1986 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1986.

Events

 * 29 September – Long running Irish afternoon chat show Live at 3 begins on RTÉ 1.
 * 29 September – RTÉ Television airs the first edition of Dempsey's Den, a series presented by Ian Dempsey with puppets Zig and Zag. Dempsey's Den presented children's afternoon programmes.
 * 1 October – Welsh children's animation SuperTed begins its screening debut on RTÉ 1 as part of Dempsey's Den. The series is translated and dubbed into an Irish language.
 * 9 November – The current affairs series Questions and Answers first goes on air. It is presented by Olivia O'Leary.

RTÉ 1

 * 14 January – 🇺🇸 Alvin and the Chipmunks (Ruby Spears version) (1983–1987)
 * 10 April – 🇦🇺 Butterfly Island (1985–1987)
 * 13 August – 🇨🇦/ The Campbells (1986–1990)
 * 11 September – Pajo's Junkbox (1986–1988)
 * 29 September – Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
 * 29 September – Live at 3 (1986–1997)
 * 30 September – Rapid Roulette (1986–1990)
 * 30 September – The Prisoner of Zenda (1984)
 * 1 October – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 SuperTed (1983–1986)
 * 13 October - Evening Extra (1986-1988)
 * 25 October – Saturday Live (1986–1999)
 * 9 November – Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
 * Undated – 🇺🇸 Muppet Babies (1984–1991)

RTÉ 2

 * 30 September – 🇺🇸 Spaceflight (1985)
 * 8 October – Chocky (1984)
 * 9 October – 🇺🇸 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991)
 * 2 December – 🇺🇸 Starman (1986–1987)
 * 25 December – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Fox Tales (1986–1988)

1960s

 * RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
 * RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
 * The Late Late Show (1962–present)

1970s

 * Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
 * The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
 * RTÉ News on Two (1978–2014)
 * Bosco (1979–1996)
 * The Sunday Game (1979–present)

1980s

 * Today Tonight (1982–1992)
 * Mailbag (1982–1996)
 * Glenroe (1983–2001)
 * MT-USA (1984–1987)

Ending this year

 * 23 February – Davis at Large (1984–1986)
 * 23 April – Leave It To Mrs O'Brien (1984–1986)