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If you fancy a date night with some top-quality entertainment, we've made a list of ten Valentine's Day box sets and one-off documentaries available now on the RTÉ Player, ranging from the romantic to the nostalgic…
Number one on the list has to be the Golden Globe-nominated hit of 2020, Normal People. Lenny Abrahamson directs this iconic Irish love story of Irish teenagers Connell and Marianne - all episodes are available on the RTÉ Player here.
(The series' steamy scenes caused quite the stir with lively callers on Liveline… listen below!)
A love story of our time as we watch young singles embark on a new era of dating during a global pandemic as candlelit dinners are traded for Zoom calls…
A compelling relationship drama set in early noughties Drogheda. Hollywood stars Ruth Negga (Loving, Preacher) and Allen Leech (Downton Abbey) were mere newcomers at the time - both are outstanding here, in early breakout roles.
Basketball, high school and good old-fashioned sibling rivalry... what more could you ask for? This teenage relationship drama will both destroy and restore your faith in true love in every episode!
This one-off documentary follows Irish celebrity power couple Brian Ormond and Pippa O'Connor as they tie the knot. PG warning on the clip below, at Pippa's hen... not a pair of POCOs in sight!
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Another hit of noughties nostalgia with Dan and Becs - will they ever loike seriously lioke just work it out? Follow up series Sarah and Steve, featuring a young Emmet Kirwan, is also on the player here.
More funny people than Normal People... Jennifer Zamparelli and Bernard O'Shea are Bridget and Eamon, the opposite of love's young dream - and an absolute riot. Watch their guide to a happy marriage below! All episodes of the series are available here.
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Yes, Love/Hate is a crime series with violent scenes and gritty storylines - however, this landmark series has given us some of the most memorable couples in Irish TV history. Think Tommy and Siobhan, Darren and Rosie, Nidge and Trish - not to mention Aido and his budgie.
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You ask the love of your life to marry you on Irish television, and her response is "No, no, no, no no, no…" Find out what happened next in a documentary that picks up after this viral proposal at the Rose of Tralee competition... spoiler alert they live happily ever after.
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A must-see documentary that revisits the day that Ireland said yes to marriage equality, and a joyful celebration of the idea that love is love!
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