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.[1]
8 April – UK children's television series Worzel Gummidge begins airing on RTÉ 1 two months after its screening debut in its original country.
May – The Riordans is aired on television for the final time. It switches to radio and continues until 1985.[1]
4 June – The long-running children's television series Bosco begins an eight-part pilot series.[1]
29 September – 1 October – Coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland is broadcast on RTÉ radio and television.[1]
2 October – Mary McAleese debuts as a reporter on the current affairs programme Frontline.[1]
12 December – Albert Reynolds is appointed as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.[1]
Undated – The Late Late Show features Ireland's first television interview with a lesbian.[2]

gollark: I guess they couldn't afford to run a test instance of the Universe.

gollark: They shouldn't have tested in production, though.

gollark: Octagonal squids aren't potatoes, as I say.

gollark: "Digital headphones"?

gollark: `Spaghetti code is just my style` - PwnCC, 2018, during a discussion about his new package manager.

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