- Events
- Debuts RTÉ 1 RTÉ 2
- Ongoing television programmes 1960s 1970s 1980s
- See also
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}{{Year nav topic5|1984|Irish television}}The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1984. Events- 2 January – Jim Mitchell is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting.[1]
- February – Charlie Bird becomes the first reporter on RTÉ Television to prevent a news item via satellite when he reports from the Philippines on the imprisonment, trial and subsequent release of Fr. Niall O'Brien.[1]
- 1–4 June – RTÉ presents live coverage of U.S. President Ronald Reagan's visit to Ireland. RTÉ sends twice-daily newsfeeds to Eurovision for world distribution during the visit. The coverage includes an interview with Reagan recorded in Washington for the programme Today Tonight and a special edition of Newstime which is broadcast on U.S. television.[1]
DebutsRTÉ 1- 2 November – Davis at Large (1984–1986)
- Undated – MT-USA (1984–1987)
RTÉ 2- 23 August – {{flagicon|USA}} The Biskitts (1983–1984)
- 7 November – Leave It To Mrs O'Brien (1984–1986)
Ongoing television programmes1960s- Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
- Six One (1962–present)
- The Late Late Show (1962–present)
1970s- Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
- Trom agus Éadrom (1975–1985)
- The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
- RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
- Bosco (1979–1998)
- The Sunday Game (1979–present)
1980s- Today Tonight (1982–1992)
- Mailbag (1982–1996)
- The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)
- Glenroe (1983–2001)
See alsoReferences1. ^1 2 {{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=2 January 2012}}
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