1990s In Irish Television

	1990s In Irish Television For articles on Irish television in the 1990s please see: * 1990 in Irish television * 1991 in Irish television * 1992 in Irish television 1993 in Irish television 1994 in Irish television * 1995 in Irish television * 1996 in Irish television 1997 in Irish television 1998 in Irish television 1999 in Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999. Events January No events February 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched. March 10 March – US animated comedy series ''South Park'' premieres in Ireland ... {{Set index article Television in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1990. Events 4 June – Ian Dempsey presents his final day of the afternoon children's television block ''Dempsey's Den''. He will be taken over by Ray D'Arcy and the name will be changed to ''The Den''. 24 July – The Broadcasting Act comes into law. The Act includes amendments to earlier legislation covering advertising and commercial promotion. 2 October – The long-running British sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' is broadcast in Ireland for the first time, making its debut on Network 2. 11 October – The American-French-Canadian animated cult series from the 1980s ''Inspector Gadget'' has its broadcasting on Network 2 as part of ''The Den'' for the very first time. 13 November – Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton's short lived children's television series ''Tugs'' debuts on Network 2 as the first programme on ''The Den''. The first episode will air on a Tuesday and the other episodes will air ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1991. Events 7 January – British children's animated fantasy series ''The Dreamstone'' premieres on Network 2. It had premiered in the UK during the previous year and four months. 30 January – Proceedings from the Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament are aired on a regular basis. 7 February – Séamus Brennan is appointed Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications with responsibility for broadcasting. 26 March – Network 2 begins airing the popular French-Canadian children's television series ''Babar''. 18 April – American-French-Canadian animated series ''Inspector Gadget'' screens on Network 2 in its original English language for the very last time before resting. It will return to Irish television in 1996 on the newly launched Irish language television network Teilifís na Gaeilge (later TG4 in 1999) with the series being dubbed and translated into Irish before air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1992 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1992. Events 8 January – The US sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', starring rapper Will Smith, begins premiering on Network 2 as part of '' The Den''. 11 January – Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is appointed Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications with responsibility for broadcasting. 17 January – On a day when seven Protestant construction workers had been killed by an IRA bomb in Northern Ireland, British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Brooke appears on '' The Late Late Show''. After a pleasant interview, host Gay Byrne coaxes and goads the unwilling Brooke into singing ''Oh My Darling, Clementine''. Unionists are subsequently outraged at what seems to be a moment clearly out of touch with grieving families, and instantly request Brooke's resignation. A humiliated Brooke later loses his position as Secretary of State to Sir Patrick Mayhew after the 1992 British General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1993. Events 9 January – Three days after its premiere on British television, the hit BBC children's animated television series ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'' begins on RTÉ. It starts off with the series translated into an Irish language titled ''Cairde Na Coille'' and airing on RTÉ 1. It is still being shown on Irish television to this very day. 12 January – Charlie McCreevy is appointed Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications with responsibility for broadcasting. 21 January – Michael D. Higgins is appointed Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht with responsibility for broadcasting. 15 May – Ireland hosts and wins the Eurovision Song Contest. The event is presented by Fionnuala Sweeney from Millstreet, County Cork, while the winning performance is given by Niamh Kavanagh with the Jimmy Walsh composition ''In Your Eyes''. 6 June – The hit BBC children's animated telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1994 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1994. Events 3 January – US animated television series ''Animaniacs'' begins on Network 2. 19 January – The Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Michael D. Higgins repeals Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act. 10 March – The first ever rerun of the British children's television series ''Postman Pat'' screens on Network 2 for the very last time. The series will be repeated again on 10 December 1996. 22 March – Long running award winning UK television series for preschoolers '' Tots TV'' gets set to air on Network 2. 9 April – After three months of airing on the BBC in Great Britain, the second series of the British children's animated television series ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'' screens in Ireland for the first time with the series translated into an Irish language once again. The second series begins it first ever Irish airing on RTÉ1. 