1998 In Irish Television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1998.

Events

*29 May – Ray D'Arcy leaves '' Den TV'' after hosting the long running wacky children's programme for 9 years since 1990.
*10 June – The Irish version of '' The Animals of Farthing Wood'' airs on television once again with reruns of the dub showing on Teilifís na Gaeilge. The Irish language television channel will also continue airing the series until 1999 although the English version will continue airing on RTÉ for many years to come.
*13 August – First showing on Irish television of US teen drama ''Dawson's Creek'' on Network 2.
*20 September – Launch of TV3, the Republic of Ireland's first commercial television channel. Early programming on the channel includes the UK soap ''EastEnders'', the miniseries ''Merlin'', the film '' The Quick and the Dead'', US comedy '' Just Shoot Me'', and '' Breakers'', a new Australian soap. The channel is aimed at the 15–44 age group and also has a remit for 15% of its programming to be homegrown – rising to 25% within five years.
*1 October – Digital satellite television launches in the Republic of Ireland, operated by Sky Digital.
*1 October – TV3 reports an audience share of 927,000 (7% of viewers) for its first week on air, passing its intended initial target of a 6% audience share.

Debuts

RTÉ

*3 January – '' Darkwing Duck'' on Network 2 (1991–1992)
*4 January – '' Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist'' on Network 2 (1996–1997)
*5 January – ''Veronica's Closet'' on Network 2 (1997–2000)
*6 January – '' Cow and Chicken'' on Network 2 (1997–1999)
*7 January – ''Dharma & Greg'' on Network 2 (1997–2002)
*8 January – ''Ally McBeal'' on Network 2 (1997–2002)
*8 January – '' Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord'' on Network 2 (1997)
*9 January – '' Kenan & Kel'' on Network 2 (1996–2001)
*10 January – '' Men in Black: The Series'' on Network 2 (1997–2001)
*15 January – '' The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' on Network 2 (1997–2000)
*23 January – ''What-a-Mess'' (Series 3) on Network 2 (1995–1996)
*19 February – '' Extreme Ghostbusters'' on Network 2 (1997)
*22 February – '' The Untouchables of Elliot Mouse'' on Network 2 (1996–1997)
*24 February – '' Return to the Magic Library'' on Network 2 (1989)
*2 March – ''The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson'' on Network 2 (1998)
*21 March – '' Little Wizards'' on Network 2 (1987–1988)
*8 April – '' Mirror, Mirror II'' on Network 2 (1997–1998)
*8 April – ''The Wombles'' on Network 2 (1998–2002)
*10 April – '' Lizzie's Library'' on Network 2 (1995)
*11 April – '' Mighty Ducks'' on Network 2 (1996–1997)
*25 April – '' The Mozart Band'' on Network 2 (1995)
*2 May – '' The Blobs'' on Network 2 (1997)
*8 May – '' Roger and the Rottentrolls'' on Network 2 (1996–2000)
*30 May – '' The New World of the Gnomes'' on Network 2 (1997)
*2 June – '' Orson and Olivia'' on Network 2 (1993)
*1 August – '' The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures'' on Network 2 (1997–1998)
*1 August – '' Mighty Max'' on Network 2 (1993–1994)
*1 August – '' Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown'' on Network 2 (1998–1999)
*6 August – '' Escape from Jupiter'' on Network 2 (1994–1995)
*13 August – ''Dawson's Creek'' on Network 2 (1998–2003)
*22 August – ''What-a-Mess'' (Series 2) on Network 2 (1990)
*27 August – '' Return to Jupiter'' on Network 2 (1997)
*8 September – '' Renford Rejects'' on Network 2 (1998–2001)
*9 September – '' Hero Turtles: The Next Mutation'' on Network 2 (1997–1998)
*10 September – ''The Wild Thornberrys'' on Network 2 (1998–2004)
*13 September – '' PB&J Otter'' on Network 2 (1998–2000)
*14 September – ''Gridlock'' (1998)
*16 September – '' Oscar and Friends'' on Network 2 (1996)
*18 September – '' 2Phat'' on Network 2 (1998–2000)
*28 September – '' The Forgotten Toys'' on Network 2 (1998–1999)
*September – '' The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday'' on RTÉ 1 (1998–2013)
*8 December – '' The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey'' on Network 2 (1996–1998)
*Undated – '' Recess'' on Network 2 (1997–2001)
*Undated – '' Murder Call'' on Network 2 (1997–2000)
*Undated – ''The New Batman Adventures'' on Network 2 (1997–1999)
*Undated – '' USA High'' (1997–1999)
*Undated – '' Hang Time'' (1995–2000)

