1987 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1987.

Events

10 March – John Wilson is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting.
31 March – Ray Burke is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting.
9 May – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with "Hold Me Now", a song composed and performed by Johnny Logan.
22 June – RTÉ Television introduces its Aertel teletext service.
6 July – NBC's popular television sitcom ALF is officially launched on RTÉ's RTÉ 1.
22 September – Zig and Zag, two extraterrestrials from the planet Zog, make their very first appearance on Dempsey's Den. They would host the programme until 1993, when they would move on to make appearances on British television.
2-5 October – Airdate of pirate television station Telefis na Gaeltacht based in Connemara. Eighteen hours of pre-recorded programmes were carried in this period. Several Irish deflector systems occasionally carried local programming.
5 November – Irish television and radio presenter Eamonn Andrews, well known for presenting programmes such as World of Sport, What's My Line? and This Is Your Life, dies in London following heart failure; he will be buried in Dublin.