The following is a list of events relating to
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 ...
from 1974.
Events
*May – In its long-awaited report, the
Broadcasting Review Committee endorses a
second television channel for Ireland.
*Undated – The limit on the number of households that can be connected to high-specification aerial is abolished. Furthermore, it is agreed that
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
will receive a percentage of gross rental income from television aerial contractors by way of compensation for the estimated loss of advertising revenue RTÉ will experience due to competition with other television stations.
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*Undated – The cable television company RTÉ Relays Ltd (later Cablelink) is established.][
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Ongoing television programmes
*'' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'' (1961–present)
*'' RTÉ News: Six One'' (1962–present)
*''The Late Late Show
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'' (1962–present)
*''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)
*'' Seven Days'' (1966–1976)
*''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 t ...
'' (1967–1982)
*''Hall's Pictorial Weekly
''Hall's Pictorial Weekly'' was an Irish satirical television series broadcast on Raidió Teilifís Éireann from 1971 to 1980. Regarded as RTÉ's flagship comedy show, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories, politics and pop ...
'' (1971–1980)
*''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 o ...
'' (1973–1997)
Births
*18 April – Lorraine Pilkington
Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Irish actress from Dublin who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay from '' Monarch of the Glen''.
Life
Born in Dublin, Pilkington grew up in the affluent suburban village of Malahide, and ...
, actress
*1 October – Keith Duffy, singer-songwriter, actor, drummer, dancer and television presenter
*Undated – Victoria Smurfit, actress
See also
*1974 in Ireland
Events in the year 1974 in Ireland.
Incumbents
* President:
** Erskine H. Childers (until 17 November 1974)
** Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (from 19 December 1974)
* Taoiseach: Liam Cosgrave ( FG)
* Tánaiste: Brendan Corish ( Lab)
* Minister for Fin ...
References
{{Years in TV by country, 1974
1970s in Irish television
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