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Prior to Sky Digital, cable television was the most common system for distributing multi-channel television in Ireland. With more than 40 years of history and extensive networks of both wired and "wireless" cable, Ireland is amongst the most cabled countries in Europe. Forty percent [42] of
Fortnight Magazine - Northern Irish political magazine; Gralton magazine - leftist magazine [2] Red Patriot and Voice of Revolution - Maoist, anti-clerical, pro-Irish republican magazines published by the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) [3] The Ripening of Time - Marxist magazine [3] [4] Kiss (Irish magazine)
20 February – A new magazine programme, Studio Eight, launches. It supplements the now ten-minute Today in Northern Ireland news bulletin. 31 October – Ulster Television launches at 4.45pm from the Black Mountain transmitter located in Belfast. The signal from the transmitter could not cover the whole of Northern Ireland, with plans placed ...
The table of years in Irish television is a tabular display of all years in Irish television, for overview and quick navigation to any year. Contents: 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s - 2010s
In December 2014, RTÉ made television advertising history by airing the first-ever native HD advert in the UK and Ireland. The commercial was part of the 3 Mobile Christmas campaign. It was created by Dublin creative agency Boys & Girls and was delivered by global delivery specialists IMD.
Radio listenership is still very high, in Ireland with 83% of Irish adults tuning into radio each day. [5]There are many national radio services operated by public broadcasters (RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta) and private broadcasters (Today FM, Newstalk and Ireland's Classic Hits Radio.
The following is a list of events related to television in Ireland during the 1950s. The television service for the Irish Republic did not begin until 1961, but preparations for its introduction were being made throughout the 1950s, while in Northern Ireland the first television service came on air in 1955 with the launch of the BBC television service for Northern Ireland.
2 November – Ireland's second television channel, RTÉ 2 goes on air. [1] The opening night features a variety gala performance from the Cork Opera House and the 1968 film Bullitt. [10] November – The UK soap Coronation Street is aired for the first time on RTÉ 2. It had previously only been available to those who could receive UTV or HTV ...