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Australian actor Rick Donald will play Daryl in the final season of The Dry / Image: Peter Rowen

Shiv returns as The Dry films final season in Dublin

Filming has begun in Dublin on the third and final series of The Dry, the award-winning Irish comedy drama created by BAFTA-nominated playwright Nancy Harris and directed by Paddy Breathnach.

Television • 19 Jun

RTÉ has announced 142 hours of Irish drama

RTÉ unveils 'unprecedented' year ahead for Irish drama

RTÉ has announced an "unprecedented" line-up of original Irish drama in production, "which will deliver 142 hours of high-quality, homegrown storytelling across screens in Ireland and around the world".

Television • 03 May

The Dry returns to RTÉ for its third and final series in 2026

Third and final season of The Dry gets green light

The third and final season of critically acclaimed comedy-drama, The Dry, will air on RTÉ next year and will see The Sheridans facing their biggest challenge yet.

Television • 08 Jan

Eoin Duffy: "I hung up pretty quick so I didn't get in any trouble."

Eoin Duffy: 'I video called my mam from Cannes'

Irish actor Eoin Duffy has said it was a "surreal" experience to walk the red carpet at Cannes for upcoming movie, The Apprentice, and admits he made sure his mam got to partake in the fun.

Movies • 04 Jun 24

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

The Europa League Final takes place in Dublin, The Dry continues with another double episode, Buying London looks at the high end of the property market in the English capital, and there's the final of MasterChef . . .

Television • 17 May 24

Sam Keeley: 'Anything could happen with Viking in KIN'

Sam Keeley, who played unhinged criminal Eric "Viking" Kinsella in the hit Irish crime drama KIN, has said that "anything could happen" with the character if and when the show returns for a new series.

Television • 20 May 24

Michael McElhatton (right) as Rats in Paths to Freedom: "Maybe we could look at him in a different format - never say never!"

McElhatton: Never say never to Paths to Freedom return

Michael McElhatton has teased the return of RTÉ's hit '00s comedy drama, Paths to Freedom, saying: "never say never".

Television • 16 May 24

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

The Dry is back for a second season with the dysfunctional Sheridans, Luca Zingaretti returns in gritty Italian prison drama The King, while Sumatra is the latest destination on Race Across the World . . .

Television • 15 May 24

Pom Boyd: "I'm not going to do any work that doesn't inspire or interest me."

Pom Boyd: 'I'm not doing work that doesn't inspire me'

The Dry's Pom Boyd has said she was "absolutely delighted" the second season of the much-loved RTÉ One comedy-drama received the green light and admits she's no longer "going to do any work that doesn't inspire or interest me".

Television • 14 May 24

The Dry, Wednesdays on RTÉ One and available to stream on the RTÉ Player.

Hinds: 'I've never done a second series of anything!'

The Dry returns to RTÉ One on Wednesday for a second run. RTÉ Entertainment's John Byrne went on location during filming and spoke to Ciarán Hinds, who plays Tom in the hit show

Television • 14 May 24

Pom Boyd, Róisín Gallagher, Ciaran Hinds, Adam Richardson and Siobhán Cullen

Stars walk the red carpet at The Dry premiere

Irish stars attended a special preview screening of RTÉ's The Dry at The Light House Cinema in Dublin.

Features • 10 May 24

The Dry to return for a second season on RTÉ next month

Acclaimed comedy-drama series The Dry will return for a second season to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player next month.

Television • 19 Apr 24

The upcoming season will feature a budding new romance brewing for Shiv

Element Pics releases trailer for season 2 of The Dry

Element Pictures has released the trailer for the second series of The Dry, with the series set to air on RTÉ "soon", according to the multi Oscar-winning production company.

Television • 14 Mar 24

Roisin Gallagher returns in the lead role of Shiv, a recovering alcoholic

New romance in store for Shiv in season two of The Dry

The first images from the second series of The Dry have been released.

Television • 17 Feb 24

Hidden Assets returns to our screens this Sunday, 3 September on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player

First look – new drama from RTÉ

RTÉ has released a first look at upcoming homegrown dramas as part of its new season, with previews of Hidden Assets, Obituary, the second series of The Dry, The Gone, Blackshore, and new single dramas from Storyland.

Television • 20 Sep 23

Sam Keely as Eric "Viking" Kinsella in KIN

KIN star joins cast of RTÉ drama The Dry

Sam Keeley, who plays Viking in hit crime drama KIN, has joined the cast of The Dry, which has begun shooting its second series in and around Dublin.

Television • 15 Jun 23

(Clockwise from top) The Banshees of Inisherin, Aisha and Bad Sisters

Banshees, Aisha, Bad Sisters are big IFTA winners

The films The Banshees of Inisherin and Aisha and the TV series Bad Sisters were among the big winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin on Sunday night.

Movies • 07 May 23

"The second series picks up seven months on from the events of the first, and we now meet the Sheridans in their new normal"

The Dry to return for second series

RTÉ and ITV have announced that the acclaimed comedy-drama series The Dry is to return for a second season in 2024 following the success of the recently aired first season.

Television • 08 Apr 23

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

There's another double episode of The Dry, in Kathy Burke: Growing Up the actress ponders getting old, while Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins looks at the world's smartest creatures . . .

Television • 08 Mar 23

(L-R) - Sharon Horgan, Colin Farrell, Caitríona Balfe and Paul Mescal are among this year's IFTA nominees

IFTA nominations announced in Dublin

The films The Banshees of Inisherin and Aisha and the TV series Bad Sisters and The Dry will be among the leading contenders when the Irish Film and Television Awards take place in Dublin in May.

Movies • 07 Mar 23

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

Nancy Harris's dramedy The Dry arrives on RTÉ One, western series Django finally lands on Sky Atlantic, Abbot Elementary returns to Disney+, and Olivia Colman stars in Empire of Light . . .

Television • 01 Mar 23

Moe Dunford: "The comedy comes out of all the darkness".

Dunford: 'Dublin is very much a character in The Dry'

Moe Dunford has said RTÉ's upcoming comedy-drama series The Dry is "so relatable" because the script is "just very truthful".

Television • 07 Sep 22

RTÉ shares first look at new Ciarán Hinds drama The Dry

The first images for the upcoming RTÉ comedy-drama series The Dry, starring Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds, The Fall star Roisin Gallagher and Frank of Ireland's Pom Boyd, have been released.

Television • 15 Feb 22

The Dry

Shiv returns as The Dry films final season in Dublin

RTÉ unveils 'unprecedented' year ahead for Irish drama

Third and final season of The Dry gets green light

Eoin Duffy: 'I video called my mam from Cannes'

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

Sam Keeley: 'Anything could happen with Viking in KIN'

McElhatton: Never say never to Paths to Freedom return

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

Pom Boyd: 'I'm not doing work that doesn't inspire me'

Hinds: 'I've never done a second series of anything!'

Stars walk the red carpet at The Dry premiere

The Dry to return for a second season on RTÉ next month

Element Pics releases trailer for season 2 of The Dry

New romance in store for Shiv in season two of The Dry

First look – new drama from RTÉ

KIN star joins cast of RTÉ drama The Dry

Banshees, Aisha, Bad Sisters are big IFTA winners

The Dry to return for second series

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

IFTA nominations announced in Dublin

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

Dunford: 'Dublin is very much a character in The Dry'

RTÉ shares first look at new Ciarán Hinds drama The Dry

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