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# on-the-box - Friday 27 March, 2020
TV Wrap - Dana White among the last of the deluded as sport's irrelevance is made clear
The realisation is dawning more slowly for others that sport just isn’t important in the face of a pandemic.
# on-the-box - Monday 16 March, 2020
5 highlights from the concluding part of RTÉ's The Boys in Green
What were your favourite memories of this much-needed reflection on the glory years?
# on-the-box - Friday 13 March, 2020
TV Wrap - ITV can't hit the right note as the shameful staging of Cheltenham is laid bare
ITV tried to cover the festival like it was any other year…but this year is far from normal.
# on-the-box - Monday 9 March, 2020
5 highlights from the first part of RTÉ's Boys in Green documentary
From Eamon Dunphy’s shame to John Aldridge’s embarrassment, via an oddly bad John Giles prediction.
TV Wrap - French implosion a reliable theme on a deeply abnormal weekend
The biggest game in Europe was in an empty stadium, other events were cancelled and Roy Keane bantered with Micah Richards. Thank heavens for France.
# on-the-box - Sunday 8 March, 2020
'English newspapers were writing about the Irish fans, wondering why their fans couldn't behave like that'
The Jack Charlton Years are remembered in a new, two-part documentary on RTÉ.
# on-the-box - Thursday 27 February, 2020
RTÉ to show Sunday's All-Ireland camogie club finals for the first time
Slaughtneil are chasing four-in-a-row, with that one available to watch on RTÉ News Now and RTÉ Player.
# on-the-box - Monday 24 February, 2020
TV Wrap - Bono gets it in the neck as Ireland's problems are exposed in Twickenham horror show
While the Irish public rushed to blame the U2 frontman, the pundits worryingly found plenty of different issues on the pitch.
# on-the-box - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
Six different League of Ireland clubs to be shown live on television next month
Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers, Shelbourne and St Patrick’s Athletic all picked by eirSport in March.
# on-the-box - Monday 10 February, 2020
TV Wrap - Matt Williams not quite on the same script as Ireland impress against Wales
Mattie took some flak for his comments on another stellar outing for Virgin Media’s rugby panel.
# on-the-box - Monday 3 February, 2020
TV Wrap - Rebuilding of Schmidt's reputation begins as Ireland stutter against Scotland
Elsewhere, Dylan Hartley impresses as Matt Williams sticks the boot into Eddie Jones.
# on-the-box - Monday 20 January, 2020
TV Wrap - UFC and Vegas get rich selling Conor McGregor's redemption, but are you buying it?
The Dubliner took less than a minute to finish off Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone on Saturday night.
# on-the-box - Monday 13 January, 2020
TV Wrap - Declan Rice the latest caught out as VAR fury hits boiling point
Elsewhere, Joe Brolly has made a surprise return to television punditry.
# on-the-box - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
RTÉ announce 2020 league coverage details, starting with All-Ireland final rematch
The national broadcaster will again show some league clashes live.
# on-the-box - Wednesday 25 December, 2019
TV Wrap - The top 10 sporting TV moments of 2019
Drum roll please, as we celebrate the best in television analysis, entertainment…and eejitry.
# on-the-box - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
15 live games across 7 weekends - eir sport announce 2020 league coverage details
A mouthwatering triple-header kicks eir’s football and hurling league coverage off, as they feature 16 counties.
# on-the-box - Monday 9 December, 2019
TV Wrap - Neville calls out Boris Johnson in high point for Sky's football coverage
The British Prime Minister also bewilderingly claimed that a World Cup co-hosted in Ireland would be ‘bringing football home.’
New documentary tells tale of how Brian Kerr led a team of Bohs and Pat's players to Gaddafi's Libya
In League with Gaddafi is on RTÉ One tonight at 9.35pm.
# on-the-box - Thursday 5 December, 2019
TV Wrap - A bit of the old magic remains as Dunphy, Brady and Giles reunite
The band got back together for Irish fans as Amazon assembled English pundits in a kind of Tekken menu.
# on-the-box - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
Where can you watch Amazon Prime's live Premier League games in Ireland?
Starting this midweek, the games will be available on Premier Sports – here are the details.
# on-the-box - Saturday 30 November, 2019
'I've been threatened to be killed' - have a look at this trailer for a documentary about the Sunday Game
‘Sunday Best: 40 Years of The Sunday Game’ will be aired on RTÉ One this Wednesday.
# on-the-box - Monday 11 November, 2019
TV Wrap - Poppy displays hit new heights of absurdity while Jose anoints Liverpool as champions
Elsewhere, Arsene Wenger turned up alongside Richard Keys and Andy Gray.
