https://www.rte.ie/history/100/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:02:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0929/1593343-rte-guide-flashback-introducing-network-2/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:02:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0929/1593343-rte-guide-flashback-introducing-network-2/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0925/1593010-on-this-week-young-people-of-ireland-i-love-you/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:16:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0925/1593010-on-this-week-young-people-of-ireland-i-love-you/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0922/1592559-rte-guide-flashback-harrison-ford-on-getting-older-in-1997/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:02:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0922/1592559-rte-guide-flashback-harrison-ford-on-getting-older-in-1997/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0918/1592116-on-this-week-an-arms-trial-a-prison-break-and-a-world-premiere/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:17:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0918/1592116-on-this-week-an-arms-trial-a-prison-break-and-a-world-premiere/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0915/1591675-rte-guide-flashback-welcome-to-fair-city/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:59:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0915/1591675-rte-guide-flashback-welcome-to-fair-city/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0911/1591221-on-this-week-bing-crosby-phil-lynott-and-the-lifting-of-a-ban/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:29:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0911/1591221-on-this-week-bing-crosby-phil-lynott-and-the-lifting-of-a-ban/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0908/1590772-rte-guide-flashback-westlifes-y2k-fashion-secrets/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:14:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0908/1590772-rte-guide-flashback-westlifes-y2k-fashion-secrets/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0907/1590550-on-this-week-liveline-breaks-the-news-of-9-11/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:36:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0907/1590550-on-this-week-liveline-breaks-the-news-of-9-11/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/rt%C3%A9-100-in-concert/812028968337Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:43:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/rt%C3%A9-100-in-concert/812028968337Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0903/1590197-rte-100-in-concert-all-about-this-live-celebration/A concert at the National Concert Hall celebrates the centenary of Irish radio - and you can watch and listen liveThu, 03 Sep 2026 11:28:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0903/1590197-rte-100-in-concert-all-about-this-live-celebration/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0901/1589973-rte-guide-flashback-memories-of-the-emergency/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:35:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0901/1589973-rte-guide-flashback-memories-of-the-emergency/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0828/1589594-on-this-week-stevie-wonder-world-war-ii-and-a-liffey-swim/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:25:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0828/1589594-on-this-week-stevie-wonder-world-war-ii-and-a-liffey-swim/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0825/1589147-rte-guide-flashback-marianne-faithfull-on-living-in-ireland/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:04:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0825/1589147-rte-guide-flashback-marianne-faithfull-on-living-in-ireland/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0819/1588555-on-this-week-dunnes-strikers-civil-rights-and-michael-caine/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:21:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0819/1588555-on-this-week-dunnes-strikers-civil-rights-and-michael-caine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0818/1588406-rte-guide-flashback-paying-tribute-to-the-king/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:25:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0818/1588406-rte-guide-flashback-paying-tribute-to-the-king/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0813/1587769-on-this-week-elvis-a-prison-break-and-the-death-of-the-general/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:40:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0813/1587769-on-this-week-elvis-a-prison-break-and-the-death-of-the-general/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0811/1587407-rte-guide-flashbackjack-nicholson-on-tabloids-and-his-inner-wolf/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:14:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0811/1587407-rte-guide-flashbackjack-nicholson-on-tabloids-and-his-inner-wolf/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0807/1586979-on-this-week-the-beginning-of-the-troubles/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:17:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0807/1586979-on-this-week-the-beginning-of-the-troubles/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0804/1586425-rte-guide-flashback-chris-de-burghs-songwriting-secrets/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:48:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0804/1586425-rte-guide-flashback-chris-de-burghs-songwriting-secrets/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0803/1585956-on-this-week-controversial-art-olympic-gold-and-uvf-bomb-rte/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0803/1585956-on-this-week-controversial-art-olympic-gold-and-uvf-bomb-rte/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0728/1585480-rte-guide-flashback-was-this-the-ultimate-90s-festival/Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:03:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0728/1585480-rte-guide-flashback-was-this-the-ultimate-90s-festival/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0722/1584613-on-this-week/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:11:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0722/1584613-on-this-week/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