No Disco

{{Short description|Irish music television programme, 1993-2003}}

{{About|the Irish music television programme|the Depeche Mode song "Nodisco"|Speak & Spell (album)}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

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| presenter = Donal Dineen
Uaneen Fitzsimons(1997 - 2000)
Leagues O'Toole (2001–03)

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| network = Network 2

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No Disco is RTÉ's former flagship music television programme, broadcast on Irish television channel, Network 2, from 1993 – 2003. It was presented by Donal Dineen,{{Cite magazine |last=Hayden |first=Jackie |date=2002-03-13 |title=Action station: Donal Dineen |url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/1686211.html |url-status=live |magazine=Hot Press |accessdate=2008-11-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208141135/http://www.hotpress.com/archive/1686211.html |archivedate=8 February 2008}} Uaneen Fitzsimons and, following the death of Fitzsimons, Lawrence "Leagues" O'Toole. When Fitzsimons died in a car crash in November 2000, there was a gap in programming for some months afterwards, until the series returned with O'Toole as presenter on 28 February 2001.{{Cite news |last=Quigley |first=Maeve |date=2001-02-25 |title=RTÉ's Leagues' tough decision after show offer |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20010225/ai_n14523150 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208131019/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20010225/ai_n14523150 |archive-date=8 February 2008 |access-date=2008-11-19 |work=Sunday Mirror}} Musicians and bands such as David Gray,{{Cite news |last=Sweeney |first=Ken |date=2009-09-20 |title=No Gray area for 2FM playlists |url=http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/sep/20/no-gray-area-for-2fm-playlists/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928001538/http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/sep/20/no-gray-area-for-2fm-playlists/ |archive-date=2009-09-28 |access-date=2009-09-26 |work=Sunday Tribune}} The Frames, David Kitt and The Divine Comedy attribute a large portion of their success to exposure on No Disco, and these were among the thousands who lent their support to a campaign to have the show retained by RTÉ. However, the show was cancelled in 2003, in a move that caused much controversy among its viewers – at the time it was the only RTÉ show showcasing alternative music and there was no replacement show lined up to take its place. There was a repeat of this situation in December 2008 when TV 3 purchased Channel 6 and dropped Night Shift.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} In recent years The Last Broadcast, Other Voices, and (When) Under Ether have acted as some form of replacements for the gap that has emerged but none with the same success.