https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:10:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593740-celebrity-traitors-uk/Joanne McNally is competing in the British version of Celebrity Traitors, which ended on a cliffhanger with James Acaster and Amol Rajan fighting for their lives after just the first episode.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:41:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593740-celebrity-traitors-uk/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593677-heres-the-lineup-for-late-late-show-country-special/The Late Late Show has unveiled its line-up for this week's Country Music Special.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:04:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593677-heres-the-lineup-for-late-late-show-country-special/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593653-beoga-remain-friends-with-ed-sheeran-after-tour-exit/Niamh Dunne of the Irish trad band Beoga has told RTÉ Radio 1's News at One that the group "remain friends" with Ed Sheeran, despite their decision to leave his North American tour in solidarity with the American rapper Macklemore .Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:43:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593653-beoga-remain-friends-with-ed-sheeran-after-tour-exit/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593619-fair-city-on-friday-did-you-get-my-note/Paul's assertion that things are looking up proves short-lived in Friday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593619-fair-city-on-friday-did-you-get-my-note/Soapshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593654-marr-new-album-addresses-impending-danger-in-politics/Former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has said his first album in four years The Age Of Everything will address the "impending danger" in politics.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593654-marr-new-album-addresses-impending-danger-in-politics/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593747-will-young/Will Young, the first winner of Pop Idol, has said that giving singers more control over their song choices could make a talent show with a similar format successful in the modern day.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:02:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593747-will-young/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593623-maura-higgins-continues-to-impress-on-dwts-us/Longford native Maura Higgins continued her good run on Dancing with the Stars US on Wednesday, finishing second on the leaderboard at the end of the night.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:10:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593623-maura-higgins-continues-to-impress-on-dwts-us/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593753-glastonbury-music-festival/The first round of tickets for Glastonbury Festival have sold out in less than 30 minutes, according to organisers.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:10:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593753-glastonbury-music-festival/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593634-barlow-so-happy-as-take-that-unveil-new-album-dreamers/Gary Barlow has said he is "so happy" to end the year "looking forward and upwards" as Take That unveiled latest album Dreamers.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:02:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593634-barlow-so-happy-as-take-that-unveil-new-album-dreamers/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2026/1001/1593715-movie-review-the-weight-puts-a-heavy-price-on-freedom/A convict in a labour camp is given a chance to earn his freedom, but it's not going to be easy in Padraic McKinley's 1933 indie throwbackThu, 01 Oct 2026 18:06:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2026/1001/1593715-movie-review-the-weight-puts-a-heavy-price-on-freedom/Featureshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1590637-behind-the-music-the-whileaways/Galway trio The Whileaways have released their new album, When You Are Falling, and undertake a national tour. We asked Noelie McDonnell of the band the BIG questions . . .Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1590637-behind-the-music-the-whileaways/Behind the Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593624-tom-cruise-an-adorable-catastrophe-in-digger-director/Digger director Alejandro González Iñárritu has told RTÉ 2FM's Emma Power that Tom Cruise is playing "an adorable catastrophe" in the new eco-satire.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:22:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593624-tom-cruise-an-adorable-catastrophe-in-digger-director/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593598-pete-davidson-does-not-understand-grande-scrutiny/US comedian and actor Pete Davidson has said he does not understand the scrutiny his ex-fiancée Ariana Grande has been facing about her appearance.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:07:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593598-pete-davidson-does-not-understand-grande-scrutiny/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593658-princess-junior-andre-compete-in-race-across-the-world/Media personalities Princess and Junior Andre, singers Sam Ryder and Ella Eyre, and broadcaster Jeff Stelling will take part in the new series of the BBC's Celebrity Race Across the World.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:53:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593658-princess-junior-andre-compete-in-race-across-the-world/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593699-kanye-wests-russia-shows-cancelled-organisers-confirm/Two shows that Kanye West was due to play in Russia have been cancelled, the organiser has confirmed.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:22:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593699-kanye-wests-russia-shows-cancelled-organisers-confirm/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593571-lorraine-kelly-leads-tributes-to-pioneer-esther-rantzen/Lorraine Kelly and singer Elaine Paige are among the stars paying tribute to "pioneer and force of nature" Esther Rantzen.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:05:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593571-lorraine-kelly-leads-tributes-to-pioneer-esther-rantzen/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1590605-behind-the-music-jamie-grey/Jamie Grey plays The Unitarian Church, Dublin on Saturday, 3 October. We asked him the BIG questions . . .Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1590605-behind-the-music-jamie-grey/Behind the Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593517-parton-welcomes-fans-to-her-museum-with-video-message/Dolly Parton has addressed fans from beyond the grave for the opening of the new museum about her life.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:34:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593517-parton-welcomes-fans-to-her-museum-with-video-message/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593503-amandaland-returing-to-screens-for-christmas-special/The BBC has announced that Amandaland is returning to screens for a 2026 Christmas special.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593503-amandaland-returing-to-screens-for-christmas-special/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593484-lady-as-charles-kelley-diagnosed-with-rare-blood-cancer/Lady A singer Charles Kelley has revealed he has been diagnosed with blood cancer.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:19:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593484-lady-as-charles-kelley-diagnosed-with-rare-blood-cancer/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593454-charlene-mckenna-shares-baby-joy/Charlene McKenna has welcomed her second child with her husband and Ripper Street co-star Adam Rothenberg.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:10:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593454-charlene-mckenna-shares-baby-joy/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593524-shane-richie-blames-media-baiting-as-he-is-banned-from/EastEnders star Shane Richie blamed "baiting" from paparazzi as he was banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:28:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593524-shane-richie-blames-media-baiting-as-he-is-banned-from/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593443-wayne-rooney-i-was-vulnerable-and-at-a-crossroads/Wayne Rooney has said he was "really vulnerable" and "at a crossroads" when filming began on his new family docuseries, The Real Rooneys.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:29:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593443-wayne-rooney-i-was-vulnerable-and-at-a-crossroads/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593413-sale-of-archive-oasis-recordings-pulled-after-band-sues/A set of unheard archive Oasis recordings have been pulled from an auction after the band "sued."Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:54:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593413-sale-of-archive-oasis-recordings-pulled-after-band-sues/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593463-comedian-kyla-cobbler-announces-pregnancy/Comedian Kyla Cobbler has announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband, Simon Stewart.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:07:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593463-comedian-kyla-cobbler-announces-pregnancy/Comedyhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2026/0929/1593359-album-review-gurriers-nobody-is-coming-to-save-you/With protest back on the streets and the end getting nigher by the day, Dublin's Gurriers make a timely return with a triumphant second album where the political is very much personal and the new world is still waiting to be bornTue, 29 Sep 2026 12:38:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2026/0929/1593359-album-review-gurriers-nobody-is-coming-to-save-you/Featureshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2026/0929/1593247-digger-tom-cruise-goes-big-most-people-will-stay-home/A $130m cult movie - that feels like the best Tom Cruise can hope for with Digger.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:02:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2026/0929/1593247-digger-tom-cruise-goes-big-most-people-will-stay-home/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593405-stephen-graham-confirms-whos-who-in-heat-2/Stephen Graham has confirmed the roles he and co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale will play in the spin-off to the Hollywood blockbuster Heat.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:42:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593405-stephen-graham-confirms-whos-who-in-heat-2/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593321-saved-by-the-bell-star-dennis-haskin-dies-aged-75/Saved By The Bell actor Dennis Haskins, who played school principal Richard Belding in the hit US sitcom, has died aged 75.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:28:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593321-saved-by-the-bell-star-dennis-haskin-dies-aged-75/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593356-behind-the-music-eliades-ochoa/Cuban singer, guitarist and songwriter and Buena Vista Social Club member Eliades Ochoa brings his 80th birthday show Como Nunca to Dublin's National Concert Hall on 19 October. We asked him the BIG questions . . .Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593356-behind-the-music-eliades-ochoa/Behind the Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593295-first-look-at-andrew-scott-is-oscar-tipped-elsinore/The first trailer for Andrew Scott's Oscar-tipped new film Elsinore has been released, offering an extended look at the Dublin actor's acclaimed performance as Scottish stage star Ian Charleson.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:53:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593295-first-look-at-andrew-scott-is-oscar-tipped-elsinore/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593366-mcnally-no-strategies-planned-ahead-of-traitors-debut/Joanne McNally has declared comedians will be "more than willing to throw each other under the bus" on Celebrity Traitors.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0930/1593366-mcnally-no-strategies-planned-ahead-of-traitors-debut/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593185-final-three-chosen-for-irelands-junior-eurovision-entry/The final three contestants have been chosen to go head to head to decide who will represent Ireland at this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta in October.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:21:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593185-final-three-chosen-for-irelands-junior-eurovision-entry/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593327-slipknot-announce-2027-stadium-tour-with-marilyn-manson/Slipknot have announced a 2027 stadium tour which will feature support acts including Marilyn Manson and Bring Me The Horizon.