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2 unusual facts about RTÉ.ie


RTÉ.ie

Currently the site employs sectioning of news items, poll features, numerous microsites such as for General Elections, Referenda, and throughout the National Budget.

Some RTÉ content is available without geographic restrictions in RealAudio or RealVideo formats, including virtually all news and events broadcasts on radio and television dating back to 1998, and most episodes of Prime Time and Nationwide dating back a number of years.


2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh provide commentary for RTÉ radio with the match being broadcast on both FM and LW.

Adare Productions

Fáilte Towers was broadcast on RTÉ One in August 2008, succeeding such shows as Cabin Fever and Celebrity Farm.

Ahascragh

RTÉ's award winning show Don't Feed the Gondolas presented by Sean Moncrieff, satirised small village Ireland at the end of each show, choosing Ahascragh and the fictional "Head of the Parish Co-mit-tea" Monica Loolly as its instrument.

Baltimore Technologies

Fran Rooney was the subject of an RTÉ documentary in the Raging Bulls series, first broadcast on October 17, 2009.

Bill O'Herlihy

He hosted RTE highlights of the Ryder Cup in 2006 when it was at the K Club in Ireland and He continues to present coverage of Ireland's soccer internationals for RTÉ, along with regular panellists Eamon Dunphy, Johnny Giles and Liam Brady.

Bobby Clancy

The Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell, now Paddy, Bobby and Liam performed more frequently than they had in the 1970s and 1980s, appearing on numerous TV shows in America and Ireland, notably Live with Regis and Kathie Lee in 1991, 1993 and 1995, Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert in 1992 and RTÉ's Lifelines in 1994.

Carole Coleman

The interview, for which questions were approved by the White House press office, led to complaints by President Bush and his press officers for the "disrespectful" manner of Coleman, who interrupted the President several times, and the cancellation of a Laura Bush interview with RTÉ.

Channel 50

TV50, a series of events in 2012 celebrating the 50th anniversary of RTÉ Television, Ireland

Charlie Landsborough

However, in 1994 his song "What Colour is the Wind", which tells the story of a young blind child’s attempts to envision the world, began to be played in Ireland, eventually reaching No. 1 in the Irish charts after a TV appearance on RTE's Kenny Live Show.

Cooraclare

In March 2010 Ryan Tubridy, Daytime radio host and presenter of The Late Late Show, presented his popular RTÉ Radio One programme from Tubridys Bar & Restaurant in Cooraclare where he said his great grandfather came from.

Dancehall Sweethearts

A video was recorded for Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ, of Horslips performing King of the Fairies, a set dance, Beatles-style on the roof of Bank of Ireland's headquarters in 1975.

Dave Kennedy

Since 1995 Kennedy has been a Formula One commentator for Irish television, first with RTÉ and more recently with Setanta Sports.

Debbie McGee

In October 2004, McGee and her husband appeared on The Farm, Five's version of the RTÉ show Celebrity Farm.

Don't Tell the Bride

They are: Australia, Denmark (TV 2, 2009–), Finland (Liv), Greece & Cyprus (ANT1, 2011), Germany (RTL II, 2011–), Ireland (RTE, 2010–), Italy (Lei), Norway (TLC Norway), Poland (TLC Poland, 2011), Sweden (TV4), Turkey and United States.

Dónal O'Grady

He appeared on RTÉ's The Sunday Game as a regular studio analyst on the highlights programme, while also appearing on the live edition of the programme as a co-commentator.

Donncha Ó Dúlaing

He currently presents Fáilte Isteach at 10 pm on Saturday evenings on RTÉ Radio 1.

Eileen Dunne

She is currently the sole anchor of RTÉ's flagship Nine O'Clock News and presents afternoon bulletins for RTÉ Radio.

Emilia Golightly

It was also infamous for her comments on topical characters on RTÉ programming, particularly Cynthia Ni Murchu, Claire McKeown and Twink.

End-of-year rugby union tests

Television rights for the Autumn Internationals are shared by Sky Sports, ESPN, RTE and BBC Sport.

Gerard Tierney

Gerry Tierney (Gearóid Ó Tighearnaigh; IPA:ˈɟaɾˠoːdʲ oː ˈtʲɪjəɾˠn̪ˠiː), 1924-1979, was a popular bi-lingual Irish radio broadcaster for RTE.

Good Grief

Good Grief Moncrieff!, an Irish TV series that aired on RTĖ during summer 1996

Hybrasil

The band made its live television debut later that year, whilst appearing on RTÉ’s Tubridy Tonight Show in September.

