2022 in Irish television
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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2022.
Events
January
- 28 January – RTÉ One airs the first edition of The Late Late Show to feature a full studio audience since March 2020.[1]
March
- 7 March – Virgin Media One launches the News at 7.00, a nightly news bulletin fronted by Caroline Twohig, while Coronation Street and Emmerdale are moved to new timeslots.[2]
- 27 March – Nina Carberry and professional dance partner Pasquale La Rocca win series five of Dancing with the Stars.[3][4]
April
- 11 April – Virgin Media Sport closes after four years on air.
- 12 April – Launch of Virgin Media More, a new channel exclusive to Virgin Media customers featuring first look at Irish and international documentaries, films, dramas and sporting events.[5]
May
- 13 May –
- RTÉ lifts its mandate requiring people to wear face masks on its campus.[6]
- RTÉ announces details of a Christmas musical for the first time, with Toy Show The Musical to premiere at the Convention Centre in Dublin from 10 to 31 December.[7][8]
- 19 May – Casting opens for Toy Show The Musical, with girls aged between 11 and 16 being sought to play the lead role.[9]
- 22 May – RTÉ and the National Lottery confirm Winning Streak will not return in Autumn 2022, and may not be back on television until late 2023. This is because of the COVID-19 restrictions in place earlier in the year and the time needed to produce the scratchcards associated with the game.[10]
- 27 May – Derval O'Rourke announces she is leaving Ireland's Fittest Family after six non-consecutive seasons.[11]
- 30 May – RTÉ One airs the final edition of Claire Byrne Live after the show was axed following seven years on air.[12]
- 31 May – Jockey Nina Carberry will replace Derval O'Rourke as a coach on Ireland's Fittest Family.[13]
July
- 12 July – The Government says it will maintain the current television licence but will overhaul the system to ensure it is more equitable, relevant and sustainable.[14]
August
- 1–3 August – The final episodes of Australian soap Neighbours are shown on RTÉ2, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.[15]
- 24 August – Launch of Virgin Media Four.[16][17]
- 25 August – Nicky Byrne steps down as co-presenter of Dancing with the Stars.[18]
September
- 19 September – RTÉ provides live coverage of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II from London, both on television and online.[19]
October
- 7 October – Doireann Garrihy is announced as Nicky Byrne's replacement on Dancing with the Stars, and will present alongside Jennifer Zamparelli.[20]
- 24 October – Sky and the GAA announce a mutual agreement to end their broadcast partnership.[21]
November
- 18 November – Eileen Dunne presents her final edition of RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock after 40 years with RTÉ and ahead of her retirement.[22]
- 20 November – The Nugent family from County Louth, coached by Davy Fitzgerald, win season ten of Ireland's Fittest Family.[23]
- 25 November – The Late Late Toy Show is broadcast on RTÉ One, and becomes the most watched programme on Irish television in 2022 with 1.6m viewers.[24]
- 28 November – Pasquale La Rocca announces his departure from Dancing with the Stars to join the Italian version of the format, Ballando con le Stelle.[25]
December
- 2 December – TG4 switches to HD on Saorview, becoming the third Irish TV channel to do so.[26]
- 11 December – TG4 airs the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, where Ireland's Sophie Lennon finished in fourth place with her entry "Solas", achieving Ireland's best result to date in the contest.
- 14 December – Opening night of Toy Show The Musical at Dublin's Convention Centre, which will run till New Year's Eve.[27]
- 17 December – Boxer Katie Taylor is voted the 2022 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year.[28]
- 19 December – Toy Show The Musical is forced to cancel several performances due to illness among the show's cast and crew.[29]
- 28 December – Tadhg Fleming and his family win the 2022 Christmas celebrity special of Ireland's Fittest Family along with €10,000 for their charity of choice.[30]
- 31 December – RTÉ New Years Eve celebrations include Jennifer Zamparelli hosting a New Year’s Eve Party, from 10.15pm on RTÉ One which is followed by the NYE Countdown Concert with Westlife from the new festival village on North Wall Quay.[31][32]
Debuts
- 18 May – Conversations with Friends on RTÉ One[33]
- 1 July – The Main Stage on RTÉ One[34]
- 28 August – North Sea Connection on RTÉ One[35]
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)
- Reeling In the Years (1999–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)
- The Week in Politics (2006–present)
- At Your Service (2008–present)
- Operation Transformation (2008–present)
- 3e News (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)
- Second Captains Live (2013–present)
- Ireland's Fittest Family (2014–present)
- Claire Byrne Live (2015–2022)
- The Restaurant (2015–present)
- Red Rock (2015–present)
- TV3 News at 8 (2015–present)
- First Dates (2016–present)
- Dancing with the Stars (2017–2020, 2022–present)
- The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)
- Striking Out (2017–present)
2020s
- DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland (2020–present)
- The Style Counsellors (2020–present)
- Smother (2021–present)
Ending this year
- 30 May – Claire Byrne Live (2015–2022)