Virgin Media News at 8.00
| Virgin Media News at 8.00 | |
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| Genre | News & Current Affairs |
| Created by | TV3 News |
| Presented by | Colette Fitzpatrick |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | TV3, Westgate Business Park, Dublin 24, Ireland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV3 |
| Release | 30 March 2015 - December 2016 |
| Related | |
| Midday Midweek The 5:30 Tonight with Vincent Browne | |
News at 8.00 is the flagship evening news programme on the Irish television network TV3. It is produced by the TV3 News division.
The News at 8.00, presented by main newscaster Colette Fitzpatrick, is a thirty-minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 8pm from Monday to Friday.
History
On 30 March 2015, TV3 announced that it will begin broadcasting a new main evening news programme at 8pm every weeknight.[1]
In December 2016, the show was moved over to sister channel 3e after tv3 regained the rights to Coronation Street and Emmerdale. At the end of December TV3 News at 8 was discontinued.
Newscasters
Main newscaster
| Years | Newscaster | Other roles | Previous roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015- | Colette Fitzpatrick | Midday and Midweek presenter |
Relief newscasters
| Years | Newscaster | Other roles | Previous roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Ruairi Carroll | News correspondent |