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UP FOR THE MATCH Des Cahill and Gráinne Seoige host a night of music, craic and banter live in front of a raucous audience of fans from Kilkenny and Tipperary on the eve of the All Ireland Hurling final meeting of the great rivals.
SPORT ON RTÉ One & RTÉ2 Week 36 The All-Ireland Hurling Final, the Republic of Ireland's trip to take on Serbia in World Cup qualifying plus the opening of Paralympics 2016 all feature in an action-packed sporting week
FAIR CITY WEEK 36 Decco and Zumo clash over Kerri-Ann. Paul starts to see Farrah in a new light. A mistake by Ray puts Alannah in danger and Doug becomes an object of desire - but will he notice.
TOP GEAR ***NEW SERIES*** This series of the world's biggest motoring show continues as Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and Sabine Schmitz buy cheap second-hand cars and head for Venice. The aim? To prove road travel can be more luxurious than taking the train. Elsewhere, Rory Reid heads to New York to sample the all-electric Tesla Model X, while Chris Harris dons his race helmet to drive the most powerful Aston Martin of all time -the fearsome Vulcan. Bear Grylls and Brian Cox are the Stars in a Rallycross Car.
NATIONWIDE – ETHIOPIA In a special Nationwide programme, Anne Cassin travels to Ethiopia to set a sense of this vast, beautiful country which is being helped by initiatives created by Irish people.
ELECTRIC PICNIC Saturday night is Electric Picnic night on RTÉ2, as the station provides dedicated coverage of the Stradbally festival. Presented by Eoghan McDermott and RTÉ 2fm’s Jenny Greene, with performances from main stage headliners, plus Al Porter and Blathnaid Treacy will be reporting from the ‘Picnic’ arena, bringing the latest news, exclusive artist interviews and festival happenings.
CHICAGO PD (DOUBLE BILL) The bounty on Halstead’s head becomes a serious reality as an innocent bartender takes a bullet meant for him. Olinsky tries to reason with Bembenek to call off the hit, to no avail.
KEEPING IRELAND ALIVE: THE HEALTH SERVICE IN A DAY In episode two of Keeping Ireland Alive: The health service in a day: a woman donates her kidney to her brother; a public health nurse tends to the elderly in Donegal; and a keen horse rider who isn't letting her MS diagnosis stop her doing what she loves.
SHORTSCREEN: A SIGN It wasn’t until she lost faith in God that Rosaline started seeing miracles…
THE PET SURGEONS ***NEW SERIES*** The Pet Surgeons is a brand-new series that goes behind the scenes at one of Ireland's leading veterinary practices, revealing the emotional owners, sick animals and dedicated vets who go to any lengths to make them better.