2019 in Irish television
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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2019.
Events[]
- 2 February – The second series of Ireland's Got Talent debuts on Virgin Media One.
- 19 February – Launch of the timeshift channel RTÉ2+1.
- 8 March –
- Sarah McTernan is announced by RTÉ as the Irish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, where she will perform the song "22".
- The Friday evening edition was Virgin Media One's The 6 O'Clock Show is replaced by Xposé.
- 24 March – Mairead Ronan and dance partner John Nolan win the third series of Dancing with the Stars.
- 27 March – Virgin Media announces that its partnership with Sky's AdSmart will to go live in Ireland in the final quarter of the year.[1]
- 7 April – BSD win the second series of Ireland's Got Talent.
- 16 May – Sarah McTernan becomes the fifth Irish act in six years to not reach the Eurovision Song Contest final, when she is among the semi-finalists who are not selected for the final.[2]
- 23 June – The Sunday Independent reports that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has recommended that on-demand television services broadcasting in Ireland should pay a levy to do so.[3]
- 25 June – Pensioners stage a protest outside the BBC studios in Belfast and Derry following the BBC's decision to end universal free UK television licenses for those aged 75 and over, a decision that will affect those living in Northern Ireland.[4]
- 28 June – Veteran presenter Gay Byrne is honoured with the Ireland-US Council's Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at Dublin Castle, but is unable to attend the event due to a broken wrist and chest infection.[5]
- 15 August – eir Sport and Virgin Media Sport contract a deal to show Virgin Media Sport on eir Vision and eir Sport 1 on Virgin Media Ireland.[6]
- 12 September – Virgin Media Sport HD launches on Sky on channel 422.
- 4 November – The death is announced of veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne, who presented The Late Late Show for 37 years.[7]
Debuts[]
- 6 January – Resistance on RTÉ One (miniseries)[8] (2019)
Changes of network affiliation[]
| Shows | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| Fireman Sam | RTÉjr | Virgin Media Three |
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 (1975–present)
- RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
- The Sunday Game (1979–present)
1980s[]
- Fair City (1989–present)
- RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)
1990s[]
- Would You Believe (1990s–present)
- Winning Streak (1990–present)
- Prime Time (1992–present)
- Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)
- Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
- Ros na Rún (1996–present)
- TV3 News (1998–present)
- Ireland AM (1999–present)
- Telly Bingo (1999–present)
2000s[]
- Nationwide (2000–present)
- TV3 News at 5.30 (2001–present) – now known as the 5.30
- Against the Head (2003–present)
- news2day (2003–present)
- Other Voices (2003–present)
- Saturday Night with Miriam (2005–present)
- The Week in Politics (2006–present)
- At Your Service (2008–present)
- Operation Transformation (2008–present)
- 3e News (2009–present)
- Dragons' Den (2009–present)
- Two Tube (2009–present)
2010s[]
- Jack Taylor (2010–present)
- Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011–present)
- MasterChef Ireland (2011–present)
- Today (2012–present)
- The Works (2012–present)
- Celebrity MasterChef Ireland (2013–present)
- Second Captains Live (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 (2016–present)
- Dancing with the Stars (2017–present)
- The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)
- Striking Out (2017–present)
Ending this year[]
- 4 October – Xposé (2007–2019)
Deaths[]
- 14 March – Pat Laffan, 79, actor[9]
- June – Tom Jordan, actor (Fair City)[10]
- 11 July – Brendan Grace, 68, comedian and singer (Father Ted)[11][12]
- 14 July – Karl Shiels, 47, actor (Fair City)[13]
- 23 July – Danika McGuigan, 33, actress[14]
- 4 November – Gay Byrne, 85, broadcaster (The Late Late Show)[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Virgin Media sets date to run addressable TV ads through 'game changer' Sky AdSmart". The Drum. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Eurovision 2019: Ireland knocked out in second semi-final". BBC News. BBC. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ McCaughren, Samantha (23 June 2019). "Apple TV faces Irish levy under new BAI rules". The Sunday Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "TV licence: Protest at BBC for over-75s decision". BBC News. BBC. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Gay Byrne honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". RTÉ News. RTÉ. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ Croke, Ruaidhrí. "Eir Sport and Virgin Media agree deal to share sports packages". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b "Gay Byrne: Veteran Irish broadcaster dies aged 85". BBC News. BBC. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Resistance review: 'It isn't nearly as vital or as thrilling as it needs to be – but there is something here'". Irish Independent. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Father Ted actor Pat Laffan – best known as 'Pat Mustard' – has passed away aged 79". Irish Independent. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Veteran Fair City star Tom Jordan dies". RTÉ News. RTÉ. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Comedian Brendan Grace has died". RTÉ News. RTÉ. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Brendan Grace: Irish comedian and Father Ted actor dies". BBC News. BBC. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Karl Shiels: Irish TV and theatre star dies at 47". BBC News. BBC. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Danika McGuigan: Actress and daughter of ex-boxer dies aged 33". BBC News. BBC. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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