1976 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to television in the Republic of Ireland from 1976.
Events
- 18 October – Minister for Posts and Telegraphs Conor Cruise O'Brien issues a directive to RTÉ, providing clarification on the organisations whose members are banned from broadcast. The move follows the issuing of the original directive regarding this issue in 1971.
- 21 December – The Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act becomes law. The Act includes amendments to Section 31 of the original 1960 Broadcasting Authority Act and the establishment of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission.
Debuts
- 23 October – The Great Grape Ape Show
- 27 October – ''The Wombles''
Ongoing television programmes
- RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock
- RTÉ News: Six One
- The Late Late Show
- The Riordans
- Quicksilver
- Wanderly Wagon
- Hall's Pictorial Weekly
- Sports Stadium
- Trom agus Éadrom
- ''The Late Late Toy Show''
Ending this year
- Unknown – ''Seven Days''
Births
- 11 August – Claire Byrne, journalist and television presenter
- 16 September – Liz Bonnin, television presenter
- Undated – Dáithí Ó Sé, television presenter