# on-the-box - Thursday 7 November, 2019
TV Wrap - A requiem for Aertel and Page 220
The service is being shuttered by RTÉ, so we remember its heyday.
# on-the-box - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
TV Wrap - Little sympathy for Granit Xhaka as Keane goes in two-footed on Spurs
Ian Wright was among those to criticise the Arsenal captain, and called for the player to apologise.
# on-the-box - Friday 18 October, 2019
Record audience across the globe as 2019 Women's World Cup watched by over 1 billion people
Fifa have released some interesting data in the wake of this summer’s history-making tournament.
# on-the-box - Thursday 17 October, 2019
RTÉ to televise Dublin club football semi-final double-header
On the weekend of 26/27 October, the Cork football and Kilkenny hurling finals will also receive TV billing.
# on-the-box - Monday 7 October, 2019
TV Wrap - BBC let themselves down on risible week for athletics in Doha
Seb Coe told Gabby Logan to ‘go back to Match of the Day’, but the Beeb’s coverage wasn’t nearly as harsh as it ought to have been.
# on-the-box - Thursday 3 October, 2019
TV Wrap - Eddie O'Sullivan sticks the boot in as others stress the 'work-ons' after fitful Irish win
Jamie Heaslip and Brent Pope were reaching for the positives after a stuttering World Cup win.
# on-the-box - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
Donegal, Antrim and Clare club games get RTÉ and TG4 coverage this weekend
Ryan McHugh, Neil McManus and Podge Collins are involved in big games for their respective sides.
# on-the-box - Monday 23 September, 2019
TV Wrap - Jamie Heaslip steps up to the plate as RTÉ's World Cup coverage gets off to a flyer
There has been some highly-watchable tension between the ex-Irish star and Eddie O’Sullivan.
# on-the-box - Friday 20 September, 2019
RWC TV Guide: The games and pundits you'll be watching across RTÉ, eir Sport and ITV
It’s time to watch too much rugby. so here are all the details you’ll need.
# on-the-box - Monday 16 September, 2019
Over 1.1 million people watched Dublin's All-Ireland final replay win over Kerry
There were also record numbers for the ladies football finals on TG4.
TV Wrap - Brolly's absence shows the similarities between Sky and RTÉ's All-Ireland final coverage
The two broadcasters have learned from each other and now there’s little difference in their approach.
# on-the-box - Wednesday 11 September, 2019
From Cardiff heartache to the presenter's chair, Bowe relishing new World Cup role
‘It’s going to be mad and intense but it’s presenting a World Cup. It’s a bit of a dream.’
# on-the-box - Monday 9 September, 2019
TV Wrap - Cartoonish rage and unfair comments overshadow Keane's interesting side at Bord Gáis Theatre
The Irish legend has caused ructions with comments about Jon Walters and Alex Ferguson at an Off The Ball event with Gary Neville.
# on-the-box - Monday 2 September, 2019
TV Wrap - RTÉ analysis veers toward a circus as Kerry assert old swagger against the Dubs
There was much disagreement over Johnny Cooper’s red card, while Pat Spillane talked about ‘unknown unknowns.’
# on-the-box - Sunday 1 September, 2019
Here's what we know about Darklands, the new 'ultra-violent' gangland drama set in Bray
The show is written by Cardboard Gangsters writer Mark O’Connor.
# on-the-box - Thursday 22 August, 2019
RTÉ announces deal to show All-Ireland club championships for first time
The national broadcaster enters the club market alongside TG4 this Autumn.
# on-the-box - Thursday 15 August, 2019
ITV4 to show Barcelona's La Liga opener in continuation of rights deal
The broadcaster screened weekly matches for the final months of the last campaign.
# on-the-box - Tuesday 6 August, 2019
Mickey Harte: Sky's introduction to GAA has resulted in 'more insightful analysis'
The Tyrone boss dismisses the common refrain that all big games should be free-to-air.
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Poll: Have you started any new TV series recently?
PEOPLE AROUND IRELAND and across the world are spending a lot more time indoors than most of us are used to.
This means evenings in, more free time and finding ways to keep children occupied.
Between Netflix, Amazon Prime and the latest Disney+ and regular television channels, there are plenty of ways to watch the latest series or catch up on some older ones.
Let us know which shows you’ve been watching in the comments.
So today we’re asking: Have you started any new TV series recently?
Poll Results:
Yes, I've started one or two (1888)
No, I still don't have time (421)
No, I'm not interested (393)
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Wellness Wednesday: IBS is no joke, but there are simple things you can do to help yourself
By Dr Deirdre G. O'Donovan
Opinion: Boris is England’s King Midas. All he touched turned to gold, but now must be disinfected
By Peter Flanagan - @peterflanagan
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
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