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David O'Doherty and his Dad do Jazz on RTÉ this Christmas

Culture highlights on RTÉ this Christmas

Enjoy a selection of choice cultural highlights from the RTÉ TV and radio schedules this Christmas...

Cultural picks • 22 Dec 24

RTÉ Lyric FM presenters, from left, Aedín Gormley, Paul Herriott, Marty Whelan, Lorcan Murray, Liz Nolan and Niall Caroll

RTÉ lyric FM celebrates 25 years on air

RTÉ lyric FM first hit the airwaves 25 years ago today with its debut broadcast at noon on 1 May 1999.

RTÉ • 01 May 24

It's all go this St Patrick's weekend on RTÉ: your one-stop guide

It's all go this St Patrick's weekend on RTÉ, with a wide range of specially curated content across television, radio and online to celebrate all that it is to be Irish today!

st patricks day • 10 Mar 23

Tolü Makay pictured performing at the RTÉ New Season launch

Arts & Culture shine in new season on RTÉ

RTÉ • 26 Aug 22

RTÉ and Screen Ireland announce Storyland projects

storyland • 09 Feb 22

Dementia ambassador Helen Rochford-Brennan talks to Tommy

the tommy tiernan show • 30 Jan 22

1990: A wink from 'Nighthawks' continuity announcer Bláithín Keaveney (Michelle Houlden)

Ireland On The Box - new exhibition celebrates 60 years of RTÉ

Photography • 10 Jan 22

The Gardiner Brothers feature in new RTÉ documentary series State of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance

RTÉ announces its new season of Arts and Culture programming

RTÉ • 15 Oct 21

The Documentary On One team won Gold for their documentary on former Garda Majella Moynihan

Golden night for RTÉ at New York Festivals Awards

RTÉ programmes won 30 prestigious awards at the 2020 New York Festivals International TV & Film and Radio Awards.

RTÉ • 23 Apr 20

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2020 wants your stories

RTÉ is inviting short story submissions for one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, the RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of Francis MacManus.

Francis MacManus Short Story Competition • 24 Feb 20

Listen: Independents Day - Lyte Records in focus

Lyte Records is a label that focuses on hip hop, folk and classical, but mainly jazz. Based in Northern Ireland, it was founded by musician, songwriter and producer David Lyttle in 2007.

Podcasts • 14 Jan 20

Eat The Rich is one of six new Storyland web-dramas

New season of Storyland showcases emerging Irish talent

Six brand new web-dramas have been launched by RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen for the new season of Storyland 2019.

storyland • 25 Nov 19

Watch: Vivaldi classic Dorilla in Tempe at Wexford Festival Opera

That's right, RTÉ bring you world-class opera from Wexford Festival Opera - watch the magnificent production of Dorilla in Tempe above.

Opera • 06 Nov 19

Listen: Independents Day - Raelach Records in focus

A new ten-part series of RTÉ podcasts explores the role of Ireland's independent record labels in a much-changed musical landscape...

Podcasts • 14 Jan 20

RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival - the curtain rises

It was an exhausting circuit: 25 amateur drama groups taking to the four corners of Ireland competing at 36 local drama festivals in a bid to be one of the 9 who finally make it to Athlone for the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival finals this May.

RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival • 30 Apr 19

Armistice 100 on RTÉ: Commemorating the end of World War One

On November 11, 1918, world leaders signed the Armistice, ending World War I and its four years of bloody conflict. Across this week and the weekend, RTÉ will bring a range of programmes and content to audiences, to mark the centenary of the occasion.

RTÉ • 07 Nov 18

Saoirse Ronan stars in Brooklyn, the Christmas Day movie on RTÉ One

Your Christmas Cultural Highlights on RTÉ

This Christmas you can enjoy a feast of culture, courtesy of RTÉ, with an eclectic array of choice cultural programming across TV and radio. Here are ten must-see (and must-hear) highlights to watch out for.

RTÉ • 19 Dec 17