Ideas Campaign

The origins of the campaign can be traced back to the TV appearance by businesswoman Aileen O'Toole on a special edition of the current affairs programme Prime Time on RTE about the state of the Irish economy in January 2009.

J. B. Malone

During the 1960s, Malone presented a television documentary series on RTÉ entitled Mountain and Meadow, in which, accompanied by a cameraman, he introduced viewers to a variety of hill walks in Wicklow and surrounding counties.

Jacqui Hurley

In early 2009, Hurley took over as the co-presenter of Sunday Sport alongside Con Murphy on RTÉ Radio 1.

Liam Devally

Devally has been known for hosting various programmes for Ireland, he was a radio host on RTÉ Radio 1, he also was best known for Irish listeners between 1972 and 1979 when he commentated for RTÉ Radio listeners at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Mairead Buicke

She also sang Mimì in the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra's concert performance of La bohème (2005) and Gretel in their concert performance of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel (2007).

Mason Neely

He is a member of sacred music collective Bifrost Arts and has served as a composer, arranger and musical director for the BBC, RTÉ and S4C networks and scored advertisements for Best Buy, Cisco Systems, Domino's Pizza and Crispin, Porter and Bogusky, as well as the award winning 2007 feature Low and Behold.

Mint Productions

A return to RTÉ led to Eamonn, a documentary on TV presenter Eamonn Andrews.

Naked Camera

Its concept is similar to that of the UK show Trigger Happy TV but can be seen as a descendent of the candid camera elements in RTÉ's own "The Live Mike".

Oliver Valentine

Bree Treacy of RTÉ Ten disliked both Valentines, and Jim Shelley of the Daily Mail described him as a "weasel".

Paddy Murray

Murray and Martin were instrumental in giving Morgan his break on television when they introduced him to the producer and writing team of RTÉ comedy series The Live Mike.

Paul Gogarty

From July to November 2011 Gogarty was involved in season 4 of the RTÉ television series Celebrity Bainisteoir managing Oughterard's Seamus Ó Máille GAA Club, Galway.

RadioVIS

The technology is currently implemented by a number of broadcasters across the world, including Global Radio, Bauer Radio in the UK, RTE in the Republic Of Ireland, Südwestrundfunk in Germany and a number of Australian media groups amongst others.

Rapid Roulette

The programme ran between 30 September 1986 and 6 March 1990 and was produced by Green Apple Productions, and later by Strongbow, for RTÉ.

Richard Sadlier

In 2008, Sadlier joined RTÉ's panel of pundits for its League of Ireland coverage, dominated by Monday Night Soccer.

Rip-Off Republic

In addition, various Fianna Fáil backbenchers were also known to be unhappy with the programme; TD for Westmeath, Donnie Cassidy, threatened to call Hobbs and RTÉ management before a committee to explain their behaviour.

RTÉ Board

The RTÉ Board is a seven-member body which makes policy and guiding corporate direction for RTÉ, Ireland's state public broadcaster.

Ryle Nugent

He is the resident rugby union commentator for RTÉ's television coverage of international and club competitions, such as the Six Nations Championship, Heineken Cup and Rugby World Cup.

Saorview

The first campaign was marketing Soarview and was paid for by RTÉ, this cost RTÉ over €3million, meanwhile a second campaign featuring featuring Gay Byrne was also launched by the Department of Communications, it also cost in the region of €3million.

Seán Gallagher

He is the founder of the company Smarthomes and has featured as a panellist on RTÉ's Dragons' Den.

Smells Like Saturday

Zig and Zag often turn on their TV station ‘Channel Z’ and tune into their favourite soap ‘Unfair City’ which is their skit on RTE long-running series Fair City.

St. Patrick's Missionary Society

In May 2011 allegations of sexual abuse by a member of the order in Africa were revealed on the RTÉ programme Prime Time Investigates.

Stephen Behan

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in December 1962 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the audience of Dublin’s RTE Studios.

The Kinetiks

On first hearing the band's track "A Smile'd Crack Your Face" RTÉ 2fm's producer, Ian Wilson booked the Dubliners for a live session with the station.

The Selection Box

The Selection Box was a talent search reality TV show produced by Adare Productions for RTÉ.

This Is the Tomb of the Juice

The group performed seven of the album's tracks on an episode of RTE's Other Voices programme in April 2005.

Tom O'Brannigan

Ó Brannagáin has been a TV presenter for many years on TG4 and Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), he has presented on various programmes including Hiudai, Pop TV, S.O.S., Echo Island, Telly Bingo, Open House, the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Delegation and most recently Glas Vegas.


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