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1970 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1970.

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Events

  • 21 March – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Amsterdam, for the first time with All Kinds of Everything sung by Dana.
  • May – Finnish Television airs a four-hour broadcast of RTÉ programmes titled Ireland Tonight. The broadcast includes King of the Road, a film of the life of a Tipperary roadworker, the children's series Wanderly Wagon, Guests of the Nation, a dramatisation of Frank O'Connor's short story; Ballad Sheet, July the Mad Month, a film on the political and religious situation in Northern Ireland, and Sports Magazine.
  • 6 May – RTÉ broadcasts seven hours of news coverage on the dismissal of cabinet members by the Taoiseach.
  • 9 May – Gerry Collins is appointed Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.
  • Undated – As the situation in Northern Ireland intensifies, RTÉ's coverage of events increases, with frequent extended news bulletins and additional news programming.
  • Undated – The limit on number of households connected to high-specification television aerial raised to 500.

    • Ongoing television programmes

  • RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
  • RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
  • The Late Late Show (1962–present)
  • Newsbeat (1964–1971)
  • The Riordans (1965–1979)
  • Quicksilver (1965–1981)
  • Seven Days (1966–1976)
  • Wanderly Wagon (1967–1982)

    • Births

  • 8 July – Maura Derrane, journalist and television presenter
  • 17 December – Craig Doyle, radio and television presenter
  • Undated – Alan Devine, actor

    • References

    1970 in Irish television Wikipedia
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