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RTÉ Young People's Programming
RTÉ Young People's Programming ( ga, Cláracha do Dhaoine Óga RTÉ), also known as RTÉ Kids, is a division of Raidió Teilifís Éireann and provides a range of national and international children's programming for RTÉ television, radio and online and also for the independent Irish language broadcaster TG4. It broadcasts in English and Irish. The division is based at the RTÉ Television Centre in Donnybrook, Dublin. The department covers both Radio, Online and Television output for young people across RTÉ. Up to 2016 RTÉ's Young People's Programming Department produced and commissioned content. Independent productions consists largely of animations, live action and entertainment programming, while much of the RTÉ's own produced children's content was studio based. In 2016 RTÉ began cutting funding to Young People's Programming, this resulted in RTÉ axing all in-house productions for children, with no increases to funding for independent producers. Current Programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ Television Centre
The RTÉ Television Centre is a television studio building which is owned by Ireland's national public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It is part of the RTÉ campus located at Donnybrook in South Dublin. The building houses the main production studios for RTÉ Television, the control rooms for all RTÉ's TV channels, and RTÉ's main newsroom. History When plans for an Irish national television station were developed in the late 1950s attention quickly turned to a suitable location for the new television studios and adjoining offices. By September 1959 a 25-acre area of land on the Stillorgan road in Donnybrook became the favoured site for the new television production centre. On 3 October 1960 the new Radio Éireann Authority signed a £500,000 contract for the construction of the television centre and offices at the proposed location. A few hours after this the contractors began to move in. The contract was awarded to Messrs. E. Stone & Sons Ltd. fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dempsey's Den
''The Den'' was a long-running popular children's television strand of Ireland's public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later. Initially a continuity strand for weekday afternoon programmes, ''The Den'' later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s until it became synonymous with RTÉ's children's output. At various times during its run, it was known as ''Dempsey's Den'', ''Den TV'' and ''Den2''. In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output, with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ. ''The Den'' aired for the last time on 19 September 2010. It returned for six weeks from November 2020. Overview ''The Den'' is considered to have pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable viewing for children and young people, often employing irreverent and occasionally satirical humour within its continuity links. It also introduced anthropomorphic puppet character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Mooney
Derek James Mooney (born 4 March 1967) is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. Until January 2015 he presented a weekday afternoon programme called '' Mooney'' on RTÉ Radio 1. He is the current executive producer across RTÉ Radio 1's nature and wildlife programming On television he has often presented game shows and talent contests: his presentation credits include ''Echo Island'', ''Gridlock'', ''Winning Streak'', the ill-fated ''Cabin Fever'', '' You're a Star'', '' The Big Money Game'', '' Fame: The Musical'', '' The Genealogy Roadshow'' and '' Who Knows Ireland Best?''. At the end of these shows he uses his trademark farewell. Career Mooney is one of Ireland's best-known television personalities and one of the country's most prolific broadcasters in the area of natural history. He idolised the late Gay Byrne as a child. Mooney's first job in RTÉ was during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when he acted as a runner, working through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custer's Last Stand-up
''Custer's Last Stand-Up'' is a BBC/ RTÉ co-production television series which won the BAFTA for best British Children's Series in 2001. Among the actors who appeared in the series were George McMahon, Ciaran Nolan, Elaine Symons, Brian James Roche, Tom Hopkins and Deirdre Monaghan. The show ran for two series of 13 episodes each and was created by Gail Renard who wrote the majority of the episodes. The directors of the show were Graeme Harper, Dearbhla Walsh and Dez McCarthy. The show was filmed at the RTÉ studios in Donnybrook and in Bray, County Wicklow. The first series was produced by Michael McGowan and the second series was produced by Ferdia McAnna. The executive producer was Elaine Sperber, then head of CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ... dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish (UK TV Series)
''Fish'' is a British television drama series first broadcast on BBC One in 2000. It features Paul McGann as the title character, alongside Jemma Redgrave and Mick Ford. It was created by Stephen Tredre, written by Tredre and Matthew Bardsley, and co-produced by the BBC and Principal Pictures. Premise Jonathan "Fish" Vishnevski (McGann) is an employment lawyer who specialises in industrial tribunals. His wife has left him and gone abroad, leaving him to look after their young son, Simon (Jack Stanley). In court, he often comes up against lawyer Joanna Morgan (Redgrave), who becomes his love interest. His friend Trevor (Ford) is an amateur philosopher who owns a mobile burger bar. Additional characters include Ivan Vishnevski (Philip Voss), Harold Cornice ( Stephen Moore), Sarah Cornice (Jill Baker) and Jess Taylor (Daniela Denby-Ashe). Creation and production The series was inspired by the brother of producer Miriam Segal and conceived by Stephen Tredre in 1994, who took up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray D'Arcy
