The RTÉ Player team share their top picks to watch on RTÉ Player this week.
What’s Trending?
Now in its eighth series, Dragon’s Den returns to our screens with brand new Dragon Chanelle McCoy joining seasoned Dragons, Gavin Duffy, Barry O’Sullivan, Alison Cowzer and Eleanor McEvoy.
This makes for the first ever trio of women in the international history of the series.
In a further female twist to this season’s Dragons’ Den, 22 of the 38 business pitches come from women, many of whom were young, dynamic first timers.
But will the Dragons invest? And if more than one Dragon is interested who will come out on top? Watch now on RTÉ Player.
What's new?
The mammy of BBC comedy Mrs Brown is inviting the nation round to her house for a brand new Saturday night entertainment show on RTÉ One, and only the bravest celebrities will make their way through the front door.
Fans of Finglas’s most famous granny can expect a mix of chat and general mayhem as daughter Cathy (Jennifer Gibney) interviews a host of celebrities overseen by the inimitable Agnes Brown (Brendan O’Carroll).
Alongside all the celebrity mischief, there will be surprise audience shenanigans, cooking from a new member of the family Chef Aly, live music from Foley’s pub, lit up like you’ve never seen before and Agnes teams up with Winnie to answer the most bizarre dilemmas sent in by the audience.
Watch All Round to Mrs. Brown’s now on RTÉ Player!
What Not to Miss?
The first episode of the new series of Tracks and Trails is presented by David Brophy.
Born in Dublin, David will be familiar to music lovers all over Ireland as one of the most popular conductors for his work with outstanding ensembles like the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.
David’s walk starts along the quiet outskirts of Dublin, in Chapelizod, West Dublin; and en route he will take in some of the city’s most renowned landmarks before arriving in Dublin Port at The Point.
In total the walk is 10KM. The series will also feature Met Eireann forecaster Joanna Donnelly, identical twins David and Stephen Flynn from The Happy Pear, Irish international runner David Gillick and Olympic sailors Annalise Murphy and her mother Cathy.
Watch episode one of the new series of Tracks and Trails on RTÉ Player.
Revisit
Mothers play a crucial role in our personal lives, as well as the very fabric of our society. These women act as nurse, teacher, cleaner, cook and sports star. Last week, RTÉ'S Would You Believe? celebrated some of Ireland's amazing mums.
Italian-Irish matriarch Antoinette Borza was nominated by her daughter Mena, single mother Sharon by her two boys DJ and Karl, and Valerie who raised her four children in the 1960s.
Watch this very special episode of Would You Believe? now on RTÉ Player!
