RTÉ News
Encyclopedia
RTÉ News and Current Affairs , is a major division of Raidió Teilifís Éireann
responsible for news programming on television, radio and online within the Republic of Ireland
. It is, by far, the largest and most popular news source in Ireland - with 77% of the Irish public regarding it as their main source of both Irish and international news. It broadcasts in English
, Irish
and Irish Sign Language
.
started broadcasting. It was Ireland's first radio station. On May 24, 1926, there was the first advertised news bulletin on 2RN. Then on February 26, 1927, the first ever daily news report was broadcast on the station.
During the Second World War, referred to in Ireland as The Emergency, because of the Emergency Powers Act 1939
, media censorship of radio broadcasts effected news bulletins. Before all news bulletins were broadcast, the scripts of the bulletins were read over the phone to Head of the Government Information Bureau, Frank Gallagher
. Censorship brought in under the Act was lifted on May 11, 1945.
moved into the new Montrose studios, the News Service was the first to move in. The studios were still being completed, so construction work was heard during news bulletins. When Telefís Éireann opened on December 31, 1961, Charles Mitchel
read his first news bulletin on television.
In April 1966, Telefís Éireann's first flagship news programme was broadcast. Seven Days
had a production team with people such as Eoghan Harris
, Brian Cleeve
, Brian Farrell
and John O'Donoghue. In 1967 the programme merged with another television programme, Division, and became 7 days.
and RTÉ Radio 2
.
In the early 1980s, in the space of two years, there were three general elections. This demanded a larger schedule of current affairs. New programmes Morning Ireland
and Today Tonight were launched.
In 1991, RTE News appointed its first legal affairs correspondent, Kieron Wood. Also in the 1990s, the first Washington DC correspondent Mark Little
was appointed, and Teilifís na Gaeilge
, RTÉ lyric fm
and RTÉ.ie
were established.
, Dublin, Ireland
. However, the station also operates regional centres across Ireland and the world.
RTÉ News faces competition from within Ireland and abroad. For local news TV3 News provides competition in the television sector; as do Independent Network News
, Newstalk, Today FM
and 4fm
in the radio sector. As Ireland is a predominantly English-speaking nation, international news channels (CNBC Europe
, CNN International
, EuroNews
, France 24
, BBC News
, Sky News
, etc.) compete with RTÉ with regards television news coverage of international events. Despite this competition however, RTÉ News remains the most popular source of news in Ireland.
In September 2003 "RTÉ News" was merged with "RTÉ Current Affairs" to form "RTÉ News and Current Affairs". RTÉ News continues as the brand on regular TV and radio news programming. Also in September 2003, all RTÉ
news reports in English on all networks were rebranded to RTÉ News, ending the separate branding of News 2 and 2FM News.
RTÉ News and Current Affairs produces over 1000 hours of television programming and 2,000 hours of radio programming a year.
In December 2008, RTÉ News moved out of their usual Studio Three in RTÉ Studios in Donnybrook, Dublin and moved into a temporary studio, while work was carried out Studio Three for the relaunch. The new look was unveiled at the One O'Clock news programme on Monday 9 February 2009.
In March 2009, RTÉ was involved in controversy over a report about the placing of naked paintings of Taoiseach Brian Cowen
in two Dublin Art Galleries. Initially, the station carried a television news report that displayed the pictures and treated the topic in a humorous light. However, after complaints from within the governing Fianna Fáil
party, the station aired an apology to the Taoiseach.
Due to RTÉ cutbacks, instead of using satellite, reporters on foreign assignments were asked to send reports by internet link. RTÉ's Beijing
bureau was closed in June 2009.
, RTÉ Two
, TG4
, RTÉ Radio 1
, RTÉ 2fm
, RTÉ lyric fm
, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
, and RTÉ Europe. The division also provides written news updates on RTÉ's teletext service, Aertel
, RTÉ Mobile and RTÉ.ie
.
English-language
Irish-language
Irish Sign Language
The department also broadcasts numerous special programmes such as election coverage and breaking news bulletins.
English-language
Irish-language
. In addition to written content, virtually all of RTÉ's radio and television news programming since 1998 is subsequently made available in the form of RealPlayer
audio and video clips which can be streamed, also, live news programming can be received live via streaming media
in both Real Player and Windows Media Player
formats. All television news content is available on the Ireland-only RTÉ player
for 21 days.
for further details.
Since June 12, 2008, RTÉ News
is served by RTÉ News Now
. The channel airs commercial free 24 hours a day with the latest live news. The station was initially made available on mobile phones and online at rte.ie/news. The channel broadcast in the Irish, English and ISL languages. The channel is also available on Saorview
, mobile phone service providers such as O2 Ireland
, Vodafone Ireland
and Android. The channel also provides a free service to users of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The channel will become more widely available upon the official launch of Saorview
in May 2011
. The channel is also available in on train services within Dublin city and surrounding regions under a special agreement between Irish Rail, Transvision and RTÉ
. Previously, Sky News
provided such a service.
Regional
International
North-East
North-West
South
West
Dublin
Midlands
Politics
Industry and Employment
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
responsible for news programming on television, radio and online within the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is, by far, the largest and most popular news source in Ireland - with 77% of the Irish public regarding it as their main source of both Irish and international news. It broadcasts in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and Irish Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Irish Sign Language is the sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland. It is also used in Northern Ireland, though British Sign Language is also used. Irish Sign Language is more closely related to French Sign Language than to British Sign Language, which was first used...
.
Early history
On January 1, 1926, 2RN2RN
2RN was the first radio broadcasting station in the Irish Free State. It began broadcasting on 1 January 1926 and continued until 1933, when it was succeeded by Radio Athlone...
started broadcasting. It was Ireland's first radio station. On May 24, 1926, there was the first advertised news bulletin on 2RN. Then on February 26, 1927, the first ever daily news report was broadcast on the station.
During the Second World War, referred to in Ireland as The Emergency, because of the Emergency Powers Act 1939
Emergency Powers Act 1939
The Emergency Powers Act 1939 is an act of the Oireachtas enacted on 3 September 1939 after an official state of emergency had been declared on 2 September 1939...
, media censorship of radio broadcasts effected news bulletins. Before all news bulletins were broadcast, the scripts of the bulletins were read over the phone to Head of the Government Information Bureau, Frank Gallagher
Frank Gallagher (author)
Frank B. Gallagher was an Irish author and Volunteer.-Biography:A Cork native, initially London correspondent of William O'Brien's Cork Free Press, subsequently its final editor, though himself a separatist, personally admired O'Brien.The paper suffered closure in 1916 soon after the appointment...
. Censorship brought in under the Act was lifted on May 11, 1945.
Television history
In December 1961, when Telefís ÉireannRTÉ Television
RTÉ Television is a department of Ireland's state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann.The first channel to broadcast was Telefís Éireann which began broadcasting on 31 December 1961...
moved into the new Montrose studios, the News Service was the first to move in. The studios were still being completed, so construction work was heard during news bulletins. When Telefís Éireann opened on December 31, 1961, Charles Mitchel
Charles Mitchel
Charles Gerald Mitchel was an Irish actor and broadcaster best known as a newsreader for the RTÉ News from 1961 until 1984. He was the first person to read the news on Telefís Éireann.-Early life:...
read his first news bulletin on television.
In April 1966, Telefís Éireann's first flagship news programme was broadcast. Seven Days
7 Days (Ireland)
7 Days was a Radio Telefís Éireann current affairs programme presented by Brian Farrell, Brian Cleeve and John O'Donoghue and broadcast in Ireland from 1966 until 1976.-Background:...
had a production team with people such as Eoghan Harris
Eoghan Harris
Eoghan Harris is an Irish journalist, fiction writer, director, columnist and politician. He currently writes for the Sunday Independent. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007–11, having been nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern....
, Brian Cleeve
Brian Cleeve
Brian Brendon Talbot Cleeve was a prolific writer, whose published works include twenty-one novels and over a hundred short stories. He was also an award-winning broadcaster on RTÉ television. Son of an Irish father and English mother, he was born and raised in England...
, Brian Farrell
Brian Farrell
Brian Farrell is an Irish author, journalist, academic & broadcaster.-Early life:Although born in Manchester, England, Farrell moved to Dublin, Ireland during the Second World War. He was educated in Ireland at , Dublin, University College Dublin and Harvard University in the United States...
and John O'Donoghue. In 1967 the programme merged with another television programme, Division, and became 7 days.
