Five Seven Live was an
Irish radio
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rolling
news
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programme, produced by
RTÉ News
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and was aired each weekday evening on
RTÉ Radio 1
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The total budget for the station in 2010 w ...
between 17:00–19:00, between 1997 and 2006, the final edition being broadcast on 1 September 2006.
Programme format
The programme was usually presented in its later years by
Rachael English (
Myles Dungan
Myles Dungan is an Irish broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio, and has also been a sports broadcaster on RTÉ Television. Since October 2010 he has been the presenter of "The History Show" on RTÉ Radio One ...
being the original presenter), with
Philip Boucher-Hayes
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Philip Boucher-Hayes
and Steve Willis often substituting. Main news bulletins were broadcast on the hour and half-hour, with headline summaries every fifteen minutes. Sports bulletins were broadcast on the half-hour, with a summary on the hour. Frequent traffic updates were provided by the Automobile Association, and weather forecasts by Met Éireann
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. A business roundup was broadcast also at 18:45. The programme also included Farming News, Sport and Headlines on the half hour.
History
The programme began in 1997, and succeeded a shorter programme, ''Today at Five'', presented initially for two years by Pat Kenny
Patrick Kenny (born 29 January 1948) is an Irish broadcaster, who currently hosts the daily radio show ''The Pat Kenny Show'' on Newstalk and the current affairs show ''Pat Kenny Tonight'' on Virgin Media One.
Prior to this, Kenny had a 41-ye ...
and then by Myles Dungan
Myles Dungan is an Irish broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio, and has also been a sports broadcaster on RTÉ Television. Since October 2010 he has been the presenter of "The History Show" on RTÉ Radio One ...
, as well as an RTÉ News at Six-Thirty. This was followed in 1996 by a short lived format, ''Daily Record'' (from 16:30-18:00), before Five Seven Live was launched months later. Dungan continued as the main presenter of Five Seven Live until 2000. It was the most widely listened to drivetime current affairs programme in the Republic of Ireland. The programme competed nationally against ''The Last Word'' on Today FM
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, as well as similar programmes on Independent Local Radio
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As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act 1990, and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2 ...
, most prominently ''The Right Hook'' on NewsTalk 106.
In May 2006, it was announced that Five Seven Live would end in September 2006, to be replaced by a longer programme, with the working title Drivetime (eventually adopted as the official title of the new programme). Drivetime incorporates three strands, a main news strand presented by Mary Wilson from 17:00-18:30 with a similar format to Five Seven Live, a sports segment (replacing Sportscall) from 18:30-19:00, presented by Des Cahill and a third strand to incorporate music, arts, and popular culture, from 19:00-20:00, presented by Dave Fanning, moving from RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is an Irish radio station operated by RTÉ. The station specialises in current popular music and chart hits and is the second national radio station in Ireland.
History
The station commenc ...
. The final Five Seven Live aired on 1 September 2006, and the first edition of Drivetime aired on 4 September 2006.
Other RTÉ News programmes
Other RTÉ News programmes on radio include:
* Morning Ireland
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,
* RTÉ News at One
* Newsbeat
''Newsbeat'' is the BBC's radio news programme broadcast on Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network. ''Newsbeat'' is produced by BBC News but differs from the BBC's other news programmes in its remit to provide news tailored for young people. (on RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is an Irish radio station operated by RTÉ. The station specialises in current popular music and chart hits and is the second national radio station in Ireland.
History
The station commenc ...
)
* Saturday View
* This Week
References
External links
Five Seven Live
{{RTÉ News and Current Affairs
Irish talk radio shows
RTÉ Radio 1 programmes