1979 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1979.

Events

• January – RTÉ establishes an internal working party to investigate the representation of women in news reporting. Their findings are published in April 1981.
• May – The Riordans is aired on television for the final time. It switches to radio and continues until 1985.
• 4 June – The long-running children's television series Bosco begins an eight-part pilot series.
• 29 September – 1 October – Coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland is broadcast on RTÉ radio and television.
• 2 October – Mary McAleese debuts as a reporter on the current affairs programme Frontline.
• 12 December – Albert Reynolds is appointed as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.
• Undated – The Late Late Show features Ireland's first television interview with a lesbian.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

• 9 November – The Live Mike (1979–1982)

RTÉ 2

• 4 June – Bosco (1979–1998)
• 8 July – The Sunday Game (1979–present)

Ongoing television programmes

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
• The Late Late Show (1962–present)
• Quicksilver (1965–1981)
• Wanderly Wagon (1967–1982)
• Hall's Pictorial Weekly (1971–1980)
• Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
• Trom agus Éadrom (1975–1985)
• The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
• RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)

Ending this year

• May – The Riordans (1965–1979)

Births

• 20 March – Amy Huberman, actress and writer
• 9 October – Chris O'Dowd, comedian and actor
• 17 October – Leigh Arnold, actress
• 24 November – Kirsteen O'Sullivan, television presenter
• Undated – Aisling O'Loughlin, journalist, newsreader and presenter