2019 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2019.

Events

 * 2 February – The second series of Ireland's Got Talent debuts on Virgin Media One.
 * 15 February – To coincide with the launch of RTÉ2 +1, RTÉ One +1 begins broadcasting 24 hours a day. Previously it had only broadcast from 7pm to 2am.
 * 19 February – Launch of the timeshift channel RTÉ2+1.
 * 8 March –
 * Sarah McTernan is announced by RTÉ as the Irish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, where she will perform the song "22".
 * The Friday evening edition of Virgin Media One's The 6 O'Clock Show is replaced by Xposé.
 * 24 March – Mairead Ronan and dance partner John Nolan win the third series of Dancing with the Stars.
 * 27 March – Virgin Media announces that its partnership with Sky's AdSmart will to go live in Ireland in the final quarter of the year.
 * 7 April – BSD win the second series of Ireland's Got Talent.
 * 16 May – Sarah McTernan becomes the fifth Irish act in six years to not reach the Eurovision Song Contest final, when she is among the semi-finalists who are not selected for the final.
 * 23 June – The Sunday Independent reports that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has recommended that on-demand television services broadcasting in Ireland should pay a levy to do so.
 * 25 June – Pensioners stage a protest outside the BBC studios in Belfast and Derry following the BBC's decision to end universal free UK television licenses for those aged 75 and over, a decision that will affect those living in Northern Ireland.
 * 28 June – Veteran presenter Gay Byrne is honoured with the Ireland-US Council's Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at Dublin Castle, but is unable to attend the event due to a broken wrist and chest infection.
 * 15 August – Eir Sport and Virgin Media Sport contract a deal to show Virgin Media Sport on eir Vision and eir Sport 1 on Virgin Media Ireland.
 * 12 September – Virgin Media Sport HD launches on Sky on channel 422.
 * 4 October – Virgin Media One launches a new weekday schedule, which sees Ireland AM extended by an extra hour, running from 7.00am – 11.00am, replacing the simulcast of ITV's This Morning. Ireland AM is followed by Elaine.
 * 4 November – The death is announced of veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne, who presented The Late Late Show for 37 years.
 * 7 November – It is announced that Aertel will be shut down as part of cost-cutting measures at RTÉ.
 * 12 November – It is confirmed that Pasquale La Rocca will join the fourth series of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer.
 * 14 December – Golfer Shane Lowry is named the 2019 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year.
 * 15 December – The McSharry family from County Sligo, coached by Donncha O'Callaghan, win season seven of Ireland's Fittest Family.
 * 31 December – Rob and Marian Heffernan and their family win the 2019 Christmas celebrity special of Ireland's Fittest Family together with €10,000 for their charity of choice.

Debuts

 * 6 January – Resistance on RTÉ One (miniseries) (2019)

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)
 * 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)
 * Saturday Night with Miriam (2005–present)
 * The Week in Politics (2006–present)
 * At Your Service (2008–present)
 * Operation Transformation (2008–present)
 * 3e News (2009–present)
 * Dragons' Den (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)
 * Celebrity MasterChef Ireland (2013–present)
 * Second Captains Live (2013–present)
 * Claire Byrne Live (2015–present)
 * The Restaurant (2015–present)
 * Red Rock (2015–present)
 * TV3 News at 8 (2015–present)
 *  Ploughing Live (2015–present)
 * First Dates (2016–present)
 * Dancing with the Stars (2017–present)
 * The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)
 * Striking Out (2017–present)

Ending this year

 * 4 October – Xposé (2007–2019)

Deaths

 * 14 March – Pat Laffan, 79, actor
 * June – Tom Jordan, actor (Fair City)
 * 11 July – Brendan Grace, 68, comedian and singer (Father Ted)
 * 14 July – Karl Shiels, 47, actor (Fair City)
 * 23 July – Danika McGuigan, 33, actress
 * 4 November – Gay Byrne, 85, broadcaster (The Late Late Show)