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RTE News - Ireland

There does not seem to be a designated News On Two newscaster anymore. Eileen Whelan was the regular presenter, but now it seems whoever is doing the late evening shift for the radio news and late summary on RTE One presents The News On Two. Una O'Hagan and John Finnerty have been presenting it of late, a bulletin then never presents before, instead younger newscasters i.e in keeping with News On Two aim to a younger demographic.

RTE News - Ireland

RTE have today officially confirmed today that Washington Correspondent Charlie Bird will return back to Dublin
after only completing half of his 2 year contract. He will return to his previous role as Chief News Correspondent. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0202/birdc.html
I wonder who will be in the running to succeed him?

RTE News - Ireland

Richard Crowley use to present the RTE main evening news back in the late 1980s, has been RTE's Middle East Correspondent from 2001 to 2007 and presented RTE's business tv programme earlier this year so he does has a fair bit of TV presenting under his belt!

RTE News - Ireland

Some surprise news, The Irish Times has reported today that Ken Hammond has retired this week from RTE newsroom after a quarter of a century. Ken was one of best newscasters in RTE, sad to see him go, but the best of luck to him in his retirement

RTE News - Ireland

Likely contenders: Bryan Dobson (he may like a change after nearly 14 yrs at the helm of six one), Paul Cunningham (environment correspondent), Richard Downes (Morning Ireland), all three are good interviewers in their own right.
Donagh Diamond, reporter with PT has been a stand in for Mark Little on Prime Time during the summer months, so he will could be in contention for the job.

RTE News - Ireland

RTE's current Europe Editor Sean Whelan is to become the station's new economics correspondent, the position that was vacated by George Lee who went into politics. Speculation in the papers suggests that sean will not be replaced in Europe due to the current financial constraints at the station, supposing Tony Connelly will man the fort in Europe for RTE.

RTE News - Ireland

RTE do not seem to use the Single operated studio anymore for their short news bulletins like
the weekend lunchtime bulletins. They all come from the main news studio 3. That has
to be a welcome development as the SORC studio give a lot of technical problems, particularly with
live OBs and misaligned graphics

RTE News - Ireland

The Bill now starts at 5.15 to make way for Nuacht at 5.45 and News for the deaf

RTE News - Ireland

Well in today's article it looks like they will be getting a new look on July 20th to coincide with the relaunch of the news service

RTE News - Ireland

A article in today's Irish Indo confirms Nuacht RTE's move to Galway. Nuacht RTE bulletin is going to be extended with a new time slot at 5.45PM. A new studio is to be unveiled also to coincide with the €3 million investment by RTE.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/heres-the-news-rtes-nuacht-shifts-base-to-west-coast-1818889.html

RTE News - Ireland

Today's edition of Nuacht RTE came from the studio in Baile na hAbhann, using the same backdrop 'fake newsroom' as the RTE studio. The giveaway been the desk, which isnt illuminated like the RTE one and the Laptop with a HP logo. Una O'Hagan also did News for the Deaf which is typically read by the Irish newscaster as Nuacht is on before it. Nuacht RTE must have finally moved to Galway

RTE News - Ireland

In Saturday's Irish Times, an article about the cutbacks in RTE, have reported that RTE News is making
€2millions in savings. It's closing its bureau in Beijing where Foreign editor Margaret Ward is based and iscutting
its Prime Time investigates series from 8 programmes to 6 per year.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2009/0613/1224248747528.html