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1980 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to
television in Ireland
from 1980.
Events
6 January â The rural drama serial
Bracken
is aired. Cast members included
Gabriel Byrne
and
Dana Wynter
.
19 April â Ireland wins the 25th
Eurovision Song Contest
with
What's Another Year?
performed by
Johnny Logan
.
16 March â RTàbroadcasts the historical drama series
Strumpet City
, based on the
novel
by
James Plunkett
is aired.
27 May âÂÂ
RTÃÂ Television
broadcast an interview with a member of the
Irish Republican Socialist Party
(IRSP), an organisation not covered by
Section 31
.
9 July âÂÂ
RTÃÂ News
reporter
Charlie Bird
makes his on camera debut.
4 October âÂÂ
Anything Goes
, a show for young people, makes its debut. The programme is part of RTÃÂ's development of young people's programming.
Debuts
RTÃÂ 1
6 January âÂÂ
Bracken
(1980âÂÂ1982)
16 January âÂÂ
Strumpet City
(1980)
12 April âÂÂ
Matt and Jenny
(1979âÂÂ1980)
21 September âÂÂ
' (1980)
Ongoing television programmes
1960s
' (1961âÂÂpresent)
' (1962âÂÂpresent)
The Late Late Show
(1962âÂÂpresent)
Quicksilver
(1965âÂÂ1981)
Wanderly Wagon
(1967âÂÂ1982)
1970s
Sports Stadium
(1973âÂÂ1997)
Trom agus ÃÂadrom
(1975âÂÂ1985)
The Late Late Toy Show
(1975âÂÂpresent)
RTÃÂ News on Two
(1978âÂÂ2014)
The Live Mike
(1979âÂÂ1982)
Bosco
(1979âÂÂ1996)
The Sunday Game
(1979âÂÂpresent)
Ending this year
19 March âÂÂ
Hall's Pictorial Weekly
(1971âÂÂ1980)
Births
9 April âÂÂ
Jennifer Maguire
, television presenter and reality show contestant
Undated âÂÂ
Victor Burke
, actor
See also
1980 in Ireland
References