in […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: ENTERTAINMENT The Big Money GameThe National Lottery game show returns with Derek Mooney Saturday Night with MiriamMiriam O’ Callaghan is back on our screens this summer with a unique and lively mix of the latest in entertainment, showbiz, sports, current affairs, music and human interest stories. Creedon’s Vintage VacationIn his new series John Creedon retraces the […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: YOUNG PEOPLES RTÉjr and TRTÉ will continue to broadcast a mix of home-produced, independent and acquired programming throughout the summer so that children from tots to teens can continue to enjoy their favourites on RTÉ Two. PunkyPunky is RTÉjr’s original new animated television series which tells stories from the everyday life of Punky, a little girl who […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: IRISH LANGUAGE Dance OffDance Off is the contest every Irish dancer dreads – the ruthless daily eliminations approach, so commonly used in the search for stars in this no nonsense showbiz world. Impressing the judges is all that matters, with no room for error. The series will follow Breandán de Gallaí’s search for a new generation of […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: DRAMA Fair CityFair City kick starts the summer with two unexpected marriage proposals which are set to delight and shock Carrigstown! As well as romance being in the summer air, Carrigstown will face matters such as affairs, relationship breakdowns, violence, theft and a surprise pregnancy that will have the community wondering ‘who’s-the-daddy’?
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: SPORT GAA RTÉ will again be home for GAA fans this summer as Michael Lyster presents exclusive coverage of up to 31 live games throughout the season, while Des Cahill returns to the chair each Sunday evening for lively analysis and discussion of each weekend’s action. The most-medalled panel in Ireland return to The Sunday Game […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: DIVERSITY Rose to India With her father as a guide, current Rose of Tralee Clare Kambamettu undertakes a journey of discovery from her home in the ruarl idyll of Athy to the slums of Calcutta.Her mother Breda is from Kildare and her father Ravi is from India. The family are based in Athy, where her father […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: LIFESTYLE Feargal Quinn’s Retail TherapyFeargal Quinn’s Retail Therapy is back for a second series. The six-part series sees retail innovator Feargal Quinn offer advice to retailers who are struggling to stay afloat in the toughest ever retail environment. The series champions independent Irish retailers who represent individuality on the streets of Ireland’s towns and cities. Feargal […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: ARTS Arts Lives – Whose Art Is It Anyway? Around Dublin and beyond, Joe Duffy meets the curators who decide on the sculptures in our streets and parks, the artists who make them, and the public who love and hate them. Arts Lives: NakedAs their nude portraits by artists Sahoko Blake, Nick Miller and Una Sealy […]
SUMMER 2011 ON RTÉ TELEVISION: ACQUISITIONS The KennedysThe Kennedys, an eight episode miniseries, uses public events as a background to tell the intimate story of this iconic family. The series is about epic achievements and private failures, about loyalty and love, resentment and betrayal, about people imbued with great gifts and burdened by great flaws, about success of Biblical proportions and […]

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