RTÉ News at One
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RTÉ 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.
An extended news bulletin takes up the first few minutes of the programme. This is then typically followed by a series of interviews. It finishes with sports news, business news, and a summary of news from around the regions.
Lengthened editions are also aired on the occasion of major breaking news stories such as general election
s or referendum
s. As of February 2009, the programme had an audience of 335,000 listeners.
The first debate of the Irish presidential election, 2011 was broadcast on this programme.
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...
. It airs Monday to Friday for 45 minutes at 13:00.
The programme is presented by Sean O'Rourke
Sean O'Rourke
Sean O'Rourke is an Irish journalist and broadcaster who works for the state TV company, Raidió Teilifís Éireann . He presents the News At One programme every weekday and is also the host of RTÉ's topical current affairs round-up The Week in Politics....
. Dr Gavin Jennings presents on an intermittent basis.
An extended news bulletin takes up the first few minutes of the programme. This is then typically followed by a series of interviews. It finishes with sports news, business news, and a summary of news from around the regions.
Lengthened editions are also aired on the occasion of major breaking news stories such as general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
s or referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
s. As of February 2009, the programme had an audience of 335,000 listeners.
The first debate of the Irish presidential election, 2011 was broadcast on this programme.