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Actress Áine Ní Dhubhghaill in her role as Caoilfhionn Ní Shé:
"This experience is a huge change for me as I have never really done anything like this before."

At home with... Ros na Rún's Áine Ní Dhubhghaill

I enjoy being very busy every day and I feel very blessed to be able to actually leave my house and go to work, says Ros na Rún actress Áine Ní Dhubhghaill.

At home with... • 27 Apr 21

Doireann Ní Fhoighil: "I really, really missed the company of friends."

At home with - Ros na Rún actress Doireann Ní Fhoighil

My first introduction to lockdown was like a holiday (an unexpected one) but without seeing my school friends, which was beyond strange, says Doireann Ní Fhoighil who plays Áine Bheag in Ros na Rún

At home with... • 10 Mar 21

Aaron James:I was amazed with how quickly I began to enjoy TV talk shows more. (pic Dave Keegan)

At home with... musician Aaron James

Aaron James, Indie singer-songwriter, campaigner and Dubliner says: "Like us all, I'm ready for things to go back to normal now as we impatiently watch the news to see what they say on the vaccine(s) success, but it's all sounding good this far."

At home with... • 09 Mar 21

Emma Power: "It really opened my eyes to the virus and how easily it can be transmitted."

At home with ...RTÉ 2fm presenter Emma Power

It's hard to believe that we've been in some form of a lockdown for almost twelve months, but yet It feels like just yesterday, says Emma Power

At home with... • 05 Mar 21

Jacqui Hurley: "It honestly feels a little surreal to be penning another column for the At home with... series."

At home with... RTÉ Sport's Jacqui Hurley

It's a long time to go without seeing the ones you love and that's one thing I'll certainly never take for granted again, says RTÉ Sport's Jacqui Hurley

At home with... • 05 Mar 21

Sharon Lynch: "Any reporter will tell you that they prefer to be out in the field, that's why they avoided an office job in the first place."

At home with... RTÉ News reporter Sharon Lynch

Even the small stretch each evening is now really making a difference to the mood, says RTÉ News reporter Sharon Lynch.

At home with... • 02 Mar 21

Emma (Elaine O'Hara ) in an earlier episode, featuring Rory (Conall Ó Céidigh) with whom she is in an open relationship

At home with... Ros na Rún actress Elaine O'Hara

Actress and teacher Elaine O'Hara - Emma in Ros na Rún - is planning her rescheduled wedding to her fiancé Cian. "If you still want to marry me after this lockdown, I know you really must love me!' was a regular refrain in our house," she notes

At home with... • 01 Mar 21

Cormac O hEadhra on lockdown. "I haven't seen my parents for months. That's been difficult."

At home with... Drivetime's Cormac Ó hEadhra

It's been all change in Drivetime presenter Cormac Ó hEadhra's life in the past year. "I've moved station, programme, teams. I've moved towns, house. My son started school."

At home with... • 25 Feb 21

Seosaimhín as Laoise in this week's Ros na Rún on TG4: "We have Covid and lockdown to thank for many new wonderful and special family memories."

At home with... actress Seosaimhín Uí Shúilleabháin

We missed out on a lot of family events with lockdown 3, but one thing we did learn as a family was that time spent together was precious, writes Seosaimhín Uí Shúilleabháin who plays Laoise in TG4's Ros na Rún.

At home with... • 24 Feb 21

Fiachna Ó Braonáin: We are now rescheduling the already rescheduled dates

At home with... Fiachna Ó Braonáin

Musician and radio presenter Fiachna Ó Braonáin discovered that all his Hothouse Flowers gigs were cancelled early last year, but exciting things have happened to him since, like finding a role in TG4's drama series Ros na Run

At home with... • 22 Feb 21

Pól Penrose as Colm: "(India) got me thinking about the life I needed to get on with to make me truly happy."

At home with... Ros na Rún actor Pól Penrose

When restrictions re-commenced, Pól Penrose, who plays Colm in Ros na Rún, decided to share an apartment with his on-screen wife Mo "and 'bubble' up so that we could eat lots of cake . . "

At home with... • 19 Feb 21

Caitlín Nic Aoidh on her first trip to Tory: "My friends slagged me that I was Bord Fáilte Donegal."

At home with... TG4 presenter Caitlín Nic Aoidh

'Is iomaí corr sa tsaol' is an old Irish proverb meaning 'There is many a twist in life,' writes Caitlín Nic Aoidh, TG4's weather and continuity presenter. "However, this twist was bigger and more drastic than I ever could have ever imagined."

