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from 2001.


Events


January

*1 January – The
ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
soaps '' Coronation Street'' and ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
'' move from
RTÉ 1 (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 ...
to TV3 following
Granada plc Granada plc (previously called Granada Ltd, Granada Group plc, and Granada Media plc) was a British conglomerate best known as the parent from 1954 to 2004 of the Manchester-based Granada Television. The company merged with Carlton Communicatio ...
's purchase of a stake in the commercial broadcaster. *2 January – Long-running Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'' begins airing on television in Ireland for the very first time on RTÉ. Prior to airing on RTÉ, there was access to British television stations for viewers in Northern Ireland and several parts of Ireland to see earlier transmissions of the series, including the
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, where it originally aired since its UK television debut on 27 October 1986. *5 January –
Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...
Michael Ring Michael Ring (born 24 December 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since 1997, and previously from 1994 to 1997 for the Mayo West constituency. He served as Minister for Rural and ...
has asked broadcaster TV3 to consider erecting a transmitter near
Belmullet Belmullet (, IPA: bʲeːlənˠˈwʊɾˠhəd̪ˠ is a coastal Gaeltacht town with a population of 1,019 on the Mullet Peninsula in the barony of Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. It is the commercial and cultural heart of the barony of Erris, wh ...
, County Mayo, after being inundated with complaints from viewers unable to watch ''Coronation Street'' since its move to TV3. *January - RTÉ celebrate 75 years of broadcasting.


February

*1 February –
RTÉ Television RTÉ Television is a department of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the Republic of Ireland's state controlled national broadcaster. Its first channel was Teilifís Éireann, which began broadcasting on 31 December 1961. Since the 1960s, RT ...
begins airing the ''Beckett on Film'' series, a series of adaptations of the works of Samuel Beckett.


March

*March – RTÉ 1 begins airing
BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
soap '' EastEnders'', the series having previously been shown on TV3. *14 March – New obligations of accountability for RTÉ are introduced under the Broadcasting Act.


April

*No events


May

*6 May – ''
Glenroe ''Glenroe'' was a television drama series broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland between September 1983, when the first episode was aired, and May 2001. A spin-off from ''Bracken'' — a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from ''The Riordans'' ...
'' airs for the last time.


June

*No events


July

*3 July – An increase in the licence fee to £84.50 is announced.


August

*No events


September

*11 September – Coverage from
CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
, the American cable news channel, is first aired on
TV3 News Virgin Media News (formerly TV3 News and then 3News Ireland) is the news division of Virgin Media Television in Ireland, owned by Liberty Global. The news division produces news and current affairs programming for free-to-air channels Virgin ...
as events from the United States are broadcast around the world following the
September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commer ...
. Since 2001 CNN has often aired on TV3 News when major breaking news stories are taking place, particularly in the United States. Subsequent news footage simulcast from CNN include coverage of the 2008 election of
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
as President of the United States and the 2009
Death of Michael Jackson On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. His physician, Conrad Murray, said tha ...
.


October

*October – RTÉ Television News introduces subtitles.


November

*3 November – RTÉ signs up to the Sky Digital Platform.


December

*No events


Unknown

*Launch of threetext, TV3's
teletext A British Ceefax football index page from October 2009, showing the three-digit page numbers for a variety of football news stories Teletext, or broadcast teletext, is a standard for displaying text and rudimentary graphics on suitably equipp ...
service.


