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2010 In Irish Television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2010s in Irish television, 2010 Events January *January – The compliance committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upholds a further ten complaints against TV3 (Ireland), TV3 in relation to ''Play TV (Ireland), Play TV''. A further three complaints are upheld in February. *8 January – Amid a deep freeze and in what has since been commemorated as "one of the most memorable moments of Irish television", an RTÉ news bulletin broadcasts one male individual slipping and sliding down the street in Dublin. February *1 February – Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan signs an agreement with the UK's Ben Bradshaw enabling viewers within Northern Ireland to watch RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4 on a free-to-air basis as of 2012. The agreement between both jurisdictions will also guarantee that viewers within the Republic of Ireland will be able to view BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Two Northern Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973) is an Irish broadcaster. He currently presents the weekday mid-morning programme ''The Ryan Tubridy Show'' on Virgin Radio UK, as well as a weekend programme on Sundays. His broadcasting career with RTÉ spanned over two decades, where he presented many shows on radio and television, most notably ''The Late Late Show (Irish talk show), The Late Late Show'' on RTÉ One from 2009 to 2023. Other shows he presented include RTÉ 2fm's ''The Full Irish'' (2004–2009) and ''Tubridy (radio show), Tubridy'' (2010–2015), RTÉ One's ''Tubridy Tonight'' (2004–2009), RTÉ Radio One's ''The Tubridy Show'' (2005–2010) and ''The Ryan Tubridy Show'' (2015–2023). He also hosted the Rose of Tralee (festival), Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions and worked for BBC Radio. Tubridy has written several books, including ''JFK in Ireland'', ''The Irish Are Coming'' and ''Patrick and the President''. He was known as the highest-paid person at RTÉ over several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Den (Ireland)
''The Den'' was a long-running children's entertainment television programme on Republic of Ireland, Ireland's public broadcaster, RTÉ. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later. Initially a continuity strand for weekday afternoon programmes, ''The Den'' later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s, until it became synonymous with RTÉ Young People's Programming, RTÉ's children's output. At various times during its run, it was known as ''Dempsey's Den'', ''Den TV'' and ''Den2''. In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ (now ''RTÉ Kids''). ''The Den'' aired for the last time on 19 September 2010. The ''Den'' name returned for six weeks from November 2020 on RTÉ1, reuniting members of the original cast in a Sunday-evening variety-show format, predominantly aimed at families living through the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, country's cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STV (TV Network)
STV is a free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the STV Group. It is made up of the Central Scotland and Northern Scotland ITV public broadcaster licences, formerly known as Scottish Television (now legally STV Central Ltd) and Grampian Television (now legally STV North Ltd) respectively. The STV brand refers to the on-air name used by Scottish Television for much of its history - notably in the 1970s and early 1980s. This brand remained in conversational use amongst the local public afterwards. The modern STV brand was adopted on Tuesday 30 May 2006 replacing both franchises' previous identities. The sense of continuity in the name was demonstrated when STV celebrated its 60th birthday in 2017, with special programmes broadcast on STV itself and STV2. STV is now the only part of the Channel 3 network that is not owned by ITV plc. The station does not carry ITV1 branding or show ITV1's network presentation except during news broadcasts, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UTV (TV Channel)
UTV (formerly Ulster Television, branded on air as ITV1 since 2020) is the ITV region covering Northern Ireland, ITV subsidiary and the former on-air name of the free-to-air public broadcast television channel serving the area. It is run by ITV plc and is responsible for the regional news service and programmes made principally for the area by the UTV production team. It currently uses the network ITV1 channel with an opt-out service for local advertising and on-air promos for local programming. The present day TV service, ITV1, is directly descended from the ITV network, which originally consisted of independent regional companies which were once the only commercial TV broadcasters in their area. UTV held the licence for Northern Ireland and first went on the air on 31 October 1959. The company itself was formed in November 1958 to apply for the licence – advertised by the Independent Television Authority – and became the first indigenous television broadcaster in Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brain Box
