1989 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1989.

Events

• 5 February – The world's first commercial DBS system, Sky Television, goes on air in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
• 21 April – The first People in Need Telethon is broadcast by RTÉ.
• 18 September – Irish television soap Fair City is first transmitted.
• Undated – US prime time soap opera Knots Landing starts being broadcast for the first time on Irish television on RTÉ.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

• 18 September – Fair City (1989–present)
• 16 October – RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)
• 7 November – Major Dad (1989–1993)
• Undated – Knots Landing (1979–1993)
• Undated – Joint Account (1989–1990)

Network 2

• 18 January – Storybreak (1985–1987, 1993–1994)
• 19 January – The Raccoons (1985–1991)
• 6 March – City Tails (1988)
• 20 April – Wil Cwac Cwac (1982–1986)
• 8 May – Adventures on Kythera (1991–1992)
• 11 May – Wizbit (1986–1988)
• 15 May – Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (1985–1987)
• 4 August – // Around the World with Willy Fog (1983)
• 14 September – Spot (1987–1993)
• 14 September – Postman Pat (1981, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2004–2008)
• 8 October – Game, Set and Match (1988)
• 30 October – Count Duckula (1988–1993)
• Undated – The Nutt House (1989)
• Undated – Murphy Brown (1988–1998)

UTV

• Undated – Kelly (1989–2005)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
Sesame Street	RTÉ1	Network 2

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
• The Late Late Show (1962–present)

1970s

• Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
• The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
• RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
• Bosco (1979–1998)
• The Sunday Game (1979–present)

1980s

• Today Tonight (1982–1992)
• Mailbag (1982–1996)
• Glenroe (1983–2001)
• Rapid Roulette (1986–1990)
• Live at 3 (1986–1997)
• Saturday Live (1986–1999)
• Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
• Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
• Marketplace (1987–1996)
• Where in the World? (1987–1996)
• Know Your Sport (1987–1998)
• Nighthawks (1988–1992)
• Jo Maxi (1988–1993)
• Kenny Live (1988–1999)

Ending this year

• Undated – The Floradora Folk (1988–1989)

See also

• 1989 in Ireland