The Den is the children's television strand on RTÉ Two in Ireland. It has been presented by a number of well-known names in Ireland, including Ian Dempsey and Ray D'Arcy, both of whom now present morning shows with the radio station Today FM. The Den is also responsible for introducing a number of anthropomorphic characters to Irish culture, such as Zig and Zag, Podge and Rodge and Dustin the Turkey.

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  • Ireland's most popular Kid's channel
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  • 1986-09-29 (xsd:date)
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  • 1986-09-29 (xsd:date)
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  • Ireland's most popular Kid's channel
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  • The Den is the children's television strand on RTÉ Two in Ireland. It has been presented by a number of well-known names in Ireland, including Ian Dempsey and Ray D'Arcy, both of whom now present morning shows with the radio station Today FM. The Den is also responsible for introducing a number of anthropomorphic characters to Irish culture, such as Zig and Zag, Podge and Rodge and Dustin the Turkey. These have gone on to have highly successful careers in a vast array of areas; Zig and Zag transferred to Channel 4 and are currently promoting their own DVD, Best Bitz From Back Den, Podge and Rodge possess a highly successful late-night chat show and Dustin achieved global recognition in 2008 when he represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Den has a number of former names including; Dempsey's Den, Den TV and Den2 The strand currently airs from 06:00 to 17:30 each weekday, with the brand also being used on weekend mornings. It received a complete makeover, with a change in format and a brand new visual identity, on Saturday 17 September 2005. Much of the information in this article relates to the classical Den of by-gone days. For information on the so-called "new" Den, see the section "Current format". As well as airing on RTÉ Two, The Den has its own electronic programme guide placement on NTL Ireland, channel 601, though this is simply a duplicate of the RTÉ Two feed rather than a separate channel. The Den has a reputation for airing many new episodes of shows such as Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Totally Spies!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series), etc. before any other network in Europe.
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  • channel 102
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  • channel 102/601
  • channel 876
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  • A colourful logo used by The Den in the 1980s.
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  • Dempsey's Den(1986-1990) DenTV(1994-1998) Den2(1999 - 2002)
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  • 29 September 1986
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  • THE DEN
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  • channel 102
  • channel 102
    channel 162
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  • 9.6% of Children's Audience
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  • June 2009
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  • The Den
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  • Ireland's most popular Kid's channel
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  • PAL I standard
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  • Ongoing
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  • Normally tuned to 2 but also: 5 historical openings of NI and IRL channels, or 6 depending on preference
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  • The Den is the children's television strand on RTÉ Two in Ireland. It has been presented by a number of well-known names in Ireland, including Ian Dempsey and Ray D'Arcy, both of whom now present morning shows with the radio station Today FM. The Den is also responsible for introducing a number of anthropomorphic characters to Irish culture, such as Zig and Zag, Podge and Rodge and Dustin the Turkey.
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  • The Den (television)
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  • THE DEN
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