Irish TV series to watch
by misoboute | created - 31 May 2021 | updated - 01 Jun 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Trial of the Century (2016– )
Drama
A fictional courtroom drama which shows how the trial of Pádraig Pearse, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, might have gone.
Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Andrew Bennett, David Heap, Mark Huberman
Votes: 23
2. Dominion Creek (2015–2017)
Not Rated | 52 min | Action, Drama, Western
The story of the Connolly Brothers; three Irish emigrants who travel from Montana to the Yukon during the Klondike gold rush of the 1890's in the hope of striking it rich.
Stars: Owen McDonnell, Dara Devaney, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Robert O'Mahoney
Votes: 203
3. Taken Down (2018)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Showcases the violent death of a young Nigerian migrant. The investigation brings us into a twilight world of the new Ireland, where slum landlords and criminals prey on the vulnerable.
Stars: Lynn Rafferty, Sean Fox, Orla Fitzgerald, Aïssa Maïga
Votes: 483
4. The Clinic (I) (2003–2009)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
Drama centering around the work and private lives of the doctors, medical professionals and staff attached to a busy Dublin clinic.
Stars: Dominic Mafham, Gary Lydon, Amy Huberman, Leigh Arnold
Votes: 532
5. The Ambassador (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Harriet, the new British ambassador to Ireland, wants to make her mark while putting her husband's tragic murder behind her. The situation worsens when her son Nate, still blames her for his father's death.
Stars: Pauline Collins, Denis Lawson, William Chubb, Owen Roe
Votes: 212
6. Single-Handed (2007–2010)
TV-14 | 841 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jack Driscoll moves back to the town on the west coast of Ireland where he was born. He takes over his retired father's Garda post, and solves different cases.
Stars: Owen McDonnell, David Herlihy, Ruth McCabe, Brian Gleeson
Votes: 1,458
7. Rebellion (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 258 min | Drama, History, War
Rebellion is a five part serial drama about the birth of modern Ireland. The story is told from the perspectives of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Stars: Michael Ford-FitzGerald, Jordanne Jones, Brian Gleeson, Jaelynne Wallace Ruane
Votes: 4,543
8. Psych Ward (2009– )
Drama
Danny O'Hagan works as a psychiatrist at a busy Dublin A&E ward.
Stars: Hugh O'Conor, Barry Ward, Jer O'Leary, Sarah Greene
9. Glenroe (1983–2001)
30 min | Drama
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.
Stars: Geraldine Plunkett, Emmet Bergin, Mick Lally, Robert Carrickford
Votes: 130
10. Bridget & Eamon (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Bridget and Eamon are the typical unhappily married 80s Irish couple. They live somewhere in the Midlands with their indeterminate number of children.
Stars: Jennifer Zamparelli, Bernard O'Shea, Colum McDonnell, Edwin Sammon
Votes: 741
11. Finding Joy (2018– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
A woman finds herself thrust into the limelight when she gets a job filling in for Ireland's most-beloved vlogger, Flora the Happy Hunter.
Stars: Amy Huberman, Paul Reid, Hannah James-Scott, Peter McDonald
Votes: 722
12. Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018)
23 min | Comedy, Drama
'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.
Stars: Seána Kerslake, Nika McGuigan, Sheila Moylette, Muiris Crowley
Votes: 944
13. Darklands (2019– )
Crime, Drama
A young MMA fighter with dreams of escaping his tough neighborhood is drawn into a dangerous world of drug gangs and violence when his brother goes missing.
Stars: Dane Whyte O'Hara, Thommas Kane Byrne, Judith Roddy, Mark O'Halloran
Votes: 179
14. Death and Nightingales (2018)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama
An epic tale of love, betrayal, deception, and revenge set in the Irish countryside in 1885.
Stars: Matthew Rhys, Ann Skelly, Jamie Dornan, Valene Kane
Votes: 2,001
15. Dead Still (2020)
16+ | 287 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
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.
Stars: Michael Smiley, Kerr Logan, Eileen O'Higgins, Aidan O'Hare
Votes: 1,655
16. Dublin Murders (2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the Dublin Murder Squad, Garda detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox investigate murder cases that tap into Ireland's past and also touch on their own personal lives.
Stars: Sarah Greene, Killian Scott, Michael D'Arcy, Eugene O'Hare
Votes: 12,010
17. Raw (2008–2013)
Drama
TV series centering around the Dublin restaurant 'Raw' and the lives of its staff.
Stars: Charlene McKenna, Keith McErlean, Damon Gameau, Aisling O'Sullivan
Votes: 406
18. Resistance (2019– )
60 min | Drama
Set in late 1920, Resistance is a sequel series to the 2016 miniseries Rebellion, which was set during the 1916 Easter Rising.
Stars: Simone Kirby, Catherine Walker, Brian Gleeson, Conall Keating
Votes: 683
19. The Savage Eye (2009– )
26 min | Comedy
The show is a satirical and often surreal examination of subjects close to the hearts of the Irish people. It takes the form of a fake anthropological documentary as if made by British ... See full summary »
Stars: David McSavage, John Colleary, Patrick McDonnell, Swarupu
Votes: 239
20. The Bailout (2018)
Drama
The dramatic story of how the battle to save Ireland's economic sovereignty was fought, and lost. From 2008 to 2010, Ireland's government, led by Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan, desperately ... See full summary »
Stars: Declan Conlon, Denis Conway, Ali White, Stéfan Godin
Votes: 8
21. Burning Wishes (2015– )
Drama
Burning Wishes is a black comedy about death, friendship and good old' fashioned grave-robbing. Produced by Deadpan Pictures for RTE's Storyland 2015.
Stars: Mark Doherty, Colum McDonnell, Emmet Byrne, Dawn Bradfield
22. Trivia (2011–2012)
Not Rated | Comedy
Calling themselves "The Team with No Name", Lawrence, Adam, Cathy, and Molly are four individuals who gather each week to take part in a local pub quiz, each with his or her their own particular strengths--and reasons for taking part.
Stars: David Pearse, Keith McErlean, Janet Moran, Aoibhinn McGinnity
Votes: 268
23. Smother (2021–2023)
Not Rated | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.
Stars: Dervla Kirwan, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Niamh Walsh, Elijah O'Sullivan
Votes: 2,110
24. Red Rock (2015–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama
A crime drama based around a busy Dublin Garda station.
Stars: Patrick Ryan, Andrea Irvine, David Crowley, Adam Weafer
Votes: 1,038
25. Bump (2019– )
Comedy
When her straight-laced sister Liz asks her be a surrogate mother, Ciara's once aimless and madcap life begins to get more than a little bumpy.
Stars: Gemma-Leah Devereux, Charlene McKenna, Keith McErlean, Aoife Duffin
Votes: 28
26. Property of the State (2016)
107 min | Biography, Drama
A woman must deal with the devastating effects of having a murderer for a brother.
Director: Kit Ryan | Stars: Elaine Cassidy, Martin McCann, Patrick Gibson, Aisling Loftus
Votes: 122
27. Kin (2021– )
TV-MA | Crime, Drama
Kin tells the story of a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war and speaks to the enduring unbreakable bonds of blood and family.
Stars: Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne, Aidan Gillen, Emmett J Scanlan
Votes: 13,197
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