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1999 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999.

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Events

  • 1 February – RTÉ News Online is launched.
  • 6 May – CableLink, the cable television company which is part owned by RTÉ is sold to NTL Communications for more than £535 million.
  • 14 May – Sunday Independent journalist Terry Keane discusses her affair with former Taoiseach Charles Haughey during an edition of The Late Late Show.
  • 21 May – Gay Byrne presents his final edition of The Late Late Show on RTÉ Television.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • References

    1999 in Irish television Wikipedia
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