A variety of speakers and musicians, including local storytellers and Booker Prize nominated authors, will feature in a special evening of Christmas entertainment at the National Opera House on Wednesday, December 6. For the first time in its history, Sunday Miscellany Celebrates Christmas with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra is being performed outside of the capital for a concert which will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 during its seasonal schedule.
A brief history of Rugby World Cup matches between New Zealand and South Africa before they meet again on Saturday in the final at Stade de France. At the end of apartheid, South Africa was readmitted to rugby and given two years to organize the World Cup. The Springboks and All Blacks reached the final unbeaten.