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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
12 May – TV3 announces it will air the 2015 FA Cup Final on 30 May, bringing the FA Cup back to Irish terrestrial television after a 20-year absence. [58] [59] 14 May – UTV Ireland announces it is moving its early evening edition of Ireland Live from 6.30pm to 5.30pm. The channel will also introduce hourly news updates during the day.
The majority of major cable systems in Ireland now use fibre optics, however some smaller systems still use a mixture of microwave links, UHF antennae and direct satellite feeds to local headends. By the 1980s cable television was well-established as the most popular multi-channel television reception system in Ireland.
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.
11 November – RTÉ Television begins airing the Irish language adult education programme Anois 's Arís. [1] Unknown – RTÉ is given special government permission to broadcast two television programmes that are part of a series jointly produced with the BBC titled The Troubles.
John Bowman wrote Window and Mirror: RTÉ Television 1961–2011, a history of the service, for its 50th anniversary. The book was launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the National Museum in Dublin on 23 November 2011. [5] TV50 was launched by RTÉ on 26 December 2011 to celebrate 50 years of Irish television in 2012. [6]
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
RTÉ Television: 1961–2011, [94] which was launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the National Museum in Dublin on 23 November 2011. [95] At 10:00 am on 24 October 2012 all analogue television transmissions ended in Ireland, [96] and RTÉ's television channels are now only available digitally on Saorview, satellite, and cable.