1999 in Irish television
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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999.
Contents
Events
- 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched.[1]
- 6 May – CableLink, the cable television company which is part owned by RTÉ is sold to NTL Communications for more than £535 million.[1]
- 14 May – Sunday Independent journalist Terry Keane discusses her affair with former Taoiseach Charles Haughey during an edition of The Late Late Show.[2]
- 21 May – Gay Byrne presents his final edition of The Late Late Show on RTÉ Television.[1]
- 28 June – Launch of TV You (later UTV2) in Northern Ireland. The channel's programme content is primarily simulcast with ITV2 in London. However, unusually for a commercial station, it does not carry any advertising
- Summer – Helen O'Rahilly is appointed as the first female Director of Television at RTÉ. She left in 2000 to take up a position at the BBC in London.[3][4]
- September – Pat Kenny succeeds Gay Byrne as presenter of The Late Late Show.
- 4 November – The Broadcasting Bill is presented in the Dáil, addressing the emergence of digital media. The Bill also establishes the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland.[1]
- 31 December – RTÉ presents Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000, coverage of the turn of the millennium from 31 December 1999 into 1 January 2000. The programme is part of the international strand 2000 Today to celebrate the occasion.
Debuts
RTÉ
- April – States of Fear (1999)
- September – Telly Bingo on RTÉ One (1999–present)
- 4 November – Bull Island on RTÉ One (1999–2001)
- Undated – Make 'Em Laugh on RTÉ One (1999)
- Undated – Open House on RTÉ One (1999–2004)
- Undated – The View on RTÉ Two (1999–2011)
TV3
- 12 April – First Edition (1999–2001)
- 12 April – A Game of Two Halves (1999)
- 12 April – TV3 News @ 7 (1999–2000)
- 20 September – Ireland AM (1999–present)
- 21 November – Agenda (1999–2004)
BBC
- Undated – Patrick Kielty Almost Live on BBC One (1999–2003)
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
- Glenroe (1983–2001)
- Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
- Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
- Fair City (1989–present)
- RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)
1990s
- Would You Believe (1990s–present)
- Winning Streak (1990–present)
- Challenging Times (1991–2001)
- Prime Time (1992–present)
- The Movie Show (1993–2001)
- No Disco (1993–2003)
- Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)
- Fame and Fortune (1996–2006)
- Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
- Ros na Rún (1996–present)
- Later on 2 (1997–2000)
- Don't Feed the Gondolas (1997–2001)
- A Scare at Bedtime (1997–2006)
- 2Phat (1998–2000)
- The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday (1998–2013)
- Sports Tonight (1998–2009)
- TV3 News (1998–present)
Ending this year
- 11 April – TV3 News @ 6 (1998–1999)
- 22 May – Kenny Live (1988–1999)
- May – PM Live (1997–1999)
- May – States of Fear (1999)
- June – Echo Island (1994–1999)
- 5 July – A Game of Two Halves (1999)
- 18 December – Saturday Live (1986–1999)
- Undated – Speakeasy (1998–1999)
