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Festive Five: TV shows to watch on Christmas Day

It's a typically busy Christmas Day on the small screen and here are just some of the unmissable shows that should satisfy the greatest couch potato . . . Happy Christmas everyone!

Television • 25 Dec 24

Festive Five: TV shows to watch on Christmas Eve

There's Marty Whelan and Celine Byrne in Kildare, Christmas editions of The Bake Off, The Repair Shop and All Creatures Great and Small, and the Wonderful Life of George Bailey . . .

Christmas • 24 Dec 24

And action! There's an exciting line-up of movies to enjoy this festive season

25 festive films to feast your eyes on this Christmas

If, like us, you love putting your feet up and cracking open a box of sweets while watching a movie over Christmas, then this guide is for you! We've rounded up the best movies on TV and streaming this Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day.

Television • 23 Dec 24

Don't miss your favourite soaps this Christmas!

Soap spoilers: The MUST see moments this Christmas

As always, there's plenty of drama coming up in the soaps this Christmas! We've got the lowdown on what's happening this festive season in Fair City, EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Ros na Rún.

Soaps • 22 Dec 24

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

Lots of festive programming, ranging from human stories in So This Is Christmas to The Dog House at Christmas, Mary Berry's Mary Makes Christmas to Stacey Solomon's Crafty Christmas, and on to Inside M&S at Christmas . . .

Television • 18 Dec 24

Richard Coles wants 'a curry and a pint' after IAC gig

Reverend Richard Coles fancies "a curry and a pint" after returning from the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle following the end of the ITV reality show's recent run.

Christmas • 11 Dec 24

The 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory among the movies airing on RTÉ this Christmas

RTÉ unveils a festive feast of Christmas movies

RTÉ has announced an exciting line-up of movies to enjoy this festive season, including a host of Irish television premieres alongside some Christmas classics.

Movies • 05 Dec 24

The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is always worth a re-watch at Christmas.

The 21 best movies to stream this Christmas season

It's the most wonderful time of the year and we all know what that means... It's time to snuggle up on the couch for a mega movie binge with a massive selection box to hand.

Movies • 30 Nov 24

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

Historical drama Wolf Hall returns, Joe Duffy discusses The Meaning of Life with Fintan O'Toole, Sinead reaches breaking point on The Gone, and there's the FAI Cup Final between Drogheda United and Derry City . . .

Television • 10 Nov 24

[Clockwise L-R] Maestro, House of Gucci, Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny and Belfast : just some of the films available to watch this Christmas

The best movies on TV and streaming this Christmas

There's a plethora of new streaming films, TV premieres and of course, Christmas classics to be enjoyed across all stations and platforms this Yuletide. Here's our pick of the best...

Television • 24 Dec 23

Shane MacGowan: A Fairytale of London

Shane MacGowan has died just weeks short of his 66th birthday this Christmas Day. To mark his sad passing, we've republished this archive interview from Christmas 1997, when Alan Corr met Shane in his London local

Music • 30 Nov 23

Eddie Murphy returns to movies in a Christmas classic

Christmas movie was 'no brainer' for Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy said reuniting with director Reginald Hudlin to star in his first classic Christmas film was a "no brainer" after reading the "unique" script.

Movies • 30 Nov 23

So This Is Christmas opens in cinemas on Friday 17 November, having received its world premiere at the Cork International Film Festival on Friday 10 November

The Irish Christmas gets its close-up in new movie

The trailer for the new Irish documentary So This Is Christmas has been released - and there may not be a dry eye in the house when the film arrives in cinemas next month.

Movies • 17 Oct 23

Tyrone (Alan Halsall) is set to pop the question to his long-term, on-off partner Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) in the run-up to Christmas

Corrie Christmas comedy will 'warm your cockles'

Coronation Street is set to end the year with a comedy Christmas that will "warm your cockles", its producer has said.

Soaps • 05 Dec 22

See what's coming up in your favourite soaps this Christmas!

Soap spoilers: The MUST see moments this Christmas

Christmas never runs smoothly in Soapland! We've got the lowdown on what's happening this festive season in Fair City, EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Ros na Rún.

Soaps • 21 Dec 21

AJ Odudu feels 'completely liberated' on Strictly

AJ Odudu has said she feels "completely liberated" after being able to show more vulnerable sides of her personality and be her "unapologetic self" while on Strictly Come Dancing.

Television • 12 Dec 21

Elton John and Ed Sheeran team up for festive charity single titled Merry Christmas

Elton and Ed team up for festive charity single

Elton John and Ed Sheeran have teamed up for a festive charity single titled Merry Christmas and featuring a music video with a cast of famous friends.

Music • 03 Dec 21

Santa made a special appearance on the Christmas Eve RTÉ Six One News

Santa's Six One tops Christmas TV ratings

The Christmas Eve RTÉ Six One News, which saw Santa leave the North Pole on his epic trek, was the most-watched programme over the festive period with 583,200 viewers.

Television • 30 Dec 20

Ringo Starr 'miserable' with Christmas away from family

Beatles musician Ringo Starr has spoken out about not being able to join his family in the UK for Christmas due to the pandemic, saying he feels "miserable" but will "get on" with it.

Music • 23 Dec 20

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Monday December 14

The latest from RTÉ Investigates explores a loyalist car bomb attack that killed two teenagers, Virgin Media One looks at notorious gangster John Gilligan, Feast of Thrones returns, and there's the finale of Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat . . .

Television • 14 Dec 20

Mariah Carey wrote Christmas hit on 'a junky keyboard'

Mariah Carey has revealed she wrote her worldwide Christmas hit, All I Want For Christmas Is You, "on a junky, little keyboard".

Music • 08 Dec 20

Doireann Garrihy and Eoghan McDermott - "With SVP shops closed for so long and collections interrupted, donations are needed now more than ever"

2FM presenters sleeping out for St Vincent de Paul

RTÉ 2FM presenters Doireann Garrihy and Eoghan McDermott have announced that they will be taking part in a sleep-out this Wednesday, 9 December, to raise funds for St Vincent de Paul.

2FM • 07 Dec 20

There's something for everyone on RTÉ this Christmas

RTÉ unwraps Christmas 2020 TV and radio crackers

The Late Late Toy Show kicked-off Christmas with a massive virtual hug last Friday and today RTÉ announces its entertainment for the festive season across television, radio, and online.

Christmas • 06 Dec 20

Why the Toy Show is So Important This Year

This is a year unlike any other year. And tonight's Late Late Toy Show will be unlike any other that's gone before.

Late Late Toy Show • 27 Nov 20

Ricky Martin - "The timing of this movie is just brilliant. It makes me feel good"

Ricky Martin 'facing emotions he didn't know existed'

Ricky Martin has told RTÉ Entertainment he has been "dealing with emotions I didn't even know existed" during the Covid-19 pandemic, and that he hopes his film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey helps people to escape "all this uncertainty and fear".

Movies • 20 Nov 20