''Brain Box'' is a live, interactive quiz show, showing in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on UTV, and in Scotland on STV, airing every night, beginning after midnight. The quiz show launched on UTV in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on Monday 3 August 2009, and on STV in Scotland just over a year later, on Thursday 19 August 2010. The show began airing on TV3 in the Republic of Ireland on 9 September 2010, just 7 months after the axing of the controversial '' Play TV''. The channel ceased transmission of the programme just a week later, without explanation. ''Brain Box'' is a commercial presentation, by NetPlay TV – in association with Challenge Jackpot. Although broadcast only in Scotland and Ireland, the show was actually produced at Teddington Studios in London, England (also previously used by ''Quiz Call''). Reception The ''Belfast Telegraph The ''Belfast Telegraph'' is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading newspaper. It is considered a newspaper of record for Ireland. Though formed as a Protestant Irish nationalist paper, within two decades and under new owners, it became a supporter of unionism in Ireland. In the 21st century, it presents itself politically as "liberal and progressive", as well as being centre-right on economic issues. The editorship of the newspaper from 1859 until 1986 was controlled by the Anglo-Irish Protestant minority, only gaining its first nominal Irish Catholic editor 127 years into its existence. The paper's notable columnists have included writer and arts commentator Fintan O'Toole and satirist Miriam Lord. The late Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was once a columnist. Michael O'Regan was the Leinster Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeson Street
__NOTOC__ Leeson Street (; ) is a thoroughfare near central Dublin, Ireland. Location The street is divided into two parts by the Grand Canal: Lower Leeson Street, in Dublin 2 is to the north of the canal, linking to St Stephen's Green, with Upper Leeson Street, in the Dublin 4 region, south of the canal. History Originally known as Suesy Street, it was renamed in 1728 after the Leesons, a family of local brewers, who branched into property development and subsequently became Earls of Milltown. In 1769 a Magdalen Asylum was established by Lady Arabella Denny in the street for Protestant women. The street is home to several prominent buildings including the main office of the Ombudsman and the embassies of Portugal, Malta, Palestine and Cyprus. The largest building on Lower Leeson Street, along with several adjoining buildings and significant land holdings in the area, is owned by the Catholic University School. In 1870, Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of Gerry Ryan
RTÉ broadcaster Gerry Ryan died on 30 April 2010, aged 53. Ryan had been presenting ''The Gerry Ryan Show'' since 1988 and at the time of his death had the largest audience on RTÉ 2fm. Ryan also hosted several television series, including ''Secrets'', ''Gerry Ryan Tonight'', ''Ryantown'', ''Gerry Ryan's Hitlist'' and ''Operation Transformation (TV series), Operation Transformation'' and ''Ryan Confidential'', as well as one edition of ''The Late Late Show (Ireland), The Late Late Show'' in 2008. Ryan co-presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with Cynthia Ní Mhurchú. He died at his Upper Leeson Street apartment in Dublin, with his body found by his partner Melanie Verwoerd. The broadcaster had split from his wife Morah in 2008; the couple had five children together. Ryan's death provoked tributes from politicians, colleagues and ordinary people alike, culminating in a mass outpouring of public and private sympathy as thousands of people queued over several days to sign boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Ryan
Gerard Ryan (4 June 1956 – 30 April 2010) was an Irish people, Irish presenter of radio and television employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He presented ''The Gerry Ryan Show'' on radio station RTÉ 2fm each weekday morning from 1988 until Death of Gerry Ryan, hours before his sudden death. He was presented with a Jacob's Awards, Jacob's Award for this show in 1990. Ryan hosted several series of television shows, including ''Secrets (Irish TV series), Secrets'', ''Gerry Ryan Tonight'', ''Ryantown'', ''Gerry Ryan's Hitlist'', ''Ryan Confidential'' and the first three series of ''Operation Transformation (TV series), Operation Transformation''. In 1987, he earned notoriety and the moniker "Lambo" after an unpleasant incident in Connemara. He was also noted for co-presenting, with Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Eurovision Song Contest 1994 and, in 2008, presenting an edition of ''The Late Late Show (Ireland), The Late Late Show'', television's longest-running chat show, in pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Maguire
Jennifer Zamparelli (née Maguire; born 9 April 1980) is an Irish comedian and television presenter. She is known for her role on the TV show ''Republic of Telly'', where she was a primary writer, and as co-host of the 2FM morning show ''Breakfast Republic'' with Bernard O'Shea and Keith Walsh. She also stars in the sitcom ''Bridget & Eamon''. Career Zamparelli appeared on the British television series ''The Apprentice (British TV series), The Apprentice'' in The Apprentice (UK series four), its fourth series as a 27-year-old marketing consultant, who says that when she first ran an office, she made £60,000 in six months with no training. She described herself as "the best saleswoman in Europe at the moment". The media portrayed her as "an ice maiden" and as resembling "someone frozen alive while chewing a wasp". She was fired in week 7 along with Jenny Celerier. After leaving ''The Apprentice'' Zamparelli returned to Ireland. She has since embarked on a television career. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Telly
''Republic of Telly'' is a TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ2. Presented by comedian Kevin McGahern, the programme is intended as a satirical examination of television, mocking various Irish and British TV channels, including sketches and special guests making an appearance from the shows. An added feature of the show is its correspondents Jennifer Maguire and Bernard O'Shea. Maguire conducts vox pops and celebrity interviews, whereas O'Shea conducts live 'on the spot' reports (filmed in front of a greenscreen). Series two also introduced comedians The Rubberbandits as reporters, bizarre weathermen and agony aunts. The series has contributed to the chart success of The Rubberbandits single "Horse Outside", as well as " Everybody's Drinkin'" and " Big Box Little Box" by Damo and Ivor. In February 2017, it was announced by RTÉ that the show had been cancelled after an eight-year run. Series First series The first series, which was presented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
