12 April – Launch of
Virgin Media More, a new channel exclusive to Virgin Media customers featuring first look at Irish and international documentaries, films, dramas and sporting events.[4]
May
13 May –
RTÉ lifts its mandate requiring people to wear face masks on its campus.[5]
19 May – Casting opens for Toy Show The Musical, with girls aged between 11 and 16 being sought to play the lead role.[8]
22 May – RTÉ and the
National Lottery confirm Winning Streak will not return in Autumn 2022, and may not be back on television until late 2023. This is because of the
COVID-19 restrictions in place earlier in the year and the time needed to produce the scratchcards associated with the game.[9]
30 May – RTÉ One airs the final edition of Claire Byrne Live after the show was axed following seven years on air.[11]
31 May – Jockey
Nina Carberry will replace Derval O'Rourke as a coach on Ireland's Fittest Family.[12]
June
No events.
July
12 July – The Government says it will maintain the current
television licence but will overhaul the system to ensure it is more equitable, relevant and sustainable.[13]
25 November – The Late Late Toy Show is broadcast on RTÉ One, and becomes the most watched programme on Irish television in 2022 with 1.6m viewers.[23]
2 December – TG4 switches to HD on
Saorview, becoming the third Irish TV channel to do so.[25]
11 December – TG4 airs the
2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, where Ireland's Sophie Lennon finished in fourth place with her entry "Solas", achieving Ireland's best result to date in the contest.
19 December – Toy Show The Musical is forced to cancel several performances due to illness among the show's cast and crew.[28]
28 December – Tadhg Fleming and his family win the 2022 Christmas celebrity special of Ireland's Fittest Family along with €10,000 for their charity of choice.[29]
31 December – RTÉ New Years Eve celebrations include
Jennifer Zamparelli hosting a New Year’s Eve Party, from 10.15pm on RTÉ One which is followed by the NYE Countdown Concert with
Westlife from the new festival village on
North Wall Quay.[30][31]