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THE REMOTE IS our weekly look at the upcoming TV listings. What With Everything, people are at home a bit more than usual these days and this is perhaps especially true in the run up to Christmas.
We’ll focus mainly on free-to-air TV and freely available streaming services – with the occasional recommendation from subscription services too.
The GAA championships draw to a close this weekend with somewhat of a bang as Dublin have the chance of doing another men’s and ladies’ football double.
Mayo stand in the way of the men on Saturday with the Cork ladies taking to the field on Sunday. There are also some underage games being shown if you’re interested.
When’s it on? Mayo v Dublin 5pm on Sat on RTÉ 2, Cork v Dublin 3.30pm on Sun on TG4.
The Den’s Christmas Special was always a legendary addition to the festive schedules back in the day. This year won’t see the gang heading to Lapland, or anywhere else for that matter, but expect silliness and cheer.
When’s it on? Sunday at 6.30pm on RTÉ One
Christmas also means the climax of some shows over the next few weeks with Strictly Come Dancing: The Final taking place this weekend.
If you’ve been following it you may want to tune in, but Robbie Williams is also performing too if that’s your bag.
When’s it on? Saturday at 6pm on BBC One
Something musical
One thing that won’t be happening this year is the traditional Christmas Eve busking with Bono, Glen Hansard and the rest, but RTÉ is seeking to recreate it with a couple of programmes.
The Busk – A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street will look back at the stories of the annual tradition and the Late Late Show will hold a musical event in the studio to recreate the annual busk indoors for the Simon Community.
When it’s it on? Friday on RTÉ One
The final two episodes of #Moonbase8 start now on @Showtime!🌕🪐💫 pic.twitter.com/CHs8AAPIxn
— SHO_PR (@SHO_PR) December 7, 2020
Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8, which features John C. Reilly and others, is coming to our screens this weekend.
There are six episodes of the show and Sky Comedy is to screen them in double episodes over three days from next Monday.
When’s it on? 21 Dec on Sky Comedy or NOW TV
As with everything else, it’s been a very strange yea for sports but the the BBC is going ahead with its SPOTY. RTÉ has announced no such Irish version
Footballer Jordan Henderson and and snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan are among those in the running for the main BBC award with Ireland’s Katie Taylor nominated in the international category.
When’s it on? Sunday at 8pm on BBC One
Has anyone seen my marbles? They have been missing now for guts of 6 months…
Apparently there are no Restrictions according to Govt in a court of law today. Which means off you all go, and anyone can come in as well.
None of there Advisories and Guidelines are written in stone. Everyone can go where they like.
It’s just this Govt using the Fear factor to drive on this Casedemic.
Details of court case
Ryanair is ‘mischaracterising’ Ireland’s travel measures by calling them ‘restrictions’, court told
Ryanair claims the restrictions are also unconstitutional and breach various Health Acts, the European Convention of Human Rights and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights.
https://www.thejournal.ie/state-high-court-ryanair-case-5206564-Sep2020/
@PeeedOff: From what I understand – correct me if I’m wrong – the only legally enforceable obligation related to inbound travel into Ireland from a non green list country is the filling out of the passenger locator form. Nowhere did I read in the locator form itself or the SI instituting it that failing to restrict one’s movements was an offence. I’m getting the distinct impression that the government have been trying to run circles around us. Making it an offence to fail to restrict your movements would’ve been unenforceable as well as very possibly illegal. But they’ve misled us into believing that self isolating on return from a non green list country was a legal obligation nonetheless, and behaved as such, notably in regard to the PUP cuts. If that’s the case this is truly egregious.
: lucky for you your not living in Spain they have an Zero tolerance approach
So let me get this straight,from next Monday you can fly to Germany, Poland or Cyprus, etc (I’m all for travel BTW) without any restrictions, but people from Dublin can’t get on a train to Galway for a weekend if Dublin moves to level 3, this is becoming more and more like the classic film one flew over the cuckoos nest where the lunatics take over the asylum, except this ain’t no comedy it’s an unmitigated nightmare “government”
@SB: what did Miriam say? I can go to Berlin but not to bohola
@Anne Marie Devlin: as I said earlier this week the best Hollywood screen writer would struggle to come up with all that all of this, incredible surreal stuff.
@SB: What happens to people from Germany arriving at Dublin Airport during level 3 on their onward journey to Galway?
Dubliners here’s what you need to know! The people of dublin are not thick. We know what we need to do and the vast majority of us will do it.
@Olivia Smith: But there is a very noisy minority that do worse than nothing by protesting wearing masks, partying on the streets and having a good whinge whenever they are told to obey regulations designed to save people. Dubs seem to make up a lot of that block.
@Paul Cunningham: I seem to remember reading on the news that there were protests in cork and limerick so try again.
@Olivia Smith: looking at the figures that’s just not true Olivia.. a lot of bleedin Dubs may know what they should do , but they are clearly not doing it..
If all of Europe is using the traffic light system, I presume we’ll be on red so nowhere will allow us in anyway
@Anne Marie Devlin: we would be bordering green to orange I’d imagine. (Atvthe moment green) Using 50 per 100k or less then 3% positive rate.
@Seaniecp: I hope so. It’s all such doom and gloom here that I’ve given up on hope
@Anne Marie Devlin: we’ll get there.
So… A person from Dublin can’t go to a wedding in Galway but a person from Galway can go to a wedding in Dublin? Or a wedding in Berlin via Dublin ?
@Rob Foley: you simply couldn’t make this up if you tried
@Rob Foley: as long as you stop off en route to Galway for a €9 lunch ye should be grand!
I am sick to my teeth with this tripe, we have more or less cocooned since last march.
We have avoided visiting elderly friends and relatives.
I have been in hospital for a few weeks without visitors.
We have avoided going out.
All I see is “open the pubs” by the usual pissheads
Now because of the actions of a few flat earth muppets we are heading back to lock down.
Well done clowns.
Explainer ? Mmm I’m still none the wiser !
There are no restrictions but if you go we’ll make you self isolate for 14 days !!! #Bollox
@Sinead Ni Coscraigh: you won’t have to isolate
I’m sure the librarians of the country will be thrilled to know the Journal considers them open currently but Dublin librarians may close!!!
What does level 3 mean for people arriving in Dublin port and airport?
Who cares anymore? This government couldn’t even enforce mandatory quarantine. They bluffed people into thinking you had to quarantine, while other countries actually had the sense to enforce it. A green list of countries that was simply a joke list, all whilst you were actually not restricted from travelling to any non green list country. Made no sense, but nothing does anymore with their daily ráiméis.
Be careful of this so called green list. If you come back to Ireland from one of these countries you don’t have to isolate and quarantine. However, If you travel to Latvia, for example, from Ireland, youd have to isolate on arrival for 14 days as Ireland is not on their green list. You couldn’t make it up.
Sure leo is hoping to allow people to travel to see family abroad over the Christmas period. Even though travel is and never was restricted? Did he mean that he will give consent to travel? Because he know that’s what some people are waiting for. Funny how when Michael o’Leary challenged then they were quick to say there has never been a restriction on travel. And people are free to travel where ever they want should they choose to.
Yawn
Am sick of this propaganda
If this keeps up we won’t need a green list …. no one will let us in.
I can fly to Poland…but can’t go to bray am I getting this correct
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