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Fair City on Christmas Day: 'Do you think I want you?'

James's stint as Santa leads to another confrontation with Hayley in the Christmas Day episode of Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 8 hrs

Nicola Duffett attends the Made in Dagenham premiere at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square on 20 September, 2010 in London

EastEnder Debbie returns with Barry and Pat on Tuesday

The EastEnders character Debbie Bates will return to the BBC soap after 30 years this week, as part of its ongoing dementia storyline involving Nigel Bates.

Soaps • 22 Dec

Steo wrongly believes his troubles are over

Fair City on Tuesday: 'That means we're off the hook'

Paul and Steo are relieved when Hughie tells them the Guards caught a gang for the wine theft in Tuesday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 22 Dec

Fair City stars tell all about Christmas in Carrigstown

We're all set for a bumper Christmas in Carrigstown, five Fair City stars have been telling us. And as for 2026, well, read on...

Soaps • 22 Dec

Fair City on Sunday: 'You're not Santa!'

Youngster Darren gets on the wrong side of Pete in Santa's Grotto in Sunday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 22 Dec

Christmas Soap Sizzlers - Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale

From Weatherfield to Walford to the Dales, Christmas week is set to bring big reveals, messy family rows and the kind of cliffhangers that do not wait for the turkey to go cold.

Soaps • 22 Dec

Slaters are set for 'biggest' Christmas on EastEnders

Actresses Jessie Wallace and Michelle Ryan have said this year's Christmas episode of EastEnders is the "biggest one" for the Slater family.

Soaps • 21 Dec

Fair City on Thursday: 'Are you Zoe Allen?'

Zoe is shocked when Garda Knowles approaches her to question her about the missing wine in Thursday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 16 Dec

Fair City on Tuesday: 'See you in court'

Hayley leaves James fuming in Tuesday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 15 Dec

Fair City on Sunday: 'It's never that simple'

Paul approaches Steo with a plan to steal the wine from Comet's storage unit in Sunday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 12 Dec

Hayley tells James she wants to legally change their baby son's name

Fair City on Friday: 'I need you to co-sign the papers'

James is thrown when Hayley arrives back in Carrigstown and says she needs to speak with him privately in Friday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 11 Dec

Stephanie Kelly in a promotional shot for Dancing with the Stars

Fair City's Stephanie Kelly for Dancing with the Stars

Fair City star Stephanie Kelly is the latest contestant to be unveiled for the ninth series of Dancing with the Stars, which returns to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player in January 2026.

Television • 11 Dec

Thursday's Fair City: 'You can stew in it!'

Hughie tears strips off Paul in Thursday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 10 Dec

Ger takes her aversion to the Raffertys out on Emma

Fair City on Tuesday: 'It doesn't make us friends...'

Emma approaches Ger with a business offer but receives short shrift in Tuesday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 07 Dec

Fair City on Sunday: 'Someone at the table is cheating'

It's all eyes on the poker game in Sunday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 05 Dec

Fair City on Friday: 'I'll squeeze Zak out of this pub'

Sash overhears Ger and Carol plotting as the McCoy's sale drama continues in Friday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 04 Dec

Fair City on Thursday: 'I'm advertising the sale'

Dolores drops a bombshell in The Station in Thursday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 04 Dec

Still image from a crossover episode between Coronation Street and Emmerdale, called Corriedale

First look at Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover

A first look at the upcoming crossover between two ITV soaps has revealed that a multi-vehicle collision on a country road will be at the centre of the drama.

Soaps • 02 Dec

Fair City on Tuesday: 'That is an absolute no!'

Gwen puts her foot down with Emma on Tuesday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 30 Nov

(L-R) Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale), Maggie Driscoll (Pauline McLynn), Ben Driscoll (Aaron McCusker), Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley), Susie Price (Aurora Bradshaw), and Ollie Driscoll (Raphael Akuwudike) in the Rovers

Pauline McLynn sees her own mother in Corrie's Maggie

Coronation Street star Pauline McLynn has said playing new arrival Maggie Driscoll makes her feel like she is spending time with her late mother, Sheila.

Soaps • 30 Nov

Fair City on Sunday: 'I've decided to sell my share...'

Dolores announces she is selling her share of McCoy's and offers Zak, Tommy, and Sash first refusal in Sunday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.

Soaps • 29 Nov