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2000 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2000.

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Events

  • 1 January – 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.
  • 1 June – A new RTÉ Authority is appointed.
  • 11 September – The UK broadcaster Granada Media plc agrees to acquire 45% of TV3 from the channel's original consortium as part of a deal giving TV3 the right to simulcast programming with ITV.
  • Undated – RTÉ undergoes a programme of re-structuring.
  • Undated – RTÉ establishes a Programme Development Fund to invest £25 million in indigenous programming over the next five years.
  • Undated – By the end of 2000 RTÉ has a deficit of £11.23 million. Public funding for the broadcaster has been increased only once in the previous fifteen years.
  • Undated – TV You is rebranded as UTV2.

    • RTÉ

  • 13 March – Nationwide on RTÉ One (2000–present)
  • 27 September – Off the Rails on RTÉ One (2000–present)
  • 11 October – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on RTÉ One (2000–2002)
  • 1 November – Paths to Freedom on Network 2 (2000)
  • Undated – Seven Ages (2000)

    • 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)
  • Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
  • Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
  • 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)
  • Don't Feed the Gondolas (1997–2001)
  • A Scare at Bedtime (1997–2006)
  • The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday (1998–2013)
  • Sports Tonight (1998–2009)
  • TV3 News (1998–present)
  • Bull Island (1999–2001)
  • First Edition (1999–2001)
  • Open House (1999–2004)
  • Agenda (1999–2004)
  • The View (1999–2011)
  • Ireland AM (1999–present)
  • Telly Bingo (1999–present)

    • Ending this year

  • May – Later on 2 (1997–2000)
  • 1 December – Paths to Freedom (2000)
  • 29 December – TV3 News @ 7 (1999–2000)
  • Undated – 2Phat (1998–2000)

    • References

    2000 in Irish television Wikipedia
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