30 April – Ireland hosts th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1995 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1995. Events 24 April – Network 2 airs the long running PBS television series for preschoolers ''Barney & Friends'' at 2 o'clock. The series was also very popular in Ireland and has often been transmitted on Network 2/RTÉ 2 as years and months go by, making it one of the most popular imported children's programmes on Irish television. 13 May – For the third year running, Ireland hosts the Eurovision Song Contest. This year marks the 40th event, presented by Mary Kennedy from The Point Theatre, Dublin. The BBC had offered to stage this year's Contest as a joint venture with RTÉ in Belfast as RTÉ were concerned they would not be able to afford the cost of hosting a third consecutive Contest. Ultimately an agreement was made that the BBC would host the 1996 event should Ireland win for a fourth time. However, it was won by Norway. The winning song was the mostly instrumental piece, '' Nocturne'', by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1996 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1996. Events 18 May – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with ''The Voice'', a song composed by Brendan Graham and performed by Eimear Quinn. 24 May – The RTÉ website, www.rte.ie, is launched. 24 May – RTÉ 1 premieres the BBC television drama ''Ballykissangel''. Not only was the series British, but it was also Irish as it was set in the Republic of Ireland and filmed in Avoca and Enniskerry in County Wicklow as well as being produced-in house by BBC Northern Ireland. 12 September – For the first time ever, long running UK children's television series ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' begins airing in Ireland on Network 2. 21 September – The popular animated series made for Nickelodeon ''Hey Arnold!'' begins its very first premiere on Irish television on Network 2 as part of the Saturday morning children's block '' The Swamp'' a month before its broadcasting debut in its homeland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1997. Events January 4 January – Irish television debut of US animated action packed series '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' on Network 2. 8 January – Bob Collins is appointed Director-General of RTÉ. 13 January – RTÉ 1 screens a 26 minute drama short called '' Summertime'' starring Michael Townsend, Jason O'Mara, Natalie Stringer and Les Martin. February No events March 30 March – Channel 5, the UK's fifth and last terrestrial channel, launches at 6.00pm. The first faces seen are the Spice Girls, who perform ''1-2-3-4-5'', a rewritten version of the Manfred Mann song ''5-4-3-2-1''. The channel is available in some parts of Ireland. April No events May 3 May – Ireland hosts the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest. It is presented by Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating from the Point Theatre in Dublin. Televoting is introduced in five of the 25 countries competing. June 12 June – Síle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1998. Events 29 May – Ray D'Arcy leaves '' Den TV'' after hosting the long running wacky children's programme for 9 years since 1990. 10 June – The Irish version of '' The Animals of Farthing Wood'' airs on television once again with reruns of the dub showing on Teilifís na Gaeilge. The Irish language television channel will also continue airing the series until 1999 although the English version will continue airing on RTÉ for many years to come. 13 August – First showing on Irish television of US teen drama ''Dawson's Creek'' on Network 2. 20 September – Launch of TV3, the Republic of Ireland's first commercial television channel. Early programming on the channel includes the UK soap ''EastEnders'', the miniseries ''Merlin'', the film '' The Quick and the Dead'', US comedy ''Just Shoot Me'', and '' Breakers'', a new Australian soap. The channel is aimed at the 15–44 age group and also has a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999. Events January No events February 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched. March 10 March – US animated comedy series ''South Park'' premieres in Ireland for the very first time on TV3. April No events May 6 May – CableLink, the cable television company which is part owned by RTÉ is sold to NTL Communications for more than £535 million. 14 May – '' Sunday Independent'' journalist Terry Keane discusses her affair with former Taoiseach Charles Haughey during an edition of '' The Late Late Show''. 21 May – Gay Byrne presents his final edition of '' The Late Late Show'' on RTÉ Television. June 28 June – Launch of TV You (later UTV2) in Northern Ireland. The channel's programme content is primarily simulcast with ITV2 in London. However, unusually for a commercial station, it does not carry any advertising. Unknown – Final episode of '' Echo Island'' is screened on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990s In Irish Television For articles on Irish television in the 1990s please see: * 1990 in Irish television * 1991 in Irish television * 1992 in Irish television 1993 in Irish television 1994 in Irish television * 1995 in Irish television * 1996 in Irish television 1997 in Irish television 1998 in Irish television 1999 in Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999. Events January No events February 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched. March 10 March – US animated comedy series ''South Park'' premieres in Ireland ... {{Set index article Television in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	1990s In Irish Television For articles on Irish television in the 1990s please see: * 1990 in Irish television * 1991 in Irish television * 1992 in Irish television 1993 in Irish television 1994 in Irish television * 1995 in Irish television * 1996 in Irish television 1997 in Irish television 1998 in Irish television 1999 in Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999. Events January No events February 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched. March 10 March – US animated comedy series ''South Park'' premieres in Ireland ... {{Set index article Television in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1990. Events 4 June – Ian Dempsey presents his final day of the afternoon children's television block ''Dempsey's Den''. He will be taken over by Ray D'Arcy and the name will be changed to ''The Den''. 