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

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Cork face Tipp in the All-Ireland Hurling final, the final season of SWAT gets underway, there's new BBC period drama The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Karen Pirie returns for a new run, and the final day of the Open at Portrush . . .

Pick of the Day

The Sunday Game Live, 2.15pm, RTÉ One

Streaming on RTÉ Player

Joanne Cantwell (below) presents all the action from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at Croke Park as Cork take on Tipperary (Throw-in 3.30pm).

Cork are looking to go one better than last year, when they were runners-up to Clare, and they defeated Dublin in the semi-finals this time around.

Tipperary overcame Kilkenny in the last four to reach the final for the first time since they last lifted the trophy in 2019.

Later, there’s The Sunday Game (9.30pm, RTÉ2), where Jacqui Hurley and guests look back at this afternoon’s action. And no doubt Marty Morrisey will be with the winning team celebrating in some posh Dublin hotel.

New or Returning Shows

SWAT, 9.00pm, Sky Max

Streaming on NOW

Returning for its eighth and final season, Hondo (the hugely popular Shemar Moore) is back to lead his elite tactical team into the fray one last time.

As the show resumes, SWAT tackles a mission with personal ties for Hondo when they race to find a group of missing students and their bus driver, Hondo's former high school football coach.

Also, Hicks has reservations regarding Hondo's new 20-Squad team addition, Devin Gamble (Annie Ilonzeh), a cop with a family background deeply entrenched in crime.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North, 9.15pm, BBC One

Anyrthing that appears in this prestigious slot on the Beeb is worth a look.

This love-in-wartime drama stars Jacob Elordi, Odessa Young and Ciarán Hinds.

While writing a speech for an upcoming book launch, renowned surgeon and celebrated war hero Dorrigo Evans delves into memories of his time as a POW during World War II.

He also reflects on his brief, unforgettable love affair with Amy Mulvaney.

The Veil, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Already on RTÉ2 (and streaming on the RTÉ Player), here’s a thriller written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan.

The Veil title card key art branded

MI6 agent Imogen Salter and her boyfriend Malik Amar are recruited by CIA agent Max Peterson to work with him on a mission. They must determine if French woman Adilah El Idrissi is part of an ISIS cell.

Karen Pirie, 8.00pm, UTV

Return of the crime drama based on the series of novels by Val McDermid, starring Lauren Lyle.

During societal unrest in 1984, oil heiress Catriona Grant and her son Adam are kidnapped at gunpoint, but after sending two ransom notes the culprits unexpectedly fall silent and the pair are never seen again.

When a man's body is discovered 40 years later in a quarry with a piece of evidence connected to the case, DI Karen Pirie is tasked with reopening the case with the first new lead in decades.

New to Stream

Buffalo Kids, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW

Family friendly animation featuring an impressive voice cast that includes Gemma Arterton, Sean Bean and Stephen Graham.

Two parentless Irish siblings arrive in New York City via ocean liner and quickly find themselves on a wild, cross-country journey aboard an orphan train where they meet an extraordinary new friend who will change their lives forever.

Fuelled by curiosity, friendship, and teamwork, their dangerous and discovery-filled quest will introduce them to devious villains, unexpected heroes, and surprising adventures in their heart-warming and hilarious search for a home.

Sunday Cinema

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 6.05pm, RTÉ2

I must have seen this 20 times or more. It's such fun.

Harrison Ford stars, alongside Sean Connery, Alison Doody, River Phoenix, Julian Glover and Denholm Elliott, in the third episode of the adventure film franchise.

This time around, the intrepid archaeologist sets out to find his estranged father, who has gone missing while searching for the Holy Grail.

Once reunited, the duo team up to finish the task and locate the sacred relic before the Nazis get their hands on it.

Shakespeare in Love, 10.30pm, BBC One

Period rom-com about William Shakespeare, with Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow (below), Judi Dench, Ben Affleck, Geoffrey Rush, Martin Clunes and Tom Wilkinson.

The Elizabethan dramatist suffers from writer's block while working on his new play, and to make matters worse creditors are about to close down the theatre.

But when a noblewoman disguises herself as a man to fulfil her dream of appearing on stage, the Bard becomes enchanted by her and is inspired to pen the most famous love story of all time.

Family Flick

Missing Link, 2.05pm, BBC One

Animated comedy, with the voices of Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana, David Walliams and Stephen Fry.

Fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost is approached by fur-covered, eight-foot-tall creature Mr Link who, tired of living a solitary existence in the Pacific Northwest, wants to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.

Sport

Golf: The Open, 8.00pm, BBC Two

Action from the fourth and final day of the third Major of the year, held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim.

Royal Portrush

The last day of a major is almost always great fun – between the odd collapse and the occasional late surge, there’s usually plenty of entertainment.

And hopefully the likes of local lad Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry enjoy a positive final round after a bumpy few days in Portrush.

You can catch the whole day's action on Sky Sports.

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