TV3 News @ 6 was the flagship evening news

News

News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...

 programme on the Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 television network

Television network

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 TV3. It was produced by the 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...

 division.

The TV3 News @ 6, presented by main newscasters Alan Cantwell

Alan Cantwell (newsreader)

Alan Cantwell is an Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader. He is a news presenter for TV3 News in Ireland. Cantwell is co-anchor of the station's flagship news broadcast, TV3 News at 5.30...

 and Gráinne Seoige

Gráinne Seoige

Gráinne Seoige is an Irish television presenter, Gaeilgeoir, and "fashion icon",Gráinne Seoige is one of the few television presenters who has worked for all terrestrial channels in the Republic of Ireland at some point. She has worked as a news anchor on TG4, TV3 and Sky News Ireland...

, was a sixty minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 6:00pm from Monday to Friday.

At weekends the main evening bulletin also aired at 6:00pm but was reduced to thirty minutes.

History

TV3 News @ 6 was the first programme broadcast by TV3 on opening night on 20 September 1998. The news programme provided a comprehensive view of the day's main international and national news stories and was in direct competition with RTÉ News: Six One

RTÉ News: Six One

RTÉ News: Six One is the evening news programme broadcast each night on Irish television channel RTÉ One...

. This period of direct rivalry with RTÉ

RTE

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 only lasted for a year as poor ratings, due to the strength of the competition from RTÉ, resulted in TV3 deciding to break up the hour-long programme. Because of this two new programmes - First Edition

First Edition (TV series)

First Edition was the early evening news programme on the Irish television network TV3. It was produced by the TV3 News division.First Edition, presented by main newscasters Alan Cantwell and Colette Fitzpatrick, was a thirty minute news programme covering Irish national and international news...

at 5:30pm and TV3 News @ 7

TV3 News @ 7

TV3 News @ 7 was the second early evening news programme on the Irish television network TV3. It was produced by the TV3 News division....

- were launched. Both programmes were still fronted by Cantwell and Seoige, while First Edition became Ireland's first early evening news programme.

Main newscaster

Years	Newscaster	Other roles	Previous roles
1998–1999	Alan Cantwell Alan Cantwell (newsreader) Alan Cantwell is an Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader. He is a news presenter for TV3 News in Ireland. Cantwell is co-anchor of the station's flagship news broadcast, TV3 News at 5.30...
1998–1999	Gráinne Seoige Gráinne Seoige Gráinne Seoige is an Irish television presenter, Gaeilgeoir, and "fashion icon",Gráinne Seoige is one of the few television presenters who has worked for all terrestrial channels in the Republic of Ireland at some point. She has worked as a news anchor on TG4, TV3 and Sky News Ireland...