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:21:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593327-slipknot-announce-2027-stadium-tour-with-marilyn-manson/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593339-baby-joy-for-dylan-sprouse-and-barbara-palvin/US actor Dylan Sprouse and his wife, model Barbara Palvin, have welcomed their first child together.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593339-baby-joy-for-dylan-sprouse-and-barbara-palvin/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593269-florence-road-thank-eddie-vedder-for-coming-to-the-rescue/Irish band Florence Road have thanked Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, the Ohana Festival in California, and Fender guitars for coming to their aid after the quartet's equipment was stolen from their van in Los Angeles on Friday night.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:10:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593269-florence-road-thank-eddie-vedder-for-coming-to-the-rescue/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593307-macfadyen-debuts-as-le-carres-george-smiley-in-new-drama/Matthew Macfadyen is sporting George Smiley's signature thick spectacles and looks sharp in a black suit in a first glimpse in character as John le Carré's cunning spymaster.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:38:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593307-macfadyen-debuts-as-le-carres-george-smiley-in-new-drama/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593372-tom-cruise-swaps-stunts-for-satire-as-toxic-tycoon-digger/Tom Cruise is taking on one of his riskiest roles in decades, tackling the politics of climate change and corporate greed in his new film, Digger, which sees him play an embattled, ageing tycoon.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:58:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1593372-tom-cruise-swaps-stunts-for-satire-as-toxic-tycoon-digger/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593178-rod-stewart-to-take-final-bow-with-dublin-belfast-gigs/Rod Stewart has announced dates in Dublin and Belfast next year as part of his The Final Encore tour, which he says will "definitely be my last".Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:32:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593178-rod-stewart-to-take-final-bow-with-dublin-belfast-gigs/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593232-beckham-returns-to-the-studio-with-her-musician-son-cruz/Victoria Beckham has gone back to her musical routes as she joined her son Cruz in the recording studio.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:17:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593232-beckham-returns-to-the-studio-with-her-musician-son-cruz/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593171-angela-scanlon-takes-over-bbc-radio-2-drivetime-show/Irish TV presenter Angela Scanlon is to take over as the presenter of the BBC Radio 2 Drivetime show after a "little summer fling" in which she hosted the programme earlier this year.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:42:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593171-angela-scanlon-takes-over-bbc-radio-2-drivetime-show/Radiohttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593148-oasis-sell-out-live-27-tour-including-slane-dates/Oasis have sold out their entire Live '27 tour, including the band's two concerts at Slane Castle next September.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:38:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593148-oasis-sell-out-live-27-tour-including-slane-dates/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1590240-behind-the-music-banrion/banríon, the musical project of Irish songwriter Róisín Ní Haicéid, has released new single, Forgiving, from upcoming album, Untarnishing. We asked the BIG questions . . .Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0929/1590240-behind-the-music-banrion/Behind the Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593165-nicole-scherzinger-performs-after-suffering-leg-burn/Nicole Scherzinger performed with the Pussycat Dolls despite suffering a large burn to her leg after being scalded by boiling water shortly before a concert.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:20:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593165-nicole-scherzinger-performs-after-suffering-leg-burn/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593252-inbetweeners-duo-to-star-in-new-travel-series/The Inbetweeners actors Joe Thomas and James Buckley will star in a new travel series for Channel 4.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:16:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593252-inbetweeners-duo-to-star-in-new-travel-series/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593228-peter-may-author-of-lewis-trilogy-dies-aged-74/Scottish novelist and screenwriter Peter May, best known for his Lewis Trilogy of crime thrillers set in the Hebrides, has died, his French publishing house has told AFP.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:58:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593228-peter-may-author-of-lewis-trilogy-dies-aged-74/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593650-marr-new-album-addresses-impending-danger-in-politics/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1002/1593650-marr-new-album-addresses-impending-danger-in-politics/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593157-swift-pays-tribute-to-ultimate-showgirl-dolly-parton/Taylor Swift paid an emotional tribute to Dolly Parton at the MTV Video Music Awards, describing the late country music star as the "ultimate showgirl".Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:53:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0928/1593157-swift-pays-tribute-to-ultimate-showgirl-dolly-parton/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593518-guests-revealed-for-2-johnnies-late-night-lock-in/Former 2fm and Dancing With The Stars presenter Jennifer Zamparelli and comedian Jarlath Regan are among the guests for the first show of the new season of The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In tonight on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593518-guests-revealed-for-2-johnnies-late-night-lock-in/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593603-joanne-mcnally-to-make-celebrity-traitors-debut-tonight/Irish comedian Joanne McNally, Welsh actor Michael Sheen and EastEnders' Ross Kemp are among the famous faces taking part in The Celebrity Traitors when the hit gameshow returns for its second series tonight.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:35:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593603-joanne-mcnally-to-make-celebrity-traitors-debut-tonight/Television