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What's on? TV highlights for Thursday

The World Cup begins with host nation Russia playing Saudi Arabia, This is Us continues to charm, while it's goodbye to Billions and Britain's Best Home Cook...

Television • 14 Jun 18

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field - X Factor producers reportedly "over the moon"

Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field 'to judge X Factor'

It is reported that Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field are to join The X Factor as judges later this year in a £10m deal.

Television • 13 Jun 18

Ireland v Denmark and your TV highlights for Tuesday

The World Cup play-off game is the big event tonight, but there's also the season one finale of The Deuce, while Lucy Kennedy shacks up with Sarah Harding.

Television • 14 Nov 17

No Stone Unturned

Award-winning American documentary maker Alex Gibney pieces together the awful events in Loughinisland in 1994 when six people were murdered while watching football in a county Down pub

No Stone Unturned • 10 Nov 17

The World Cup Final was the highest-rated and most-streamed match of the tournament on RTÉ Two

Over 850,000 watch World Cup Final on RTÉ Two

An average of over 850,000 viewers watched the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final and Bill O'Herlihy's final broadcast on RTÉ Two on Sunday night.

Entertainment • 14 Jul 14

Swiss fans - they will soon be singing a different tune . .

Switzerland seeks new national anthem

After Switzerland's multi-ethnic team muttered their way through the words of the present national anthem, over 200 Swiss songwriters have entered a public competition to provide a more rousing one.

Entertainment • 08 Jul 14

Eamon Dunphy apologises for his inappropriate language live on air

Eamon Dunphy: 'You can't normalise bad language'

RTÉ pundit Eamon Dunphy has apologised for letting the 'F' word slip live on air during commentary of last night's Brazil vs Mexico World Cup game.

Television • 18 Jun 14

Brazil’s most famous model is set to present the World Cup trophy

Gisele Bundchen to present World Cup trophy

Brazil’s most famous model, Gisele Bundchen, is said to be set to present the World Cup trophy to this year’s winners in next month’s Rio de Janeiro final.

Entertainment • 18 Jun 14

Lopez, Pitbull and Leitte - They Are One for Opening Ceremony

World Cup Opening Ceremony - and J.Lo - on RTÉ Two

The World Cup Opening Ceremony kicks off on RTÉ Two tonight at 7:00pm – and Jennifer Lopez says she was always part of the line-up.

Entertainment • 12 Jun 14

FIFA cited "production issues" as the reason why Lopez would not be able to perform

Lopez won't perform at World Cup opening

FIFA has announced that Jennifer Lopez will not be performing the official song We Are One with Pitbull and Claudia Leitte at the World Cup opening ceremony in Sao Paulo on Thursday June 12.

Entertainment • 09 Jun 14

BBC send more staff to Glasto than to World Cup

300 BBC staff are being sent to Glastonbury for the weekend of June 25-29, against 272 being sent to Brazil to work on the World Cup.

Entertainment • 07 Jun 14

RTÉ Sport launches 2014 FIFA World Cup coverage

RTÉ Sport has announced details of its 2014 FIFA World Cup coverage across television, radio, online and mobile, and will provide live coverage of all 64 games across RTÉ Television and online and on mobile on RTÉ.ie and RTÉ Player.

Entertainment • 06 Jun 14

Lily Allen revealed her new song on SoundCloud, describing it as her 'unofficial World Cup song'.

Lily Allen releases unofficial World Cup song

Lily Allen has unveiled a brand new song entitled Bass Like Home to mark the beginning of England's World Cup campaign next week.

Entertainment • 04 Jun 14

Lupe Fiasco has been announced as Music Director for the USA World Cup squad

Lupe Fiasco named US 'Music Director' at World Cup

Football and music have made another crossover as rapper Lupe Fiasco has been named Music Director for the USA football team ahead of this summer's World Cup in Brazil.

Entertainment • 21 May 14

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