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Best Irish TV

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  • Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Morgan, and Ardal O'Hanlon in Father Ted (1995)

    1. Father Ted

    1995–199825 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (46K)
    Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
    StarsDermot MorganArdal O'HanlonFrank Kelly
  • Nika McGuigan and Seána Kerslake in Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016)

    2. Can't Cope, Won't Cope

    2016–201812 epsTV Series
    7.3 (969)
    'Can't Cope, Won't Cope' is a darkly-comic drama detailing the unraveling of a friendship between two co-dependent young women as the hangover wears off and their lives and priorities begin to diverge radically.
    StarsSeána KerslakeNika McGuiganSheila Moylette
  • Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Derry Girls (2018)

    3. Derry Girls

    2018–202219 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (69K)
    The personal exploits of a 16-year-old girl and her family and friends during the Troubles in the early 1990s in Northern Ireland.
    CreatorLisa McGeeStarsSaoirse-Monica JacksonLouisa HarlandTara Lynne O'Neill
  • Brian Gleeson in Resistance (2019)

    4. Resistance

    20195 epsTV Mini Series
    7.4 (742)
    Set in late 1920, Resistance is a sequel series to the 2016 miniseries Rebellion, which was set during the 1916 Easter Rising.
    CreatorColin TeevanStarsSimone KirbyCatherine WalkerBrian Gleeson
  • Chris O'Dowd and David Rawle in Moone Boy (2012)

    5. Moone Boy

    2012–201518 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (6.9K)
    Martin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend, Sean, to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family circa 1990.
    StarsChris O'DowdDavid RawleDeirdre O'Kane
  • Killinaskully (2003)

    6. Killinaskully

    2003–200835 epsTV Series
    6.7 (269)
    Following the various lives of the towns residents of the rural town of Kilnaskully and the hilarious adventures they go on.
    CreatorPat ShorttStarsPat ShorttJack WalshPascal Scott
  • Foreign Exchange (2004)

    7. Foreign Exchange

    200426 epsTV Series
    7.3 (291)
    Brett Miller, from Australia and Hannah O'Flaherty, from Ireland, discover a portal that allows them to travel between each country and experience life in different hemispheres.
    CreatorJohn RapseyStarsZac GarredLynn StylesDanielle Fox-Clarke
  • Allen Leech in Love Is the Drug (2004)

    8. Love Is the Drug

    2004– 4 epsTV Series
    8.0 (58)
    A relationship drama series set in Drogheda, Ireland which centers on the lives and loves of the young Kirwan family.
    StarsAllen LeechGarrett LombardChris Newman
  • Seacht (2008)

    9. Seacht

    2008– 34 epsTV Series
    8.8 (31)
    A drama featuring seven students at a school for the performing arts in Belfast.
    CreatorAnne LearmontStarsAlana HendersonAndrew KavanaghNeasa Ní Chuanaigh
  • Bachelors Walk (2001)

    10. Bachelors Walk

    2001–200320 epsTV Series
    8.0 (176)
    The series revolves around three young men, Barry, Raymond and Michael, who share a house on Dublin's Bachelor's Walk.
    StarsDon WycherleySimon DelaneyKeith McErlean
  • Love/Hate (2010)

    11. Love/Hate

    2010–201428 eps18+TV Series
    8.5 (9.2K)
    The story of the organized crime scene of Dublin is revealed, centered on Darren, who wants to stay out of trouble but ends up returning to his old habits and his old gang.
    CreatorStuart CarolanStarsTom Vaughan-LawlorKillian ScottAoibhinn McGinnity
  • You're a Star (2002)

    12. You're a Star

    2002–200523 epsTV Series
    4.3 (14)
    TV show to find the Republic of Ireland's entry for the Eurovision. Winner is decided by public vote.
    StarsRay D'ArcyMickey Joe HarteSimon Casey
  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003)

