Dublin and Kerry meet in this year's All-Ireland Football Final, Derek Mooney and Nuala Carey return in The Summer Show, there’s brand-new quiz show Fastest Finger First, and the conclusion of Our Guy in Colombia.
Pick of the Day
The Sunday Game Live, 2.30pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Great old rivals Dublin and Kerry meet in this year’s decider (throw-in 3.30pm) as Joanne Cantwell (below) presents coverage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park.
Holders Kerry defeated Derry in the last four, while Dublin overcame Monaghan and are looking to win this trophy for the first time since they lifted Sam for the sixth year in a row in 2020.
Later at 9.30pm there’s The Sunday Game, where Jacqui Hurley and guests present highlights from today’s big game at Croke Park.
Don’t Miss
Live Athletics, 6.00pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Here’s coverage of the 123.ie National Athletics Championships.
Peter Collins (above) presents coverage of the meeting from Morton Stadium in Dublin, as the leading athletes in the country compete for medals.
With reports from David Gillick and commentary by Greg Allen and David Matthews.
New or Returning Shows
The Summer Show, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Here’s hoping the weather picks up so this show isn’t a washout!
Derek Mooney and Nuala Carey travel the length and breadth of the country exploring the best summer activities that Ireland has to offer.
They begin in the city of Galway, with Derek going behind the scenes at the racecourse to sees the meticulous attention to detail that goes into preparing the track for the week-long horse-racing festival.
Chef Paul Flynn is in the dramatic surroundings of the Burren in Co Clare to try his hand at becoming a goat farmer for the day.
Fastest Finger First, 6.00pm, Virgin Media One
Here’s a new show with an odd concept – the winners get to go on another TV show.
This is a quiz hosted by Anita Rani in which contestants compete for a guaranteed place on the new season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? where they will sit opposite Jeremy Clarkson and have the chance to play for a million pounds.
New to Stream
The Best Man, Sky Cinema & NOW
Brendan Fehr, Dolph Lundgren, Luke Wilson, Nicky Whelan and Scout Taylor-Compton star in director Shane Dax Taylor’s action adventure.
The fun and games begin when a team of ruthless mercenaries violently seize control of a remote resort hotel.
They don’t know that former Special Ops soldiers are attending their best friend's wedding at the venue.
The soldiers must rely only on their wits and training to combat the terrorists and save the hostages held for ransom.
Ending Today
Our Guy in Colombia, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Guy Martin concludes his tour of the country's secret side by trying his hand at a semi-illegal cycling sport.
It’s one where the goal is to drop down the steepest mountain roads as quickly as possible on modified bikes, using extra weight to go faster.
After climbing aboard a drug cartel's smuggler narco-submarine to see how it could be built in a jungle workshop, Guy gets face to face with a drug dealer and former employee of Pablo Escobar.
Sunday Cinema
The Jewel of the Nile, 3.40pm, RTÉ One
Comedy adventure sequel to Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner (below), along with Danny DeVito.
A novelist travels to the Middle East to become a sheik's official biographer, only to end up being held hostage by him.
Her lover then joins forces with an old enemy to rescue her, but they get drawn into the hunt for a mysterious ancient treasure that has a connection to an eccentric holy man.
Skyscraper, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Agoraphobic action thriller, starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell and Chin Han.
A former hostage negotiator takes a job as a security expert at the world's tallest building in Hong Kong.
He finds himself framed for sabotage when the skyscraper bursts into flames.
As he strives to clear his name, he must also fight his way back into the blazing tower to rescue his family, who are being held hostage by criminals 225 storeys up.
Memento, 11.00pm, BBC Two
Christopher Nolan's thriller, starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano and Mark Boone Jr.
An insurance investigator suffers from short-term memory loss after an attack in which his wife was also raped and murdered.
Unable to remember events for more than a few minutes, he is determined to track down the killer and relies on copious notetaking and reminders tattooed on his body to aid his mission.
Family Flick
The NeverEnding Story, 3.20pm, BBC One
Fantasy adventure based on Michael Ende's novel, starring Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn and Patricia Hayes.
A lonely boy, neglected by his father and bullied at school, finds comfort in a mysterious book about a young hero's quest to save his world from destruction.
Then, as he starts to read the tale, he begins to become part of the story.
