2021 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2021.
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Events
- 14 January – It is reported that a petition calling for RTÉ to remove The Angelus, which precedes the evening RTÉ News: Six One, has been signed by 2,200 people.[1]
- 10 March – RTÉ2 +1 is added to Sky on channel 202.[2]
- 19 March – The final edition of RTÉ's Home School Hub is aired.[3]
- 10 August – Matt Cooper announces he will be leaving his role as presenter of Virgin Media One's The Tonight Show.[4]
- 29 August – Virgin Media Television announces that Claire Brock will succeed Matt Cooper as presenter of The Tonight Show.[5]
- 3 September – The Late Late Show returns for a new series, with a very small studio audience allowed to return for the first time since March 2020, but with strict adherence to COVID-19 restrictions.[6]
- 8 November – RTÉ One airs Keelin Shanley: Faraway, Still Close, a documentary about the late news presenter, Keelin Shanley, made by her husband, Conor Ferguson. The documentary is also made available on RTÉ Player.[7]
- 12 November – RTÉ confirms that Dancing with the Stars will return for a fifth series in January 2022.[8][9][10]
- 26 November – The Late Late Toy Show is broadcast on RTÉ One, and becomes the most watched programme on Irish television in 2021.[11][12]
- 30 November – Sky News joins Saorview on Channel 23.[13][14]
Debuts
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)
- Reeling In the Years (1999–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)
- The Week in Politics (2006–present)
- At Your Service (2008–present)
- Operation Transformation (2008–present)
- 3e News (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)
- Ireland's Fittest Family (2014–present)
- Claire Byrne Live (2015–present)
- The Restaurant (2015–present)
- Red Rock (2015–present)
- TV3 News at 8 (2015–present)
- First Dates (2016–present)
- The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)
- Striking Out (2017–present)
2020s
- The Style Counsellors (2020–present)
Deaths
- 8 February – Rynagh O'Grady, 69, actress (Abbey Theatre, Father Ted).[19]
- 10 April – Shay Healy, 78, broadcaster, journalist and songwriter, Parkinson's disease.[20]
See also
References
- O'Connor, Rachael (14 January 2021). "Petition calls for removal of The Angelus from the airwaves". The Irish Post. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland) in 2021". Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via tvchannellists.com.
- "Farewell from the Home School Hub!". RTÉ.ie. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- Bray, Allison (10 August 2021). "Matt Cooper announces he is leaving The Tonight Show". Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- Ward, Shauna (29 August 2021). "Virgin Media's Claire Brock announced as new host of The Tonight Show after Matt Cooper's shock departure". rsvp live. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- Telford, Thomas (30 August 2021). "RTE's Ryan Tubridy confirms Late Late show audience to return for new series". Dublin Live. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Husband's moving documentary about RTÉ star Keelin Shanley: 'The idea that she felt she lived a full life is a really powerful gift'". The Irish Independent. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "Confirmed! Dancing with the Stars back in January". 12 November 2021.
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- Delaney, Caroline (12 November 2021). "Dancing with the Stars is back in January — and who's the new judge?". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "What Ireland watched in 2021: news and sport dominate TV viewing but 'Toy Show' tops charts". Irish Independent. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- "Sport and news dominate Ireland's most watched TV programmes for 2021". Irish Examiner. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- "Sky News to launch on Saorview Platform". Sky Group. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
- "Sky News Expands Reach with Terrestrial in Ireland – All About Digital TV". digitaltv.org.uk. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
- "TV guide: 18 of the best shows to watch this week". Irish Times. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "Home Advantage". RTE. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- "Keys to my life". RTE. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- "Premiere date for RTÉ crime drama Kin announced". RTE. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Abbey Theatre and Father Ted actress Rynagh O'Grady dies RTÉ Entertainment, 2021-02-09
- Eurovision winning songwriter Shay Healy dies, aged 78 Irish Independent, 2021-04-10
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