Virgin Media Four HD Thursday

Comment and analysis on the big stories of the day in Ireland and abroad with a panel of guests covering the key issues

Ireland v France

Vernon Kay is joined by Joe Swash, Rob Rinder and Jordan Banjo to mark five years of Loose Men and reveal the results of a survey commissioned by the show

The sleuth investigates the murder of her old friend Father Gorman, using a list of names sent by the priest moments before his death to bring the guilty party to justice

Andrew O'Keefe presents the Down Under version of the quiz show in which four people must work together to beat the Chaser and win a cash prize

John Torode and Lisa Faulkner prepare a colourful menu to banish winter blues, including pea, pancetta and chicken tray bake, and baked eggs with roasted tomato and potato bread

A lively mix of celebrity chat with national and international guests, fabulous food from the country's top chefs, expert advice and all the unmissable stories making the headlines

The comedian meets an emaciated lurcher that was abandoned and left tied to a gate, and a lost dog is reunited with its owners 18 months after going missing

An abandoned puppy is brought in with a skin condition that is so severe the vets are unable to determine its breed

Chinook, a fluffy Samoyed dog, is brought in to see if the tumour on his liver is operable, and Mirabella the cat arrives for a radical radium treatment

Chester Zoo's head keeper Chas Mackenzie aims to prevent bullying in the antelope enclosure and there is a look at the orang-utans' new £3.5 million home

The vets endure a tough day when there are problems with a medical procedure on Layla the chimp, and a baby elephant heads to nursery school

Singer Claire Richards hosts a dinner party for four guests who win a cash prize if they can guess her identity from cryptic culinary clues

Brian Dowling and his fashion-forward design team continue their mission to prove to the nation that it is possible achieve a dream home renovation at little cost

In Fife, on Scotland's east coast, Dave Myers and Si King visit the Harbour Cafe, a temporary structure with no mains power where the food is cooked on a charcoal oven

General knowledge quiz, hosted by John Barrowman, in which two teams of five players are pitted against each other for a chance to win a rolling jackpot

Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz in which contestants drop tokens down a choice of four chutes in the hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

A mix of celebrity chat, lifestyle features, advice and competitions