1996 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1996.

Events

• 18 May – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with The Voice, a song composed by Brendan Graham and performed by Eimear Quinn.
• 24 May – The RTÉ website, www.rte.ie, is launched.
• 31 October – The Irish language television service Teilifís na Gaeilge (TG4) goes on air for the first time.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

• 15 June – Good Grief Moncrieff! (1996)
• 8 September – Brendan O'Carroll's Hot Milk and Pepper (1996–1998)
• Undated – Fame and Fortune (1996–2006)

Teilifís na Gaeilge

• 31 October – Nuacht (1996–present)
• 3 November – Ros na Rún (1996–present)

BBC 1

• 12 February – BBC Newsline (1996–present)

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
• The Late Late Show (1962–present)

1970s

• Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
• The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
• RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
• Bosco (1979–1998)
• The Sunday Game (1979–present)

1980s

• Glenroe (1983–2001)
• Live at 3 (1986–1997)
• Saturday Live (1986–1999)
• Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
• Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
• Know Your Sport (1987–1998)
• Kenny Live (1988–1999)
• Fair City (1989–present)
• RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)

1990s

• Would You Believe (1990s–present)
• Winning Streak (1990–present)
• Blackboard Jungle (1991–1997)
• Challenging Times (1991–2001)
• Prime Time (1992–present)
• The Movie Show (1993–2001)
• No Disco (1993–2003)
• Echo Island (1994–1999)
• Upwardly Mobile (1995–1997)
• Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)

Ending this year

• 3 April – Marketplace (1987–1996)
• 7 April – Where in the World? (1987–1996)
• 24 August – Good Grief Moncrieff! (1996)
• Undated – Mailbag (1982–1996)