News Releases

RTÉ News announces George Lee as New Agriculture and Environment Correspondent RTÉ News is pleased to announce the appointment of George Lee as Agriculture and Environment Correspondent. Thursday 13th March, 8.07pm
RTÉ One unveils the next stage of Arts output for 2014 Spring 2014 will see a new phase of Arts programming on RTÉ One. Following on from the success of landmark arts series Play Next Door, RTÉ One will continue to bring dedicated arts coverage centre-stage by scheduling arts programming in the heart of its peak-time schedule. As part of the rollout of a new Arts strategy for RTÉ One, The Works moves into a new peak-time slot at 8.30pm on RTÉ One from Friday 14th February and the channel will also air a number of important new arts documentaries, including Outsider, Dolores Keane: Stories From The Edge and Neal McGregor: The Bones of a Man. Monday 10th February, 2.30pm
RTÉ  CHRISTMAS RATINGS RELEASED RTÉ One and RTÉ Two were the number 1 and 2 channels this Christmas  RTÉ One and RTÉ Two were the number 1 and 2 channels respectively for Irish viewers on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On average, RTÉ One, RTÉ One+1 and RTÉ Two cumulatively accounted for 30% of […] Friday 27th December, 3.46pm
David Brophy makes his final appearance as Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra RTÉ Concert Orchestra 13 December 2013 David Brophy makes his final appearance as Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra this Monday, 16 December when he conducts the RTÉ CO and guests in Mooney Tunes at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.  Over the past seven years, David Brophy has distinguished himself in his concert, radio, […] RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Friday 13th December, 2.36pm
RTÉ Concert Orchestra Takes 2nd place in World’s Favourite Orchestra Poll! The RTÉ Concert Orchestra has taken a remarkable second place in an online poll to find the World’s Favourite Orchestra on classical music website www.bachtrack.com  Over a month of voting, the poll has attracted interest from all around the world, with 11,895 votes for 417 orchestras from 97 countries. The winning orchestra was the world-renowned […] RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Tuesday 8th October, 11.37am
RTÉ One’s Love/Hate Starts Series 4 with the most-watched episode ever RTÉ ONE’S LOVE/HATE STARTS SERIES FOUR  WITH THE MOST-WATCHED EPISODE SO FAR An average of 971,000* viewers watched the first episode of the new series of Love/Hate last night (Sunday 6th Oct) on RTÉ One, making it the most-watched episode of Love/Hate ever. Over 53% of all people watching TV tuned in to see the […] RTÉ One, Monday 7th October, 5.43pm
World Cup Qualifier and Second Captains Live deliver strong audience for RTÉ Two   World Cup Qualifier and Second Captains Live deliver strong audience for RTÉ Two   Last night’s World Cup Qualifier with Austria delivered another strong audience for RTÉ Two with an average audience of 573,000 tuning in to watch the match.* Our brand new Entertainment series Second Captains Live  also kicked off last night and […] Wednesday 11th September, 6.08pm
RTÉ announces John Wilson as Principal Conductor Designate of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra RTÉ today announced John Wilson as Principal Conductor Designate of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. One of the most exciting conductors and arrangers on the scene, Wilson has been the RTÉ CO’s Principal Guest Conductor since 2009. He will succeed David Brophy as RTÉ CO Principal Conductor in January 2014.  Born in Gateshead on Tyneside in […] RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Thursday 5th September, 11.41am
RTÉ STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF COLM MURRAY The death has taken place of the RTÉ journalist and broadcaster Colm Murray. Colm joined RTÉ in October 1978, where he took up a post as continuity announcer. In the course of his sports broadcasting career, he has covered a large number of national and international events, including the Cheltenham Festival since 1990 and the […] Tuesday 30th July, 11.37am
RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King In Concert This October, the journey ends when the RTÉ Concert Orchestra proudly presents The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on Sunday 27 October 2013 at the O2, Dublin. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster on Friday 12 July 10am priced €39.50 to €69.50 (additional service charges may apply).  Following the phenomenal success […] RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Tuesday 9th July, 8.11am