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1977 In Irish Television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1977. Events *5 July – Pádraig Faulkner is appointed Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. *Undated – RTÉ Television begins new programming schedule policy for its prime time evening slot (8–10 p.m.). Debuts *20 January – '' Time Now Mr T'' (1977) Ongoing television programmes *'' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'' (1961–present) *'' RTÉ News: Six One'' (1962–present) *'' The Late Late Show'' (1962–present) *''The Riordans'' (1965–1979) *''Quicksilver'' (1965–1981) *''Wanderly Wagon'' (1967–1982) *''Hall's Pictorial Weekly'' (1971–1980) *''Sports Stadium'' (1973–1997) *''Trom agus Éadrom'' (1975–1985) *''The Late Late Toy Show'' (1975–present) Ending this year *17 March – '' Time Now Mr T'' (1977) Births *12 May – Laura Woods, television presenter and former radio continuity announcer *18 August – Elaine Crowley, journalist, newsreader and television presenter *27 December †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Ireland
Television in the Republic of Ireland is available through a variety of platforms. The digital terrestrial television service is known as Saorview and is the primary source of broadcast television since analogue transmissions ended on 24 October 2012. Digital satellite (from Sky Ireland, Saorsat and other European satellite service providers are available) and digital cable (from Virgin Media Ireland) are also widely used. The Irish satellite fill-in service (Saorsat) is via Ka-Sat using the Irish KA band spot and has been available since June 2011. While many people receive their television via Saorview, which is broadcast by 2RN, more than half subscribe to multichannel television networks. The biggest single multichannel television network in Ireland is Sky Ireland, which broadcasts digital satellite television services. Virgin Media Ireland, Vodafone TV and Eir among others, provide similar digital television services to Irish viewers. History Television was first recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall's Pictorial Weekly
''Hall's Pictorial Weekly'' was an Irish satirical television series broadcast on Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann from 1971 to 1980. Regarded as RTÉ's flagship comedy show, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories, politics and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, cartoons and spoof television formats. The show was written, presented and edited by Frank Hall and featured a cast including Frank Kelly and Eamon Morrissey. History Development ''Hall's Pictorial Weekly'' had its origins in the daily regional news magazine ''Newsbeat'', which ran between 1964 and 1971. The programme was noted for concentrating on colourful characters and off-beat reportage, as well as occasional comedy sketches. According to Hall, it occurred to him one day that he would be much more the master of the situation if he simply sat at home and wrote sketches, instead of looking for stories around the country. Beginnings The first episode of ''Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 In Ireland
Events from the year 1977 in Ireland. Incumbents * President of Ireland, President: Patrick Hillery * Taoiseach: ** Liam Cosgrave (Fine Gael, FG) (until 5 July 1977) ** Jack Lynch (Fianna Fáil, FF) (from 5 July 1977) * Tánaiste: ** Brendan Corish (Labour Party (Ireland), Lab) (until 5 July 1977) ** George Colley (Fianna Fáil, FF) (from 5 July 1977) * Minister for Finance (Ireland), Minister for Finance: ** Richie Ryan (politician), Richie Ryan (Fine Gael, FG) (until 5 July 1977) ** George Colley (Fianna Fáil, FF) (from 5 July 1977) * Chief Justice of Ireland, Chief Justice: Tom O'Higgins * Dáil Éireann, Dáil: ** 20th Dáil, 20th (until 25 May 1977) ** 21st Dáil, 21st (from 5 July 1977) * Seanad Éireann, Seanad: ** 13th Seanad, 13th (until 26 May 1977) ** 14th Seanad, 14th (from 27 October 1977) Events * 29 January – Seven Irish Republican Army bombs exploded in the West End of London, but there were no fatalities or serious injuries. * 4 February – British police di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Crowley (presenter)
Elaine Crowley (born 18 August 1977) is an Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting ''Midday'' from 2010 to 2016 and '' Elaine'' from 2016 to 2021. Since September 2021 she has been a Co-host on Ireland AM Career Crowley studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before joining TV3 in 2000. She was a newsreader and a presenter on morning talk show ''Ireland AM'' before headlining panel show ''Midday'' from 2010 to 2016. Personal life Crowley is the youngest of ten. She is in a long term relationship. Crowley has been open about her struggles with her weight and body image, and with clinical depression. In 2016, she took part in '' Celebrity Operation Transformation'' on RTÉ One RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''TelefÃs à .... References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Woods (Irish Presenter)
Laura Woods is an Irish television presenter and radio host. Career Whilst in her third year at Trinity, Woods began her broadcasting career by working as a continuity announcer on RTÉ Radio. In 1999, she presented the ''Breakfast Show'' on Trinity FM. She joined RTÉ Television as a continuity announcer in 2000. Moving from continuity announcing in September 2002, Woods became the face of ''iD''(renamed ''iD Two'' in late 2004) and remained there until May 2005. In 2004 she began co-presenting three series of '' The Cafe'' with Aidan Power. Woods anchored RTÉ's coverage of the Festival of World Cultures in 2005 and 2006, and joined Dave Fanning in Hyde Park to cover Live8 in July 2005. In September 2005, she began hosting ''SMS'', but left the show to concentrate on presenting the Irish National Lottery game show ''Winning Streak'' from January–March 2006 while regular presenter Derek Mooney was presenting ''You're a Star''. Woods hosted another Irish National Lotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Late Late Toy Show
