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- Events
- Debuts RTÉ 1 RTÉ 2
- Ongoing television programmes
- Ending this year
- Births
- See also
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}{{Year nav topic5|1979|Irish television}}The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1979. Events- January – RTÉ establishes an internal working party to investigate the representation of women in news reporting. Their findings are published in April 1981.[1]
- May – The Riordans is aired on television for the final time. It switches to radio and continues until 1985.[1]
- 4 June – The long-running children's television series Bosco begins an eight-part pilot series.[1]
- 29 September – 1 October – Coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland is broadcast on RTÉ radio and television.[1]
- 2 October – Mary McAleese debuts as a reporter on the current affairs programme Frontline.[1]
- 12 December – Albert Reynolds is appointed as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.[1]
- Undated – The Late Late Show features Ireland's first television interview with a lesbian.[2]
DebutsRTÉ 1- 7 January – {{flagicon|UK}} Children of the New Forest (1977)
- 8 April – {{flagicon|UK}} Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)
- 9 November – The Live Mike (1979–1982)
RTÉ 2- 4 June – Bosco (1979–1998)
- 8 July – The Sunday Game (1979–present)
Ongoing television programmes- Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
- Six One (1962–present)
- The Late Late Show (1962–present)
- Quicksilver (1965–1981)
- Wanderly Wagon (1967–1982)
- Hall's Pictorial Weekly (1971–1980)
- Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
- Trom agus Éadrom (1975–1985)
- The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
- RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
Ending this year- May – The Riordans (1965–1979)
Births- 20 March – Amy Huberman, actress and writer
- 16 August - Brian Ormond, singer and television presenter
- 9 October – Chris O'Dowd, comedian and actor
- 17 October – Leigh Arnold, actress
- 24 November – Kirsteen O'Sullivan, television presenter
- Undated – Aisling O'Loughlin, journalist, newsreader and presenter
See alsoReferences1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/laweb/brc/brc_timeline.html |title=RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life |publisher=Rte.ie |date= |accessdate=1 January 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/love-sex/the-sex-factor-1491630.html |title=The Sex Factor – Love & Sex, Independent Woman |publisher=Independent.ie |date=7 October 2008 |accessdate=5 January 2012}}
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