2016 in Irish television

Events

• 17 January – The Sunday Business Post reports Virgin Media Ireland have plans to launch additional TV3 channels including a 24-hour rolling news channel. The TV3 Group later denies such reports.
• 20 January – RTÉ announces that it has partnered with Freesat, the UK free-to-air television company, to develop a new product for Saorview, Ireland’s free digital television service and the largest television platform in Ireland.
• 24 April – Michael Lawson wins the fifth series of The Voice of Ireland.
• 7 June – Children's strand 3Kids launches on 3e.
• 3 July – Irish TV has received ministerial approval from Minister for Communications Denis Naughten to launch on the Irish Digital Terrestrial Saorview platform.
• 5 July – Following the purchase of Setanta Sports' Irish operations by Eircom, Setanta Sports Ireland is renamed Eir Sport 1 and Setanta Sports 1 is renamed Eir Sport 2.
• 11 July – ITV plc announces that it has sold UTV Ireland to TV3 Group for €10 million. As part of the deal, TV3 Group inherits UTV Ireland's ten-year program supply contract with ITV.
• 3 August – RTÉ announces its intention to replace The Voice of Ireland with an Irish version of Strictly Come Dancing.
• 18 November – Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne are chosen to present RTÉ One's forthcoming series Dancing with the Stars.
• 22 November – It is announced that Coronation Street and Emmerdale will move from UTV Ireland back to TV3 beginning on 5 December.
• 1 December – TV3's The 7 O'Clock Show is moved forward an hour and renamed The 6 O'Clock Show in order to facilitate the return of Emmerdale and Coronation Street to the channel.
• 6 December – It is announced that TV3, along with 3e and its newly purchased channel UTV Ireland, will receive new logos, idents and new schedules.
• 21 December – Irish TV confirms it will cease broadcasting.

  Debuts

RTÉ

• 3 January – Rebellion on RTÉ One
• 1 February – Bridget & Eamon on RTÉ Two
• 10 February – 1916: The Irish Rebellion. on RTÉ One.
• 21 April - First Dates on RTÉ Two
• 6 November – Know The Score'' on RTÉ One

  TV3">TV3 (Ireland)">TV3

• 20 September - The Tonight Show

  Ongoing television programmes

1960s

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• The Late Late Show

  1970s

• The Late Late Toy Show
• RTÉ News on Two
• The Sunday Game

  1980s

• Fair City

• 1990s

• Would You Believe
• Winning Streak
• Prime Time
• Nuacht RTÉ
• Nuacht TG4
• Ros na Rún
• TV3 News
• Ireland AM
• Telly Bingo

  2000s

• Nationwide
• TV3 News at 5.30 – now known as the 5.30
• Against the Head
• news2day
• Other Voices
• Saturday Night with Miriam
• The Week in Politics
• Tonight with Vincent Browne
• Xposé
• At Your Service
• Championship Live – Now rebranded as GAA on 3
• Operation Transformation
• 3e News
• Dragons' Den
• Two Tube''

  2010s

• Jack Taylor
• Love/Hate
• Mrs. Brown's Boys
• The GAA Show
• MasterChef Ireland
• Irish Pictorial Weekly
• Today
• The Works
• Deception
• Celebrity MasterChef Ireland
• Second Captains Live
• Claire Byrne Live
• The Restaurant
• Red Rock
• TV3 News at 8
• Ireland Live

  Ending this year

• 24 April - The Voice of Ireland
• 28 October – The Fall
• 23 December – Midday
• Unknown date - Republic of Telly and The Mario Rosenstock Show

  Deaths

• 31 January – Terry Wogan, 77, Irish-British radio and television broadcaster.