1987 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1987.

Events

• 10 March – John Wilson is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting.
• 31 March – Ray Burke is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting.
• 9 May – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with "Hold Me Now", a song composed and performed by Johnny Logan.
• 22 June – RTÉ Television introduces its Aertel teletext service.
• 6 July – NBC's popular television sitcom ALF is officially launched on RTÉ's RTÉ 1.
• 22 September – Zig and Zag, two extraterrestrials from the planet Zog, make their very first appearance on Dempsey's Den. They would host the programme until 1993, when they would move on to make appearances on British television.
• 2-5 October – Airdate of pirate television station Telefis na Gaeltacht based in Connemara (not to be confused with its similarly named legal successor). Eighteen hours of pre-recorded programmes were carried in this period. Several Irish deflector systems (normally used for relaying British television signals on UHF) occasionally carried local programming.
• 5 November – Irish television and radio presenter Eamonn Andrews, well known for presenting programmes such as World of Sport, What's My Line? and This Is Your Life, dies in London following heart failure; he will be buried in Dublin.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

• 3 March – The Return of the Antelope (1986–1988)
• 9 April – Danger Bay (1984–1990)
• 2 May – Saturdee (1986)
• 9 May – The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)
• 8 June – The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
• 6 July – ALF (1986–1990)
• 7 July – / The Berenstain Bears (1985–1987)
• 9 July – Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1986)
• 10 July – The Wuzzles (1985)
• 11 July – Shadow Chasers (1985–1986)
• 1 August – Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1986)
• 15 August – Henry's Leg (1986)
• 23 September – The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
• 30 September – The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988)
• 4 October – Where in the World? (1987–2006)
• 5 October – Executive Stress (1986–1988)
• 6 October – Codename Icarus (1981)
• 8 October – Know Your Sport (1987–1998)
• 24 December – ' (1985)
• Undated - Our House (1986-1988)

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• The Late Late Show (1962–present)