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RT at Bloom 2015

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RT is set to add even more colour to this year's Bloom event in the Phoenix park, as it prepares to unveil a specially constructed mobile radio and television studio, an RT pop-up garden, and live performance area at the heart of the event.

Liveline's Funny Friday with Joe Duffy on RT Radio 1, RT One's Super Garden finale, RT News and Weather, RT lyric fm's Marty Whelan, and the Bug Hunter from RT jr, are just some of the RT highlights.

Says Noel Curran, Director-General, RT : Public events are important for RT . Whether it's our presence at the National Ploughing Championships, the BT Young Scientist, Culture Night or the All-Ireland Drama Festival, these events allow us to meet our audiences and support important communities. Bloom is an important event in the annual Irish food and horticultural calendar and I'm delighted that RT will be there.

Marty Whelan will kick off RT 's live broadcasting on Thursday 28th with Marty in the Morning on RT lyric fm, meeting the designers behind some of this year s show gardens, and Neven Maguire will pop by with some garden entertaining recipes.

The live final of Super Garden on RT One on Thursday night will be broadcast direct from the Phoenix Park.

On Friday 29th, RT Radio 1's Liveline will be broadcasting Funny Friday from the RT set.

Following Funny Friday, weather presenter Nuala Carey will host a live panel event featuring Super Garden's Paddy Gleeson, Leonie Corneilus and RT /Met ireann's Siobhan Ryan.

On Saturday 30th early risers can hear Countrywide on RT Radio 1 live from Bloom, while the Bug Hunter from RT jr will be on hand, with his assortment of bugs and insects. George Hamilton will be broadcasting The Hamilton Scores on RT lyric fm, live from the RT set from 10am 1pm.

On Sunday 31st, RT Radio 1's Cathal Murray hosts a Live at Bloom Music Session, after which RT jr's Twig n will have both singing and damhsa for some younger fans. Trish Taylor Thompson will be on air from 2pm on RT lyric fm.

Rounding up RT 's activity on Monday 1st, the RT lyric fm Quartet will be performing live from 10am while Niall Carroll will be broadcasting his popular RT lyric fm show from 12 noon. Risin' Time presenter Shay Byrne will host another Live at Bloom Music Session

RT Weather will be coming live from Bloom on Thursday and Friday with a lunchtime and evening weather bulletin from the RT set, on RT One.

Bloom, presented by Bord Bia, will take place in the Phoenix Park from May 28th June 1st and RT will be in the thick of the action bringing visitors and audiences at home a packed schedule of programming and activity. Stay up-to-date with @rte on Twitter.

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