1979 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1979.

## Events

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* January – RTÉ establishes an internal working party to investigate the representation of women in news reporting. Their findings are published in April 1981.[1]
* 8 April – UK children's television series Worzel Gummidge begins airing on RTÉ 1 two months after its screening debut in its original country.
* May – The Riordans is aired on television for the final time. It switches to radio and continues until 1985.[1]
* 4 June – The long-running children's television series Bosco begins an eight-part pilot series.[1]
* 29 September – 1 October – Coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland is broadcast on RTÉ radio and television.[1]
* 2 October – Mary McAleese debuts as a reporter on the current affairs programme Frontline.[1]
* 12 December – Albert Reynolds is appointed as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.[1]

## Debuts

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### RTÉ 1

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* 7 January –  Children of the New Forest (1977)
* 8 April –  Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)
* 5 June –  Jana of the Jungle (1978)
* 2 October –  To the Manor Born (1979–1981, 2007)
* 9 November – The Live Mike (1979–1982)

### RTÉ 2

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* 4 June – Bosco (1979–1987)
* 8 July – The Sunday Game (1979–present)

## Ongoing television programmes

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* RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
* RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
* The Late Late Show (1962–present)
* Quicksilver (1965–1981)
* Wanderly Wagon (1967–1982)
* Hall's Pictorial Weekly (1971–1980)
* Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
* Trom agus Éadrom (1975–1985)
* The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
* RTÉ News on Two (1978–2014)

## Ending this year

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* May – The Riordans (1965–1979)

## Births

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* 20 March – Amy Huberman, actress and writer
* 16 August - Brian Ormond, singer and television presenter
* 9 October – Chris O'Dowd, comedian and actor
* 17 October – Leigh Arnold, actress
* 24 November – Kirsteen O'Sullivan, television presenter
* Undated – Aisling O'Loughlin, journalist, newsreader and presenter

## See also

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* 1979 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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