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Crime drama Tall Tales & Murder commissioned by RTÉ and BBC for two series |
| 05 Jun 2025 | Stuart Carolan and Chris Addison team up for a dark comedy crime drama starring Ella Lily Hyland, Aidan Gillen, Philippa Dunne and Packy Lee titled Tall Tales & Murder. |
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Colin Farrell narrates new RTÉ documentary series |
| 04 Jun 2025 | Colin Farrell narrates From That Small Island - The Story of the Irish, a new four-part documentary series coming to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player next month. |
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Minister O’Donovan T.D. to meet with film studios and creative gaming executives in trade mission to LA |
| 03 Jun 2025 | Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Patrick O’ Donovan T.D. – together with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs – will lead a trade mission to Los Angeles to meet with Ireland’s creative partners across film, television, animation and gaming. |
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RTÉ announces the appointment of David Crean as Head of Drama |
| 03 Jun 2025 | RTÉ has announced the appointment of David Crean as Head of Drama, following an external competition. |
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Northern Ireland students nominated for Royal Televison Society National Awards |
| 27 May 2025 | Two Northern Ireland productions by students from Queen’s University Belfast have made the shortlist for the Royal Television Society (RTS) National Student Awards. |
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HBO debuts Task trailer starring Mark Ruffalo, Alison Oliver, Sam Keeley |
| 21 May 2025 | HBO have debuted the first trailer for upcoming crime series Task starring Mark Ruffalo opposite Irish actors Alison Oliver and Sam Keeley. |
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Creative Europe Fund: Obituary producer Paddy Hayes discusses Television and Online Content scheme |
| 13 May 2025 | Obituary producer Paddy Hayes spoke with IFTN about his company Magamedia’s experience through Creative Europe’s Television and Online Content scheme, ahead of the next funding deadline on May 14th. |
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Domhnall Gleeson stars in The Office spinoff The Paper |
| 13 May 2025 | Irish star Domnhall Gleeson is cast in the new offshoot series. Gleeson will star alongside original The Office cast member Oscar Nunez, as well as with Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus). The Paper is produced by The Office creator Greg Daniels alongside Michael Koman (Nathan For You). |
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Northern Irish series Blue Lights wins Best Drama at BAFTA TV Awards 2025 |
| 12 May 2025 | Northern Irish crime drama Blue Lights has won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series at the 2025 ceremony, which took place at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night. |
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RTE announces slate of Irish drama in 2025 |
| 30 Apr 2025 | RTÉ has announced the line-up of original Irish drama currently in production, delivering 142 hours of homegrown storytelling across screens. |
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Jessica Reynolds, Emmett J Scanlan join Channel 4's A Woman of Substance |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Jessica Reynolds and Emmett J Scanlan have joined the cast of Channel 4's new A Woman of Substance adaptation opposite Brenda Blethyn. |
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These Sacred Vows to star Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Justine Mitchell, Jason O'Mara, India Mullen |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Justine Mitchell, Jason O'Mara and India Mullen will star in RTE drama series The Sacred Vows, from screenwriter John Butler (Handsome Devil, The Outlaws). |
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Winners announced for Royal Television Society Awards 2025 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Gradaim RTS Ireland 2025, hosted by Virgin Media Television, has announced the winners for the Royal Television Society awards, which took place on Thursday, 27th March at the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin. |
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RTE redundancy scheme approved by Government |
| 28 Mar 2025 | RTE has been given permission by the Government to launch the first part of a voluntary redundancy programme that is designed to cut costs at the station. |
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Irish nominated at 2025 BAFTA Television Awards |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Several Irish talents including Lola Petticrew, Nicola Coughlan, and Graham Norton are among the nominees for the British Academy Television Awards. |
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New BBC One crime series This City Is Ours, directed by John Hayes, debuts this Sunday |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Liverpool-set crime series This City is Ours, which includes Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson among the ensemble cast, will begin on BBC One on Sunday, 23 March at 9:00pm. |
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Irish language music series Ceolta launches on BBC NI |
| 13 Mar 2025 | BBC NI Gaeilge has annoucned the launch of new music series Ceolta, set to premiere in March 2025. Hosted by Fiachna ? Braon?in of Hothouse Flowers and acclaimed singer-songwriter Eve Belle, Ceolta will bring audiences on an unforgettable journey through the rich and evolving music scene of Ulster. The series is supported by Northern Ireland Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund. |
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Irish Language Broadcast Fund celebrates 20 years |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Northern Ireland Screen has marked 20 years of the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) with a special celebration event on Tuesday. |
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Deirdre Ni Choistin appointed Director General of TG4 |
| 06 Mar 2025 | The Board of TG4 has announced that Deirdre Ni Choistin has been appointed as Director General of TG4 with the statutory consent of the Government following a public recruitment process. |
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Ella Lily Hyland starring in new BBC Agatha Christie series Towards Zero |
| 05 Mar 2025 | All episodes of Agatha Christie's Towards Zero, a three-part drama, are now available on BBC iPlayer, with episodes airing weekly on BBC One. |
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