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1965 In Irish Television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1965. Events *January – RTÉ and BBC collaborate on an historic television broadcast as Taoiseach Seán Lemass and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill meet for the first time in Belfast. *4 January – First airing of ''The Riordans'', a rural drama serial, which became the inspiration for the UK soap '' Emmerdale Farm''. *20 March – Ireland enters the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with '' I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain'' performed by Butch Moore. *7 April – Ireland's first televised General Election coverage, presented by John O'Donoghue and produced by Gerry Murray. *21 April – Joseph Brennan is appointed Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. *2 May – Telefís Feirme, an innovative programme designed for group viewing and discussions in rural communities is first aired. *May – Second RTÉ Authority appointed. *9 October – The famous popular British cul ... [...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] |
1965 In Ireland
Events in the year 1965 in Ireland. Incumbents * President: Éamon de Valera * Taoiseach: Seán Lemass ( FF) * Tánaiste: ** Seán MacEntee ( FF) (until 21 April 1965) ** Frank Aiken ( FF) (from 21 April 1965) * Minister for Finance: ** James Ryan ( FF) (until 21 April 1965) ** Jack Lynch ( FF) (from 21 April 1965) * Chief Justice: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh * Dáil: ** 17th (until 11 March 1965) ** 18th (from 21 April 1965) * Seanad: ** 10th (until 28 April 1965) ** 11th (from 23 June 1965) Events * 14 January – Taoiseach Seán Lemass travelled to Belfast for a historic meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill. * 21 January – Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visited Seán Lemass in Dublin. * 28 February – Roger Casement (executed in Pentonville Prison in 1916) was honoured with a state funeral and reburial in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. * 7 March – Changes to the Liturgy of the Catholic Mass were introduced. Mass was said in the verna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in ''Father Ted'' (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in '' My Hero'' (2000–2005), and DI Jack Mooney in '' Death in Paradise'' (2017–2020). His novel '' The Talk of the Town'' was published in 1998. Early life O'Hanlon was born on 8 October 1965 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, the son of Fianna Fáil TD and physician Rory O'Hanlon and Teresa (née Ward). He is the third of six children, and has three brothers and two sisters. The episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' which aired on 6 October 2008 revealed that O'Hanlon's paternal grandfather, Michael O'Hanlon, was a medical student at University College Dublin (UCD) who had joined the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and was a member of Michael Collins's Squad, which assassinated British secret service agents on the morning of Bloody Sunday. Details of his grandfather's acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackpot (Irish TV Series)
''Jackpot'' was an Irish general knowledge quiz show produced by Telefís Éireann between 6 January 1962 and 9 June 1965. Presented firstly by Gay Byrne and later by Terry Wogan, the show remained one of the most popular programmes in the first years of the television station. ''Jackpot'' was similar in format to the ITV quiz show ''Criss Cross Quiz ''Tic-Tac-Dough'' is an American television game show based on the paper-and-pencil game of tic-tac-toe. Contestants answer questions in various categories to put up their respective symbol, ''X'' or ''O'', on the board. Three versions were produc ...''."The Wheel of Fortune", ''The Irish Times'', 29 March 1962 References {{RTÉ Entertainment 1960s game shows 1962 Irish television series debuts 1965 Irish television series endings 1960s Irish television series Irish quiz shows RTÉ original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsbeat (Irish TV Series)
''Newsbeat'' was a Telefís Éireann television current and regional affairs programme presented by Frank Hall and broadcast in Ireland live on weekday evenings from 1964 until 1971. Background ''Newsbeat'' was created by Telefís Éireann as a replacement for the station's flagship current affairs programme ''Broadsheet''. The programme was originally broadcast live from Monday to Friday between 6:01pm and 6:40pm. It was the first television programme by Telefís Éireann to be jointly produced by the News and Programming divisions of the new station. Content and style The programme opened with a ten-minute summary of the news and, unlike ''Broadsheet'', concentrated on more off-beat and light-hearted regional filmed reports and unscripted interviews from around Ireland. Frank Hall, as well as being editor of the programme, was also the main presenter. He was assisted in reporting duties by Michael Ryan and Cathal O'Shannon. ''News'' and ''Newsbeat'' were subsequently split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolka Row
''Tolka Row'' was an Irish Drama (film and television), drama serial set in a fictional housing estate on the Northside (Dublin), northside of Dublin. Based on Maura Laverty's play of the same name, ''Tolka Row'' was first broadcast on 3 January 1964 and aired weekly for five series until it ended on 31 May 1968. As RTÉ, Telefís Éireann's first venture into soap operas, ''Tolka Row'' quickly became a staple of the new television station's schedule and set the pace for all future home-produced serials. Its popularity also resulted in the station developing a second soap opera, ''The Riordans'', in 1965. ''Tolka Row'' is similar in format to the long-running British soap ''Coronation Street'', from which it borrows its main premise (the everyday life of a number of neighbours). The show was centred on the Nolans, a typical working-class Dublin family, and their neighbours, the Feeneys. All episodes were filmed in studio at Telefís Éireann's RTÉ Television Centre, Television C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Late Late Show (Ireland)
''The Late Late Show'', with its title often shortened to ''The Late Late'', is an Irish chat show. It is the world's second longest-running late-night talk show, after the American ''The Tonight Show''. Perceived as the official flagship television programme of the Republic of Ireland's public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it is regarded as an Irish television institution, and is broadcast live across two hours plus in front of a studio audience on Friday nights between September and May at 21.30. Certain segments are sometimes pre-recorded and aired within the live parts of the show. Having maintained the same name and format continuously, ''The Late Late Show'' was first broadcast on Friday, 6 July 1962 at 23.20 and in colour from 1976. Originating as temporary summer filler for a niche Saturday night audience (airing at 23.30), it later moved to its current home on Friday night schedules. The format has remained largely the same throughout—dialog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |