Four Live is RTÉ One

RTÉ One

RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...

's live flagship daytime show. The show launched on Monday, September 20, 2010. It replaces The Afternoon Show

The Afternoon Show

The Afternoon Show was Raidió Teilifís Éireann's live flagship daytime show. It ran from 2004 until May 2010. The programme was dropped by RTÉ as part of its new season of television in 2010, to be replaced by two afternoon programmes 4 Daily presented by Maura Derrane and The Daily Show hosted by...

The television

Television

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 show is presented by Maura Derrane. With a mix of lifestyle, information and fun items. The show includes cookery, fashion

Fashion

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, health, fitness, parenting, life-coaching and celebrity gossip

Gossip

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. Viewers also have the opportunity to text, phone and e-mail in interjections, views, experiences and opinions.

Maura Derrane

Maura Derrane

Maura Derrane

Maura Derrane is an Irish television presenter and journalist. She has worked for RTÉ, TV3 and TG4.Derrane is a from Inishmore, County Galway. She previously worked as a researcher for RTÉ News in Galway. In 1996 she moved to TG4 as a news reporter. From 1998 she worked for TV3 News...

 started her career on Nuacht TG4

TG4

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as a reporter. She then moved TV3 News

TV3 News

TV3 News is the television and internet news service from TV3 in Ireland. Its flagship bulletin is at 17:30, hosted by Alan Cantwell, Colette Fitzpatrick and Elaine Crowley. TV3 News produces bulletins broadcast live on TV3 each day and online at tv3.ie/news...

 as a reporter and then on to TV3's flagship morning show Ireland AM

Ireland AM

Ireland AM is Ireland's only breakfast television programme. The show is broadcast live every weekday morning by TV3 and 3e.- Early years :...

. In 2008 she left TV as she wanted to spend more time with her family, she is married to a Fine Geal TD. During this time she presented a TV3 series called Living with Murder and a TG4 reality TV series called Feirm Factor. On 5 October 2009 she began presenting The Afternoon Show, which has now been replaced by 4 Live.