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Fresh off their BIG win at Dublin International Film Festival 2025 for BEST IRISH SHORT FILM 🎬 🥇 Virgin Media Discovers 5 in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland unveils the fourth and final short film in the series. Trasna Na Líne is a mockumentary comedy following student teacher Emma, who through a white lie finds herself working at a Dublin Gaelscoil without a word of Irish. Terrified of being caught out by her principal, she enlists the help of two trusty teachers to get her across the line. Trasna Na Líne, Tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One📺 Writer & Director: Niamh Bryson  Writer & Cast: Heather O'Sullivan Production: REBLIS FILMS Mentor: Colm Bairéad 🎥 Promo Created by: Carly Mathews-Lynch #VirginMediaDiscovers

5 Nights of focail, craic and hopefully lots of grá 💖 Virgin Media Television’s original Irish dating series, ‘Grá ar an Trá’ returns for a second season, with all five episodes airing from Monday to Friday across this week to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge. There’ll be even more fireworks, fun, focail and of course grá in this Gaeltacht for grown-ups as our couples compete to be crowned 'Couple with the most focail' 👑 Grá ar an Trá Series 2, starts tonight at 9pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One 🖥️ Check out the series promo below ⬇️ Production Company: Macalla Teo Funder: Coimisiún na Meán Presenters: Gráinne Seoige, Síomha Ní Ruairc & James Kavanagh Promo Editor: Adam Hart

The VM Discovers 5 showcase continues🎬 Virgin Media Discovers in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland presents the third of 4 short films for viewers to enjoy live on Virgin Media Television. "The Knife" is a dark comedy that explores the shortcomings of the modern healthcare system for women of colour and the systemic racism of modern society in a surrealist comedy. The Knife, Tonight at 11pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One 📺 Writer & Director: Joy Nesbitt Producer: Louise Grace Odumosu Production Company: Keeper Pictures #VirginMediaDiscovers

Virgin Media Television programmes nominated for Royal Television Society Awards 🎬 We are delighted to share the news that a number of our commissions and in-house productions have been nominated for the Royal Television Society ROI Awards 2025. Current Affairs: Is Ireland Full? (Virgin Media Television) The Big Interview: Election 2024 (Virgin Media Television) Factual Entertainment: Gogglebox Ireland (Kite Entertainment) The Great Home Inspo Adventure with James Kavanagh (Tyrone Productions) Factual Series: Life Actually (Kite Entertainment) Women Locked Up: Inside The Dóchas (Midas Productions) Factual Single: Stalked (Alleycats TV) Live Sports Coverage: Autumn Nations Series 2024 (Virgin Media Television) Scripted: Faithless (Grand Pictures and Media Musketeers) News Broadcaster of the Year The RTS ROI Awards 2025 are being hosted by Virgin Media Television on 27th March in The Guinness Storehouse Dublin. We are looking forward to celebrating all the remarkable achievements across the industry on the night. Speaking at today’s announcement, Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin, Managing Director at Virgin Media Television, said: “We are delighted to host this year's RTS Ireland Awards and are looking forward to recognising outstanding achievements in the Irish broadcasting industry.” RTS Republic of Ireland, Kite Entertainment, Tyrone Productions, James Kavanagh, Midas Productions, Alleycats TV, Grand Pictures, Media Musketeer

The VM Discovers 5 showcase continues🎬 Virgin Media Discovers in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland presents the second of 4 short films for viewers to enjoy live on Virgin Media Television. In Dublin, a student on the brink of homelessness, seeks refuge with a seemingly kind couple, only to be confronted with an impossible proposition that threatens her safety and dignity in "No Time Wasters". No Time Wasters, Tonight at 11pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One 📺 Check out the promo below ⬇️ Writer & Director: Tara O'Callaghan Producer: Louise Byrne  Production Company: Motherland 🎥 Promo Created by: Adam Hart #VirginMediaDiscovers

Fresh from the World Premiere at Dublin International Film Festival 🎬   Virgin Media Discovers in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland presents the first of 4 short films for viewers to enjoy live on Virgin Media Television. "Night Driver" recounts the story of a taxi driver struggling to support her children in Dublin city, who begins to extort one of her passengers when she witnesses them being unfaithful in her taxi.   Night Driver, Tonight at 11pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One 📺   Check out the promo below ⬇️   Writer & Director: Michael Carolan  Producer: Emer Durcan Production Company: Western Front Studios    🎥 Promo Created by: Adam Hart #VirginMediaDiscovers 

📣 CALLLING ALL FILMMAKERS & CONTENT CREATORS 📣 Virgin Media Discovers 6 in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is now opened for submissions at: https://lnkd.in/efsyvtRr ⏰ Deadline for Proposals: Midnight, Monday 31st March 2025. 💻 A briefing session will be held online next week. Check out the image below for details on how you can RSVP ⬇️ #VMDiscovers #Filmmaking #ContentCreation

🚨Brand New🚨 Brain Doctors: Inside Neurosurgery starts tonight 12th of February at 9pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One 🖥️ Virgin Media Television is delighted to partner with Tyrone Productions who got unprecedented access inside the high-octane world of neurosurgery, where every second counts and one wrong move can mean life or death.  Brain Doctors: Inside Neurosurgery takes you behind the scenes at Beaumont Hospital, Ireland’s top neurosurgical hub, where the stakes are as high as they come! Check out the series promo below ⬇️ Promo Editing - Sharon O'Donoghue | Funding - Coimisiún na Meán | Key Contributors - Beaumont Hospital

Help Me Buy a Home is Back with a second series 🎥 This original Irish format by Animo TV for Virgin Media Television, aims to arm viewers with the insight they need to successfully navigate Ireland’s increasingly difficult housing market, which for some is not just a TV Show but a life changing experience.  Buyers Agent, Liz O’Kane, deploys her experience and bidding prowess to get house-hunters into homes, whilst I’m Grand Mam’s PJ and Kevin uncover top tips to help people get a gaff 🏘️ Help Me Buy a Home Series 2 starts Sunday 9th of February at 8pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One 🖥️ Check out the series promo below ⬇️ Promo Editing - Thomas Dawson | Funding - Coimisiún na Meán

We are incredibly proud to partner with Guinness and Six Nations Rugby to make this Guinness Six Nations more accessible for fans than ever by providing live audio description and Irish Sign Language for our viewers.   Audio descriptive Commentary will be available on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Play with Irish Sign Language available on a dedicated channel on Virgin Media Play for Ireland V England taking place on Saturday 1st of Feb 🏉   But that's not all, watch out for the fully accessible ad break airing in the game too!   Ireland V England, Live from 4pm on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play ☘️ For more info see here - https://bit.ly/3WGFHuI Diageo Ireland | Diageo| Six Nations Rugby | PHD | Omnicom Media Group #GuinnessSixNations