RTÉ
When Radio Éireann and Telefís Éireann merged, RTÉ News was expanded, providing coverage to new stations RTÉ Raidió na GaeltachtaRTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta , abbreviated RnaG, is the Irish-language radio service of the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the Internet.- History :...
and RTÉ Radio 2
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
.
In the early 1980s, in the space of two years, there were three general elections. This demanded a larger schedule of current affairs. New programmes Morning Ireland
Morning Ireland
Morning Ireland is the breakfast news programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 in Ireland and is noted as that country's most listened to radio programme. It is broadcast each weekday morning between 07.00 and 09.00 and is presented by Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, Rachael English and Aoife Kavanagh...
and Today Tonight were launched.
In 1991, RTE News appointed its first legal affairs correspondent, Kieron Wood. Also in the 1990s, the first Washington DC correspondent Mark Little
Mark Little (Irish journalist)
Mark Little is an Irish journalist, television presenter, author and "social media visionary". He presented Prime Time for RTÉ until December 2009. He took a year of leave of absence from RTÉ to pursue a project centred around digital media and global journalism...
was appointed, and Teilifís na Gaeilge
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
, RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ lyric fm is an Irish classical music radio station, owned by the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station, which is based in Limerick, was launched in 1999 and is available on FM in Ireland, on satellite, on Sky Digital in Ireland and United Kingdom and via the...
and RTÉ.ie
Rte.ie
RTÉ.ie is the brand name and home of RTÉ's online activities, located at the URL http://rte.ie. The site began publishing on 26 May 1996. According to RTÉ, it operates on an entirely commercial basis, receiving none of the licence fee which funds much of RTÉ's activity. The site, it says, is funded...
were established.
RTÉ News and Current Affairs
As a major division Ireland's National Broadcaster, RTÉ News and Current Affairs provides a range of national and international news and current affairs programming in Ireland. The station is also a source of definitive commentary on current affairs. RTÉ News is based at the RTÉ Television Complex in DonnybrookDonnybrook, Dublin
Donnybrook is a district of Dublin, Ireland. It is situated on the southside of the city, in the Dublin 4 postal district, and is home to the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ. It was once part of the Pembroke Township...
, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. However, the station also operates regional centres across Ireland and the world.
RTÉ News faces competition from within Ireland and abroad. For local news TV3 News provides competition in the television sector; as do Independent Network News
Independent Network News (Ireland)
Independent Network News was the agency that supplies national and international news to 30 independent local radio stations in Ireland....
, Newstalk, Today FM
Today FM
Radio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station which is available nationally. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
and 4fm
4fm
Classic Hits 4FM is an independent multi-region radio station broadcasting to Dublin and commuter belt, the cities and counties of Cork, Limerick, Galway and County Clare. Reception is also possible in parts of several other neighbouring counties...
in the radio sector. As Ireland is a predominantly English-speaking nation, international news channels (CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones...
, CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
, EuroNews
EuroNews
Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
, France 24
France 24
France 24 is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, DW-TV, NHK World and RT, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. During 2010 the channel started broadcasting through...
, BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
, etc.) compete with RTÉ with regards television news coverage of international events. Despite this competition however, RTÉ News remains the most popular source of news in Ireland.
In September 2003 "RTÉ News" was merged with "RTÉ Current Affairs" to form "RTÉ News and Current Affairs". RTÉ News continues as the brand on regular TV and radio news programming. Also in September 2003, all RTÉ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
news reports in English on all networks were rebranded to RTÉ News, ending the separate branding of News 2 and 2FM News.
RTÉ News and Current Affairs produces over 1000 hours of television programming and 2,000 hours of radio programming a year.
In December 2008, RTÉ News moved out of their usual Studio Three in RTÉ Studios in Donnybrook, Dublin and moved into a temporary studio, while work was carried out Studio Three for the relaunch. The new look was unveiled at the One O'Clock news programme on Monday 9 February 2009.