Debuts


RTÉ

*5 January – ''
God, the Devil and Bob ''God, the Devil and Bob'' is an American animated sitcom which aired on NBC from March 9 to March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired. It was created by Matthew Carlson. The entire series was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States ...
'' on
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(2000–2011) *7 January – '' Mike, Lu & Og'' on
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(1999–2001) *9 January – ''
Tweenies ''Tweenies'' is a British live action Puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan. The programme is focused on four pre-school aged characters, known as the "Tweenies", playing, singing, dancing, and learning ...
'' on
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(1999–2002) *9 January – ''
Ed, Edd n Eddy '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' is a Canadian animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series revolves around three friends named Ed, Edd (called "Double D" ...
'' on
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(1999–2009) *9 January – ''
Moomin The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white ...
'' on
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(1990–1991) *10 January – ''
I am Weasel ''I Am Weasel'' is an American animated television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network and produced at Hanna-Barbera. It is the fourth of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series centers on I. M. Weasel (voiced by Michael Dorn), a ...
'' on
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(1997–2000) *4 February – '' The Blizzard of Odd'' on
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(2001–2005) *5 February – '' Thunderstone'' on
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(1999–2000) *6 March – ''
Gadget Boy & Heather ''Gadget Boy & Heather'' is an animated television series co-produced between DIC Productions, L.P., France Animation, and M6. The series originally debuted in September 1995 in first-run syndication in the United States on Bohbot Entertainm ...
'' on
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(1995–1998) *26 March – ''
Mumble Bumble ''Mumble Bumble'' is a children's animated television serieshttp://tv.msn.com/tv/series/mumble-bumble/ , Mumble Bumble at the MSN TV Database. created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by Egmont Imagination and the CINAR Corporation (now WildBrain ...
'' on
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(1999–2008) *28 March – ''
Dinozaurs (also known as ) is a Japanese toyline created by toy company Bandai in 1998. Alongside the toys, two media adaptations were created by Sunrise: a 5-episode 3D CGI OVA series that ran from November 27, 1998 to January 2000 and a 26-episode a ...
'' on
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(2000) *29 March – ''
The Kids from Room 402 ''The Kids from Room 402'' is an animated series produced by CinéGroupe and Saban Entertainment that premiered on October 9, 1999 on the Fox Family Channel in the USA, and on August 29, 2000 on Teletoon in Canada. It consists of 52 half-hour epi ...
'' on
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(1999–2001) *29 March – '' Simsala Grimm'' on
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(1999–2010) *March/April- '' Eco Eye'' on
RTÉ One RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís ...
(2001-2023) *5 April – '' Pig's Breakfast'' on
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(1999–2000) *28 April – ''
Redwall ''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, ...
'' on
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(1999–2002) *30 April – ''
Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The ca ...
'' on
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(2000–2005) *11 May – ''
Toad Patrol ''Toad Patrol'' is a Canadian animated series created by George and Peggy Sarson. It premiered on October 2, 1999, on Teletoon and on September 7, 2002, on Toon Disney. Although it was aimed at young children, it found a following among pre-t ...
'' on
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(1999–2001) *22 May – '' The Moonkys'' on
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(2000) *23 May – '' Hi-5'' on
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(1999–2011, 2017) *23 May – '' Scruff'' on
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(2000–2003) *4 June – '' Magic Mountain'' on
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(1997–1998) *12 June – ''
Courage the Cowardly Dog ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It was produced by Dilworth's animation studio, Stretch Fil ...
'' on
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(1999–2002) *14 June – '' The Avengers: United They Stand'' on
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(1999–2000) *21 June – ''
The Zeta Project ''The Zeta Project'' is an American science fiction animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It first aired on Kids' WB in January 2001. It is a spin-off series based on the character Zeta from the '' Batman Beyond'' episo ...
'' on
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(2001–2002) *22 June – ''
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'' is a television series and the eighth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 23rd ''Super Sentai'' series ''Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive'' (1999). ''Lightspeed Rescue'' had, for the first time, a ...
'' on
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(2000) *2 July – '' Xyber 9: New Dawn'' on
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(1999–2007) *20 July – ''
Histeria! ''Histeria!'' is an American animated series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike other animated series produced by Warner Bros. in the 1990s, ''Histeria!'' was an explicitly educational program created to ...
'' on
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(1998–2000) *2 August – ''
Static Shock ''Static Shock'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero List of animated television series, animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static (DC Comics), Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the W ...
'' on
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(2000–2004) *8 August – '' Neighbours'' on
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(1985–present) *3 September – ''
Braceface ''Braceface'' is an animated television series that aired on Teletoon in Canada and the Fox Family Channel in the U.S. The series was produced by Nelvana and Jade Animation, the show features actress Alicia Silverstone from the movie ''Clueless' ...
'' on
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(2001–2004) *5 September – '' Wild Kat'' on
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(2001) *7 September – ''
Yoho Ahoy ''Yoho Ahoy'' is a 2000–01 British animated children's television series about a group of pirates, known as Yohos, who live on board their big pirate ship, ''The Rubber Duck''. The title of the show derives from the fact that the only words the ...
'' on
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(2000–2001) *8 September – ''
Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' ...
'' on
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(1998–2000) *11 September – '' Peter Swift and the Little Circus'' on
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(2000) *12 September – ''
Angelina Ballerina ''Angelina Ballerina'' is a children's book series by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig about a fictional mouse (full name Angelina Jeanette Mouseling) who is training to become a ballerina. The first book in the series was ...
'' on
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(2001–2006) *18 September – '' Toonimals!'' on
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(2001) *18 September – ''
Pelswick ''John Callahan's Pelswick'' (or simply ''Pelswick'') is an animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. and Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Corporation Limited. The series is about the title character, who uses a wheelchair, e ...
'' on
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(2000–2002) *1 October – ''
Bachelors Walk Bachelors Walk is a street and quay on the north bank of the Liffey, Dublin, Ireland. It runs between Liffey Street Lower (to the west) and O'Connell Street Lower and O'Connell Bridge (to the east). It was the setting for the eponymous TV serie ...
'' on
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(2001–2003) *1 October – '' The Cassidys'' on
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(2001) *15 November – ''
Popstars ''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
'' on
RTÉ One RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís ...
(2001–2002)


