RTÉ unwraps it’s festive telly schedule

There are several things that go hand in hand with the festive season – nights out, presents, turkey.

And of course, great telly. We’ll all be wrapped up in front of the fire, bingeing TV with our family.

RTÉ rings in the season with plenty of festive specials and a sleigh-load of unmissable entertainment!

This festive season will showcase a slate of original Irish programming, including Callan Kicks the Year and Fair City’s Christmas special.

Brendan Courtney takes legendary director Jim Sheridan on a trip down memory lane on Keys to My Life, and there is a special snow-filled instalment of High Road Low Road as chef Kevin Dundon and social media sensation Kayleigh Trappe jet off to Austria.

The yuletide magic continues with Christmas in Kilmainham, presented by Marty Whelan. Join Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane on TODAY for an evening of folklore, food, magic and music.

Over Christmas, Dallas legend Patrick Duffy touches down in Ireland for a whistle-stop tour of the country’s cosiest pubs in Duffy’s Pub.

Meatloaf: From Hell and to Connacht brings viewers back to Ireland in 1990, when the legendary US rock star performed in some of the island’s most unlikely venues.

Tommy Sands – Clann an Cheoil celebrates one of Ireland’s most influential folk singer-songwriters and how he and his family acquired an international legacy as musicians, social activists and storytellers.

Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator explores one of the most significant periods in Irish history while marking the 250th anniversary of his birth. Cloch le Carn looks back at the lives of politician Mary O’Rourke and comedian Jon Kenny in two new episodes.

Irish boyband Westlife are on stage in London’s Royal Albert Hall as Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan and Shane Filan perform their hits in a TV special ahead of their homecoming residency in 2026, and there will be music documentaries showcasing the incredible careers of Elton John, Billy Joel, Andrea Bocelli and ABBA.