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This is a timeline of [[RTÉ Television]].
==1960s==
===1961===
*5 September – [[Telefís Éireann]] begins transmission of test pictures.<ref name="RTÉ">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
*December – The first issue of ''[[RTV Guide]]'', [[RTÉ]]'s original programme journal, is published.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*31 December – Launch of [[Telefís Éireann]]. Its opening night includes an address by [[President of Ireland|President]] [[Éamon de Valera]],<ref name="Irish Public Service Broadcasting - 1960s"></ref> and the [[RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock|first news bulletin]] read by [[Charles Mitchel]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1962===
*January – First broadcast of the weekday topical news magazine programme ''Broadsheet'' on [[Telefís Éireann]].<ref name=RTE>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
*12 January – First broadcast of the long-running religious and social documentary series ''Radharc''.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*February – The [[BBC]] relays commentary of the [[Mercury-Atlas 6|Friendship 7]] space flight which sees Colonel [[John Glenn]] become the first American to [[orbit]] the [[Earth]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*April – Telefís Éireann staff move to the Montrose studios following the completion. Until then they had been in temporary accommodation in [[Dublin]] city centre.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*May – [[Telefís Éireann]] shows the first [[party political broadcast]] following that year's Budget.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*6 July – ''[[The Late Late Show (Ireland)|The Late Late Show]]'', one of the longest-running talk shows in the world, airs for the first time.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*Autumn – Edward J. Roth resigns as [[Director-General of RTÉ]]. He is succeeded in December by [[Kevin C. McCourt]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1963===
*1 June – [[Gunnar Rugheimer]] is appointed Controller of Programmes of [[Telefís Éireann]].<ref name=RTE/>
*26–29 June – [[RTÉ]] provides extensive coverage of the visit of U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*18 October – The wildlife programme ''Amuigh Faoin Spéir'' airs for the first time.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*November – Father [[Romuald Dodd]] is appointed to advise on the broadcasting of [[Roman Catholicism in Ireland|Catholic]] Religious Programmes.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1964===
*3 January – ''[[Tolka Row]]'', an urban drama serial by [[Maura Laverty]] first goes on air.<ref name=RTE/>
*January – Reverend [[Fergus Day]], of the [[Church of Ireland]] is appointed to advise on the broadcasting of [[Protestantism in Ireland|Protestant]] religious programmes.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*4 February – [[Telefís Scoile]], one of the earliest teaching programmes for schools on television in Europe is first aired by [[Telefís Éireann]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*March – Patrick Jennings appointed [[RTÉ]]'s Agricultural Advisor.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*14 September – ''[[Newsbeat (Irish TV series)|Newsbeat]]'', a topical and often humorous programme, first goes on air. It features reporters [[Frank Tuomey]] and [[Frank Hall (broadcaster)|Frank Hall]] with caption stories by cartoonist [[Terry Williers]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1965===
*January – [[RTÉ]] and [[BBC]] collaborate on an historic television broadcast as [[Taoiseach]] [[Seán Lemass]] and [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] [[Terence O'Neill]] meet for the first time in [[Belfast]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*4 January – First airing of ''[[The Riordans]]'', a rural drama serial,<ref name="RTÉ"/> which became the inspiration for the UK soap ''[[Emmerdale Farm]]''.
*20 March – Ireland enters the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for the first time with ''[[I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain]]'' performed by [[Butch Moore]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*7 April – Ireland's first televised [[Irish general election, 1965|General Election]] coverage, presented by [[John O'Donoghue (TV presenter)|John O'Donoghue]] and produced by Gerry Murray.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*2 May – [[Telefís Feirme]], an innovative programme designed for group viewing and discussions in rural communities is first aired.
