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  • 2 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

    Coverage of Glastonbury 2025 kicks off on BBC Two, FX drama The Bear returns for a fourth season, a Dispatches special asks: Will Nigel Farage be Prime Minister? and Marie Antionette comes to a conclusion . . . Pick of the DayGlastonbury 2025, 10.00pm, BBC TwoClara Amfo and Lauren Laverne reveal all the stories from the first 48 hours on site at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm.

  • 3 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

    There's the story of the violently assaulted Limerick woman Natsha O’Brien, The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist, Marvel Television’s Ironheart, and Mark Moriarty cooks up his own versions of takeaway classics . . . Pick of the DayNatasha, 9.35pm, RTÉ OneStreaming on RTÉ PlayerIt still makes my blood boil that some people gave this brave woman a lot of stick for standing up for herself and battling against the injustice she suffered.

  • 4 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

    Trainwreck: Poop Cruise is a documentary about the cruise trip from hell, Why Cities Flood: Spain's Deadly Disaster explores the 2024 floods in Valencia, and there’s a look at the 1980s acts that have graced Glastonbury . . . Pick of the DayTrainwreck: Poop Cruise, NetflixI wouldn’t be a fan of cruises – but this promises to be a major turn-off for anyone contemplating a holiday on a big ship. It was supposed to be a luxury cruise: a four-day round trip from Galveston, Texas to Cozumel, Mexico.

  • 5 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

    Period drama The Gilded Age returns for a new run, Amanda Seyfried stars in US cop drama Long Bright River, Hell for Leather: The Story of Gaelic Football continues, and the great Michael Emerson guest stars on Elsbeth . . .

  • 6 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

    There's more From that Small Island, Salem's Lot lands on Sky Cinema Premiere, a murder mystery event turns into a real crime scene on Death Valley, while Elbow’s Guy Garvey and Self Esteem join Jools on Later . . . Pick of the DayFrom that Small Island, 6.30pm, RTÉ OneStreaming on RTÉ PlayerIn an episode entitled New Worlds: The First Irish Diaspora, the documentary series piecing together the jigsaw of Ireland's earliest inhabitants focuses on the century from 1600 to 1700.

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John Byrne
John Byrne @tellyjohn
4 Jan 25

In Ireland, murder is a lesser crime than trespass.

John Byrne
John Byrne @tellyjohn
1 Jan 25

If anyone sane is still here, wishing you all the best for 2025. Find love instead of hate. https://t.co/BzM5FVxkVz

John Byrne
John Byrne @tellyjohn
23 Dec 24

My Christmas is ruined. Had to chuck out my Billy Wilder, Bilko, Woody Allen, Car 54 and Seinfeld DVDs. Marx Bros and Ernst Lubitsch box sets. So many books by Philip Roth and Saul Bellow. The Will Eisner comics. Oy vey! The Will Eisner comics! Irish antisemites have it tough.