Among the nominees are Ryan Tubridy, Cecelia Ahern, John Banville, Molly McCloskey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

Acclaimed film-maker ‘jolly’ up to his death despite battle with motor neurone disease

The first few weeks will pass, maternity leave is not a holiday, and choose those guides wisely

Malachy Clerkin, Amy Huberman, Una Mullally and more on their fathers as young men

From sleepless nights to an endless stream of unwarranted advice, nappies, feeding and the blues, Maia Dunphy and other mums reflect on the first six weeks of their babies lives

Broadcaster is commissioning another round of its low-budget documentary strand

Some well-known people tell Conor Pope about their best and worst gifts ever

Television: ‘River’, ‘Unforgotten’, ‘Death of a Son: The Killing of Michael Dwyer’, ‘Maia Dunphy’s Truth About Breaking London’

Homeland is back, a look at the physical toll rugby takes, and Maia Dunphy on childbirth are this week’s television highlights

Strand grows to 18 one-hour films covering diverse range of subjects

Line-up features Rubberbandits on 1916 and ‘strong and articulate’ women presenters

The countdown is on to find Ireland’s favourite Irish poem, so we’ve asked a selection of writers and readers to tell us their favourite few lines of verse, and to nominate which poem they think is best from RTÉ’s A Poem for Ireland shortlist

New shows abound, but the channel couldn’t exist without its old favourites – soccer, rugby and GAA

A year and a half into the job, RTÉ2 channel controller Bill Malone is claiming some victories in persuading younger audiences and women to switch over, although Pantigate was a blip and budgetary problems remain

Review: A fearless medical staff and a selfless documentary crew unite to produce a terrific ‘Panorama’

‘As one well-known female chef told me, motherhood and running a restaurant is an almost impossible combination’

Review: Whatever the future of RTÉ’s hit drama, we’ll sure miss Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s superbly nasty Nidge

Popular documentary strand begins with ‘Nightshift’ and ‘Oi Ginger!’

RTE says 425,400 viewers watched final episode of Celebrity MasterChef

Channel to step up its focus on the under-35s and take more risks

‘Quirke’ and ‘Amber’ join drama line-up, new comedies set for RTÉ Two

I surprised myself by standing the heat in the kitchen, but the flames finally got me