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1976 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to
television in the Republic of Ireland
from 1976.
Events
18 October âÂÂ
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
Conor Cruise O'Brien
issues a directive to
RTÃÂ
, providing clarification on the organisations whose members are
banned from broadcast
. The move follows the issuing of the original directive regarding this issue in 1971.
21 December â The
Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act
becomes law. The Act includes amendments to Section 31 of the original 1960 Broadcasting Authority Act and the establishment of the
Broadcasting Complaints Commission
.
Debuts
23 October âÂÂ
The Great Grape Ape Show
(1975)
27 October âÂÂ
The Wombles
(1973âÂÂ1975)
Ongoing television programmes
' (1961âÂÂpresent)
' (1962âÂÂpresent)
The Late Late Show
(1962âÂÂpresent)
The Riordans
(1965âÂÂ1979)
Quicksilver
(1965âÂÂ1981)
Wanderly Wagon
(1967âÂÂ1982)
Hall's Pictorial Weekly
(1971âÂÂ1980)
Sports Stadium
(1973âÂÂ1997)
Trom agus ÃÂadrom
(1975âÂÂ1985)
The Late Late Toy Show
(1975âÂÂpresent)
Ending this year
Unknown âÂÂ
Seven Days
(1966âÂÂ1976)
Births
11 August âÂÂ
Claire Byrne
, journalist and television presenter
16 September âÂÂ
Liz Bonnin
, television presenter
Undated âÂÂ
DáithààSé
, television presenter
See also
1976 in Ireland
References