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TV3 News @ 6

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TV3 News @ 6
Created byTV3 News
Presented byAlan Cantwell
Gráinne Seoige
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsTV3, Westgate Business Park, Dublin 24, Ireland
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30-60 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV3
Release20 September 1998 (1998-09-20) –
11 April 1999 (1999-04-11)
Related
First Edition
TV3 News @ 7

TV3 News @ 6 was the flagship evening news programme on the Irish television network TV3. It was produced by the TV3 News division.

The TV3 News @ 6, presented by main newscasters Alan Cantwell and Gráinne Seoige, was a sixty-minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 6:00pm from Monday to Friday.

At weekends the main evening bulletin also aired at 6:00pm but was reduced to thirty minutes.

History

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TV3 News @ 6 was the first programme broadcast by TV3 on opening night on 20 September 1998. The news programme provided a comprehensive view of the day's main international and national news stories and was in direct competition with RTÉ News: Six One. This period of direct rivalry with RTÉ only lasted for a year as poor ratings, due to the strength of the competition from RTÉ, resulted in TV3 deciding to break up the hour-long programme. Because of this two new programmes – First Edition at 5:30pm and TV3 News @ 7 – were launched. Both programmes were still fronted by Cantwell and Seoige, while First Edition became Ireland's first early evening news programme.

Newscasters

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Main newscaster

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Years Newscaster Other roles Previous roles
1998–1999 Alan Cantwell
1998–1999 Gráinne Seoige[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Gráinne Seoige's Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 20 August 2011.