2020 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2020.
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Events
- 2 January – The death of broadcaster Marian Finucane, who presented Crimecall in the 1990s, is announced.[1][2][3][4][5]
- 7 January – The death of broadcaster Larry Gogan, best known as a 2fm disc-jockey, who provided the RTÉ television commentary at the 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982 Eurovision Song Contests, is announced.[6][7][8][9][10]
- 24 January – ITV Box Office, a pay-per-view television service from ITV, and the only ITV service available in Ireland via Sky, ceases broadcasting.
- 8 February – RTÉ announce the death of newsreader Keelin Shanley at the age of 51 following a two-year battle with cancer.[11][12]
- 13 March – Following the introduction of restrictions on social gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, RTÉ One airs the first edition of The Late Late Show to go ahead without a studio audience.[13][14]
- 15 March – Lottie Ryan and professional dancer Pasquale La Rocca win series four of Dancing with the Stars.[15]
- 17 March – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar makes a special broadcast to the nation called A Ministerial Broadcast by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, TD, in which he says the COVID-19 emergency could go on for months into the summer.[16]
- 18 March – In response to COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings, RTÉ announces that its rolling news channel, RTÉ News Now, will air a daily Mass service from the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba in Letterkenny, each weekday at 10.30am until at least 29 March when restrictions are reviewed. The service will be followed each day by a short religions message from representatives of other faiths and Christian denominations in Ireland.[17]
- 30 March – Launch of RTÉ's Home School Hub and its companion show, Home School Extra; both programmes are created in response to the closure of all schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.[18][19]
- 20 April – TG4 launches Cúla4 Ar Scoil ("Cúla 4 at School"), an Irish language equivalent to RTÉ Home School Hub.[20]
- 16 May – RTÉ One airs Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light to mark the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. The programme, broadcast by all countries participating in the competition, showcases the forty one acts that would have appeared in Eurovision 2020.[21][22]
- 26 June – RTÉ Does Comic Relief is held. The event is broadcast live on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player for over four hours with over €5 million raised for charities.[23]
- 22 July – RTÉ postpones the fifth series of Dancing with the Stars, originally scheduled for 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[24][25]
- 23 July – Ivan Yates leaves his presenting role at Virgin Media One's The Tonight Show.[26]
- 31 August –
- David McCullagh begins presenting the Six One News alongside Caitríona Perry.[27]
- RTÉ rebrands its rolling news channel RTÉ News Now to RTÉ News channel with minor changes to its programming line-up.[28]
- 27 November – The Late Late Toy Show is broadcast on RTÉ One, and becomes the most watched programme on Irish television in 2020.[29][30]
Debuts
- 7 January – The Style Counsellors
- 22 March – Keys To My Life
- 31 March – Miss Scarlet and The Duke
- 18 May – Dead Still
Ongoing television programmes
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)
- The Sunday Game (1979–present)
1980s
- Fair City (1989–present)
- RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)
1990s
- Would You Believe (1990s–present)
- Winning Streak (1990–present)
- Prime Time (1992–present)
- Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)
- Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
- Ros na Rún (1996–present)
- TV3 News (1998–present)
- Ireland AM (1999–present)
- Telly Bingo (1999–present)
2000s
- Nationwide (2000–present)
- TV3 News at 5.30 (2001–present) – now known as the 5.30
- Against the Head (2003–present)
- news2day (2003–present)
- Other Voices (2003–present)
- Saturday Night with Miriam (2005–present)
- The Week in Politics (2006–present)
- At Your Service (2008–present)
- Operation Transformation (2008–present)
- 3e News (2009–present)
- Dragons' Den (2009–present)
- Two Tube (2009–present)
2010s
- Jack Taylor (2010–present)
- Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011–present)
- MasterChef Ireland (2011–present)
- Today (2012–present)
- The Works (2012–present)
- Celebrity MasterChef Ireland (2013–present)
- Second Captains Live (2013–present)
- Claire Byrne Live (2015–present)
- The Restaurant (2015–present)
- Red Rock (2015–present)
- TV3 News at 8 (2015–present)
- First Dates (2016–present)
- Dancing with the Stars (2017–present)
- The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)
- Striking Out (2017–present)
Deaths
- 2 January – Marian Finucane, radio and tv presenter, who presented Crimecall in the 1990s.[1][2][3][4]
- 7 January – Larry Gogan, disc jockey and TV compere, best known as a 2fm disc-jockey, who provided the RTÉ television commentary at the 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.[6][7][8][9][10]
- 8 February – Keelin Shanley, 51, journalist and newsreader[31]
See also
References
- Hennessy, Michelle (2 January 2020). "Broadcaster Marian Finucane has died at the age of 69". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Hilliard, Mark (2 January 2020). "RTÉ broadcaster Marian Finucane dies aged 69". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Conneely, Ailbhe (2 January 2020). "Death announced of RTÉ broadcaster Marian Finucane". RTÉ News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Murray, Sean (3 January 2020). "Here are some of Marian Finucane's most memorable moments in broadcasting". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- Ní Aodha, Gráinne (7 January 2020). "Marian Finucane had decided in early December that she would retire". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- Crowley, Sinéad (7 January 2020). "Veteran RTÉ broadcaster Larry Gogan dies". RTÉ News.
- Duffy, Rónán (7 January 2020). "Larry Gogan (1934–2020): Radio icon who provided the soundtrack to Irish life". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- Burns, Sarah (8 January 2020). "Larry Gogan funeral to take place in Dublin on Friday". IrishTimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- McGrath, Graham (8 January 2020). "Funeral details announced for RTE legend Larry Gogan who died aged 81". Extra.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- Ryan, Órla (10 January 2020). "Radio stations to pay tribute to Larry Gogan as his funeral takes place in Dublin". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- Crowley, Sinéad (8 February 2020). "RTÉ broadcaster Keelin Shanley dies following illness". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- Carswell, Simon (12 February 2020). "'I have had a wonderful life': Keelin Shanley remembered at funeral". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- O'Shea, Cormac (14 March 2020). "The Late Late Show viewers react to 'weird' RTE show with no audience due to coronavirus". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- "The 'weird' and hilarious reactions to Late Late Show without an audience". Extra.ie. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "'I actually have no words': Lottie Ryan wins Dancing With The Stars". The Journal. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Covid-19 emergency to continue beyond March – Varadkar". RTÉ News. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "RTÉ to air daily Mass during Covid-19 emergency". RTÉ. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "'Truly excellent' – RTE's Home School Hub was a massive hit with parents and kids". Extra.ie. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- Gallagher, Katie (6 April 2020). "The Teachers". Irish Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via PressReader.com.
- Wall, Eva (10 April 2020). "TG4 to launch new school programme for children in Irish language schools". Extra.ie. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "Douze points! Europe unites for Eurovision special". RTE. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "Rock 'n' Roll Kids tops Irish Eurovision winners poll". RTE. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "RTÉ Does Comic Relief raises plenty of craic and cash". RTE News. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Dancing with the Stars will not air in 2021". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- McNally, Tadgh (22 July 2020). "RTÉ has cancelled Dancing With the Stars due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Ivan Yates' last ever Tonight Show". Connaught Telegraph. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "David McCullagh joins Caitríona Perry on RTÉ's Six One News". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "RTÉ News Now rebranded". Clean Feed. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "Late Late Toy Show was top of the box in 2020". RTE. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- "Toy Show and Varadkar's Patrick's Day address most-watched RTÉ broadcasts last year". Journal. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- Brennan, Colin (8 February 2020). "RTE News presenter Keelin Shanley tragically dies after cancer battle aged 51". Dublin Live. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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