As the days get shorter, nights darker and evening colder, we love nothing more than sitting on the couch watching some great tv.
RTE has a jam-packed line-up of entertainment, drama, documentaries and sports to keep everyone entertained this autumn.
With a whole host of new programmes – and the return of some old favourites – we’re already excited to get stuck in.
Chat shows are back with a bang, as Ryan Tubridy returns with the Late Late Show, Ray D’Arcy will be back on Saturday nights and of course, Maura and Daithi will be taking over our screens each midweek afternoon as Today gets the green light.
In terms of news coverage, Caitriona Perry and David McCullagh will front the Six-Ones News, Miriam O’Callaghan will return with Prime Time, while Claire Byrne will be back with her show too. Michael O Scannaill is set to join news2day when it airs this September.
RTE investigates will be back with a rake of new episodes, alongside a whole host of new documentaries.
Home: A Year in Ireland’s Housing Crisis follows a cross-section of people from all walks of Irish life as they attempt to navigate a way through spiralling rents, soaring house prices, and now the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In Sins of Ireland, acclaimed documentary maker Alex Fegan meets with 30 Irish priests to discuss the sins that have emotionally resonated with them.
The Case I Can’t Forget features retired and serving Gardai telling the stories of the cases that had a profound impact on them.
Marian offers an intimate portrait of legendary broadcaster Marian Finucane.
The Real Field tells the real story behind one of Ireland’s most notorious unsolved murders.
A powerful new documentary Love and Loss in a Pandemic features seven people who faced the traumatic and bewildering experience of losing a loved one during Ireland’s Covid-19 emergency.
In The Other Side, some of Ireland’s most vibrant voices look the possible wider impacts of the Coronavirus, exploring themes of the economy, the social contract, education, and spirituality.
In terms of entertainment and drama, there’s no shortage of new shows to sink your teeth into.
The South Westerlies, a six-part series starring Orla Brady, Eileen Walsh, and Patrick Bergin, about an Irish coastal town earmarked for a Norwegian-owned wind farm, begins on Sunday, September 6th on RTÉ One.
Also airing this season is Dead Still, a new mystery set in the eerie world of memorial photography in Victorian-era Dublin, starring Michael Smiley, Eileen O’Higgins, and Aidan O’Hare.
Written by Kate O’Riordan and starring Dervla Kirwan, Smother is a family thriller about deeply buried secrets and their unintended consequences, set in a small town on the wild and rugged coast of Clare.
RTE heads on the road with the two Johnnies for The 2 Johnnies Do America, which follows the lads as they navigate their first US tour.
Baz Ashmawy fronts DIY SOS: The Big Build, an uplifting new series which sees tradespeople and locals band together to help improve the quality of life of a deserving family.
In Davy Fitzgerald’s Toughest Climb, GAA manager Davy Fitzgerald brings a group of young men on the challenge of a lifetime.
In My Uni Life, RTE meets seven Irish students who got to college against all the odds.
Plus, we’ll see the return of Fair City, Eastenders, Dermot Bannon’s Incredible Homes, The Zoo and Finding Joy, to name a few.
We can’t wait to tune in!