1968 in Irish television

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.
 * 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.
 * 16 March – Thomas P. Hardiman replaced Kevin McCourt as Director-General of RTÉ, and is the first Director-General to be appointed internally within the organisation.
 * 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 a water cannon.

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)
 * 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