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From Traitors to Kneecap: What kept us entertained in 2025

From Traitors to Kneecap: What kept us entertained in 2025

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At a time when there are media think pieces galore about how atomised entertainment is, how people don’t talk about TV like they used to; how the music industry is fractured beyond repair; and how young people are too stuck to their screens to engage in real-life politics, 2025 proved all that wrong.


RTÉ’s smash hit reality TV show Traitors Ireland was a ratings juggernaut that dished up endless water-cooler moments. Oasis played two triumphant Croke Park gigs, with all talk about eye-watering ticket prices forgotten in the blazing sunshine and general euphoria. And Kneecap’s frontman Liam Óg hAnnaidh aka Mo Chara’s London court appearances became mini-festivals with music mixing with politics.


And then where was Lily Allen’s tell-all album, West End Girl and presidential hopeful Maria Steen and her handbag.


These and other much-talked about highlights are picked over by Aideen Finnegan from the Irish Times podcast team and journalist Niamh Browne.


Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.

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