24 July – The Broadcasting Act comes into law. The Act includes amendments to earlier legislation covering advertising and commercial promotion. 2 October – The long-running British sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' is broadcast in Ireland for the first time, making its debut on Network 2. 11 October – The American-French-Canadian animated cult series from the 1980s ''Inspector Gadget'' has its broadcasting on Network 2 as part of ''The Den'' for the very first time. 13 November – Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton's short lived children's television series ''Tugs'' debuts on Network 2 as the first programme on ''The Den''. The first episode will air on a Tuesday and the other episodes will air ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1991. Events 7 January – British children's animated fantasy series ''The Dreamstone'' premieres on Network 2. It had premiered in the UK during the previous year and four months. 30 January – Proceedings from the Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament are aired on a regular basis. 7 February – Séamus Brennan is appointed Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications with responsibility for broadcasting. 26 March – Network 2 begins airing the popular French-Canadian children's television series ''Babar''. 18 April – American-French-Canadian animated series ''Inspector Gadget'' screens on Network 2 in its original English language for the very last time before resting. It will return to Irish television in 1996 on the newly launched Irish language television network Teilifís na Gaeilge (later TG4 in 1999) with the series being dubbed and translated into Irish before air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1992 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1992. Events 8 January – The US sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', starring rapper Will Smith, begins premiering on Network 2 as part of '' The Den''. 11 January – Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is appointed Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications with responsibility for broadcasting. 17 January – On a day when seven Protestant construction workers had been killed by an IRA bomb in Northern Ireland, British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Brooke appears on '' The Late Late Show''. After a pleasant interview, host Gay Byrne coaxes and goads the unwilling Brooke into singing ''Oh My Darling, Clementine''. Unionists are subsequently outraged at what seems to be a moment clearly out of touch with grieving families, and instantly request Brooke's resignation. A humiliated Brooke later loses his position as Secretary of State to Sir Patrick Mayhew after the 1992 British General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1993. Events 9 January – Three days after its premiere on British television, the hit BBC children's animated television series ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'' begins on RTÉ. It starts off with the series translated into an Irish language titled ''Cairde Na Coille'' and airing on RTÉ 1. It is still being shown on Irish television to this very day. 12 January – Charlie McCreevy is appointed Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications with responsibility for broadcasting. 21 January – Michael D. Higgins is appointed Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht with responsibility for broadcasting. 15 May – Ireland hosts and wins the Eurovision Song Contest. The event is presented by Fionnuala Sweeney from Millstreet, County Cork, while the winning performance is given by Niamh Kavanagh with the Jimmy Walsh composition ''In Your Eyes''. 6 June – The hit BBC children's animated telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1994 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1994. Events 3 January – US animated television series ''Animaniacs'' begins on Network 2. 19 January – The Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Michael D. Higgins repeals Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act. 10 March – The first ever rerun of the British children's television series ''Postman Pat'' screens on Network 2 for the very last time. The series will be repeated again on 10 December 1996. 22 March – Long running award winning UK television series for preschoolers '' Tots TV'' gets set to air on Network 2. 9 April – After three months of airing on the BBC in Great Britain, the second series of the British children's animated television series ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'' screens in Ireland for the first time with the series translated into an Irish language once again. The second series begins it first ever Irish airing on RTÉ1. 