1976 in Irish television

List of years in Irish television: 1973 1974 1975 – 1976 – 1977 1978 1979

This is a list of Irish television-related events in 1976.

Events

• 18 October - Minister for Posts and Telegraphs Conor Cruise O'Brien issues a directive to RTÉ providing clarification on the organisations whose members are banned from broadcast. The move follows the issuing of the original directive regarding this issue in 1971.
• 21 December - The Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act becomes law. The Act includes amendments to Section 31 of the original 1960 Broadcasting Authority Act and the establishment of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission.

Debuts

• No debuts this year.

Ongoing television programmes

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961-Present)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962-Present)
• The Late Late Show (1962-Present)
• The Riordans (1965-1979)
• Quicksilver (1965-1981)
• Wanderly Wagon (1967-1982)
• Hall's Pictorial Weekly (1971-1980)
• Sports Stadium (1973-1997)
• Trom agus Éadrom (1975-1985)
• The Late Late Toy Show (1975-Present)

Ending this year

• Unknown - Seven Days (1966-1976)

Births

• 11 August - Claire Byrne, journalist and television presenter
• 16 September - Liz Bonnin, television presenter
• Undated - Dáithí Ó Sé, television presenter