Popstars: Ireland

Popstars: Ireland 2001

1

Popstars is an Irish reality television series, broadcast and produced by RTÉ One, which ran from 2001 to 2002.

2001

Mrs. Brown's Boys - The Original Series

Mrs. Brown's Boys - The Original Series 2006

8.30

Agnes Brown - a widow living in Ireland - runs her home with an iron fist as she manages her sons, daughter Kathy and best friend Winnie. Add elderly Grandad, various in-laws and grandchildren to the mix and Mrs Brown usually has her hands full. Funny, outspoken and never at a loss for words (especially profanity), she gets through life and the daily grind with a caustic remark and a loving wink. What makes the show different is that the "fourth wall" is broken often leaving in the bloopers.

2006

The Traitors Ireland

The Traitors Ireland 2025

3.90

22 strangers are pitted against each other in a remote castle, where they must play a game an imaginative game of strategy. The twist? Some players, known as the Traitors, are secretly tasked with eliminating their competitors each night without being detected.

2025

Viking Empires

Viking Empires 2022

1

Through new discoveries in science and archaeology, explorers take a look at the origins of the Vikings and how they influenced history.

2022

The Year of the French

The Year of the French 1982

1

The Year of the French was a television serial, directed by Michael Garvey and based on the novel by Thomas Flanagan, which was first broadcast in 1982. It was a co-production by the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, the British television company Channel Four and the French broadcaster FR3, now France 3. The first episode was shown on RTÉ television on 18 November 1982. In France the programme was known as L'année des Français and was first broadcast on 23 May 1983. The title refers to the year 1798 when French troops sailed to Ireland to support Irish rebels against the British forces under Lord Cornwallis. To accompany the series Paddy Moloney composed and arranged music which was performed by The Chieftains with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Proinnsias O'Duinn, and with Ruairi Somers on bagpipes. The album of this music was released in 1983.

1982

The Irish Revolution

The Irish Revolution 2019

7.17

The remarkable story of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1922) which resulted in the formation of the Irish Free State and became the model for other British colonies to gain their independence.

2019

After Braveheart

After Braveheart 2015

2.00

A docudrama telling the story of the events that unfolded when a Scottish army led by Robert Bruce tried to drive the English out of Ireland 700 years ago.

2015

Crimes and Confessions

Crimes and Confessions 2022

1

For over forty years the existence of a Garda heavy Gang has been denied. This ground-breaking three-part true-crime series looks at three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice cases from the 1970s and 1980 and draws links between them.

2022

Building Ireland

Building Ireland 2014

1

A team of expert presenters in engineering, architecture and geography explore some of the finest example of Ireland’s building and engineering heritage.

2014

Hands

Hands 1978

9.00

A unique, multi-award winning series of thirty-seven documentries on Irish crafts capturing the final years of traditional rural and urban life in Ireland during the seventies and eighties.

1978

The Way We Were

The Way We Were 2021

1

Three-part docuseries The Way We Were is a timely assessment of the Irish National Identity as seen through the everyday lives of ordinary people since the official formation of The State in 1937.

2021

Echoes

Echoes 1988

6.00

Echoes is a four-part Irish drama miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Maeve Binchy. It was produced for Channel 4 by Working Title Films in association with RTÉ.

1988

Great Lighthouses of Ireland

Great Lighthouses of Ireland 2018

1

Great Lighthouses of Ireland tells the story of Ireland’s lighthouses and their continuing importance to the country’s survival. For all their romance and mystery, lighthouses remain a vital part of Ireland’s maritime infrastructure.

2018

BitterSweet

BitterSweet 2008

1.00

The story of reunited Dublin friends – Carmel, Gerry and Marie. Three very different worlds, three very different women - but everything in common. Upbeat and optimistic, BitterSweet celebrates their lives and loves. Everything’s looking rosy - until reality bites…

2008

Farr

Farr 2015

1

Michael Gallagher is an ambitious young detective, promoted to a task force aimed at taking down Belfast's most dangerous crime family: the Farrs. However, as his investigation deepens, a murder pushes him towards a reckoning with his own dark past.

2015

The Money List

The Money List 2023

1

Two teams of strangers are challenged to fill in missing answers on a list for the chance to win €15,000. When each list title is revealed, the teams bid on how many correct answers they think they can name, but the contestants play from inside soundproof pods, meaning their opponents can't hear their game strategy or how many answers they might know

2023

You're a Star

You're a Star 2002

1

You're a Star is a singing contest in Ireland, similar to The X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA. Created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Raidió Teilifís Éireann, it was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year. The show was broadcast live from The Helix theatre in Dublin City University. You're a Star was originally designed to select the Irish Eurovision Song Contest entrant, but this idea was abandoned in September 2005. The show was cancelled after the 2008 season.

2002

Eco Eye

Eco Eye 1970

8.00

Eco Eye is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. It is presented by Duncan Stewart and focuses on environmental issues. Stewart's daughter Tania also features on the show; she reports from across Ireland, asking people their views on Ireland's environmental future. Eco Eye airs every Wednesday at 19:30, with the 2009 series being the sixth of its kind overall. The 2009 series also entered Northern Ireland for the very first time when it examined important cross border issues such as shared waters, transboundary waste problems and tourism in Northern Ireland. The series is available to watch online at RTÉ.ie.

1970

The Story of Ireland

The Story of Ireland 2011

8.30

The series aims to explore Irish history using the historical facts and evidence while charting the origin and impact of the numerous myths that have been passed off as history in the past. Key to this approach is relating developments in Ireland to events and changes in Europe and the world at large as the centuries progress.

2011