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Last year
2023
The Remote: A John Gilligan docuseries, one of Britain's finest crime dramas, and First Dates
The Remote: In The Name of Gerry Conlon, and Russell Crowe as The Pope's Exorcist
The Remote: A hate-watch about a YouTube star-turned-boxer, and a movie about a giant shark
The Remote: An exhilarating documentary on the life of an Irish free-diver, and some Noël Browne
The Remote: Sex for Rent exposé and a Sinéad O'Connor documentary
The Remote: The World Cup finally gets underway and doubt is cast over the history of humanity
The Remote: Ryan Tubridy returns to the airwaves, and a "new" Netflix horror
The Remote: Weird cakes everywhere you turn
The Remote: RTÉ hasn't produced a drama like this one in years
The Remote: Fukushima, Tony Connelly's grandfather, and the miniseries that broke Tom Holland
The Remote: Love Island is back, and so is Netflix's funniest comedy series
The Remote: Second instalment of an Irish true crime doc, Succession, and a nostalgia marathon
The Remote: Irish true crime, a paramilitary revenge story, and offbeat stand-up comedy
The Remote: John Mulaney, the civil war, and Zach Braff's new movie
The Remote: The homelessness crisis, hijackings and a diplomatic drama
The Remote: Erotic thrillers, Korean spies and the IWNT
The Remote: Lewis Capaldi, Sharon Horgan's latest comedy and the Good Friday Agreement
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The Remote: Glastonbury FOMO, some new Irish comedy and a Nazi sa Ghaeltacht
The Remote: The Boys are back, a true story of a couple faking husband's death and a Bloomsday extravaganza
The Remote: Hacks is back, Maura Higgins in the kitchen and a new show from writer of The Wire
The Remote: It's Love Island time, a returning sports show and the Flight Attendant takes off
The Remote: Eurovision week and perhaps the most anticipated new Irish show ever
The Remote: House prices on crack in Selling Sunset, a Call My (British) Agent and bogman Manchán Magan
The Remote: Beginning of the end for Better Call Saul, supernatural thriller The Rising and RTÉ's Super Garden
The Remote: Derry Girls, a Graham Norton murder-comedy and the GAA make for some top Irish TV
The Remote: Concert for Ukraine, Ireland's celebrity architects and Channel 4's 'sex experiment'
The Remote: Stanley Tucci's Italian food trip, RTÉ 2 gets arty and more Tiger King
The Remote: Critics clap for NHS comedy, Home of the Year returns and a bit of a Cork Session
The Remote: Love Is Blind and a new dating show remind us that Valentine's Day is coming
The Remote: The sex tape seen around the world, Prime Time housing special and Beijing 2022
The Remote: Ozark returns, Ricky Gervais in After Life and a bit of First Dates IRL
The Remote: Euphoria's back with a trigger warning and Colin Farrell gets wet in The North Water
The Remote: Dancing with the Stars, Treaty Live and the final season of This Is Us
The Remote: Daniel O'Donnell at 60, Cobra Kai S4 and Ireland's festival circuit
The Remote: The Witcher and Gomorrah both return as Mary Kennedy gets us in the Christmas spirit
The Remote: And Just Like That, an Olivia Colman murder mystery and Simon Cowell's new talent show
The Remote: The Beatles: Get Back, a comedy in Harlem and Liveline's bungalow outrage
The Remote: Joe Exotic is back in Tiger King 2, I May Destroy You and I'm a Celeb returns
The Remote: A star-studded Netflix heist, action man Liam Neeson and the return of Dexter
The Remote: Countdown to new Doctor Who, RTÉ's Home Rescue and the rugby season begins