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THE REMOTE IS our weekly look at upcoming TV highlights.
After our supposed Outdoor Summer, a rake of new shows are being released as part of the upcoming autumn schedule.
We gave you a taster of what RTÉ have planned for their factual and entertainment programming last week, with TG4 also releasing some highlights yesterday and Virgin Media set to unveil their hand tomorrow.
But what should we expect from the next week of TV?
The Paralympic Games got underway in Tokyo today, with RTÉ promising to more than double its coverage compared to Rio in 2016.
Much like the format for the Olympic Games last month, RTÉ will be broadcasting live action from Tokyo every morning with a nightly highlights package hosted by Evanne Ní Chuilinn.
Ireland has a 29-strong team going to to the games including sprint star Jason Smyth who will be going for a gold medal in a fourth straight games.
When’s it on? Daily on RTÉ and Channel 4
After the arrest of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch on the Costa del Sol in Spain a fortnight ago there has been a renewed focus on the Hutch/Kinahan feud.
The Monk has been arrested as part of the garda investigation into Regency attack in 2016 in which Kinahan crime gang figure David Byrne was murdered.
A new documentary looks at this brazen attack and how it contributed to the Dublin-based gang feud.
When’s it on? Tonight at 9pm on Virgin Media One
Some of the biggest names in rock music contribute to Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away.
Their presence is testament to the esteem Thin Lizzy are held within the industry and the enduring legacy of their lead singer.
The film traces Lynott’s upbringing from 1960s Crumlin in Dublin to his impact the world stage.
When’s it on? Tomorrow at 9pm on RTÉ One
All eight episodes of the dark comedy Kevin Can F**K Himself, starring former Schitt’s Creek Annie Murphy come to Ireland this week.
The show follows the story of a typical ‘Sitcom Wife’ who finally wakes up to and revolts against her life.
When’s it on? Streaming on Amazon Prime from Friday
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Oh my God, that is just awful, I hope she makes a full recovery. What a dreadful journey for any parent to make.
Conveyors are extremely dangerous I know people who have lost limbs and been killed by them, she is very lucky to be alive once you are caught by it either your clothing or hair gives way or you get pulled in, hope she makes a full recovery.
Poor girl
God love her, sounds awful
Get well soon. poor girl
Such a pity the author had to refer to this poor girl by just her surname, in his comment he says “Dunnes parents have flown out to Australia to be with her”…… Such a lack of respect for her as she was named Annie at birth… Hope Annie makes a full recovery.
In most reports people are referred to by their surname not their forename, they could have used Miss though.
Cindy, congratulations in advance on winning Nitpicker of the Year 2015!
Cindy, I’m sure if the family are reading this they will be appreciating your valuable input.
What an horrific, freak accident! Sincere hopes for a full recovery.
Why would 5 people give the thumbs down or dislike for the comment .am I missing something ?
Scrubbed in on one those scalp transplants in the past. It’s a gore fest but recoverable. Good luck to her.
Jesus, that’s horrific, I hope she’ll be ok.
Who the hell is giving all the red thumbs?
Loyal haters I think, my common number is 5 nearly in every comment. Don’t worry about it, go by the green thumbs.
Cute: stop coming back to check how many thumbs you got.
*Cure:
I never consider them, or what colour they are Michael. I consider the comment, and/or the debate. There’s some that do though and that’s sad.
@Neal, cute is better :).
Molly, you see the red thumbs up even on people who send out sympathy comments to tragic stories and you wonder what is wrong with some people. I never go by the red myself as I am happy just to have 1 green thumb, reds just means they did bother to read it lol.
Just telling John not to worry about the red thumbs, once you mention the red thumbs then they build up. Once you say anything negative about yourself in public then they are out for their pound of flesh, here is no different but it is a dark sense I have as well lol.
Hope she has a speedy recovery, last thing you want over here. Hope her employer had insurance too. God speed
Why do these beautiful people have to go away for work… Get well soon.
Apparently they don’t have enough ugly people to fill these positions.
That’s true, send all the ugly one’s.
That’s horrific. I did my farming on the same farm as where it happened. Poor girl, I hope she has a speedy recovery.
I only thumb down people who complain about thumb downs,or thumbs down,or thumbs downs.
Thumber downers obviously do their thumbing downing just for the schadenfreude of annoying the people who don’t like thumb downs (or should that be “thumbs down”?)
I’ll start the ball rolling by giving myself a thumbs down for this comment.
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