At home with... • 11 Feb 21

Máirín Ní Ghadhra: Spring has arrived - Coinnnímis an mhisneach!

At home with... RnaG/TG4 presenter Máirín Ní Ghadhra

There are days when I say NO MORE COVID - only to check all the alerts on my phone as soon as they arrive, writes Máirín Ní Ghadhra

At home with... • 10 Feb 21

Darren Frehill and family at home in Galway city: "It's a complete mad house but we are pulling through."

At home with... RTÉ Sport's Darren Frehill

If I am being totally honest, I'm finding this latest lockdown tough, says Darren Frehill

At home with... • 09 Feb 21

Carl with his fianceé Aisling and new houshold pal Angie: "I really do miss meeting colleagues face to face . . . "

At home with... RTÉ 2FM's Carl Mullan

It's safe to say we all learned quite a bit about ourselves over the last twelve months, writes Carl Mullan. Like everyone, I found 2020 really tough in some ways

At home with... • 08 Feb 21

Conall Ó Céidigh plays Rory in TG4's drama series Ros na Rún. "I still live with my parents at home, so I am the designated shopper and go-to guy . . . "

At home with... Ros na Rún's Conall Ó Céidigh

"Being able to walk to the beach and take in County Clare and the Aran Islands and on a clear day, Kerry, I count myself lucky," says actor Conall Ó Céidigh. "I don't think I could handle being in a town or city."

At home with... • 09 Feb 21

Going live for RTÉ One's Nine O'Clock news from the Town Hall room at the Department of Health

At home with... RTÉ's Fergal Bowers

Covering the coronavirus as health correspondent has been an enormous challenge, not least because of the pace of developments, every hour, of every day, says RTÉ Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers.

At home with... • 02 Feb 21

Seán Ó Baoil: "I won't lie, I did my fair share of Netflix-bingeing."

At home with... Ros na Rún's Sean Ó Baoil

Seán Ó Baoil plays Adam on Ros na Rún, presents BBC's I Lár an Aonaigh and An Focal Scoir and is a director on RTÉ's new Irish language series, An Teach Seo Againne. "It was challenging to produce content of any kind during the pandemic," he writes.

At home with... • 01 Feb 21

Eimear Ní Chonaola on the Irish diaspora in America and TG4: "I can imagine that these glimpses of home are all the sweeter now."

At home with... Nuacht Newscaster Eimear Ní Chonaola

Nuacht RTÉ and Nuacht TG4 Newscaster Eimear Ní Chonaola recalls last March when the virus 'felt very far away in China.'

At home with... • 26 Jan 21

Sinead reports from the Department of Health

At home with... RTÉ's Sinead Crowley

RTÉ's Arts and Media Correspondent Sinead Crowley recalls the switch in assignment which saw her reporting live from the most famous conference room in Ireland

At home with... • 25 Jan 21

Karen Creed reporting from St James's Hospital at Christmas.
"It was a good moment to be able to report on the first Covid vaccine being given here"

At home with... RTÉ Newsroom's Karen Creed

My approach in general would be glass half full but this last year has tested even the most optimistic writes RTE journalist Karen Creed.

Television • 20 Jan 21

Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill: Life suddenly got slower, smaller and quieter and I was ok with this

At home with... TG4's Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill

I am very lucky that I live in the beautiful surroundings of Conamara, my 2km walk could bring me to the beach or the bog, so I always had fresh air, peace and calmness amidst the worry, says TG4 sports presenter Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill.

At home with... • 14 Jan 21

Michael Cahill: industrial strength coffee to see him through Rising Time (pic courtesy Twitter)

At home with... RTÉ 2FM's Michael Cahill

I realise just how lucky I am to still be working, and have been, right across the past twelve months, says RTÉ music presenter Michael Cahill.

At home with... • 13 Jan 21

Will Goodbody: The memories of witnessing the deserted streets and boarded-up shops in Dublin city centre will never leave me

At home with... RTÉ's Will Goodbody

It was the week of March 8 that the penny properly dropped that things were about to really change and not in a good way, says Will Goodbody, RTÉ Business Editor, recalling a momentous year

At home with... • 11 Jan 21

Fiona Ní Fhlaithearta and daughter Niamh - mother and daughter took part in RTEjr podcasts

At home with... TG4's Fiona Ní Fhlaithearta

I feel very optimistic about the future, says TG4 weather presenter Fiona Ní Fhlaithearta. There's great comfort and hope in knowing there's a vaccine on the horizon

At home with... • 02 Jan 21