# 2004 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2004.

## 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.

### Mach

* No events

### April

* No events

### 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.

### July

* No events

### August

* No events

### 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.

### December

* No events

## 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

| Shows | Moved from | Moved to |
| Godzilla: The Series | TV3 | RTÉ Two |
| Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | TV3 | RTÉ Two |
| Looney Tunes | RTÉ Two | TG4 |

## 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.