RTÉ News on Two
RTÉ News on Two was a late-night news programme that aired each Monday to Thursday on Irish public television channel RTÉ Two between 2 November 1978 and 18 September 2014. The transmission time of this programme varied each night, but it generally aired between 22:45 and 23:30. Until 4 January 2013, the programme was broadcast every Monday to Thursday, lasting 22 minutes, reducing to ten minutes after this date. A world weather forecast followed each broadcast.
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On-screen logo 9 February 2009 | |
Also known as | Newsnight (1978–1988) Network News (1988–1997) News2 (1997–2004) |
Genre | News and current affairs |
Presented by | Eileen Whelan Aengus Mac Grianna Una O'Hagan |
Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
Original language | English |
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Production location | Donnybrook, Dublin |
Editors | Lynsey Kiely, Bethan Kilfoil, Paul Tanney & Aisling Bastable |
Camera setup | Single camera |
Running time | 10–22 minutes |
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Network | RTÉ Two |
Release | 2 November 1978 – 18 September 2014 |
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RTÉ News on Two took a different agenda to other RTÉ News and Current Affairs programmes. Its content was customised for a younger audience, and presenters and journalists tend to use more informal language on the programme. From 2 October 2006 the bulletin was presented by Eileen Whelan, following the departure of Anthony Murnane, who was with the programme from the beginning. Eamonn Falvey edited the programme from 2 April 2007 until December 2009. Gareth O'Connor was the programme editor until 2010. It was mainly presented by Eileen Whelan, Aengus Mac Grianna and Una O'Hagan.
From 5 March 2007 until 18 September 2014, RTÉ News on Two was streamed live on the internet and archive shows are available to view through the RTÉ website. For the duration of the 2011 general election campaign, RTÉ News on Two in its regular format was only aired on Thursday night, with a reformatted programme, The Eleventh Hour, airing Monday-Wednesday (with a short RTÉ News on Two extended summary airing beforehand).