2004 in Irish television

Events

January

• January – The licence fee increases by €2.

February

• 2 February – The Granada plc share of TV3 is taken over by ITV plc upon the merger of Granada with Carlton.

May

• 24 May – Sky News Ireland is launched.

June

• June – The Public Service Broadcasting Charter is published by Dermot Ahern, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

September

• 29 September – Noel Dempsey is appointed Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

October

• 2 October – Network 2 is rebranded as RTÉ Two.

November

• November – RTÉ publishes its RTÉ Guiding Principles – Implementing the Public Service Broadcasting Charter.

Debuts

RTÉ

• 3 January – Balamory on RTÉ Two (2002–2005)
• 5 January – Proof on RTÉ One (2004–2005)
• 16 January – Super Duper Sumos on RTÉ Two (2002–2003)
• 14 March – Jacob Two-Two on RTÉ Two (2003–2006)
• 23 March – Snailsbury Tales on RTÉ Two (2002–2005)
• 4 May – Astro Boy on RTÉ Two (2003–2004)
• 30 June – Fergus McPhail on RTÉ Two (2004)
• 4 September – Little Red Tractor on RTÉ Two (2004–2007)
• 7 September – Kid Paddle on RTÉ Two (2003–2006)
• 14 September – Pingu on RTÉ Two (2003–2006)
• 9 September – Hanging with Hector on RTÉ One (2004–2008)
• 18 October – Tubridy Tonight on RTÉ One (2004–2009)
• 1 November – Foreign Exchange on RTÉ Two (2004)
• Autumn – The Afternoon Show on RTÉ One (2004–2010)
• Undated – Ryan Confidential on RTÉ One (2004–2010)
• Undated – Tractor Tom on RTÉ Two (2002–2004)

TG4

• 6 January – X-DuckX (2001–2006)

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 (1978–2014)
• 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)
• 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)
• The View (1999–2011)
• Ireland AM (1999–present)
• Telly Bingo (1999–present)

2000s

• Nationwide (2000–present)
• TV3 News at 5.30 (2001–present)
• You're a Star (2002–2008)
• Play it Again Des (2003–2005)
• Auld Ones (2003–2007)
• Killinaskully (2003–2008)
• The Clinic (2003–2009)
• The Panel (2003–2011)
• Against the Head (2003–present)
• news2day (2003–present)
• Other Voices (2003–present)

Ending this year

• April – Open House (1999–2004)
• 23 July – All Kinds of Everything (2003–2004)
• 14 August – Agenda (1999–2004)
• 29 October- Reeling In the Years but was back with 2000's in 2010 & 2010's in 2021.

References

References

1. "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie.