Tuesday, March 17th 2015

6:10am
Movie:"A Prayer For the Dying" (1987)
Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins
Martin Fallon is an IRA bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck but instead kills a bus load of school children. He loses heart and quits the movement and goes to London trying to leave the U.K. and start a new life. The IRA wants him back (he knows too much) and the local crime boss, Meehan, will only help him if he performs one last hit, on a rival crime boss. When Fallon does perform the hit, he is seen by a catholic priest. He refuses to kill an innocent again and must find a way to escape the police without killing the priest who can identify him.

7:55am
Movie: "In The Name Of the Father"
Daniel Day Lewis, Pete Posthelwaite
Man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he didn't do imprisons his father as well; a British lawyer helps fight for their freedom.

10:05am
Movie: "The Boxer" (1997)
Daniel Day Lewis, Brian Cox
Nineteen year old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the IRA in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his fourteen year old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer, fighting and opening a boxing club training aspiring young boxers.

noon
special; "Shamrock and Swastika" (2001)
This documentary is about the ill-fated collaboration between the Irish Republican Army and the German Secret Service during World War II.

12:50pm
Movie: "Far And Away" (1992)
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple's money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman's parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back.

3:10pm
Movie: "The Departed" (2006)
Leonard DiCaprio, Matt Damon
An undercover state cop who has infiltrated an Irish gang and a mole in the police force working for the same mob race to track down and identify each other before being exposed to the enemy, after both sides realize their outfit has a rat.

5:40pm
Hurling
Clare vs Clark - All Ireland Final
you tube

7:00pm
NHL Hockey
March 17, 2015
San Jose Sharks 2  @ 5 Winnipeg Jets

10:00pm
The Flash 1.15 - "Out of Time" (2015)
Mark Mardon, also known as the Weather Wizard, targets Joe, who shot Mark's brother, Clyde.

10:50pm
30 Rock 6.12 - "St. Patrick's Day" (2012)
Dennis shows up at Liz's apartment on St. Patrick's Day and drives a wedge between Liz and Criss. Meanwhile, Tracy and Jenna fight over top billing in the St. Patrick's Day parade, and Jack plays a fantasy board game with the writers.

11:15pm
All in the Family 9.25 - "Too Good Edith" (1979)
Archie keeps a sick Edith so busy cooking for his big St. Patrick's Day party, that she doesn't get the chance to tell him that "hard work is hazardous to her health." When Archie finds out the truth about Edith's illness, he takes steps to make sure she will never "forget" to tell him again.

11:40pm
The Office 6.19 - "St. Patrick's Day" (2010)
Michael is flummoxed when Jo takes a liking to Darryl and his new shipping idea. Dwight proves to be agitating when Jim returns from paternity leave. Andy and Erin have their first date planned. When Jo stays late working, everyone else feels they have to, too.

12:05am
The Simpsons 8.18 - "Homer vs. the 18th Amendment" (1997)
After Bart inadvertently becomes drunk at a St. Patrick's Day celebration, an old prohibition law banning drinking in Springfield is rediscovered and enforced. Desperate to keep alcohol in the city, Homer takes matters into his own hands.

12:30am
Miami Vice 3.01 - "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1986)
Gina is skeptical when a zealous Scotland Yard inspector labels her new love as a wanted terrorist working for the IRA.

1:20am
Columbo 7.05 - "The Conspirators" (1978)
SERIES FINALE
An IRA terrorist executes an arms dealer he considers traitorous; Lt. Columbo is on the case.

3:00am
Documentary: "U2: Wide Awake in Dublin" (1985)
Documentary about U2 and their road crew and how they prepare for their June 1985 homecoming concerts in Dublin.

3:55am
NHL Hockey
March 17, 2015
San Jose Sharks 2  @ 5 Winnipeg Jets

6:00am