Tag Archives: RTE

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A comedy festival on the wireless?

Oh go on then.

Maureen Catterston writes:

Comedy Showhouse is a special festival of Irish comedy featuring special radio friendly performances from Irish stars including Seán Hughes, Andrew Maxwell, Deirdre O’Kane, Karl Spain, Aindrias De Staic, Foil Arms & Hog, Fiona Looney, Colm O’Regan and many more.

Produced by Sideline Productions in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and new Irish comedy website grintageireland.com, more than 40 acts and guests will perform at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin from Sunday January 31st to Sunday February 7th 2016 in 20 shows. On each night two radio performances will be recorded in front of a live audience. The best Irish comedy performers in the The Project Arts Centre over 8 days will be recorded live for RTÉ Radio 1 Tickets are €10 and can be purchased here.

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Steady on.

Over the top lads jumping into the sea during Storm Desmond reportage on tonight’s RTÉ Six One News from Salthill, Galway.

And the inevitable auto-tuned remix…

SUPER CÉILÍ

Thanks Carlow Weather and whaddyanuts

Meanwhile…

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Not even a little bit?

Go on.

You do.

You LOVE us. Everyone loves us.

Karen Moran writes:

“A new RTÉ 1 documentary series is looking for enthusiastic contributors with a story to tell…”

“#MissingYou will be comprised of video phone-calls from Irish emigrants to their loved ones at home.”

“We are looking for people, young and old, who have left these shores, recently or not so recently – for love, for life, to follow a dream. We want to follow people embarking on new chapters, or bringing old ones to a close. Those who are getting married, becoming a parent, coming out, or just becoming the person they’ve always wanted to be. They all have two things in common: an interesting story to tell and they are geographically separated from those who they would normally turn to for help, guidance, praise or a much needed kick up the arse…”

“#MissingYou is looking for honest, genuine people who are willing to share a slice of their lives with us. If this sounds like you or someone you know and love please contact us at missingyou@rte.ie.”

“To give you a flavor of what we’re trying to achieve, watch the video above”

Thanks Karen

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Ireland’s Rising.

Anne-Louise Foley writes:

“Ireland’s Rising is a new four-part documentary series, on RTÉ One, starting on Sunday at 8.30pm, in which well-known personalities travel back to their homesteads to discover what connection their chosen county has with the events of 1916. This Sunday, children in Wexford remember their 1916 ancestors, 100 years on.”

Meanwhile…

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Rebellion.

Rayna Connery writes:

“We’ll be screening the first promo for our new five-part 1916 drama Rebellion – starring Charlie Murphy, Brian Gleeson, Ruth Bradley, Michelle Fairley, Ian McElhinney, Barry Ward and Sarah Greene – tonight during the Late Late Toy Show and thought your readers might like a sneak peek on this rainy Friday afternoon. It will be screened in 2016.”

Ireland’s Rising (RTÉ)

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Staying in tonight?

The Local Eye [documentery series on three local papers, The Munster Express, The Mayo News and The Clare Champion] – on RTÉ One at 7pm.

Episode three featuring canny farmer Pat Roseingrave from Crusheen, Ennis, Co Clare.

Gareth Naughton writes:

Pat tells renowned seanchaí and Clare Champion contributor Eddie Lenihan (top right) how he won the All-Ireland with his prize bullock and shows him the real secret to finding beauty in the beast…

Previously: Writing At The Crossroads

‘Who Won The Whist In Mulranney?”

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“This is extremely disappointing news for RTÉ. We have a long and proud tradition of showcasing the 6 Nations and putting our heart and soul into our coverage.

We want to assure the Irish public that every possible effort was made by RTÉ to retain these rights. As a public service broadcaster, RTÉ’s ambition has always been, and continues to be, to deliver the best possible viewer experience and to share moments of major national importance.

We put forward the best possible bid within our means, while always mindful of the significant responsibilities attached to spending public funds.”

Ryle Nugent, Group Head of Sport, RTÉ

*kicks telly*

TV3 wins Six Nations Championship rights from 2018 (TV3)

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RTÉ Director General Noel Curran( top right) and former RTÉ chairman  Tom Savage and with Michael Noonan at Radio Centre last week

“It has been my privilege to lead RTÉ through a time of considerable challenge, change, upheaval and innovation – both internally and in the wider market,” he said.
“While many more challenges remain, I think the organisation is well placed to meet them. There is still a lot of work to be done before my departure in May.
“Through the considerable efforts of staff, management and independent producers the organisation is on a more stable footing.
“Most importantly, through all their combined talents, RTÉ continues to produce strong programming, continues to innovate, and has made the transition to a modern digital media organisation.”

Noel Curran confirming he will step down as director general of RTÉ in May.

Director-General of RTÉ to step down (RTÉ)

Previously: Chain Of Command

(RollingNews.ie)

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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin and Finance Minister Michael Noonan in studio with Seán O’Rourke on Wednesday

Further to the RTÉ phone-in brouhaha…

Erica Fleming, the homeless mother who has been living in a Dublin hotel since June with her nine-year-old daughter – and whose questions appeared to cause a headache for the advisors of ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin – has spoken to Ellen Coyne of the Ireland edition of the Times:

“I just think it’s really funny that the people we elected into government can’t think for themselves. As government ministers, they should be able to give a real honest answer and not have to have it written down in front of them. I don’t think the question I was asking was very hard.

“It shouldn’t have caused so much fuss. I did not expect that they would have been preparing responses to my question. On that basis, it’s not really a response is it, it’s just a speech.”

Meanwhile, The Times continues to reject RTÉ’s claims that yesterday’s report was inaccurate, and…

A former adviser to a previous finance minister who had appeared on RTE for a similar post-budget show said they were not provided with any questions in advance in the past.

“We would get broad guidance about the topics that were going to come up. You might get a list that said pensions, childcare, income tax, that kind of thing. We never got the questions or any specific details about the person, I’m not even sure we got the caller’s name in advance,” the former adviser said.

Ministers criticised over phone-in demands (Ellen Coyne and Niamh Lyons, The Times Ireland edition)

Previously: A Phoney Phone-In

Meanwhile…

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Max Keiser

There you go.

Previously: Ireland’s Biggest Problem Is RTÉ, Says Max Keiser

A Phoney Phone-In

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Further to this morning’s story in the Ireland edition of The Times, above, about the post-Budget phone-in on the Today With Sean O’Rourke Show yesterday, RTÉ has released the following statement…

“This morning’s article in The Times is factually incorrect. At no time was a threat delivered that a Minister would not appear on the programme as a result of his press advisers not seeing the questions in advance.”

“In the case of yesterday’s programme, advance access to audience questions on specific individuals’ circumstances post-budget queries was given to ministerial advisers as standard practice.

The primary purpose of the post-budget programme is to enable the more detailed, personal and specific queries raised by individual voters and businesses to be addressed to the most accurate degree possible, and that requires some research to be done by government advisers on the individuals’ specific questions.”

“This protocol was agreed in advance as has been standard practice for years and there was no debate about access to the questions prior to going on air for that specific programme.”

“We would like to reiterate that RTÉ does not advise Ministers or guests of questions in advance of interviews. The Today with Sean O’ Rourke editorial team have complete and total editorial control of the programme and only they determine which calls go to air and in which order.”

Meanwhile editor of the Ireland edition of The Times, Richie Oakley has tweeted…

UPDATE:

RTÉ’s response to ‘The Times’ article (RTÉ)

Earlier: A Phoney Phone-In