2026 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2026.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – RTÉ One's New Year's Eve celebrations included a special edition of The Late Late Show from 10.25pm presented by Patrick Kielty with performances from David Gray, Lyra, Garron Noone and Sharon Shannon, and a live countdown from Dublin Castle with a performance from Inhaler. Irish athlete Kate O'Connor, Olympic rower Fintan McCarthy, architect Dermot Bannon and cast members from The Traitors Ireland also appeared on the show.[1]
February
[edit]- 19 February – Former Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard makes her debut in Irish soap Fair City.[2]
Debuts
[edit]Ongoing television programmes
[edit]1960s
[edit]- RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
- RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
- The Late Late Show (1962–present)
1970s
[edit]- The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
- The Sunday Game (1979–present)
1980s
[edit]- Fair City (1989–present)
- RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)
1990s
[edit]- 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)
- Virgin Media News (1998–present)
- Ireland AM (1999–present)
- Telly Bingo (1999–present)
2000s
[edit]- Nationwide (2000–present)
- Virgin Media News (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)
- Two Tube (2009–present)
2010s
[edit]- Room to Improve (2007–present)
- 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)
- The Restaurant (2015–present)
- Red Rock (2015–present)
- First Dates (2016–present)
- Dancing with the Stars (2017–2020, 2022–present)
- The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present)
2020s
[edit]- The Style Counsellors (2020–present)
- The 2 Johnnies' Late Night Lock In (2023–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Late Late Show reveals guests for New Year's Eve special". RTE News. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ O'Connor, Barry (14 January 2026). "Fair City: Corrie legend Beverley Callard joins cast of Irish soap". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "These Sacred Vows starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Justine Mitchell and Jason O'Mara starts Sunday 1st February 2026 on RTÉ". RTE Entertainment. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.