    13. Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

    2003–200755 epsTV-YTV Series
    6.8 (1.5K)
    Grandad tells his grandchildren about his adventures as a boy.
    CreatorsSindy McKayLiz YoungMike YoungStarsKatie LeighMaria DarlingPeadar Lamb
  • Reeling in the Years (1999)

    14. Reeling in the Years

    1999– 58 epsTV Series
    9.2 (195)
    A look back at the stories which occurred in Ireland and abroad between 1962 and 2019 accompanied only by soundtrack of that particular year and subtitles - no narration.
    StarsPat ConwayNigel RyanSean McKeown
  • No Béarla (2007)

    15. No Béarla

    2007– TV Mini Series
    7.3 (10)
    The title 'No Béarla' means 'No English' in this adventure style documentary Manchán Magan travels around Ireland trying to see if he can live speaking only in Irish and buying only Irish made goods.
    StarManchán Magan
  • Martin Maloney, Tom Kilgallon, Peter Cassidy, Owen Colgan, and Chris Tordoff in Hardy Bucks (2010)

    16. Hardy Bucks

    2010– 20 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (1.1K)
    Four lads from Ireland wanting nothing but good craic.
    StarsMartin MaloneyOwen ColganChris Tordoff
  • Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan in The Fall (2013)

    17. The Fall

    2013–201617 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (126K)
    A Detective Superintendent from England investigates a politically-sensitive murder in Belfast.
    CreatorAllan CubittStarsGillian AndersonJamie DornanJohn Lynch
  • Ballykissangel (1996)

    18. Ballykissangel

    1996–200158 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.5 (2.1K)
    An English priest is transferred to a small Irish village.
    CreatorKieran PrendivilleStarsFrankie McCaffertyJoe SavinoDeirdre Donnelly
  • Joe Lynch in Glenroe (1983)

    19. Glenroe

    1983–200127 epsTV Series
    7.0 (137)
    A weekly drama serial telling the lives of the people who live in the Wicklow village of Glenroe. The series, which started in 1983, quickly shot to the top of the Irish TV charts, and remained there until the show ended in 2001.
    StarsGeraldine PlunkettEmmet BerginMick Lally
  • Off the Rails (2000)

    20. Off the Rails

    2000– 12 epsTV Series
    CreatorMary CurtisStarsCaroline MorahanCiara O'CallaghanPamela Flood
  • Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in Normal People (2020)

    21. Normal People

    202012 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.4 (105K)
    A man and a woman embark on an on-again/off-again romance that starts at school and continues through college, testing their relationship as they explore different versions of themselves.
    StarsPaul MescalDaisy Edgar-JonesDesmond Eastwood
  • Paisean Faisean (2005)

    22. Paisean Faisean

    2005– 2 epsTV Series
    7.8 (20)
    Dating show where a boy or girl chooses their date based on an outfit they have chosen for them!
    StarsSeán T. Ó MeallaighDónall Ó HéalaiGavin O'Fearraigh
  • Dead Still (2020)

    23. Dead Still

    20206 eps16+TV Mini Series
    6.9 (1.8K)
    Set in 1880s Ireland in the Victorian-era heyday of 'postmortem photography,' the six-episode period drama follows a renowned memorial photographer who is drawn into a series of apparent murders that appear to be linked to his work.
    CreatorJohn MortonStarsMichael SmileyKerr LoganEileen O'Higgins
  • Eva Birthistle, Anne-Marie Duff, Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene in Bad Sisters (2022)

    24. Bad Sisters

    2022– 18 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.2 (50K)
    The Garvey sisters are bound together by their parents' deaths and a promise to always protect one another.
    CreatorsBrett BaerDave FinkelSharon HorganStarsSharon HorganSarah GreeneEve Hewson
  • Ciarán Hinds, Aidan Gillen, Charlie Cox, and Clare Dunne in Kin (2021)

    25. Kin

    2021–202316 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (17K)
    Kin tells the story of a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war and speaks to the enduring unbreakable bonds of blood and family.
    CreatorsCiaran DonnellyPeter McKennaStarsCharlie CoxClare DunneAidan Gillen

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