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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 Octob ...

from 2018. ''

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 ...

'' was the most watched programmes on Irish television in 2018.

Events

*8 January – '' Micko'' airs on RTÉ One. *23 January –

Saorview Saorview ( ) is the national digital terrestrial television (DTT) service in Ireland. It is owned by RTÉ and operated by 2RN. The service began operation on 29 October 2010 on a trial basis with a full launch on 26 May 2011. By legislation i ...

announces the launch of Free TV, a channel designed to promote the launch of its premium service Saorview Connect. *3 February – ''

Ireland's Got Talent ''Ireland's Got Talent'' is the Irish version of the international ''Got Talent'' franchise. The series launched on 3 February 2018 on Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3") and was hosted by Lucy Kennedy, accompanied by a sister show entit ...

'' makes its debut on TV3. *24 March – RDC win the first series of ''

''. *26 March – Jake Carter and dance partner Karen Byrne win the second series of '' Dancing with the Stars''. *7 May – RTÉ announce plans for a timeshift channel for

RTÉ2 RTÉ2 is an Television in the Republic of Ireland, Irish free-to-air television channel operated by public service broadcaster RTÉ. It was launched in 1978 as the Republic of Ireland's second television channel. History In the 1970s, the Iri ...

. *6 June – ''Ireland's Got Talent'' will make its UK television debut on

5Star 5Star (stylized as 5STAR) is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Paramount Networks UK & Australia and a sister channel of Channel 5. It originally launched as the female-orientated Five Life on 15 October 2006, and was relaunch ...

. *30 August – TV3 is rebranded as Virgin Media One, while its sister channels 3e and

be3 Virgin Media Three, also called Virgin Three, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Television. The channel was first launched by Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media on 1 January 2015 as UTV Ireland; it primarily ...

become Virgin Media Two and Three respectively. A fourth pay TV sports channel,

Virgin Media Sport Virgin Media Sport (formerly TV3 Sport) is a sports production unit at Virgin Media Television in Ireland which produces specialist sports content for its television channels Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, and Virgin Media Three. The depa ...

, launches on the Virgin Media platform. *1 September – To coincide with the rebranding of TV3 to Virgin Media One, the ''Saturday AM'' and ''Sunday AM'' breakfast programmes are renamed as ''"Weekend AM"''. *18 September – Launch of

. *28 September – ''

Players of the Faithful ''Players of the Faithful'' is a documentary on Offaly's bid to stop Kerry becoming the first team to win five consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championships in 1982. Loosehorse were responsible for putting it together; it followed on f ...

'' airs on RTÉ One. *12 October – '' The Late Late Show'' is broadcast live from Central Hall Westminster in London, the first time the programme has broadcast from the United Kingdom since 1980.

Debuts

*3 February – ''

'' on TV3 *8 February – '' The Young Offenders'' on RTÉ2 *27 August - ''

Killing Eve ''Killing Eve'' is a British spy thriller television series, produced in the United Kingdom by Sid Gentle Films for BBC America and BBC Three. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a British intelligence investigator tasked with capturi ...

'' on RTÉ2 *10 October – ''Finding Joy'' on RTÉ1 *26 November – '' Death and Nightingales'' on RTÉ1

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

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

1970s

* ''

'' (1975–present) * ''

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

* ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

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

* '' Nationwide'' (2000–present) * ''

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) – now known as the 5.30 * ''

Against the Head ''Against the Head'' is a weekly rugby magazine programme, broadcast on RTÉ Two and presented by Joanne Cantwell with regular panellists Shane Byrne, and Irish Times rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley with various other guests throughout the ...

'' (2003–present) * ''

news2day ''news2day'' is an Irish children's television news programme, broadcast weekdays at 4:20pm on RTÉ2. It is 10 to 15 minutes long, with 15 minute recap episodes on Saturdays. It is similar in format to the BBC's ''Newsround''. It is currently ...

'' (2003–present) * '' Other Voices'' (2003–present) * ''

Saturday Night with Miriam ''Saturday Night with Miriam'' was a televised talk show first broadcast on RTÉ One in the summer of 2005. The show runs for six weeks as a summer filler, and is overseen by Miriam O'Callaghan, a co-presenter of '' Prime Time''. Format ''Sat ...

'' (2005–present) * ''

The Week in Politics ''The Week in Politics'' is an Irish news and current affairs programme broadcast on RTÉ One and the RTÉ News channel. It is presented by Áine Lawlor, occasionally by Sharon Ní Bheoláin or Paul Cunningham. In its original format in 1996 ...

'' (2006–present) * ''

Xposé ''Xposé'' is an entertainment, fashion and beauty programme that aired on Irish television from 2007 to 2019. It was broadcast every Friday at 18:00 on Virgin Media One. It ran for a 3-day week at 20:00 on Virgin Media Two (previously known ...

'' (2007–2019) * '' At Your Service'' (2008–present) * '' Operation Transformation'' (2008–present) * ''

3e 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 M ...

'' (2009–present) * ''

Dragons' Den ''Dragons' Den'' is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it is k ...

'' (2009–present) * ''

Two Tube 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...

'' (2009–present)

2010s

* '' Jack Taylor'' (2010–present) * ''

Mrs. Brown's Boys ''Mrs. Brown's Boys'' is an Irish television sitcom created by and starring Brendan O'Carroll and produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Scotland in partnership with BOC-PIX and Irish broadcaster RTÉ. The series stars O'Carroll as Agnes ...

'' (2011–present) * ''

MasterChef Ireland ''MasterChef Ireland'' is an RTÉ television cooking game show based on the international format created by Franc Roddam. As of late 2016 the series has moved to TV3, the fourth season is expected to air as part of the TV3 Autumn 2016 schedul ...

'' (2011–present) * '' Irish Pictorial Weekly'' (2012–present) * ''

Today Today (archaically to-day) may refer to: * Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called ''now'' * Current era, present * The current calendar date Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Today'' (1930 film), a 1930 ...

'' (2012–present) * '' The Works'' (2012–present) * '' Deception'' (2013–present) * '' Celebrity MasterChef Ireland'' (2013–present) * ''

Second Captains Live Second Captains Live is an Irish live topical sports and entertainment show produced and presented by Second Captains that first aired on RTÉ Two television in Ireland on 10 September 2013 at 10.30pm. Each week Irish sports stars join the prese ...

'' (2013–present) * '' Claire Byrne Live'' (2015–present) * '' The Restaurant'' (2015–present) * '' Red Rock'' (2015–present) * '' TV3 News at 8'' (2015–present) * '' Ploughing Live'' (2015–present) * ''

First Dates ''First Dates'' is a British reality television programme that has aired on Channel 4 since 20 June 2013. The programme has been narrated by Brian Protheroe since 2015. Production The programme was filmed at the Paternoster Chop House restaur ...

'' (2016–present) * '' Dancing with the Stars'' (2017–present) * ''

The Tommy Tiernan Show ''The Tommy Tiernan Show'' is an Irish chat show presented by Tommy Tiernan. It was first broadcast on RTÉ One on 5 January 2017. The first two series aired on Thursday evenings, with the third series moving to a Saturday evening slot. The prem ...

'' (2017–present) * ''

Striking Out ''Striking Out'' is an Irish television legal drama series, broadcast on RTÉ, that first aired on 1 January 2017. Produced by Bl!nder F!lms for RTÉ Television, ''Striking Out'' stars Amy Huberman as Dublin-based solicitor Tara Rafferty, who is ...

Events

Debuts

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Ending this year

Dolores O'Riordan 8th January

See also

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