TV3

*3 March – ''
The Brothers Flub ''The Brothers Flub'' is an animated television series produced by Sunbow Entertainment and co-produced by jigsaw puzzle manufacturer Ravensburger. It aired in the United States on the television network Nickelodeon. The show's title characters are ...
'' (1999–2000) *19 March – ''
TV3 News at 5.30 ''Virgin Media News at 5.30'' is the flagship evening news programme on the Irish television network Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3"). It is produced by the Virgin Media News division. Presented by main news anchor Colette Fitzpatr ...
'' (2001–present) *2 September – ''
D'Myna Leagues ''D'Myna Leagues'' is a Canadian animated television series, which aired on CTV from 2000 to 2004."Kids rules in Canadian TV lineup". '' Timmins Daily Press'', March 13, 2001. Loosely based on the baseball writing of W. P. Kinsella, the series was ...
'' (2000–2003) *Undated – ''
The Weakest Link ''Weakest Link'' (also known as ''The Weakest Link'') is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and originally ended on 31 March 2012 when its host Anne Robinson completed her contract. ...
'' (2001–2002)


TG4

*6 February – ''
Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series about the adventures of a precocious girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a giant, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by N ...
'' (2000–2003) *6 February – ''
Poochini's Yard ''Poochini'' (also known as ''Poochini's Yard'') is a short-lived animated television series which was originally aired worldwide in February 2, 2000, but it did not air in the United States until September 1, 2002. The series follows the life of ...
'' (2000–2003) *8 February – '' Pigs Next Door'' (2000) *8 February – '' Lapitch the Little Shoemaker'' (2000) *20 February – ''
What About Mimi? ''What About Mimi?'' is a Canadian animated television series. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment and Studio B Productions (then DHX Media, now WildBrain). The show first premiered on Teletoon on October 4, 2000 with the final episode ...
'' (2000–2002) *28 May – ''
Laochra Gael ''Laochra Gael'' (; "''Heroes of the Gaels''") is an Irish television programme. With the 2022 series its twentieth, the show profiles and celebrates some of the greatest names in Gaelic games (hurling, Gaelic football, ladies' Gaelic football an ...
'' (2001–present) *29 May – '' Zirkos Kids'' (2000–2001) *30 May – '' Mimi and Mr. Bobo'' (1999–2001) *4 September – ''
Nick & Perry ''Nick & Perry'' (also known as ''Les Marchien'') is an animated television series created by Udo Beissel for Cartoon Network. It is about two alien dogs, Nick and Perry, who crash land on Earth and try to blend in with normal dogs, while hiding ...
'' (2000–2001) *6 September – ''
The Cramp Twins ''The Cramp Twins'' is an animated television series created by cartoonist Brian Wood based on his 1995 graphic novel of the same name. The show was produced by Sunbow Entertainment (in season 1), Telemagination (in season 2), and TV-Loonland A ...
'' (2001–2006) *31 October – ''
The Hoobs ''The Hoobs'' is a live-action/animated children's television series created and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Decode Entertainment for Channel Four. Five series of 52 episodes were produced. Concept Channel 4 announced in November ...
'' (2001–2003) *Undated – ''
Ultimate Book of Spells ''Ultimate Book of Spells'' is a 2001-2002 Canadian children's animated television series produced by BKN International. It ran for 26 episodes. Inspired by the popular ''Harry Potter'' book and movie series, the show presents a trio of " wizard ...
'' (2001–2002) *Undated – ''
Generation O! ''Generation O!'' is an American animated musical comedy children's television series made by Sunbow Entertainment, with co-production associated by Wang Film Productions in Taiwan and Ravensberger in Germany. The show was originally titled ''Moll ...
'' (2000–2001)


Changes of network affiliation


Ongoing television programmes


1960s

*'' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'' (1961–present) *'' RTÉ News: Six One'' (1962–present) *'' The Late Late Show'' (1962–present)


