1968 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1968.

Events

• January – RTÉ's Director-General Kevin McCourt makes the controversial decision to recall the Seven Days crew as they are en route to report on the Biafran War.^[1]
• 12 February – Director-General McCourt announces the transfer of responsibility for Seven Days to the RTÉ News Division, a decision which leads to industrial unrest and the suspension of several members of the production team for "blacking" the programme on air. The dispute is finally resolved in March.^[1]
• 16 March – Thomas P. Hardiman replaced Kevin McCourt as Director-General of RTÉ, and is the first Director-General to be appointed interlally within the organisation.^[1]
• 5 October – RTÉ cameraman Gay O'Brien and soundman Eamon Hayes film a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland during which RUC officers baton charge the crowd and use water cannon.^[1]

Ongoing television programmes

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
• Dáithí Lacha (1962–1969)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
• The Late Late Show (1962–present)^[1]
• Newsbeat (1964–1971)
• The Riordans (1965–1979)
• Quicksilver (1965–1981)
• Seven Days (1966–1976)
• Wanderly Wagon (1967–1982)

Ending this year

• 1 January – Me and My Friend (1967–1968)
• 31 May – Tolka Row (1964–1968)

Births

• Undated – Alan Cantwell, newsreader

References

1. "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2012.