# 2019 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2019.

## Events

* 2 February – The second series of Ireland's Got Talent debuts on Virgin Media One.
* 15 February – To coincide with the launch of RTÉ2 +1, RTÉ One +1 begins broadcasting 24 hours a day. Previously it had only broadcast from 7pm to 2am.
* 19 February – Launch of the timeshift channel RTÉ2+1.
* 8 March –
** Sarah McTernan is announced by RTÉ as the Irish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, where she will perform the song "22".
** The Friday evening edition of Virgin Media One's The 6 O'Clock Show is replaced by Xposé.
* 24 March – Mairead Ronan and dance partner John Nolan win the third series of Dancing with the Stars.
* 27 March – Virgin Media announces that its partnership with Sky's AdSmart will to go live in Ireland in the final quarter of the year.
* 7 April – BSD win the second series of Ireland's Got Talent.
* 16 May – Sarah McTernan becomes the fifth Irish act in six years to not reach the Eurovision Song Contest final, when she is among the semi-finalists who are not selected for the final.
* 23 June – The Sunday Independent reports that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has recommended that on-demand television services broadcasting in Ireland should pay a levy to do so.
* 25 June – Pensioners stage a protest outside the BBC studios in Belfast and Derry following the BBC's decision to end universal free UK television licenses for those aged 75 and over, a decision that will affect those living in Northern Ireland.
* 28 June – Veteran presenter Gay Byrne is honoured with the Ireland-US Council's Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at Dublin Castle, but is unable to attend the event due to a broken wrist and chest infection.
* 15 August – Eir Sport and Virgin Media Sport contract a deal to show Virgin Media Sport on eir Vision and eir Sport 1 on Virgin Media Ireland.
* 12 September – Virgin Media Sport HD launches on Sky on channel 422.
* 4 October – Virgin Media One launches a new weekday schedule, which sees Ireland AM extended by an extra hour, running from 7.00am – 11.00am, replacing the simulcast of ITV's This Morning. Ireland AM is followed by Elaine.
* 4 November – The death is announced of veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne, who presented The Late Late Show for 37 years.
* 7 November – It is announced that Aertel will be shut down as part of cost-cutting measures at RTÉ.
* 12 November – It is confirmed that Pasquale La Rocca will join the fourth series of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer.
* 14 December – Golfer Shane Lowry is named the 2019 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year.
* 15 December – The McSharry family from County Sligo, coached by Donncha O'Callaghan, win season seven of Ireland's Fittest Family.
* 31 December – Rob and Marian Heffernan and their family win the 2019 Christmas celebrity special of Ireland's Fittest Family together with €10,000 for their charity of choice.

## Debuts

* 6 January – Resistance on RTÉ One (miniseries) (2019)
* 17 September – Adventure Time on TG4 (2010–2018)

## Changes of network affiliation

| Shows | Moved from | Moved to |
| Fireman Sam | RTÉjr | Virgin Media Three |

## 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)
* The Sunday Game (1979–present)

### 1980s

* 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)
* Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
* Ros na Rún (1996–present)
* TV3 News (1998–present)
* Ireland AM (1999–present)
* Telly Bingo (1999–present)

### 2000s

* Nationwide (2000–present)
* TV3 News at 5.30 (2001–present) – now known as the 5.30
* Against the Head (2003–present)
* news2day (2003–present)
* Other Voices (2003–present)
* Saturday Night with Miriam (2005–present)
* The Week in Politics (2006–present)
* At Your Service (2008–present)
* Operation Transformation (2008–present)
* 3e News (2009–present)
* Dragons' Den (2009–present)
* Two Tube (2009–present)

### 2010s

* Jack Taylor (2010–present)
* Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011–present)
* MasterChef Ireland (2011–present)
* Today (2012–present)
* The Works (2012–present)
* Celebrity MasterChef Ireland (2013–present)
* Second Captains Live (2013–present)
* Claire Byrne Live (2015–present)
* The Restaurant (2015–present)
* Red Rock (2015–present)
* TV3 News at 8 (2015–present)
* Ploughing Live (2015–present)
* First Dates (2016–present)
* Dancing with the Stars (2017–present)
* The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)
* Striking Out (2017–present)

## Ending this year

* 4 October – Xposé (2007–2019)

## Deaths

* 14 March – Pat Laffan, 79, actor
* June – Tom Jordan, actor (Fair City)
* 11 July – Brendan Grace, 68, comedian and singer (Father Ted)
* 14 July – Karl Shiels, 47, actor (Fair City)
* 23 July – Danika McGuigan, 33, actress
* 4 November – Gay Byrne, 85, broadcaster (The Late Late Show)