<span class="mw-page-title-main">Before 1960 in Irish television</span>

Before 1960 in Irish television

<p>The following is a list of events related to <a href="/en/Television_in_Ireland" title="Television in Ireland" class="mw-redirect wl">television in Ireland</a> during the 1950s. The television service for the <a href="/en/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland" class="wl">Irish Republic</a> did not begin until 1961, but preparations for its introduction were being made throughout the 1950s, while in <a href="/en/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland" class="wl">Northern Ireland</a> the first television service came on air in 1955 with the launch of the <a href="/en/BBC_One_Northern_Ireland" title="BBC One Northern Ireland" class="wl">BBC television service for Northern Ireland</a>.</p>

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<td style="text-align:center;"><small><b><a href="/en/List_of_years_in_Irish_television" title="List of years in Irish television" class="wl">List of years in Irish television</a>:</b><br><a href="/en/1957_in_Irish_television" title="1957 in Irish television" class="mw-redirect wl">1957</a> <a href="/en/1958_in_Irish_television" title="1958 in Irish television" class="mw-redirect wl">1958</a> <a href="/en/1959_in_Irish_television" title="1959 in Irish television" class="mw-redirect wl">1959</a><span>&nbsp;</span>– </small>1950s<span>&nbsp;</span>– <small><a href="/en/1960_in_Irish_television" title="1960 in Irish television" class="wl">1960</a> <a href="/en/1961_in_Irish_television" title="1961 in Irish television" class="wl">1961</a> <a href="/en/1962_in_Irish_television" title="1962 in Irish television" class="wl">1962</a></small></td></tr>
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The following is a list of events related to television in Ireland during the 1950s. The television service for the Irish Republic did not begin until 1961, but preparations for its introduction were being made throughout the 1950s, while in Northern Ireland the first television service came on air in 1955 with the launch of the BBC television service for Northern Ireland. 