The 5:30

The 5:30
Created by	TV3 News
Presented by	Colette Fitzpatrick
Country of origin	Ireland
Original language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	TV3, Westgate Business Park, Dublin 24, Ireland
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Distributor	TV3 Ireland
Broadcast
Original channel	TV3
Picture format	16:9
Original airing	22 October 2012 - present
Chronology
Related shows	Midday Midweek TV3 Nightly News Tonight with Vincent Browne
External links
Website

The 5.30 is the flagship evening news programme on the Irish television network TV3. It is produced by the TV3 News division.

The 5.30, presented by main newscaster Colette Fitzpatrick, is a thirty minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 5:30pm every Monday to Friday.

On Bank Holidays, the main evening bulletin usually aired at either 5:30pm, running for just five minutes.

History

In December 2011, TV3 announced they would be renaming TV3 News at 5.30, The 5.30 and relaunching the bulletin in October 2012.

The last edition of the TV3 News at 5.30 was broadcast on 19 October 2012.

The 5.30 news programme, long the anchor of TV3's current affairs offering, broadcasts live from a specially designed new virtual set in the station’s Ballymount headquarters.

The new format places an emphasis on breaking stories, live content and an increase in the number of stories covered from home and abroad.

The revamped news programme will uses cutting edge technology to break news – The Metrocam ,a device which allows cameras to broadcast live without having to plug in anywhere, will allow the programme to put stories on air as they happen.

Newscasters

Main newscaster

Relief newscasters