1998 in Irish television

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

Events

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  • 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.[1] Early programming on the channel includes the UK soap EastEnders, the miniseries Merlin, the film The Quick and the Dead,[2] 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.[3]
  • 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.[2]

Debuts

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RTÉ

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TV3

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Teilifís na Gaeilge

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BBC

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Changes of network affiliation

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Shows Moved from Moved to
The Animals of Farthing Wood Network 2 Teilifís na Gaeilge
Rupert RTÉ 1 Network 2
The Snowman Network 2 TV3
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Network 2 TV3
Mole's Christmas Network 2 TV3
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo RTÉ1 Network 2
Jolly Old St. Nicholas Network 2 TV3
Seinfeld Network 2 TV3
The Sweeney RTÉ 1 TV3
The Simpsons RTÉ 1 Network 2
Magic Adventures of Mumfie Teilifís na Gaeilge Network 2
Fievel's American Tails RTÉ 1 Network 2
Romuald the Reindeer Teilifís na Gaeilge Network 2
Blue Heelers RTÉ 1 Network 2

Ongoing television programmes

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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Ending this year

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TV to plug a gap in Eire's market". Marketing Week. 10 September 1998. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "TV3 claims to have reached 7percent audience share". The Irish Film and Television Network. 1 October 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Jim (13 September 1998). "EastEnders take on the Street in TV revolution; End of the dark ages". The People. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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