The following is a list of events relating to

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from 1984.

Events

*2 January – Jim Mitchell is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting. *February –

Charlie Bird Charles Brown Bird (9 September 1949 – 11 March 2024) was an Irish journalist and broadcaster. He was Chief News Correspondent with RTÉ News until January 2009. He took up the role of Washington Correspondent, but prematurely returned to hi ...

becomes the first reporter on

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to present a news item via

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, when he reports from the

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on the imprisonment, trial and subsequent release of Fr. Niall O'Brien. *1–4 June – RTÉ presents live coverage of

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's visit to Ireland. RTÉ sends twice-daily newsfeeds to Eurovision for world distribution during the visit. The coverage includes an interview with Reagan recorded in Washington for the programme ''

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'' and a special edition of ''Newstime'' which is broadcast on U.S. television.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

*25 June – ''

The Edison Twins ''The Edison Twins'' is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. Six seasons were co-produced by Ne ...

'' (1984–1986) *29 June – ''

The Doombolt Chase ''The Doombolt Chase'' is a naval-themed British science fiction/action television series aimed at a teenage audience. It was broadcast between 12 March and 16 April 1978, as a six-episode series. It was also broadcast in Canada on TVOntario in ...

'' (1978) *16 July – '' Heathcliff and Marmaduke'' (1981) *2 November – ''

Davis at Large ''Davis at Large'' is an Irish variety and chat show A talk show is a television programming, radio programming or podcast genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television Talk ...

'' (1984–1986) *24 December – ''

The Snowman ''The Snowman'' is a 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book '' The Snowman.'' It was directed by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4. It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an ...

'' (1982) *Undated – ''

MT-USA Not to be confused with MTV. ''MT-USA'' (''Music Television — USA'') was an Republic of Ireland, Irish music television programme broadcast between February 1984 and 1987. Known for the slogan, "Music Television USA - Music never looked better" ...

'' (1984–1987) *Undated - Masquerade (1983-1984)

RTÉ 2

*26 July – '' The Biskitts'' (1983–1984) *7 November – '' Leave It To Mrs O'Brien'' (1984–1986)

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

*'' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'' (1961–present) *'' RTÉ News: Six One'' (1962–present) *'' The Late Late Show'' (1962–present)

1970s

*''

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'' (1973–1997) *''

Trom agus Éadrom ''Trom agus Éadrom'' (; meaning "Heavy and Light") was an Irish television variety show which was broadcast bilingually in Irish and English by Raidió Teilifís Éireann between 1975 and 1985. The show was presented by Liam Ó Murchú and ...

'' (1975–1985) *''

The Late Late Toy Show ''The Late Late Toy Show'' is an annual, special edition of the Irish chat show ''The Late Late Show (Irish talk show), The Late Late Show''. Airing annually on RTÉ One near the end of November or early December to coincide with the holiday sh ...

'' (1975–present) *''

RTÉ News on Two ''RTÉ News on Two'' was a late-night news programme that aired each Monday to Thursday on Irish public television channel RTÉ Two between 2 November 1978 and 18 September 2014. The transmission time of this programme varied each night, but it ...

'' (1978–2014) *'' Bosco'' (1979–1996) *''

The Sunday Game ''The Sunday Game'' is RTÉ's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ2 every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ2's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1 ...

'' (1979–present)

1980s

*''

'' (1982–1992) *''

Mailbag ''Mailbag'' is an Irish TV programme which was presented by Arthur Murphy and broadcast on RTÉ One for a fourteen-year period, from 1982 to 1996. The presentation, which was initially 10 minutes in length, dealt with viewers letters concern ...

'' (1982–1996) *'' The Irish R.M.'' (1983–1985) *''

Glenroe ''Glenroe'' is an Irish television soap opera broadcast on RTÉ One for 18 years between September 1983 and May 2001. ''Glenroe was'' centred on the lives of the people living in the fictional rural village of the same name in County Wicklow. ...

'' (1983–2001)

References

{{Years in TV by country, 1984

1980s in Irish television For articles on Irish television in the 1980s please see: *1980 in Irish television *1981 in Irish television *1982 in Irish television *1983 in Irish television *1984 in Irish television *1985 in Irish television *1986 in Irish television *1987 i ...