Raymond Michael D'Arcy (born 1 September 1964) is an Irish television and radio presenter currently on his second stint at state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He once presented a self-titled weekday morning radio programme on the Denis O'Brien-owned Today FM. His professional partner on that show, Jenny Kelly, became his wife on 24 August 2013 and they have two children: Tom (born June 2012) and Kate (born 25 November 2006). D'Arcy came to prominence with a television career on RTÉ, presenting children's television on '' The Den'', a quiz show called ''Blackboard Jungle'' and the youth music show ''2Phat''. He presented television coverage of The Rose of Tralee beauty pageant each August for four consecutive years until 2010. He rejoined RTÉ in 2015. Early life and career D'Arcy was born into a working-class family of nine with one earner, his father, a non-commissioned officer, in Tipperary in 1964. His grandmother died at the age of 54 from lung cancer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Dempsey
Ian Dempsey (born 16 January 1961) is an Irish presenter of television and breakfast radio. He is the long-running presenter of the breakfast show on Today FM, self-titled '' The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show'', which runs from 6-9 am each weekday. He has won several major awards for his programmes and was the Republic of Ireland's tenth most-listened-to broadcaster in 2007. On 9 June 2010, he co-hosted the opening ceremony of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games Irish heats at Thomond Park with Des Cahill. Early life Dempsey began his first experiments in radio in 1967 when at the age of six he made his first radio show in a friend's house. In 1978 he joined Dublin pirate station Capitol Radio, and later worked for Alternative Radio Dublin and Radio 257. Career RTÉ On 29 February 1980, he joined the national broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), to present ''The Weekend Breakfast Show'' on RTÉ 2fm, and later, shows such as ''Poparama'', ''The Hotline'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Ingoldsby
Pat Ingoldsby (born 25 August 1942 in Malahide, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish poet and TV presenter. He has hosted children's TV shows, written plays for the stage and for radio, published books of short stories and been a newspaper columnist. Since the mid-1990s, he has withdrawn from the mass media and is most widely known for his collections of poetry, and his selling of them on the streets of Dublin (usually on Westmoreland Street or College Green). Work In the 1980s, Pat hosted RTÉ children's TV shows named ''Pat's Hat'', ''Pat's Chat'', and ''Pat's Pals''. His plays include ''Bats or Booze or Both'' (Dublin, Project Arts Centre, 1977); ''Hisself'' (Dublin, Peacock Theatre, 1978); ''Rhymin' Simon'' (Peacock Theatre, 1978); ''When Am I Getting' Me Clothes'' (Peacock Theatre, 1978); ''Yeukface the Yeuk and the Spotty Grousler'' (Peacock, 1982); and ''The Full Shilling'' (Dublin, Gaeity Theatre, 1986). In the early 1990s, he had a column in the '' Evening Press'' (a now-de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beatbox
''The Beatbox'' was an Irish music programme, broadcast as a simulcast across both television (RTÉ Two) and radio (RTÉ 2fm) between the hours of 11.30 and 1.30 on Sunday mornings / afternoons. It ran from the late 1980s until 1995, and had a number of different presenters through the years, including Barry Lang, Simon Young, Peter Collins and Ian Dempsey. It was a forerunner of the similar '' 2TV'', hosted by Dave Fanning David Fanning (born 27 February 1956) is an Irish television and radio broadcaster, rock journalist, DJ, film critic and author. Fanning currently hosts weekend midday magazine/chat show '' The Dave Fanning Show'' on the Irish national radio st .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Beatbox, The 1980s in Irish music 1990s in Irish music Irish music television shows RTÉ 2fm programmes RTÉ original programming Irish music radio programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything Goes (Irish TV Series)
''Anything Goes'' was a "youth oriented" television series of Ireland's public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It first aired on 4 October 1980 and was on the RTÉ1 channel. It lasted for six seasons and finished in 1986. Overview The presenters of the show were Mary FitzGerald, Dave HeffernanAonghus McAnally and Kathy Parke. ''Anything Goes's'' audience was aimed at children and teenagers. The content of the programme included music, visits from public figures, competitions, filmed items, and cartoons. There was also coverage of news and current issues relevant to children. A popular aspect of the series was an arts and crafts "Make and Do" segment where presenter Mary FitzGerald demonstrated simple cooking and crafts. The interviewees who appeared on the show included Roald Dahl, David Attenborough, Bono, Adam Ant and Toyah Wilcox. Musical acts The bands that appeared on "Anything Goes" included: In Tua Nua, The Atrix, The Babysnakes, The Crack, Cruella De Ville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echo Island
''Echo Island'' is an Irish television programme for children and young adults, shown on RTÉ Network 2. It was shown at 17:00 during '' The Den'', after which programmes like ''The Legend of the Hidden City'' would air. The show effectively took over from ''Jo Maxi'', which had been aimed at the teenaged youth of Ireland. Birth ''Echo Island'' began broadcasting in 1994 with two episodes a week. This was extended to four episodes the following year with two of these being Irish language editions. The series ran for six seasons; in later years it proved a useful showcase for some of the best young rock bands in Ireland. Many of the presenters were chosen for their bilingualism, including Dara Ó Briain. A similar format show called ''Stream'' replaced it, splitting up each day with a different topic such as Gaming, Sports and other types of activities and did away with ''Echo Islands "Make and Do" and "Pet" sections. ''Stream'' did not air as in Irish, because by that stage TG4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |