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{{Infobox television
| genre       = [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] [[documentary film]]
| creator     = [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] (RTÉ)
| country     = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| language    = English
| location    = [[Tallaght University Hospital]], [[County Dublin]]
| network     = [[RTÉ One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2021|02|09|df=yes}}
}}
'''''RTÉ Investigates: Covid-19 – The Third Wave''''' is an Irish [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] [[documentary film]], which featured the [[Making-of|behind the scenes]] of [[Key worker|frontline staff]] at [[Tallaght University Hospital]] fighting to keep [[Patient|COVID-19 patients]] alive during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland#Third Wave|third wave]] of the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|virus]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2021/0205/1194942-covid-19-the-third-wave-ireland-hospitals-frontline-staff/|title=The third wave that pushed Irish hospitals to the brink|publisher=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]|first=Edmund|last=Heaphy|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/rte-investigates-covid19-tallaght-hospital-19803468|title=New RTE Investigates documentary shows brave Dublin hospital staff battling COVID-19 on frontlines|publisher=[[List of Reach plc titles|Dublin Live]]|first=Amy|last=Donohoe|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref> Aired on 9 February 2021 on [[RTÉ One]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/rt%C3%A9-investigates-covid-19-the-third-wave-e2/182973991973|title=RTÉ Investigates: Covid 19 - The Third Wave - RTÉ Player|publisher=[[RTÉ Player]]|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref> it took viewers into the heart of the hospital where frontline staff faced enormous challenges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.buzz.ie/movies-tv/rte-investigates-brings-viewers-into-tallaght-hospital-amid-third-wave-of-covid-19-417087|title=RTÉ Investigates brings viewers into Tallaght Hospital amid third wave of COVID-19|publisher=[[Buzz.ie]]|website=buzz.ie|first=Sophie|last=Collins|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref>
Following on from ''[[RTÉ Investigates: Inside Ireland's Covid Battle]]'' documentaries filmed at [[St. James's Hospital]] in [[Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland (January–June 2020)#June 2020|June 2020]], the [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ Investigates]] team returned going behind the scenes in [[Tallaght University Hospital|another Irish hospital]] to see what had changed on the frontline six months later in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/national/608677/compelling-rte-investigates-documentary-returns-tonight-with-covid-19-the-third-wave.html|title=Compelling RTÉ Investigates documentary returns tonight with 'Covid-19 - The Third Wave'|publisher=[[Longford Leader]]|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref> The RTÉ Investigates team [[Cinematography|filmed]] at the peak of the pandemic in [[Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland (January–June 2021)#January 2021|January 2021]] and highlighted the bravery, courage and dedication of frontline staff and patients that battled to beat the virus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/it-s-more-than-a-pandemic-it-s-a-plague-that-s-taking-hold-of-people-s-lives-1.4480344|title='It's more than a pandemic. It's a plague that's taking hold of people's lives'|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]|first=Ed|last=Power|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://extra.ie/2021/02/10/entertainment/movies-tv/irish-healthcare-rte-investigates|title='Overworked, underpaid superheroes': Viewers praise RTE COVID doc|publisher=Extra.ie|first=Graham|last=McGrath|date=10 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref> The increased spread of COVID-19 during [[Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland (July–December 2020)#December 2020|December 2020]] due to new [[Variants of COVID-19|variants of the disease]] left hospitals nationwide facing a massive spike in confirmed cases requiring [[Intensive care medicine|critical care]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/he-sent-texts-to-everybody-saying-his-goodbyes-41-year-old-among-icu-covid-patients-in-harrowing-documentary-40073139.html|title='He sent texts to everybody saying his goodbyes'- 41-year-old among ICU Covid patients in 'harrowing' documentary|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]|first=Ciara|last=O'Loughlin|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.joe.ie/news/documentary-on-irelands-third-covid-wave-to-air-tonight-715073?cmpredirect|title=Documentary on Ireland's third Covid wave to air tonight|publisher=[[Joe (website)|JOE.ie]]|first=Rudi|last=Kinsella|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.echo.ie/show/article/covid19-the-third-wave-tuh-features-in-rte-investigates-documentary|title=Covid19 - The Third Wave: TUH features in RTE Investigates documentary|publisher=Echo.ie|date=8 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref> By mid-January, [[intensive care unit]]s were full with many hospitals forced to use their surge capacity and in Tallaght University Hospital, some operating theatres were converted into [[Hospital ward|ICU wards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2021/0209/1195908-covid-19-the-third-wave-one-day-in-emergency-department/|title=The third wave: One day in an emergency department overwhelmed by Covid-19|publisher=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]|first=Barry|last=O'Kelly|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/rte-viewers-overwhelmed-respect-irelands-23471572|title=RTE viewers overwhelmed with respect for Ireland's healthcare workers after Covid documentary|publisher=[[Irish Mirror]]|first=Paul|last=Moore|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/tv-film/rte-viewers-react-harrowing-prime-23472947|title=RTE viewers react to harrowing Prime Time show which shows true reality of Covid third wave|publisher=RSVP Live|first=Blathin|last=de Paor|date=9 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/rt%C3%A9-investigates-covid-19-the-third-wave-e2/182973991973 ''RTÉ Investigates: Covid-19 – The Third Wave''] on [[RTÉ Player]]
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