1981 in Irish television

none December 2023 1981 Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1981. Events April – The Working Party on Women in Broadcasting presents its report to the RTÉ Authority.http://www.rte.ie/laweb/brc/brc_timeline.html RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life Rte.ie 2 January 2012 4 April – Ireland hosts the Eurovision Song Contest from the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion, Dublin, after winning the previous year. The contest is won by the United Kingdom with the song "Making Your Mind Up", performed by the group Bucks Fizz, while the Irish entry, "Horoscopes" by the trio Sheeba ends in fifth place. 25 April – Launch date of Channel D, a pirate television station in Dublin. 17 June – RTÉ broadcast seventeen continuous hours of coverage of the 1981 General Election. 30 June – Patrick Cooney is appointed Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. 11 November – RTÉ Television begins airing the Irish language adult education programme Anois 's Arís. Undated – 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. The programmes include interviews with organisations banned from the media by Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act. Debuts RTÉ 1 14 January – UK Brendon Chase (1980) 20 March – USA Dennis the Menace (1959–1963) 7 October – USA 3-2-1 Contact (1980–1988) RTÉ 2 15 May – USA Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980–1981) Ongoing television programmes 1960s RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present) RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present) The Late Late Show (1962–present) Wanderly Wagon (1967–1982) 1970s Sports Stadium (1973–1997) Trom agus Éadrom (1975–1985) The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present) RTÉ News on Two (1978–2014) The Live Mike (1979–1982) Bosco (1979–1996) The Sunday Game (1979–present) 1980s Bracken (1980–1982) Ending this year Undated – Quicksilver (1965–1981) Births 26 January – Colin O'Donoghue, film, television and theatre actor 8 March – Glenda Gilson, model and television presenter See also 1981 in Ireland References 1981 1980s in Irish television