We wish view a Merry Xmas

Seasonal treats to keep whole family entertained

- BY DANNY DE VAAL

RTE launches the festive season with The Late Late Toy Show this week - as its schedule to keep you entertained during the holidays is unveiled today.

Brendan Courtney will take director Jim Sheridan on a trip down memory lane on Keys to My Life and there is special snow-filled instalment of High Road Low Road as chef Kevin Dundon and social media sensation Kayleigh Trappe jet off to Austria.

The yuletide magic continues with Christmas in Kilmainham presented by Marty Whelan and join Daithi O Se and Maura Derrane on Today for an evening of folklore, food, magic and music.

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Over Christmas, Dallas legend Patrick Duffy touches down in Ireland for a whistle stop tour of the country's cosiest pubs in Duffy's Pub.

Meatloaf: From Hell and to Connacht brings viewers back to 1990, when the late US rock star performed in some of Ireland's most unlikely venues.

Tommy Sands - Clann an Cheoil celebrates one of Ireland's most influential folk singer - songwriters and how he and his family acquired an international legacy as musicians, social activists and storytellers.

Daniel O'Connell - The Emancipator explores one of the most significant figures in Irish history while Cloch le Carn looks back at the lives of politician Mary O'Rourke and comedian Jon Kenny in two new episodes.