Sports Tonight (Irish TV programme)
| Sports Tonight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Starring | Trevor Welch[1] |
| Opening theme | "Times Like These" by Foo Fighters |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV3 (1998-2009) |
| Release | 1998 |
Sports Tonight was an Irish sports information television programme.[2]
Originally broadcast from 1998 until 2009 on Virgin Media One (then known as TV3), the show aired Monday-Friday at 11:30pm. Sports Tonight was presented by Trevor Welch, with other TV3 sports journalists also contributing. These contributors included Aidan Cooney and Joanne Cantwell.[2][3]
The show was axed on 23 March 2009 after broadcasting for more than a decade. This was due to budgetary cutbacks at TV3 and an emphasis being placed on live sports.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "In Brief". The Corkman. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "11 Sports Programmes That Should Never Have Been Axed". balls.ie. Balls Media Ltd. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Virgin Media confirms presenter Aidan Cooney has left Ireland AM". buzz.ie. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
Cooney joined TV3 back in 1998 where he presented Champion's League coverage as well as appearing on their flagship sports show Sports Tonight