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Saturday 3 June 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# rte 2

All time
# the rotunda
A modern family, conjoined twins and "incredible staff" - viewers watched The Rotunda in awe last night
Tissues at the ready, folks.
# First Dates
This week's First Dates featured the first ever transgender dater and one of the show's cutest couples yet
People could not deal with how lovely Kerrie and Aaron were.
# The young offenders
People reckon The Young Offenders series could be better than the movie
Did you tune in?
# first dates irl
A couple from First Dates had it out on Twitter after one claimed they only said yes to a second date 'to be nice'
You know it’s bad when Holly Carpenter is weighing in.
# Foreign Exchange
Remembering the national institution that was 'Foreign Exchange'
Robert Sheehan, that you?
# tuesday nights
18 old Desperate Housewives characters that will make you sick with nostalgia
MIKE DELFINO!
# Must See TV
Mrs Brown’s Boys was the most watched TV show over Christmas
The show pulled in an average of 607,500 viewers on Christmas Day.
# kevin from galway
"Where'd you get your shades?'- Francie Boylan on that What's Snots video and Christmas at The Den
Kevin from Galway. Hero of Ireland.
# finding banni
Frozen in time: Looking inside the abandoned towns inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone
The footage was captured by Irish journalist Colm Flynn while working on his documentary Finding Banni.
# now that's what I call mass
Last night's Republic of Telly sketch about Mass was just perfect
The usual suspects.
# irish fred
The Maitre d' on First Dates Ireland was the biggest ride of the evening
Welcome to our lives, Mateo.
# Love at first sight
First Dates Ireland is here and it looks pretty good
Charming, funny, cringey and very Irish.
# Love at first sight
First Dates Ireland is 'hilarious', 'charming' and 'full of heart', thank God
“Charming, funny, cringey and very Irish”.
# tank limo
Don't Tell The Bride's first same-sex wedding has a 1916 theme
This is gonna be great.
Voices
'I got a lot of abuse on Twitter after Dole Life, but there's so much more to my story'
Jake Gartland, who you may recognise as Shauna from RTE’s Dole Life, says you should never judge a book by its cover.
# spank you very much
Vogue Williams went to a 'spanking class' for her new RTÉ documentary
And where could you go to one of those? Asking for a friend.
# sky boys
The Hardy Bucks is coming back - with some familiar faces from Fair City and Love/Hate
The boys are going to be involved in “a Mayo love triangle”.
# Reality Bites
Watch the new trailer for RTÉ 2's six-part Conor McGregor documentary
The Notorious begins next Monday.
# the fear
Watch Jennifer Maguire put a poor intern through the wringer on The Fear
Never trust Jennifer Maguire.
# the fear
'Prisoner' hilariously pranks elderly Irish couple by pretending to be their son
“He could be Jesus off the Cross, he’s not getting into the house, end of story”.
# tv picks
What to watch on TV tonight: Monday
Here are the shows that’ll be on your Twitter timeline later.
# rte 2
The 7 most eye-catching things from the RTÉ Two season launch
It’s RTÉ 2, now, actually.
# amoan grumpy
Remember Zig and Zag's amazing take on Eamon Dunphy and Johnny Giles?
Bring them back for the world cup panels!
# felix bollard
Republic of Telly tackles homophobia in its own special way
The cheeky sods poke a bit of fun at recent controversies. How DID they get away with it?
# get a plate
"Who's putting the f**king wrappers back in the box?" - Every Irish Christmas ever
“You never make enough stuffing!”
# like a virgin
Mary O'Rourke talks about her 'first time' for RTÉ virginity show
She says it was never just “wham, bam, thank you ma’am”.
# oi ginger
8 things red-headed people are sick of hearing
Sorry ranga.
# Bai
Psychic Readings Live top broadcasting complaints list
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld four complaints and resolved one complaint.
# sound and vision
Charlie Haughey drama trilogy gets major chunk of €4.5m BAI funding
Trilogy charting Ireland through Charlie Haughey for RTÉ gets €1m funding and TG4 crime drama Corp + Anam lands €775k of the pot.
# Fail
Man rings 999 to report a fight - in Eastenders
Police in England have revealed some of the most pointless phone calls made to 999 in the past month – including a woman who wanted them to give her number to Mark Wahlberg…