In March 2009, RTÉ was involved in controversy over a report about the placing of naked paintings of Taoiseach Brian Cowen
Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy
Two oil paintings depicting Brian Cowen, then-Taoiseach of Ireland, in the nude, were briefly displayed in Dublin art galleries in March 2009 as an act of guerilla art...
in two Dublin Art Galleries. Initially, the station carried a television news report that displayed the pictures and treated the topic in a humorous light. However, after complaints from within the governing Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
party, the station aired an apology to the Taoiseach.
Due to RTÉ cutbacks, instead of using satellite, reporters on foreign assignments were asked to send reports by internet link. RTÉ's Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
bureau was closed in June 2009.
Programming
RTÉ News and Current Affairs is responsible for all the news bulletins on RTÉ OneRTÉ 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...
, RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
, TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
, RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
, RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
, RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ lyric fm is an Irish classical music radio station, owned by the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station, which is based in Limerick, was launched in 1999 and is available on FM in Ireland, on satellite, on Sky Digital in Ireland and United Kingdom and via the...
, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta , abbreviated RnaG, is the Irish-language radio service of the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the Internet.- History :...
, and RTÉ Europe. The division also provides written news updates on RTÉ's teletext service, Aertel
RTÉ Aertel
RTÉ Aertel is a teletext service broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland, and also available in its entirety on the Internet....
, RTÉ Mobile and RTÉ.ie
Rte.ie
RTÉ.ie is the brand name and home of RTÉ's online activities, located at the URL http://rte.ie. The site began publishing on 26 May 1996. According to RTÉ, it operates on an entirely commercial basis, receiving none of the licence fee which funds much of RTÉ's activity. The site, it says, is funded...
.
Television
RTÉ News and Current Affairs television programmes include:English-language
|
The Frontline (Irish TV series) The Frontline is a topical debate television series in the Republic of Ireland. The show airs for 60 minutes every Monday night on RTÉ One at 22:30. It debuted on Monday, September 21, 2009. The Frontline replaced a similar political analysis show Questions and Answers... The Week in Politics The Week in Politics is an Irish news and current affairs programme broadcast on RTÉ One It is presented by Sean O'Rourke, occasionally by David McCullagh or Bryan Dobson.... Capital D Capital D is an Irish television programme broadcast on RTÉ One. It was first broadcast in 2005. Presented by Anne Cassin, the programme focuses on human interest stories and cultural events in the Dublin area, serving as a more specific counterpart to the Nationwide programme, which focuses on... |
One to One (TV series) One to One is an Irish television series which airs on RTÉ One. Since the first edition was broadcast at 12:15pm on 1 October 2006, the programme has featured personal interviews with a well-known figure from Ireland and abroad, one per episode. The second series moved to a Monday slot, beginning... Oireachtas Report Oireachtas Report is an Irish political television programme broadcast on RTÉ One. Presented by Conor Hunt, Joe MagRaoillaigh and Sandra Hurley one per edition, it transmits nightly highlights of that day's proceedings in the national parliament of Ireland, known as the Oireachtas.-External links:*... News2day news2day is an Irish children's television news programme, broadcast weekdays at 5pm on RTÉ Two. It is eight minutes long, and is similar in format to the BBC's Newsround.... |
Irish-language
|
Pobal Pobal is a bilingual English-Irish current affairs programme broadcast each Sunday evening at 17:30 on RTÉ One. It acts as the bilingual sister to Nationwide. It has been presented by Síle Seoige, now one half of Seoige. Each show is filmed from a different location in rural Ireland and it is now... 7 Lá 7 Lá is an Irish-language weekly current affairs show. All topics are discussed but particular focus is given to regional and Gaeltacht affairs.... |
Irish Sign Language
- RTÉ News with Signing
The department also broadcasts numerous special programmes such as election coverage and breaking news bulletins.
Radio
RTÉ News and Current Affairs radio programmes include:English-language
- Morning IrelandMorning IrelandMorning Ireland is the breakfast news programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 in Ireland and is noted as that country's most listened to radio programme. It is broadcast each weekday morning between 07.00 and 09.00 and is presented by Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, Rachael English and Aoife Kavanagh...
- RTÉ News at OneRTÉ News at OneRTÉ News at One is a news and current affairs programme broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. It airs Monday to Friday for 45 minutes at 13:00.The programme is presented by Sean O'Rourke. Dr Gavin Jennings presents on an intermittent basis....
