RTÉ News and Current Affairs

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RTÉ News and Current Affairs, or Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ in Irish, is a major division of Radio Telefís 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.[1] It broadcasts in both the Irish and English languages.

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[edit] Introduction

RTÉ News and Current Affairs provides the most comprehensive 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 Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland. However, the station also operates regional centres across Ireland and the world.

RTÉ News faces stiff competition from within Ireland and abroad. Within Ireland, TV3 News, BBC Newsline and UTV Live provide competition in the television sector; as does Independent Network News, Newstalk and Today FM in the radio sector. However, RTÉ News remains the most popular source of news in Ireland. As Ireland is a predominantly English-speaking nation, international news channels (CNBC Europe, CNN International, EuroNews, France 24, Sky News, etc.) and Britain's BBC News and ITN (ITV News, Channel 4 News) also pose threats to RTÉ in terms of television news coverage of international events.

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 1,000 hours of television programming and 2,000 hours of radio programming a year.[2]

[edit] Programming

RTÉ News and Current Affairs is responsible for all the news bulletins on RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TG4, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, RTÉ Digital Radio News and RTÉ Europe. The division also provides written news updates on RTÉ's teletext service, Aertel, and RTÉ.ie/news.

[edit] Television

RTÉ News and Current Affairs television programmes include:

[edit] English-language

[edit] Irish-language

The department also broadcasts numerous special programmes such as election coverage and breaking news bulletins.

[edit] Radio

RTÉ News and Current Affairs radio programmes include:

[edit] English-language

[edit] Irish-language

[edit] Online

RTÉ News content is also available worldwide on the internet. 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.

[edit] Bureaux

RTÉ have studios and offices in the following locations[3]:

[edit] Ireland

[edit] International

[edit] Newsreaders and reporters

[edit] Newsreaders

[edit] Editors

  • George Lee - Economics Editor
  • Tommie Gorman - Northern Editor
  • Jim Fahy - Western Editor
  • Paschal Sheehy - Southern Editor
  • Brian O'Connell - London Editor
  • Seán Whelan - Europe Editor
  • Anthony Murnane - Deputy Foreign Editor

[edit] Correspondents

  • Charlie Bird - Chief News Correspondent
  • Fergal Bowers - Health Correspondent
  • Orla O'Donnell - Legal Affairs Correspondent
  • Paul Cunningham - Environment Correspondent
  • Joe Little - Religious and Social Affairs Correspondent
  • David Davin-Power - Political Correspondent
  • David McCullough - Political Correspondent
  • Brian Dowling - Political reporter
  • Ingrid Miley - Industry & Employment Correspondent
  • Vivienne Traynor - Industry & Employment Reporter
  • Joe O'Brien - Agriculture & Food Correspondent
  • Paul Reynolds - Crime Correspondent
  • Sinéad Crowley - Arts and Media Correspondent
  • John Kilraine - Dublin Correspondent
  • Richard Dowling - North East Correspondent
  • Eileen Magnier - North West Correspondent
  • Ciaran Mullooly - Midlands Correspondent
  • Cathy Halloran - Mid West Correspondent
  • Damien Tiernan - South East Correspondent
  • Sean Whelan - Euope Correspondent
  • Tony Connelly - Europe Correspondent
  • Robert Shortt - Washington Correspondent
  • Margaret Ward - Foreign Editor/China Correspondent
  • Tony O'Donoghue - Soccer Correspondent
  • Jonathan Mullin - Gaelic Games Correspondent

[edit] Regional Reporters

  • Helen McInerney - South East Reporter
  • Jennie O'Sullivan - Southern Reporter
  • Teresa Mannion - Western Reporter
  • Brendan Wright - Northern Staff
  • Michael Fisher - Northern Staff
  • Eimear Lowe - Northern Staff


[edit] Former newsreaders

[edit] References

  1. ^ RTÉ News and Current Affairs
  2. ^ RTÉ News and Current Affairs
  3. ^ RTÉ Studios

[edit] External links