*May – Second [[RTÉ Authority]] appointed.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1966===
*8 March – The [[Broadcast Authority (Amendment) Act]] comes into law, changing the corporate name of [[Radio Éireann]] to [[Radio Telefís Éireann]].<ref name=RTE/>
*10 April – RTÉ's current affairs programme, ''[[7 Days (Ireland)|Seven Days]]'' is first aired.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*10–17 April – [[RTÉ Television]] airs the dramas ''Insurrection'' and ''Cuimhneacháin 1916'' to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the [[Easter Rising]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*May 1966 – [[Todd Andrews]] is appointed Chairman of the [[RTÉ Authority]] following the resignation of the previous incumbent [[Eamonn Andrews]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1967===
*April – [[RTÉ Television]] abandons its plans to provide coverage of the [[Vietnam War]] following intervention from the [[Government of Ireland|Irish government]].<ref name=RTE/>
*16 July – The [[Irish language]] current affairs programme, ''Féach'' is first aired by RTÉ Television.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*30 September – The popular and long-running children's programme, ''Wanderly Wagon'' is first aired on television.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1968===
*January – [[Director-General of RTÉ|RTÉ's Director-General]] Kevin McCourt makes the controversial decision to recall the ''[[7 Days (Ireland)|Seven Days]]'' crew as they are en route to report on the [[Biafran War]].<ref name=RTE/>
*12 February – Director-General McCourt announces the transfer of responsibility for ''Seven Days'' to the RTÉ News Division, a decision which leads to industrial unrest and the suspension of several members of the production team for "blacking" the programme on air. The dispute is finally resolved in March.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*16 March – [[Thomas P. Hardiman]] replaced Kevin McCourt as Director-General of RTÉ, and is the first Director-General to be appointed internally within the organisation.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1969===
*February – [[RTÉ]] opens a studio in [[Belfast]], and subsequently becomes an important international provider of coverage relating to [[the Troubles|events in Northern Ireland]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*11 November – The [[Government of Ireland|Irish government]] establishes a judicial tribunal to investigate the content of an edition of ''[[7 Days (Ireland)|Seven Days]]'' that investigated money lenders. Among the issues examined are complaints by members of the [[Garda Síochána]] that they were misrepresented. In 1970 the tribunal concludes that the programme did not present sufficient evidence to support allegations that the Gárdaí had failed to do enough to stop money lending.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*Unknown – Live relays from the [[Oireachtas]] to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first [[Dáil Éireann]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
==1970s==
===1970===
*May – [[Television in Finland|Finnish Television]] airs a four-hour broadcast of [[RTÉ]] programmes titled ''[[Ireland Tonight]]''. The broadcast includes ''King of the Road'', a film of the life of a Tipperary roadworker, the children's series ''[[Wanderly Wagon]]'', ''Guests of the Nation'', a dramatisation of Frank O'Connor's short story; ''Ballad Sheet'', ''July the Mad Month'', a film on the [[the Troubles|political and religious situation in Northern Ireland]], and ''Sports Magazine''.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1971===
*17 March – [[RTÉ]] broadcasts the first domestic television footage in [[Colour television|colour]] – coverage of the Railway Cup Finals from Croke Park, Dublin.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*Unknown – The Eurovision News Exchange enables RTÉ to link with other European and U.S. broadcasting networks.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*Unknown – Establishment of RTÉ Relays to provide commercial service for wired television.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1972===
23 June – The [[Government of Ireland|Irish government]] meets with the [[RTÉ Authority]] to express its displeasure at RTÉ Television's decision to air film of [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] members]].<ref name=RTE/>
*24 November – The government dismisses the RTÉ Authority and a new authority is appointed.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1973===
*February – The [[Broadcasting Review Committee]] published an interim report recommending the establishment of a [[RTÉ Two|second television channel for the Republic of Ireland]]. It is envisaged that it will broadcast a mix of domestic and foreign programming.<ref name=RTE/>
===1974===
*May – In its long-awaited report the [[Broadcasting Review Committee]] endorses a [[RTÉ Two|second television channel for Ireland]].<ref name=RTE/>
*Undated – The limit on the number of households that can be connected to high-specification aerial is abolished. Furthermore, it is agreed that RTÉ will receive a percentage of gross rental income from television aerial contractors by way of compensation for the estimated loss of advertising revenue RTÉ will experience due to competition with other television stations.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*Undated – The cable television company [[RTÉ Relays Ltd]] (later Cablelink) is established.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1975===
*6 January – [[RTÉ Television]] begins broadcasting ''News for the Deaf'', the first daily broadcast of news for deaf people.<ref name=RTE/>
*23 September – ''Going Strong'', a series for the elderly presented by Bunny Carr and Ann O'Dwyer is first aired.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*October – [[Geraldine McInerney]] becomes the first female newsreader on RTÉ Television.<ref name="RTÉ"/>
*Undated – [[Oliver Maloney]] is appointed [[Director-General of RTÉ]].<ref name="RTÉ"/>
===1976===
*18 October – [[Minister for Posts and Telegraphs]] [[Conor Cruise O'Brien]] issues a directive to [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]] providing clarification on the organisations whose members are [[Censorship in the Republic of Ireland#The Troubles|banned from broadcast]]. The move follows the issuing of the original directive regarding this issue in 1971.<ref name=RTE/>
===1977===
*5 July – [[Pádraig Faulkner]] is appointed [[Minister for Posts and Telegraphs]].<ref name=RTE/>
===1978===
*January – The controversial [[secondary school]] drama ''[[The Spike (TV series)|The Spike]]'' goes on air. It was pulled from the schedule following a [[nude scene]] in Episode 5 which sparked criticism from Irish conservatives, and has never been retransmitted.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
*2 November – Ireland's second television channel, [[RTÉ Two|RTÉ 2]] goes on air.<ref name=RTE/> The opening night features a variety gala performance from the [[Cork Opera House]] and the 1968 film ''[[Bullitt]]''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
*November – The UK soap ''[[Coronation Street]]'' is aired for the first time on RTÉ 2. It had previously only been available to those who could receive [[UTV (TV channel)|UTV]] or [[HTV Wales]].
===1979===
*January – [[RTÉ]] establishes an internal working party to investigate the representation of women in news reporting. Their findings are published in April 1981.<ref name=RTE/>
==1980s==
===1980===
==References==
[[Category:Culture-related timelines]]
[[Category:Years in Irish television]]
[[Category:Republic of Ireland media timelines]]
[[Category:Republic of Ireland television timelines]]
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