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RTÉ UNVEILS ELECTION 2016 CAMPAIGN COVERAGE RTÉ to broadcast live from all over Ireland, with comprehensive radio, television and digital coverage Prime Time, Today with Sean O’Rourke, Six One News, Claire Byrne Live, Drivetime and Nine O’Clock News all hit the campaign trail Wednesday 3rd February, 11.31am
RTÉ wins Current Affairs Award from Association for International Broadcasting RTÉ News & Current Affairs     RTÉ wins Current Affairs Award from Association for International Broadcasting     RTÉ’s series Voices has been awarded Best Radio Current Affairs Documentary at the prestigious Association for International Broadcasting Awards (AIBs) in London last night.   Created, written and produced by RTÉ News journalist Evelyn McClafferty, Voices […] Thursday 5th November, 4.26pm
RTÉ appoints new Head of RTÉ.ie RTÉ has appointed Neil Leyden as the Head of RTÉ.ie following a public competition. Neil Leyden, formerly Senior Product Manager at Independent News & Media, will become the product owner of RTÉ.ie. He will lead the strategic roadmap and oversee performance of Ireland’s number one media website.* RTE.ie, Tuesday 13th October, 3.23pm
All-Ireland Camogie semi-final between Galway and Wexford live on RTÉ Player and RTÉ Player International   Coming up on Saturday 15 August RTÉ Player and RTÉ Player International will have live coverage of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Semi-final between Galway and Wexford from Nowlan Park. Tune in from 3.30pm. The Sunday Game on RTÉ2 from 9.30pm on the Sunday 16 August will have highlights of this game and […] Friday 7th August, 12.54pm
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and RTÉ Contempo Quartet at Galway International Arts Festival Press Release: Tuesday 2nd June 2015 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and RTÉ Contempo Quartet join forces with Galway International Arts Festival The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Contempo Quartet will debut at Galway International Arts Festival this July. The new development will result in a weekend of orchestral and chamber music masterworks: five […] RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Tuesday 2nd June, 12.54pm
SUPERGARDEN 2015 WINNER REVEALED *Embargo: 7.30pm* Brian Burke has been revealed as the winner of SuperGarden 2015 and is the Silver-Gilt Medal winner at Bloom 2015 for the garden he created for the Brett family. Of the win, Brian says: “From the moment I got the initial call, to meeting Eddie and the Brett family to conceiving and executing a […] Thursday 28th May, 10.00am
President Michael D. Higgins Reveals RTÉ’s A Poem for Ireland – Ireland’s Best-Loved Poem of the Past 100 years President Michael D. Higgins today announced RTÉ’s A Poem for Ireland, Ireland's Best- Loved Poem of the past 100 years. The sonnet When All The Others Were Away at Mass [from Clearances III - In Memoriam M.K.H., 1911-1984] by Seamus Heaney topped the RTÉ poll to identify the best-loved Irish poem of the past century. Wednesday 11th March, 4.18pm
RTÉ BROADCASTS ALL OF THE TOP 20 TV PROGRAMMES OF 2014 RTÉ RTÉ BROADCASTS ALL OF THE TOP 20 TV PROGRAMMES OF 2014 (AND THE TOP 50 PROGRAMMES SO FAR THIS CENTURY)   The Late Late Toy Show 2014 is the most-watched show this century RTÉ One and RTÉ2 have once again performed highly among Irish audiences in 2014 as just-released figures for all of the […] Monday 12th January, 12.13pm
MEDIA NOTE: CHRISTMAS ON CALL SERVICE Media Queries From December 19th to January 2nd the RTÉ Press Office operates a rostered on call service to facilitate urgent media queries. Christmas on-call roster 19 December Yvonne Owens 087 6858 975 20 December Rayna Connery 087 9862 902 21 December Fergus McCormack 086 8674751 22 December Anne-Louise Foley 085 1288 911 23 December […] Monday 22nd December, 2.13pm
Mitsubishi Motors Ireland To Sponsor RTÉ One’s The Saturday Night Show Mitsubishi Motors Ireland To Sponsor RTÉ One’s The Saturday Night Show Wednesday 12th November, 4.23pm