1987 in Irish television

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

Events

10 March – John P. Wilson is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting.^[1]
31 March – Ray Burke is appointed Minister for Communications with responsibility for broadcasting.^[1]
9 May – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with Hold Me Now, a song composed and performed by Johnny Logan.^[1]
22 June – RTÉ Television introduces its Aertel teletext service.^[1]
September – Two aliens from the planet Zog Zig and Zag make their very first appearance on Dempsey's Den hosting the programme until 1993 when they later moved onto make appearances on British television.
Undated – 1987 is believed to be the airdate of the pirate television station Telefis na Gaeltacht based in Connemara. This channel should not be confused with its similarly named legal successor. Several Irish deflector systems (normally used for relaying British television signals on UHF) occasionally carried local programming.

3 March – The Return of the Antelope (1986–1988)
4 October – Where in the World? (1987–2006)
8 October – Know Your Sport (1987–1998)
Undated – The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Undated – Executive Stress (1986–1988)
Undated – The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988)
Undated – Alias the Jester (1985–1986)
Undated – Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1986)
Undated – Saturdee (1986)

Today Tonight (1982–1992)
Mailbag (1982–1996)
Glenroe (1983–2001)
Rapid Roulette (1986–1990)
Live at 3 (1986–1997)
Saturday Live (1986–1999)
Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)