RTE’s new managing director of News and Current Affairs Kevin Bakhurst is settling in and yesterday announced changes to the station’s output that will take place early next year. Claire Byrne and George Lee join Prime Time, RTE 1 will get a new morning news programme from 9 until 11 am and The Week in […]
RTE have commenced work on the leaders debates – or well they’ve responded to various interested parties who have contacted RTE. I’m not sure which parties these are – there has been a lot of talk about the matter while watching the 3 debates in the UK and the Labour Party have called for a […]
Tags:election·Irish Politics·Ken O'Shea·Leaders Debates·RTE·TV
Emerging from Montrose is the title of the new Current Affairs show to be hosted by Pat Kenny on Monday Nights. The Frontline will be broadcast in the same timeslot as it’s predecessor but word is that it will be more news driven and flexible rather than panel or audience driven. No news on the […]
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There are quite a number of unresolved issues from #picturegate – #Cowengate which I’m interested in exploring. The nature of the complaints to RTE before and after the apology was broadcast is one area and I’ve been in touch with RTE this afternoon. Following the broadcast of the original piece on Monday night RTE received […]
Tags:#cowengate·#portraitgate·BBC Editors blog·picturegate·Radio Telefís Éireann·RTE
You did? Me too! I was watching the RTE news at 6-1. But RTE’s Political staff David Davin Power and David McCullagh told us on the 9 pm news tonight that the press conference which was shown in part on 6-1 news was actually a State of Nation address! Actually government press officers and FF […]
Tags:Brian Cowen·Brian Dobson·David Davin Power·Eamon Ryan·John Gormley·Merrion Street·RTE·Taoiseach