- DrivetimeDrivetime (RTÉ)Drivetime is an Irish news and current affairs radio programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 on Mondays to Fridays between 16.30 and 19.00. It attracts approximately 229,000 listeners daily....
- World Report
- This WeekThis Week (RTÉ radio series)This Week is a news and current affairs programme broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. It airs Sundays at 13:00 and is presented by various RTÉ News and Current Affairs journalists....
- News bulletins on the hour on RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm.
- News bulletins on the half hour on RTÉ lyric fm.
Irish-language
- Adhmhaidin
- Nuacht a hAon
- Nuacht a Sé
- Regular Irish-language news bulletins on RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.
Online
RTÉ News content is also available worldwide on the internetInternet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. In addition to written content, virtually all of RTÉ's radio and television news programming since 1998 is subsequently made available in the form of RealPlayer
RealPlayer
RealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.-History:...
audio and video clips which can be streamed, also, live news programming can be received live via streaming media
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
in both Real Player and Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices...
formats. All television news content is available on the Ireland-only RTÉ player
RTÉ player
RTÉ player is an on demand video service provided by RTÉ for programmes broadcast on RTÉ Television. RTÉ player is available in two formats; one for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and another format for international audiences...
for 21 days.
RTÉ News Now
See RTÉ News NowRTÉ News Now
RTÉ News Now is a 24-hour news television network in the Republic of Ireland operated byIrish public service broadcaster RTÉ. The channel launched as RTÉ News Now available exclusively online on June 12, 2008. The channel began broadcasting as a free-to-air channel on October 29, 2010 on...
for further details.
Since June 12, 2008, RTÉ News
RTÉ News
RTÉ News and Current Affairs , is a major division of Raidió Teilifís Éireann responsible for news programming on television, radio and online within the Republic of Ireland. It is, by far, the largest and most popular news source in Ireland - with 77% of the Irish public regarding it as their main...
is served by RTÉ News Now
RTÉ News Now
RTÉ News Now is a 24-hour news television network in the Republic of Ireland operated byIrish public service broadcaster RTÉ. The channel launched as RTÉ News Now available exclusively online on June 12, 2008. The channel began broadcasting as a free-to-air channel on October 29, 2010 on...
. The channel airs commercial free 24 hours a day with the latest live news. The station was initially made available on mobile phones and online at rte.ie/news. The channel broadcast in the Irish, English and ISL languages. The channel is also available on Saorview
Saorview
Saorview is the national free-to-air digital terrestrial television service in Republic of Ireland.The service began operation on 29 October 2010 on a trial basis with full launch on 26 May 2011. By legislation it was required to be available to approximately 90% of the population by end of...
, mobile phone service providers such as O2 Ireland
O2 Ireland
Telefónica Ireland is a broadband and telecommunications provider in Ireland. The company is marketed and trades as O2...
, Vodafone Ireland
Vodafone Ireland
Vodafone Ireland Limited, part of the Vodafone Group, is the largest mobile phone company in Ireland in terms of active subscribers, and was previously called Eircell. The mobile phone system in use is a digital GSM 900 system, and also a third-generation UMTS system...
and Android. The channel also provides a free service to users of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The channel will become more widely available upon the official launch of Saorview
Saorview
Saorview is the national free-to-air digital terrestrial television service in Republic of Ireland.The service began operation on 29 October 2010 on a trial basis with full launch on 26 May 2011. By legislation it was required to be available to approximately 90% of the population by end of...
in May 2011
May 2011
May 2011 was the fifth month of the current year. It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from May 2011....
. The channel is also available in on train services within Dublin city and surrounding regions under a special agreement between Irish Rail, Transvision and RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
. Previously, Sky News
Sky News Ireland
Sky News Ireland was a television news channel which broadcast in the Republic of Ireland. Sky News International is now available throughout Ireland...
provided such a service.
Bureaux
RTÉ have studios and offices in the following locations:Regional
- Athlone
- Baile na nGallBaile na nGallBaile na nGall is a Gaeltacht village in the Ard na Caithne region of the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name "Ballydavid", this community's only official name is "Baile na nGall".The village is home to...
- BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
- CastlebarCastlebarCastlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...
- CorkCork (city)Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
- Dublin
- DundalkDundalkDundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
- GalwayGalwayGalway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
- LimerickLimerickLimerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
- SligoSligoSligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
- WaterfordWaterfordWaterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
International
- BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
- BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
- LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
The team
| Newsreaders | Sportsreaders | |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Dobson Bryan Dobson Bryan Dobson is a newscaster with RTÉ in Ireland. He has presented RTÉ News: Six One for almost 15 years. He previously presented RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock.-Early life:... |
Eileen Whelan | |
| Eileen Dunne Eileen Dunne Eileen Dunne is an Irish newscaster and radio presenter. She currently presents RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock on RTÉ One and is afternoon newsreader on RTÉ Radio.... |
Brian Jennings Brian Jennings (journalist) Brian Jennings is an Irish radio journalist and newsreader. He has been employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann since 1988, having previously worked for Irish pirate radio.-Career:... |
Éamon Horan |
| Anthony Murnane | Susan Jackson | Joe Stack |
| Sharon Ní Bheoláin Sharon Ní Bheoláin Sharon Mayrig Ní Bheoláin is an Irish television newsreader with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . Today, she is best known as co-anchor of RTÉ One's Six One News.-Career:Before joining RTÉ, she worked for the Dublin radio station, 'Raidió na Life'.... |
Niall Carroll | Evanne Ní Chuilinn |
| John Finnerty | Siún Nic Gearailt Siún Nic Gearailt Siún Nic Gearailt is a newsreader with Raidió Teilifís Éireann in Ireland.She has presented many of RTÉ's news programmes, including Six One News, News on Two and Nuacht RTÉ. She also reads the nuacht on RTÉ Radio.... |
Paul O'Flynn |
| Aengus MacGrianna | Michael Murphy | Hugh Cahill |
| Úna O'Hagan | Flor McCarthy | Marty Morrissey Marty Morrissey Marty Morrissey is a commentator and with the sports department of Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Morrissey was born in Mallow, County Cork but the family returned to their then home of the Bronx, New York shortly afterwards... |
| Anne Cassin Anne Cassin Anne Cassin is an Irish journalist and newscaster.Her career started with Dublin pirate radio station, Radio Nova in 1982. She presented a nightly news programme Dublin Today with fellow RTÉ newscaster Bryan Dobson. She has worked as a journalist in RTÉ for many years covering current affairs,... |
Kate Egan | Clare McNamara |
| Gareth O'Connor | Susan Byrne | Justin Treacy |
| Clodagh Walsh | Christopher McKevitt | Jacqui Hurley |
Regional
Northern Ireland- Tommie GormanTommie GormanTommie Gorman is an Irish journalist. He has worked for RTÉ News and Current Affairs since 1980. He is currently the Northern Ireland editor for RTÉ....
(Editor) - Brendan Wright (Northern Reporter)
- Sharon Gaffney (Northern Reporter)
- Laura Whelan (Northern Reporter)
North-East
- Richard Dowling (North East Correspondent)
North-West
- Eileen Magnier (North West Correspondent)
South
- Paschal Sheehy (Editor)
- Jennie O'Sullivan (South Reporter)
- Damien Tiernan (South East Correspondent)
- Helen McInerney (South East Reporter)
West
- Jim Fahy (Editor)
- Teresa Mannion (Reporter)
- Cathy Halloran (Mid West Correspondent)
Dublin
- John Kilraine (Correspondent)
Midlands
- Ciaran Mullooly (Correspondent)
General
- Gareth O'Connor
- Will Goodbody
- Martina Fitzgerald
- Adrian Lydon
- Ray Kennedy
- Sharon Tobin
- Samantha Libreri
- Flor McCarthy
- Eimear Lowe
- Robert Shortt
International
- Margaret WardMargaret Ward (journalist)Margaret Ward is an Irish journalist. She joined RTÉ in 1994, before becoming Foreign Editor in 1999.-Education and Career:Ward obtained a Bachelor of Arts in International Marketing and Languages from Dublin City University in 1985. She worked in business and non-governmental organization.-RTÉ:She...
