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The Traitors Ireland Siobhan McSweeney in cloak

Siobhán aims to dress to impress on Traitors Ireland

We all know that the contestants will provide the main talking points on The Traitors Ireland - but host Siobhán McSweeney also aims to put Irish couture on show during the 12-episode run of the global smash.

Television • 28 Aug

The exterior of Slane Castle with a Traitors Ireland flying above the entrance

Siobhán McSweeney: Traitors Ireland is 'nerve-racking'

Ahead of the arrival of The Traitors Ireland on RTÉ One, John Byrne travels to Slane Castle to check out the show's famous base and meet its host, Siobhán McSweeney.

Television • 26 Aug

Siobhan McSweeney presenter of RTE The Traitors Ireland

Seven reasons why Traitors Ireland will be terrific TV

The Traitors Ireland is coming! John Byrne looks at the prospects for an entertainingly Irish version of the reality show that's become a worldwide TV phenomenon.

Television • 25 Aug

Dáithí Ó’Sé and Kathryn Thomas pictured on stage at the Kerry Sports Academy, MTU during the Rose of Tralee International Festival

Rose of Tralee: The best moments from night one

So many Roses, so much magic on show. The opening night of this year's Rose of Tralee was another cracking mix of colour and spectacle. Here are some of the opening night's highlights.

Television • 18 Aug

Laura Whitmore: 'Life happens very quickly'

Laura Whitmore stars in the latest stage adaptation of The Girl on the Train, which is based on the hugely successful thriller by Paula Hawkins. John Byrne catches up with her ahead of the Irish leg of the show's tour

Theatre • 09 Aug

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

Grandad drops a bombshell in Mrs Brown's Boys, crime drama Karen Pirie returns to Virgin, there's the self-explanatory Stolen: Heist of the Century, and Tradfest: The Fingal Sessions continues . . .

Television • 07 Aug

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

Special Agents Maggie Bell and OA are back with FBI, September 5 lands on Sky Premiere, Football Familes continues, Destination X visits a spooky castle, while Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD and Me comes to an end . . .

Television • 06 Aug

Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess and Lindsay Lohan as Anna in Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday's twice the fun and a ball of confusion

Two decades after the original Freaky Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are back as the body-swapping mother and daughter in a fun sequel.

Movie Review • 06 Aug

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

Season 2 of Wednesday lands on Netflix, there's the contentious return of MasterChef, Stephen Mangan is back with The Fortune Hotel, Johnny Vegas talks Art, ADHD and Me, while Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen are still Platonic . . .

Television • 06 Aug

Natalie Cassidy is on Cooking with the stars

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

Emma Willis and Tom Allen are back with a new run of Cooking with the Stars, comedian Anna Clifford seeks out Ireland's Perfect Pubs, there's a Caroline Aherne night on the Beeb, and a Channel 4 show asks Do You Have ADHD?

Television • 05 Aug