1964 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1964.

## Events

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* 3 January – Tolka Row, an urban drama serial by Maura Laverty first goes on air.[1]
* January – Reverend Fergus Day, of the Church of Ireland is appointed to advise on the broadcasting of Protestant religious programmes.[1]
* 4 February – Telefís Scoile, one of the earliest teaching programmes for schools on television in Europe is first aired by Telefís Éireann.[1]
* March – Patrick Jennings appointed RTÉ's Agricultural Advisor.[1]
* 20 April – The BBC Two Northern Ireland service goes on air.
* 14 September – Newsbeat, a topical and often humorous programme, first goes on air. It features reporters Frank Tuomey and Frank Hall with caption stories by cartoonist Terry Williers.[1]

## Debuts

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* 3 January – Tolka Row (1964–1968)
* 7 January – Discovery (1964)
* 14 September – Newsbeat (1964–1971)

## Ongoing television programmes

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* RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
* Jackpot (1962–1965)
* Dáithí Lacha (1962–1969)
* RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
* The Late Late Show (1962–present)[1]

## Births

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* 10 May – Diarmuid Gavin, garden designer and television personality
* 25 September – Maria Doyle Kennedy, actress and singer

## See also

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* 1964 in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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