TV3 News @ 7
TV3 News @ 7 was the second early evening news programme on the Irish television network TV3. It was produced by the TV3 News division.
| 3 News at 7 | |
|---|---|
| Created by | 3 News Ireland |
| Presented by | Colette Fitzpatrick Caroline Twohig |
| Theme music composer | DeWolfe Music |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | TV3, Westgate Business Park, Dublin 24, Ireland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 15-30 minutes (incl. Ad Breaks) |
| Distributor | TV3 Ireland |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV3 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | TV3 News @ 6 |
| Related shows | First Edition |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The TV3 News @ 7, presented by main newscasters Alan Cantwell and Colette Fitzpatrick, was a thirty-minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 7:00pm from Monday to Friday.
History
When TV3 launched on 20 September 1998 its early evening news programme was called TV3 News @ 6. It provided a comprehensive view of the day's main international and national news stories, was presented by Alan Cantwell and Gráinne Seoige and was in direct competition with RTÉ News: Six One. This period of direct rivalry with RTÉ only lasted for a year as TV3 decided to break up the hour-long programme. As a result 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.
In January 2001 the TV3 News @ 7 was dropped and the TV3 News at 6.30 was launched with Cantwell and Seoige still remaining at the helm.
Newscasters
Main newscaster
| Years | Newscaster | Other roles | Previous roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Alan Cantwell | ||
| 1999–2000 | Gráinne Seoige[1] |
References
- "Gráinne Seoige's Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 20 August 2011.