30 April – Ireland hosts th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1995 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1995. Events 24 April – Network 2 airs the long running PBS television series for preschoolers ''Barney & Friends'' at 2 o'clock. The series was also very popular in Ireland and has often been transmitted on Network 2/RTÉ 2 as years and months go by, making it one of the most popular imported children's programmes on Irish television. 13 May – For the third year running, Ireland hosts the Eurovision Song Contest. This year marks the 40th event, presented by Mary Kennedy from The Point Theatre, Dublin. The BBC had offered to stage this year's Contest as a joint venture with RTÉ in Belfast as RTÉ were concerned they would not be able to afford the cost of hosting a third consecutive Contest. Ultimately an agreement was made that the BBC would host the 1996 event should Ireland win for a fourth time. However, it was won by Norway. The winning song was the mostly instrumental piece, '' Nocturne'', by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1996 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1996. Events 18 May – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with ''The Voice'', a song composed by Brendan Graham and performed by Eimear Quinn. 24 May – The RTÉ website, www.rte.ie, is launched. 24 May – RTÉ 1 premieres the BBC television drama ''Ballykissangel''. Not only was the series British, but it was also Irish as it was set in the Republic of Ireland and filmed in Avoca and Enniskerry in County Wicklow as well as being produced-in house by BBC Northern Ireland. 12 September – For the first time ever, long running UK children's television series ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' begins airing in Ireland on Network 2. 21 September – The popular animated series made for Nickelodeon ''Hey Arnold!'' begins its very first premiere on Irish television on Network 2 as part of the Saturday morning children's block '' The Swamp'' a month before its broadcasting debut in its homeland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1997. Events January 4 January – Irish television debut of US animated action packed series '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' on Network 2. 8 January – Bob Collins is appointed Director-General of RTÉ. 13 January – RTÉ 1 screens a 26 minute drama short called '' Summertime'' starring Michael Townsend, Jason O'Mara, Natalie Stringer and Les Martin. February No events March 30 March – Channel 5, the UK's fifth and last terrestrial channel, launches at 6.00pm. The first faces seen are the Spice Girls, who perform ''1-2-3-4-5'', a rewritten version of the Manfred Mann song ''5-4-3-2-1''. The channel is available in some parts of Ireland. April No events May 3 May – Ireland hosts the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest. It is presented by Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating from the Point Theatre in Dublin. Televoting is introduced in five of the 25 countries competing. June 12 June – Síle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1998. Events 29 May – Ray D'Arcy leaves '' Den TV'' after hosting the long running wacky children's programme for 9 years since 1990. 10 June – The Irish version of '' The Animals of Farthing Wood'' airs on television once again with reruns of the dub showing on Teilifís na Gaeilge. The Irish language television channel will also continue airing the series until 1999 although the English version will continue airing on RTÉ for many years to come. 13 August – First showing on Irish television of US teen drama ''Dawson's Creek'' on Network 2. 20 September – Launch of TV3, the Republic of Ireland's first commercial television channel. Early programming on the channel includes the UK soap ''EastEnders'', the miniseries ''Merlin'', the film '' The Quick and the Dead'', US comedy ''Just Shoot Me'', and '' Breakers'', a new Australian soap. The channel is aimed at the 15–44 age group and also has a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 In Irish Television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999. Events January No events February 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched. March 10 March – US animated comedy series ''South Park'' premieres in Ireland for the very first time on TV3. April No events May 6 May – CableLink, the cable television company which is part owned by RTÉ is sold to NTL Communications for more than £535 million. 14 May – '' Sunday Independent'' journalist Terry Keane discusses her affair with former Taoiseach Charles Haughey during an edition of '' The Late Late Show''. 21 May – Gay Byrne presents his final edition of '' The Late Late Show'' on RTÉ Television. June 28 June – Launch of TV You (later UTV2) in Northern Ireland. The channel's programme content is primarily simulcast with ITV2 in London. However, unusually for a commercial station, it does not carry any advertising. Unknown – Final episode of '' Echo Island'' is screened on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1990s In Irish Television For articles on Irish television in the 1990s please see: * 1990 in Irish television * 1991 in Irish television * 1992 in Irish television 1993 in Irish television 1994 in Irish television * 1995 in Irish television * 1996 in Irish television 1997 in Irish television 1998 in Irish television 1999 in Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999. Events January No events February 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched. March 10 March – US animated comedy series ''South Park'' premieres in Ireland ... {{Set index article Television in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]