John Byrne

TV Editor

The hardest-working couch potato in the country

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

There's two-part documentary NORAID: Irish America and the IRA, an investigation into online-fueled suicides, Tim Allen and Kat Dennings star in sitcom Shifting Gears, and Maggie Q leads an LAPD cold case division in Ballard . . .

Television • 08 Jul 25

Harrison For and Helen Mirren star in 1923

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

Yellowstone prequel 1923 lands on RTÉ One, Zara McDermott hosts To Catch a Stalker, Netflix has Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel, while Emilia Fox and David Wilson investigate the unsolved murder of a mother of two . . .

Television • 30 Jun 25

Joan Ellison has performed songs associated with Judy Garland across the USA

'Judy Garland had that indefinable star quality'

Get Happy! The Judy Garland Songbook is coming to the National Concert Hall in Dublin and Wexford Opera House. RTÉ Entertainment's John Byrne talks to the conductor and brains behind the show, Niall Kinsella.

Feature Article • 30 Jun 25

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Monday

Crime Scene Cleaners looks at the people who mop up after the cops are gone, CrimeCall returns, it's opening day at Wimbledon 2025, and the Beeb has a night of programming about Hitler's pal Albert Speer . . .

Television • 29 Jun 25

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Sunday

There's Henry Mount Charles: A Lord in Slane, a Croke Park double-header in the Search for Sam, Rod Stewart and more at Glastonbury, and the season finales of Death Valley and Walking with Dinosaurs . . .

Television • 29 Jun 25

The cast of Kinky Boots with Johannes Radebe as Lola centre (Pic: Pamela Raith)

'I can't believe I'm doing this and calling it a job!'

Johannes Radebe has to be one of the happiest people on the planet. And why not? The Strictly Come Dancing star is on tour in hit musical Kinky Boots and he can't wait to return to Dublin.

Theatre • 30 Jun 25

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Glastonbury dominates the BBC channels, Ben Foster stars in Sharp Corner, there's a celebration of legendary Irish songwriter Percy French, there are some cracking movies on offer, and England face Germany . . .

Television • 28 Jun 25

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

The BBC covers Glastonbury across three channels, Squid Game returns for a third and final season, Smoke is a new crime drama created by Dennis Lehane, Emma Mackey stars in Emily and Not Going Out continues . . .

Television • 09 Jul 25

Kerry Condon laps it up with Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie

Brad Pitt may be behind the wheel, but Kerry Condon's in control of the gear box in this fun drama that's basically more a picture postcard than pit stop view of the F1 world.

Movie Review • 29 Jun 25

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Coverage of Glastonbury 2025 kicks off on BBC Two, FX drama The Bear returns for a fourth season, a Dispatches special asks: Will Nigel Farage be Prime Minister? and Marie Antionette comes to a conclusion . . .

Television • 26 Jun 25