''Night Shift'' is an

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music programme. Like its sister show ''Day Shift'', it was one of Channel 6's Irish programme. It was launched with the network on Sunday, 30 March 2006. ''Night Shift'' was transmitted late at night and sometimes early on weekend mornings. The show was hosted by

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and featured the

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scene. In 2006, ''Night Shift'' was voted the favourite music programme by ''Hot Press'' magazine readers. The last show aired on 31 December 2008. Channel 6 was replaced by 3e on 1 January 2009. Despite only airing for two years, the show helped launch many new Irish bands such as Director. Programme producer Elton Mulally has produced televised coverage of the

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for

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Under Ether

In autumn 2009,

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commissioned a follow up show called When Under Ether, hosted by Michelle Doherty and Nightshift producer Elton Mullally. The first series began airing on the 10th of November 2009. A second series, under the altered programme title of just "Under Ether", began broadcasting on the 6th of October 2010.

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