2025 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2025.

Events

January

• 1 January – RTÉ One's New Year's Eve celebrations include a special edition of The Late Late Show at 10.20pm presented by Patrick Kielty with performances from the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. ^[1]

February

• 14 February - The 21st Irish Film & Television Awards awards are held at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre and are broadcast on 15 February on RTÉ 1. ^[2]

March

• 16 March - Rhys McClenaghan alongside partner Laura Nolan win series 8 of Dancing with the Stars. ^[3]

August

• 19 August - The Laois Rose, Katelyn Cummins wins the 2025 Rose of Tralee which was shown on RTÉ 1 over two nights. ^[4]
• 31 August - Dolphins: Wonders of the Ocean starts on RTÉ 1. ^[5]

December

• 5 December - The Late Late Toy Show is shown on RTÉ 1 and themed around the Christmas movie The Grinch with the opening of the show narrated by Liam Neeson. The show was RTÉ's most watched programme of 2025, with an average television audience of 1.7 million people watching over the weekend. ^[6]

Debuts

• 31 August – Dolphins: Wonders of the Ocean on RTÉ 1. ^[7]
• 31 August – The Traitors Ireland on RTÉ 1. ^[8]

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
• The Late Late Show (1962–present)

1970s

• The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
• The Sunday Game (1979–present)

1980s

• Fair City (1989–present)
• RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)

1990s

• Would You Believe (1990s–present)
• Winning Streak (1990–present)
• Prime Time (1992–present)
• Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)
• Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
• Reeling In the Years (1999–present)
• Ros na Rún (1996–present)
• Virgin Media News (1998–present)
• Ireland AM (1999–present)
• Telly Bingo (1999–present)

2000s

• Nationwide (2000–present)
• Virgin Media News (2001–present) – now known as the 5.30
• Against the Head (2003–present)
• news2day (2003–present)
• Other Voices (2003–present)
• The Week in Politics (2006–present)
• At Your Service (2008–present)
• Two Tube (2009–present)

2010s

• Room to Improve (2007–present)
• Jack Taylor (2010–present)
• Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011–present)
• MasterChef Ireland (2011–present)
• Today (2012–present)
• The Works (2012–present)
• Second Captains Live (2013–present)
• Ireland's Fittest Family (2014–present)
• The Restaurant (2015–present)
• Red Rock (2015–present)
• First Dates (2016–present)
• Dancing with the Stars (2017–2020, 2022–present)
• The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)

2020s

• The Style Counsellors (2020–present)
• The 2 Johnnies' Late Night Lock In (2023-present)

Ending this year

• 26 May- Upfront with Katie Hannon (2023-2025) ^[9]

References

1. "Festive TV: 8 top TV picks for New Year's Eve". RTE News. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
2. "IFTA AWARDS 2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED". IFTA.ie. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
3. "Rhys McClenaghan wins Dancing with the Stars". RTE News. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
4. "Laois Rose Katelyn Cummins crowned 2025 Rose of Tralee". RTE News. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
5. "'Dolphins – Wonders of the Ocean' – A new TV documentary". The Clare Herald. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
6. "Over 1.7 million people watched The Late Late Toy Show". RTE News. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
7. "'Dolphins – Wonders of the Ocean' – A new TV documentary". The Clare Herald. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
8. "Behind the scenes: How The Traitors found its Irish identity for RTÉ debut". Journal. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
9. "RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon to end after three seasons". RTE News. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.