TV3

*20 September – '' TV3 News @ 6'' (1998–1999)
*20 September – '' TV3 News'' (1998–present)
*20 September – ''Just Shoot Me!'' (1997–2003)
*20 September – ''Merlin'' (1998)
*20 September – '' Sports Tonight'' (1998–2009)
*21 September – '' Gimme 3'' (1998–1999)
*21 September – '' Breakers'' (1998–1999)
*21 September – ''EastEnders'' (1985–present)
*21 September – '' Sunset Beach'' (1997–1999)
*21 September – ''The Ren and Stimpy Show'' (1991–1996)
*21 September – ''Speakeasy'' (1998–1999)
*21 September – '' Something So Right'' (1996–1998)
*21 September – '' Conan the Adventurer'' (1992–1993)
*24 September – ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003)
*26 September – ''Conan and the Young Warriors'' (1994)
*26 September – ''Salty's Lighthouse'' (1997–1998)
*26 September – '' Avenger Penguins'' (1993–1994)
*26 September – ''Loggerheads'' (1998–1999)
*26 September – ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' (1994–1997)
*27 September – '' Transformers: Generation 2'' (1992–1994)
*27 September – '' The Adventures of Pete and Pete'' (1991–1996)
*27 September – '' Animal Crackers'' (1997–1999)

Teilifís na Gaeilge

*16 January – '' Tabaluga'' (1994–2004)
*29 September – '' Power Rangers Turbo'' (1997)
*3 October – '' S.O.S. Croco'' (1998)

BBC

*Undated – ''Give My Head Peace'' on BBC One (1998–2008)

Changes of network affiliation

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

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

1970s

*'' The Late Late Toy Show'' (1975–present)
*'' RTÉ News on Two'' (1978–2014)
*''The Sunday Game'' (1979–present)

1980s

*'' Glenroe'' (1983–2001)
*'' Saturday Live'' (1986–1999)
*'' Questions and Answers'' (1986–2009)
*'' Dempsey's Den'' (1986–2010)
*'' Kenny Live'' (1988–1999)
*'' Fair City'' (1989–present)
*'' RTÉ News: One O'Clock'' (1989–present)

1990s

*'' Would You Believe'' (1990s–present)
*''Winning Streak'' (1990–present)
*'' Challenging Times'' (1991–2001)
*''Prime Time'' (1992–present)
*''The Movie Show'' (1993–2001)
*'' No Disco'' (1993–2003)
*'' Echo Island'' (1994–1999)
*'' Nuacht RTÉ'' (1995–present)
*'' Fame and Fortune'' (1996–2006)
*''Nuacht TG4'' (1996–present)
*''Ros na Rún'' (1996–present)
*''PM Live'' (1997–1999)
*''Later on 2'' (1997–2000)
*''Don't Feed the Gondolas'' (1997–2001)
*''A Scare at Bedtime'' (1997–2006)

Ending this year

*29 April – ''The Swamp Shop'' (1997–1998)
*1 April – ''Know Your Sport'' (1987–1998)
*17 April – ''Brendan O'Carroll's Hot Milk and Pepper'' (1996–1998)
*15 May – ''The Morbegs'' (1996–1998)

Deaths

*28 February – Dermot Morgan, 45, comedian and actor

See also

*1998 in Ireland

References

External links

List of 1998 Irish television series
at IMDb

{{Years in TV by country, 1998

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