''The Late Late Toy Show'' is an annual, special edition of the Irish chat show '' The Late Late Show''. Airing annually on RTÉ One near the end of November or early December to coincide with the holiday shopping season, the ''Toy Show'' showcases the popular toys of the year, as presented by the host and demonstrated by various children on-stage, along with appearances by celebrity guests. Since its first presentation in 1975, the ''Toy Show'' has become a cultural institution in Ireland; it is often the most-watched programme of the year on Irish television (and its overall viewership has increased steadily in recent years), and being featured on the ''Toy Show'' has been said to have a major boost to sales of a product heading into the Christmas season. Commercial time during the ''Toy Show'' is also prestigious for advertisers; in 2009, a 30-second spot cost €17,000; in comparison, a 30-second spot during the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final cost €9,750. Tickets to its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trom Agus Éadrom
Trom agus Éadrom (; meaning "Heavy and Light") was an Irish television variety show which was broadcast bilingually in Irish and English by Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann between 1975 and 1985. The show was presented by Liam Ó Murchú and was one of the more popular shows on Irish television. Ó Murchú became a household name and was famous for his catchphrase A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through word of mouth and a variety of mass ... ''"bualadh bos"'' (). References 1975 Irish television series debuts 1985 Irish television series endings 1970s Irish television series 1980s Irish television series Irish-language television shows Irish variety television shows RTÉ original programming {{Ireland-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word "stadium" originated. Most of the stadiums with a capacity of at least 10,000 are used for association football. Other popular stadium sports include gridiron football, baseball, cricket, the various codes of rugby, field lacrosse, bandy, and bullfighting. Many large sports venues are also used for concerts. Etymology "Stadium" is the Latin form of the Greek word " stadion" (''στάδιον''), a measure of length equalling the length of 600 human feet. As feet are of variable length the exact length of a stadion depends on the exac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanderly Wagon
''Wanderly Wagon'' is an Irish children's television series which aired on RTÉ from Saturday 30 September 1967Hourihane, Anne Marie''Sunday Tribune'' 11 August 2002. until 1982. Plot ''Wanderly Wagon'' followed human and puppet characters as they travelled around Ireland visiting interesting locations, rescuing Princesses and generally doing good. The original premise of the show expanded to follow the characters to magical lands of Irish mythology, and into outer space. The Wagon could fly, and using chroma key effects, the Wagon was shown hovering in mid-air, landing in various magical lands, and even traveling underwater. Characters * ''Rory'' - originally the lead character. Played by stage actor Bill Golding. Golding left the series in its middle years. * ''O'Brien'' - a bumbler played by Eugene Lambert, who was also the puppeteer and ventriloquist for some of the animal characters. Other voices were provided by puppeteer members of the Lambert family. * ''Godmother'' - a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pádraig Faulkner
Pádraig Faulkner (12 March 1918 – 1 June 2012) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1980 to 1981, Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defence 1979 to 1980, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and Minister for Transport (Ireland), Minister for Tourism and Transport from 1977 to 1979, Minister for Education (Ireland), Minister for Education from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Minister for the Gaeltacht and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Minister for Lands from 1968 to 1969 and Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1965 to 1968. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth (Dáil constituency), Louth constituency from 1957 to 1987. Faulkner was born in Dundalk, County Louth, in 1918. He was educated at Dundalk Congregation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quicksilver (Irish TV Show)
''Quicksilver'' was a television quiz show produced and broadcast in Ireland by RTÉ and hosted by Bunny Carr from 1965 to 1981. The show was broadcast each week from a different Irish town, with a live audience. Competitors were selected from the audience by drawing numbered tickets, prompting many amusing exchanges as they competed for small monetary prizes by answering a series of trivia questions. Musical accompaniment was provided by organist Norman Metcalfe, who frequently provided musical hints to the answers. The centre-piece was a large board with 30 illuminated numbers that indicated remaining prizes. After the host read the question, the lights went out one-by-one (approximately one each second) until either the contestant gave the correct answer or seven lights went out. With each correct answer, each remaining light became worth an increasing amount of money – pre-decimalisation, the progression went 1 shilling, 2 shillings, 5 shillings, 10 shillings, £1, and £5; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