(Foreign Editor/China Correspondent) - Anthony Murnane (Deputy Foreign Editor)
- Tony ConnellyTony ConnellyTony Connelly is a journalist and author. He is currently Europe Editor for RTÉ News and Current Affairs.Connelly has previously written for other agencies and publications, including Time, United Press International and the Irish Independent...
(Europe Editor) - Brian O'Connell (London Editor)
- Richard DownesRichard DownesRichard Downes is an Irish broadcaster and journalist. He has worked for the Press Association, Reuters, the Financial Times and the BBC. He has previously presented Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. He succeeded Charlie Bird as Washington Correspondent for RTÉ News in 2010.- Early and personal life...
(Washington Correspondent)
Specialist Correspondents
- Charlie BirdCharlie BirdCharles "Charlie" Bird is an Irish journalist and broadcaster. He was Chief News Correspondent with RTÉ News and Current Affairs until January 2009. He took up the role of Washington Correspondent, but prematurely returned to his earlier post in Ireland in June 2010.-Early life:Bird was born in...
(Chief News Correspondent) - David Murphy (Business Editor)
- Sean WhelanSean WhelanSean Whelan is an Irish journalist. He is a former Europe Editor for RTÉ News and Current Affairs. He is currently Economics Correspondent with RTÉ.He graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in History and Politics...
(Economics) - Fergal Bowers (Health)
- Orla O'Donnell (Legal Affairs)
- Emma O'Kelly (Education & Science)
- Paul CunninghamPaul Cunningham (journalist)Paul Cunningham is an Irish journalist and author. He is currently Environment Correspondent for RTÉ News and Current Affairs.A former winner of the "Radio Journalist of the Year" award, Cunningham is also known for his choice of hat...
(Europe)
- Joe Little (Religious and Social Affairs)
- Paul ReynoldsPaul Reynolds (RTE journalist)Paul Reynolds is an Irish journalist. He has been on the main RTÉ News and Current Affairs programmes, in both television and radio, almost daily for over a decade....
(Crime) - Sinéad Crowley (Arts and Media)
- Joe O'Brien (Agriculture & Food and Defence)
Politics
- David Davin-PowerDavid Davin-PowerDavid Davin-Power is an Irish journalist from Dublin, Ireland. He is currently political correspondent with RTÉ News and Current Affairs.Davin-Power was one of the first presenters of Morning Ireland, along with David Hanly. He is also a former Northern Ireland Editor for RTÉ News and Current...
(Correspondent) - David McCullaghDavid McCullaghDavid McCullagh PhD is an Irish journalist and author. He is currently Political Correspondent with RTÉ News and Current Affairs.McCullagh attended Newpark Comprehensive School and studied politics in University College Dublin. He holds a PhD in the subject....
(Correspondent) - Brian Dowling (Reporter)
Industry and Employment
- Ingrid Miley (Correspondent)
- Vivienne Traynor (Reporter)
Former newsreaders
- Charles MitchelCharles MitchelCharles Gerald Mitchel was an Irish actor and broadcaster best known as a newsreader for the RTÉ News from 1961 until 1984. He was the first person to read the news on Telefís Éireann.-Early life:...
- Maurice O'DohertyMaurice O'DohertyMaurice O'Doherty was an Irish broadcaster best known as a newsreader for the RTÉ News from 1966 until 1983. As a contemporary of Charles Mitchel the two men made the Nine O'Clock News the most watched news programme on Irish television....
- Éamonn Lawlor
- Andy O'Mahony
- Don Cockburn
- Jim Sherwin
- Colm Connolly
- Colm Murray
- Seán Duignan
- Mary KennedyMary KennedyMary Kennedy is an Irish writer, television personality and former newscaster. She presented Eurovision Song Contest 1995 from the Point Theatre in Dublin. She has also presented her own Saturday night chat show called Kennedy, a precursor to Saturday Night with Miriam. Kennedy was co-presenter of...
- Vere Wynne-Jones
- Geraldine McInerney
- Michael Herity
- Jim Mountjoy
- Ken Hammond
- David Timlin
- Anne DoyleAnne DoyleAnne Doyle is a newsreader for the Irish broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann . She currently presents RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock. She is "the most popular television newsreader for a generation" and is regarded as an icon....