The following is a list of events relating to
television in Ireland from 1966.
Events
*January –
Playboy executive
Victor Lownes
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is forced to cancel an appearance on ''
The Late Late Show
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'' after telling reporters he is in Ireland to recruit Irish
bunny girls for Playboy clubs in the United Kingdom.
*February – A Bishop calls on "all decent Irish Catholics" to protest following a ''
Mr & Mrs'' sketch on ''The Late Late Show'' in which
Gay Byrne
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asks the female contestant about the colour of her nightie. The call is largely ignored, but the affair becomes known as ''The Bishop and the Nightie'' affair.
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*8 March – The Broadcast Authority (Amendment) Act comes into law, changing the corporate name of ]Radio Éireann
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to Radio Telefís Éireann
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.[
*10–17 April – RTÉ Television airs the dramas ''Insurrection'' and ''Cuimhneacháin 1916'' to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ]Easter Rising
The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...
.[
*May 1966 – Todd Andrews is appointed Chairman of the ]RTÉ Authority
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...
following the resignation of the previous incumbent Eamonn Andrews.[
*10 November – Erskine Childers is appointed Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.][
]
Debuts
*10 April – '' Seven Days'' (1966–1976)
*24 April – '' Gumby'' (1956–1957, 1960–1969, 1987–1989)
Ongoing television programmes
*'' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'' (1961–present)
*''Dáithí Lacha
''Dáithí Lacha'' (; meaning "David Duck") was an Irish language television cartoon series for children broadcast on RTÉ during the 1960s. The series was not animated, however. For each five-minute episode, the creator, illustrator, and camera o ...
'' (1962–1969)
*'' RTÉ News: Six One'' (1962–present)
*''The Late Late Show
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'' (1962–present)[
*'' Tolka Row'' (1964–1968)
*'' Newsbeat'' (1964–1971)
*'']The Riordans
''The Riordans'' was the second Irish television drama serial made by Raidio Telefís Éireann (then called ''Telefís Éireann''). It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny. Its location fil ...
'' (1965–1979)
*''Quicksilver
Quicksilver may refer to:
* Quicksilver (metal), the chemical element mercury
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Quicksilver, a bluegrass band fronted by Doyle Lawson
* "Quicksilver" (song), a 1950 hit for Bing Crosby
* ''Quicksilver'' (sound ...
'' (1965–1981)
Births
*Undated – David McWilliams, journalist and economist
See also
* 1966 in Ireland
References
{{Years in TV by country, 1966
1960s in Irish television
For articles on Irish television in the 1960s please see:
* 1960 in Irish television
* 1961 in Irish television
*1962 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1962.
Events
* 1 January
** On ...