0720/1584240-rte-guide-flashback-how-to-watch-the-moon-landings/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:10:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0720/1584240-rte-guide-flashback-how-to-watch-the-moon-landings/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0714/1583359-rte-guide-flashback-tom-cruise-on-his-love-for-nicole-kidman/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:21:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0714/1583359-rte-guide-flashback-tom-cruise-on-his-love-for-nicole-kidman/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0709/1582596-on-this-week-first-female-gardai-and-u2-spoil-a-hurling-final/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:28:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0709/1582596-on-this-week-first-female-gardai-and-u2-spoil-a-hurling-final/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0707/1582166-rte-guide-flashback-the-first-late-late-show-reviewed/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:34:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0707/1582166-rte-guide-flashback-the-first-late-late-show-reviewed/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0703/1581636-on-this-week-ryanair-takes-off-and-the-late-late-show-begins/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:25:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0703/1581636-on-this-week-ryanair-takes-off-and-the-late-late-show-begins/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0625/1580267-on-this-week-u2-mandela-in-dublin-and-jacks-army-returns/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:26:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0625/1580267-on-this-week-u2-mandela-in-dublin-and-jacks-army-returns/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22620749/#:~:text=11%20JUN&text=%E2%80%A2-,Arena,Martina%20Evans%20and%20Ian%20Duhig.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:55:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22620749/#:~:text=11%20JUN&text=%E2%80%A2-,Arena,Martina%20Evans%20and%20Ian%20Duhig.Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/ceili-house/episodes/11801588/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:58:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/ceili-house/episodes/11801588/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0623/1579937-rte-guide-flashback-victoria-smurfit-becomes-a-leading-lady/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:43:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0623/1579937-rte-guide-flashback-victoria-smurfit-becomes-a-leading-lady/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0618/1579182-on-this-week-jfk-in-ireland-and-the-murder-of-veronica-guerin/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:18:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0618/1579182-on-this-week-jfk-in-ireland-and-the-murder-of-veronica-guerin/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0616/1578686-rte-guide-flashback-kicking-of-the-world-cup-in-1982/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:01:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0616/1578686-rte-guide-flashback-kicking-of-the-world-cup-in-1982/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0611/1577895-on-this-week-the-kennedys-rory-gallagher-and-ireland-beat-italy/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:31:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0611/1577895-on-this-week-the-kennedys-rory-gallagher-and-ireland-beat-italy/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0609/1577582-rte-guide-flashback-the-ireland-of-tomorrow/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:06:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0609/1577582-rte-guide-flashback-the-ireland-of-tomorrow/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0604/1576826-on-this-week-elections-a-plane-crash-and-italia-90-kicks-off/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:49:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0604/1576826-on-this-week-elections-a-plane-crash-and-italia-90-kicks-off/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0602/1576414-rte-guide-flashback-amateur-showbiz-at-the-john-player-tops/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:17:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0602/1576414-rte-guide-flashback-amateur-showbiz-at-the-john-player-tops/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0529/1575889-on-this-week-everest-drive-in-movies-and-pregnant-pat-kenny/Fri, 29 May 2026 11:03:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0529/1575889-on-this-week-everest-drive-in-movies-and-pregnant-pat-kenny/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0526/1575320-rte-guide-flashback-fitness-gimmicks-1970s-style/Tue, 26 May 2026 17:30:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0526/1575320-rte-guide-flashback-fitness-gimmicks-1970s-style/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0522/1574720-on-this-week-mini-gaeltachts-and-a-disco-turned-nuclear-bunker/Fri, 22 May 2026 11:18:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0522/1574720-on-this-week-mini-gaeltachts-and-a-disco-turned-nuclear-bunker/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573361-happy-birthday-rte-ie/Neil Leyden, Head of RTÉ.ie, looks back at the evolution of RTÉ's public service media website, thirty years after it first launched.Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573361-happy-birthday-rte-ie/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0519/1574182-rte-guide-flashback-stars-line-up-for-self-aid/Tue, 19 May 2026 16:35:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0519/1574182-rte-guide-flashback-stars-line-up-for-self-aid/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0512/1572940-on-this-week-an-art-heist-a-make-up-bill-and-gaybos-last-show/Tue, 12 May 2026 10:58:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0512/1572940-on-this-week-an-art-heist-a-make-up-bill-and-gaybos-last-show/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573166-it-was-thirty-years-ago-today-happy-birthday-rte-ie/John McMahon, now a Commissioning Executive Producer with RTÉ Television, shares his reminiscence of the day RTE.ie went live thirty years ago.Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573166-it-was-thirty-years-ago-today-happy-birthday-rte-ie/Happy Birthdayhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0506/1572039-on-this-week-tragedy-thin-lizzy-and-garth-at-croke-park/Wed, 06 May 2026 17:20:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0506/1572039-on-this-week-tragedy-thin-lizzy-and-garth-at-croke-park/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571688-rte-guide-flashback-from-harvard-scholar-to-irish-sheep-farmer/Mon, 04 May 2026 17:35:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571688-rte-guide-flashback-from-harvard-scholar-to-irish-sheep-farmer/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571651-rte-guide-flashback-boyzone-on-fame-and-fans-in-1995/Mon, 04 May 2026 10:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571651-rte-guide-flashback-boyzone-on-fame-and-fans-in-1995/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0430/1571058-on-this-week-bobby-sands-radioactive-milk-and-dr-roy-keane/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:13:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0430/1571058-on-this-week-bobby-sands-radioactive-milk-and-dr-roy-keane/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0428/1570665-rte-flashback-noughties-fashion-with-trinny-and-susannah/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:11:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0428/1570665-rte-flashback-noughties-fashion-with-trinny-and-susannah/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0422/1569593-on-this-week-a-hijack-riverdance-and-being-gay-in-1990s-ireland/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:53:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0422/1569593-on-this-week-a-hijack-riverdance-and-being-gay-in-1990s-ireland/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0423/1569726-rte-guide-flashback-moya-brennan-raises-a-glass/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:45:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0423/1569726-rte-guide-flashback-moya-brennan-raises-a-glass/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/adhmhaidin/2026/0406/1566882-adhmhaidin-de-luain-6-aibrean-2026//Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:41:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/adhmhaidin/2026/0406/1566882-adhmhaidin-de-luain-6-aibrean-2026//Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0417/1568770-the-signal-brings-a-century-of-irish-radio-to-life/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:47:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0417/1568770-the-signal-brings-a-century-of-irish-radio-to-life/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0416/1568544-on-this-week-lebanon-a-1916-wedding-and-give-it-a-lash-jack/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:11:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0416/1568544-on-this-week-lebanon-a-1916-wedding-and-give-it-a-lash-jack/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0414/1568214-rte-guide-flashback-the-many-faces-of-twink/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:22:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0414/1568214-rte-guide-flashback-the-many-faces-of-twink/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0409/1567455-on-this-week-the-general-strips-off-and-irelands-first-soap/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:51:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0409/1567455-on-this-week-the-general-strips-off-and-irelands-first-soap/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0407/1567029-rte-guide-flashback-1970s-teens-defend-their-favourite-shows/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:34:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0407/1567029-rte-guide-flashback-1970s-teens-defend-their-favourite-shows/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0402/1566515-on-this-week-kidnapping-the-1980s-man-and-shakespeare-in-space/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:51:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0402/1566515-on-this-week-kidnapping-the-1980s-man-and-shakespeare-in-space/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0401/1565957-rte-guide-flashback-dustin-the-easter-turkey/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0401/1565957-rte-guide-flashback-dustin-the-easter-turkey/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0326/1565393-on-this-week-annie-murphy-1916-memories-and-a-boyzone-blockade/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:29:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0326/1565393-on-this-week-annie-murphy-1916-memories-and-a-boyzone-blockade/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0319/1564237-on-this-week-1960s-emigrants-oscar-glory-and-a-wall-of-death/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:32:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0319/1564237-on-this-week-1960s-emigrants-oscar-glory-and-a-wall-of-death/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0316/1563717-rte-guide-flashback-when-do-you-die-friend/A 1798 period drama was the RTÉ Guide cover story sixty years agoMon, 16 Mar 2026 13:54:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0316/1563717-rte-guide-flashback-when-do-you-die-friend/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0315/1563097-on-this-week-ploughing-waterbeds-and-st-patricks-day-parades/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone bySun, 15 Mar 2026 23:34:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0315/1563097-on-this-week-ploughing-waterbeds-and-st-patricks-day-parades/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0309/1562009-on-this-week-love-lessons-opera-dogs-and-the-birmingham-six/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life. Here's your dose of Irish history from 9th-15th MarcMon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0309/1562009-on-this-week-love-lessons-opera-dogs-and-the-birmingham-six/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0311/1562420-rte-guide-flashback-thanks-for-the-memories-jack-charlton/Every week we take a look in the RTÉ Guide archives to check out the cover stories from years gone by. On this week thirty years ago, the Guide paid tribute to the much-loved Jack CharltonWed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0311/1562420-rte-guide-flashback-thanks-for-the-memories-jack-charlton/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0302/1560135-on-this-week-seventies-singles-model-tds-and-a-famous-disco-fan/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life. Here's your dose of Irish history from 2nd-8th MarchMon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0302/1560135-on-this-week-seventies-singles-model-tds-and-a-famous-disco-fan/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0227/1560850-rte-guide-flashback-being-gerry-ryan/He was one of the biggest broadcasters in Ireland. 