1990 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1990.

Events

4 June – Ian Dempsey presents his final day of the afternoon children's television block Dempsey's Den. He will be taken over by Ray D'Arcy and the name will be changed to The Den.
24 July – The Broadcasting Act comes into law. The Act includes amendments to earlier legislation covering advertising and commercial promotion.
2 October – The long-running British sitcom Only Fools and Horses is broadcast in Ireland for the first time, making its debut on Network 2.
11 October – The American-French-Canadian animated cult series from the 1980s Inspector Gadget has its broadcasting on Network 2 as part of The Den for the very first time.
13 November – Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton's short lived children's television series Tugs debuts on Network 2 as the first programme on The Den. The first episode will air on a Tuesday and the other episodes will air every Monday starting from 19 November. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends will not appear on Irish television until six years later.
19 November – American television sitcom Sidekicks is broadcast in Ireland for the first time, making its debut on Network 2 as part of their children's programming strand The Den.
Bosco: The Animated Series airs on Channel 5 in Singapore for the very first time as part of its children's block Kids' Corner. This was also the very first time that the Bosco franchise was broadcast abroad.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

1 January – Around the World in 80 Days
27 July – Yellowthread Street
21 September – Winning Streak
22 September – Secrets
23 September – // The New Adventures of Black Beauty
7 October – School Around the Corner
14 October - Twin Peaks
17 November – Round the Bend
30 December – The Silver Chair
Undated – ''Dear Sarah''

Network 2

4 January – Pals
9 January – Gophers!
22 January – / The World of David the Gnome
7 February – / Worzel Gummidge Down Under
11 February – Zorro
8 March – All Change
9 March – / Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
13 March – A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
19 March – Rarg
29 March – The Second Voyage of the Mimi
2 April – Bright Sparks
17 April – Mike and Angelo
18 April – The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy
18 April – Alvin and the Chipmunks (Murakami Wolf Swenson/DiC version)
27 April – Mr Majeika
10 May – Touché Turtle
12 July – Byker Grove
12 July – The Ozlets
13 July – Storybook World
18 July – Popeye and Son
21 July – The New Yogi Bear Show
6 August – Check It Out!
8 August – Hills End
9 August – Woof!
3 September – Wisdom of the Gnomes
4 September – Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
6 September – Hokey Wolf
6 September – Superman
7 September – Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
11 September – The Fruitties
20 September – // The Care Bears
2 October – Capital News
2 October – Only Fools and Horses
8 October – Grimm's Fairy Tales
11 October – // Inspector Gadget
31 October – Ferris Bueller
8 November – The Castle of Adventure
13 November – Tugs
19 November – Sidekicks
5 December – Edward and Friends
13 December – Captain Planet and the Planeteers
16 December – The Chiffy Kids
24 December – Bluetoes the Christmas Elf
25 December – Granpa
Undated – Saved by the Bell
Undated - ''A Peaceable Kingdom''

1990 in Irish television

Events

Debuts

RTÉ 1

Network 2

Ongoing television programmes

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