2002 in Irish television
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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2002.
Events
January
- 14 January – The drama series No Tears debuts on RTÉ Television.[1]
- 22 January – Following a deal with ITV Digital UTV2 closes and is replaced by ITV2.[2]
- March – Give Up Yer Aul Sins an animated film produced for RTÉ Television by Brown Bag Films is nominated for an Oscar for Animated Short Film.[1]
February
- No events
March
- No events
April
- No events
May
- No events
June
- 6 June – Dermot Ahern is appointed Minister for Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, with responsibility for broadcasting, responsibility for broadcasting having been transferred to this Department from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands.[1]
July
- No events
August
- 29 August – Report of the Forum on Broadcasting submitted to government.[1]
September
- No events
October
- 27 October – You're a Star debuts on RTÉ Television. The programme is a text voting talent show to select Ireland's entry for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.[1]
November
- No events
December
- 1 December – The Commission for Communications Regulation replaces the Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulations as the overseer of media regulations in the Irish Republic.
- 27 December – BBC One Northern Ireland airs the 50th episode of its satirical comedy Give My Head Peace, which was filmed in Dublin.[3]
- December – The television licence fee increases by €43, while the black-and-white licence fee abolished. The government establishes a mechanism to seek an annual increase in the fee, with a five-year review. There is also a commitment to introduce proposals for a commercial television licence fee.[1]
- Undated – RTÉ Television and RTÉ Radio airs coverage of a Forum on Broadcasting being held at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham in Dublin.[1]
- 2002–2003 – RTÉ increases its international news coverage with reporters based in Baghdad, northern Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Jerusalem, as well as Washington and London correspondents.[1]
- 2002–2005 – The RTÉ Strategic Plan is introduced.[1]
Debuts
RTÉ
- 15 March –
- 11 May –
- 10 September –
- 10 September –
- 11 September –
- 4 October –
- 27 October – You're a Star on RTÉ One (2002–2008)
- Undated –
- Undated –
- Undated –
- Undated –
TV3
- Undated –
TG4
- 4 March –
- 2 September –
- Undated –
- Undated –
Changes of network affiliation
Ongoing television programmes
1960s
- RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
- RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
- The Late Late Show (1962–present)
1970s
- The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
- RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
- The Sunday Game (1979–present)
1980s
- Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
- Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
- Fair City (1989–present)
- RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)
1990s
- Would You Believe (1990s–present)
- Winning Streak (1990–present)
- Prime Time (1992–present)
- No Disco (1993–2003)
- Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)
- Fame and Fortune (1996–2006)
- Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
- Ros na Rún (1996–present)
- A Scare at Bedtime (1997–2006)
- The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday (1998–2013)
- Sports Tonight (1998–2009)
- TV3 News (1998–present)
- Open House (1999–2004)
- Agenda (1999–2004)
- The View (1999–2011)
- Ireland AM (1999–present)
- Telly Bingo (1999–present)
2000s
- Nationwide (2000–present)
- Bachelors Walk (2001–2003)
- TV3 News at 5.30 (2001–present)
Ending this year
- 29 March – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (2000–2002)
- Undated – The Weakest Link (2001–2002)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland gets ITV2". Media Guardian. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "Give My Head Peace goes south". BBC News. BBC. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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