RT live at Bloom
Bloom takes place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin from Thursday 2nd Monday 6th June and RT will mark the 10th anniversary of the event by broadcasting live over five daysfrom a specially constructed mobile radio and TV studio and live performance area on site.
With a three live television programmes, Bloom Live, on RT One, as well as live radio (RT Radio 1 and RT lyric fm will be there), musical performances, panel discussions, gardening tips, live RT weather reports, singing and dancing with RT jr and a specia lBloom 2016 collection on RT Player, coverage of Bloom will have a significant presence across RTE's schedules over 5 full days (full schedule below).
Kevin Bakhurst, Acting Director-General, RT said: "Public events are very important for RT and provide us with a valuable opportunity to meet our audience, support important communities and showcase our services. Over 10 years, Bord Bia has worked hard to successfully establish Bloom as an important fixture on the Irish food and horticultural calendar and I'm happy that RT has been able to play a part in its success. I am delighted that RT will mark Bloom's 10th year with a diverse range of live programming across RT 's television, radio, online and mobile services over five days. I'd also like to congratulate Bord Bia on the great success of Bloom and wish them continued success into the future.
RT 's live coverage from Bloom begins with RT Radio 1's Morning Ireland reporting live from Phoenix Park on Thursday morning. This will be followed by the first of RT lyric fm's live broadcasts from Bloom throughout the bank holiday weekend with Marty in the Morning helping to get things off to a positive start.
Live music will come from the RT lyric fm Quartet from the RT set twice throughout the five days, starting with live performances at 12.15pm and 4.15pm on Thursday.
Aine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey will present three live half-hour shows on RT One from the first day of Bloom (5.10pm, 7pm & 8.30pm), including the final of Supergarden 2016 at 7pm. Viewers can also vote for their favourite garden of the series with the Viewers' Choice Award. We rejoin Aine and Marty live at 8.30pm on RT One to celebrate the opening day's events.
Weather will be on everyone's minds over the weekend and RT 's popular live weather reports begin with the Lunchtime Weather live at Bloom on RT One on Thursday and Friday, followed by a live RT Weather reports on the Six One and Nine O'Clock news on RT One. This year, RT weather will also join up with Science Foundation Ireland to offer gardening tips at a panel event, Bring Me Sunshine - How To Make Your GardenGrow at 3pm on Thursday and Friday.
RT lyric fm's Liz Nolan's Lyric Notes with Evelyn Grant will broadcast live at 10am on Friday, while The Hamilton Scores with George Hamilton will broadcast be live fromBloom at 10am on Saturday and Sunday. RT Radio 1's CountryWide will broadcast live from 8.00am on Saturday.
RT also has plenty of fun and entertainment for kids with singing and damhsa with the gang from RT jr from 2-4pm on Saturday and Sunday, with face-painting from 11am on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Following another successful series, RT One's Operation Transformation will visit the RT set at Bloom with a team of experts to talk Fitness, Health and Wellness, hosted by RTE 2fm's, Louise McSharry. Louise will be joined by Dr Eddie Murphy, Dr Ciara Kelly and Karl Henry from the series. Dr Ciara Kelly will also give a talk on Healthy Eating for Children at 2pm on Friday on the RT set.
On bank holiday Monday, RT 's Brenda Donohue will host a panel discussion, Brenda s Best from Bloom at 2.30pm at the RT set.
RT Player will present a special Bloom 2016 collection featuring reports from this year sBloom festival along with a celebratory Summer Food Bites collection in RT Player s Food Hub and a range of gardening and home improvement shows, including Room to Improve and Super Garden. Visit RT Player for more: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/
Stay up to date with RTE's live coverage from Bloom 2016 on Twitter (@rte), Facebook, Instagram (@explorerte) and LinkedIn using #RTEBloom.
For more on Bloom, visit: www.bloominthepark.com.
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Media Enquiries: Neil O'Gorman, Acting Corporate Communications Manager, RT I M: +353 87 2077192
RT Live at Bloom 2016: Full Schedule
Thursday 2nd June
07:00 Morning Ireland reports from Bloom on RT Radio 1
10:00 RT lyric fm's Marty in the Morning, live
12:15 Live music from the RT lyric fm Quartet
13:00 RT Lunchtime Weather live at Bloom on RT One (Nuala Carey)
14:00 RT One's Operation Transformation's team of experts talk Fitness, Health and Wellness. Louise McSharry hosts with Dr Eddie Murphy, Dr Ciara Kelly & Karl Henry
15:00 Panel Event: Bring Me Sunshine - How To Make Your Garden Grow with RT
Weather and Science Foundation Ireland.
16:15 Afternoon recitals from RT lyric fm Quartet
18:00 RT Weather live, Six One news on RT One (Evelyn Cusack)
21:00 RT Weather live, Nine O'Clock news on RT One (Evelyn Cusack)
Also live from Bloom on RT One:
17:10 Bloom Live, with ine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey
19:00 Bloom Live, Supergarden Final, with ine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey
20:30 Bloom Live, with ine Lawlor and Marty Morrissey
Friday 3rd June
10:00 Liz Nolan's Lyric Notes with Evelyn Grant on RT lyric fm
12.30 Live music with the RT lyric fm Quartet
13:00 RT Lunchtime Weather live at Bloom on RT One (Audrey McGrath)
14:00 Dr Ciara Kelly from RT One s Operation Transformation talks Healthy Eating for Children
15:00 Panel Event: Bring Me Sunshine - How To Make Your Garden Grow with RT Weather and Science Foundation Ireland
16:15 Live music with the RT lyric fm Quartet
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