1970s

*''
The Late Late Toy Show ''The Late Late Toy Show'' is an annual, special edition of the Irish chat show '' The Late Late Show''. Airing annually on RTÉ One near the end of November or early December to coincide with the holiday shopping season, the ''Toy Show'' showc ...
'' (1975–present) *''
RTÉ News on Two ''RTÉ News on Two'' was a late night news programme that aired each Monday to Thursday on Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ Two. The transmission time of this programme varied each night. It generally aired between 10:45pm and 11:30pm. It ...
'' (1978–2014) *''
The Sunday Game ''The Sunday Game'' is RTÉ's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ2 every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ2's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1 ...
'' (1979–present)


1980s

*''
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 ...
'' (1986–2010) *'' Questions and Answers'' (1986–2009) *''
Fair City ''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awa ...
'' (1989–present) *'' RTÉ News: One O'Clock'' (1989–present)


1990s

*'' Would You Believe'' (1990s–present) *''
Winning Streak A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in games or competitions, commonly measured by at least 4 wins that are uninterrupted by losses or ties/draws. Although sometimes claimed as a ...
'' (1990–present) *'' Prime Time'' (1992–present) *''
No Disco ''No Disco'' is RTÉ's former flagship music television programme, broadcast on Irish television channel, Network 2, from 1993 – 2003. It was presented by Donal Dineen, Uaneen Fitzsimons and, following the death of Fitzsimons, Lawrence ...
'' (1993–2003) *''
Nuacht RTÉ Nuacht RTÉ le TG4 (Irish for ''RTÉ and TG4 News'') is the main news service for Irish speakers on RTÉ television. The service is broadcast from the news studios at Baile na hAbhann in the Connemara Gaeltacht, County Galway, Ireland.a Nuach ...
'' (1995–present) *'' Fame and Fortune'' (1996–2006) *''
Nuacht TG4 ''Nuacht TG4'' (; Irish for ''TG4 News'') is a daily half-hour Irish TV news programme. It is broadcast on weekday evenings at 7pm, live from the studios of TG4 in Baile na hAbhann, County Galway. A shortened edition of the programme is broadc ...
'' (1996–present) *''
Ros na Rún () is an Irish soap opera produced for the Irish-language television channel TG4. The series is set in a fictional village called Ros Na Rún, located near to An Spidéal, and focuses on the domestic and professional lives of its residents. ...
'' (1996–present) *'' A Scare at Bedtime'' (1997–2006) *'' The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday'' (1998–2013) *'' Sports Tonight'' (1998–2009) *''
TV3 News Virgin Media News (formerly TV3 News and then 3News Ireland) is the news division of Virgin Media Television in Ireland, owned by Liberty Global. The news division produces news and current affairs programming for free-to-air channels Virgin ...
'' (1998–present) *'' Open House'' (1999–2004) *''
Agenda Agenda may refer to: Information management * Agenda (meeting), points to be discussed and acted upon, displayed as a list * Political agenda, the set of goals of an ideological group * Lotus Agenda, a DOS-based personal information manager * Pers ...
'' (1999–2004) *'' The View'' (1999–2011) *''
Ireland AM ''Ireland AM'' is an Irish morning television show on Virgin Media One. It airs live every weekday from 07:00 to 10:00, and weekends from 9:00 to 12:00. The program features news, current affairs, weather updates, showbiz, fashion, beauty, fo ...
'' (1999–present) *'' Telly Bingo'' (1999–present)


2000s

*''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...
'' (2000–2002) *'' Nationwide'' (2000–present)


Ending this year

*18 March – '' First Edition'' (1999–2001) *26 March – '' Don't Feed the Gondolas'' (1997–2001) *6 May – ''
Glenroe ''Glenroe'' was a television drama series broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland between September 1983, when the first episode was aired, and May 2001. A spin-off from ''Bracken'' — a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from ''The Riordans'' ...
'' (1983–2001) *September – ''
The Movie Show ''The Movie Show'' is an Australian film review program which was broadcast on SBS TV. Its history is divided into three parts, until it finally wound up in 2008. History The original format, which ran from 30 October 1986 to 12 May 2004, had ...
'' (1993–2001) *25 December – ''
Bull Island Bull Island (Irish: ''Oileán an Tairbh''), more properly North Bull Island (Irish: ''Oileán an Tairbh Thuaidh''), is an island located in Dublin Bay in Ireland, about 5 km long and 800 m wide, lying roughly parallel to the shore off C ...
'' (1999–2001) *Undated – ''
Challenging Times ''Challenging Times'' was a television quiz show for teams representing higher education institutes in Ireland, both those in the Republic of Ireland and those in Northern Ireland. It was televised by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) from 1 ...
'' (1991–2001)


See also

* 2001 in Ireland


References

{{Years in TV by country, 2001