Virgin Media Television, the new name for the TV3 Group from 30th August, has announced its new season schedule for its three free-to-air channels, Virgin Media One (the new name for TV3), Virgin Media Two (the new name for 3e) and Virgin Media Three (the new name for be3).

Virgin Media One will continue its commitment to News, which will rebrand to Virgin Media News from 30th August, with the launch of a brand new 8pm News bulletin, fronted by Claire Brock.

New Irish drama Blood, featuring BAFTA nominee Adrian Dunbar, will air on Virgin Media One this October. The six-part psychological thriller focuses on a woman who returns to her rural Irish home following her mother’s seemingly accidental death. Fan favourite Red Rock also returns for 10 brand new, explosive episodes.

This season’s schedule shows Virgin Media capturing real Irish stories with the return of the True Lives documentary strand. This season will include a number of new documentaries such as Ireland’s Jihadis, as Paul Williams examines Islamic extremism in Ireland, Ireland’s Paedophile Hunters, as a group of Irish women hunt down and pursue Irish paedophiles attempting to groom children online, and Ireland Youngest Grandparents is a tell-all documentary following young grandparents across Ireland to discover what it is like to become a grandparent in your 30s. The series will also explore the disappearance of Fiona Sinnott 20 years on from her vanishing in Getting Away with Murder.

Sport is supersized on Virgin Media One as Republic of Ireland legend Niall Quinn joins Graeme Souness, Kevin Kilbane, Keith Andrews and Brian Kerr on Virgin Media Sport’s panel of expert analysts with free-to-air UEFA Champions League on Tuesday nights

Virgin Media is also celebrating its 20th Anniversary with special programming such as Channel Hop: The Story of TV3, in which they look back at the history of TV3 and its story through two decades with key players and the station’s best-loved faces.

Pat Kenny returns with a brand new show, Pat Kenny’s Big Debate. Pat will bring his unique rigour and experience to big issues such as housing, the welfare state, Brexit, the Presidential election and much more.