25 years ago this week, Gerry Ryan spoke to the RTÉ GuideFri, 27 Feb 2026 17:33:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0227/1560850-rte-guide-flashback-being-gerry-ryan/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0223/1559588-rte-guide-flashback-dreaming-of-the-sun-with-marty-whelan/The RTÉ Guide archives offer glimpses of Irish telly and radio over the decades. On this week back in 1989, a still familiar face (and moustache) was on the cover, promising readers a trip to sunnier climes.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0223/1559588-rte-guide-flashback-dreaming-of-the-sun-with-marty-whelan/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0223/1559224-on-this-week-a-riot-a-hovercroft-crash-and-a-ufo-in-tipperary/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone byMon, 23 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0223/1559224-on-this-week-a-riot-a-hovercroft-crash-and-a-ufo-in-tipperary/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0216/1557688-on-this-week-condoms-over-the-counter/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:06:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0216/1557688-on-this-week-condoms-over-the-counter/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0209/1556713-on-this-week-violence-at-lansdowne-road/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0209/1556713-on-this-week-violence-at-lansdowne-road/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0126/1554531-on-this-week-saoisre-ronan-makes-her-tv-debut/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:00:28 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0126/1554531-on-this-week-saoisre-ronan-makes-her-tv-debut/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0112/1551180-on-this-week-a-major-snowfall-brings-ireland-to-a-standstill/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:30:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0112/1551180-on-this-week-a-major-snowfall-brings-ireland-to-a-standstill/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0119/1551185-on-this-week-when-mobile-phone-mania-was-at-its-peak/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:00:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0119/1551185-on-this-week-when-mobile-phone-mania-was-at-its-peak/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/685-rte-1950s/Radio would continue as the only broadcast output for RTÉ in the 1950s but by the end of the decade the planning for a television service was under way.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:13:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/685-rte-1950s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/704-rte-1960s/The 1960s saw the arrival of an Irish television service Telefís Éireann to accompany Radio Éireann.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:14:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/704-rte-1960s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/705-rte-1970s/During the 1970s RTÉ would launch two new radio stations Raidió na Gaeltachta and Radio 2 and a second television channel RTÉ 2.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:15:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/705-rte-1970s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/706-rte-1980s/The big home produced television drama of the decade was 'Strumpet City' while on radio an unedited and uninterrupted reading of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' was broadcast over 30 hours in 1982.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:17:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/706-rte-1980s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/707-rte-1990s/During the 1990s RTÉ began to look beyond the traditional broadcasting platforms of radio and television to reach the audienceFri, 02 Jan 2026 11:18:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/707-rte-1990s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/708-rte-2000s/A new wave of drama on RTÉ Television introduced series such as 'Paths to Freedom', 'Bachelors Walk' and 'The Clinic'.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:20:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/708-rte-2000s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/709-rte-2010s/In challenging financial times for RTÉ the broadcaster looks to switchover from analogue to digital transmission.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:22:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/709-rte-2010s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/682-rte-1920s/The 1920s saw the beginning of Irish radio as 2RN began broadcasting from a studio and office at 36 Little Denmark Street, in Dublin.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:55:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/682-rte-1920s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/288276-the-history-of-rte-exhibition-2012/The radio service began on 1 January 1926 while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:56:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/288276-the-history-of-rte-exhibition-2012/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/683-rte-1930s/2RN covered the World Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932 using the new high-powered 60kw transmitter (later increased to 100 kw) installed at AthloneFri, 12 Dec 2025 09:57:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/683-rte-1930s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/684-rte-1940s/The Second World War was a testing time for Radio Éireann but technological developments in the 1940s would make radio production more flexible.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:00:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/681-history-of-rte/684-rte-1940s/rte100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2025/1210/1548252-on-this-week-u2-ring-in-the-new-year-to-millions-across-europe/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:28:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2025/1210/1548252-on-this-week-u2-ring-in-the-new-year-to-millions-across-europe/History