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RTÉ TV’S first stab at a live weekday current affairs morning show has come to an end. Morning Edition, fronted by journalist Keelin Shanley, will broadcast its final show in early December.
A spokesperson for RTÉ told TheJournal.ie that the decision was made because of “purely financial pressure” and the need to cut back on the budget for the station in 2015.
Shanley, a respected RTÉ news reporter both on TV and radio, will present RTÉ Radio One’s Late Debate programme from January. She will also reprise her presenting role on the Consumer Show and as a stand-in for Seán O’Rourke on his flagship radio show.
The news comes on the same day that Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio One’s flagship morning show, celebrated its 30th birthday.
The final Morning Edition will go out in the first week of December – any possible replacement will not be announced into the new season schedule. However, news headline bulletins will be broadcast at 10am, 11am, and noon on the digital station, RTÉ News Now.
Morning Edition was one of the first commissions made by Deputy Director-General Kevin Bakhurst on his arrival to the State broadcaster from BBC.
The current presenter of Late Debate, Cormac O hEadhra, is to move to other radio projects, including his current presence on news and current affairs programmes on Raidio na Gaeltachta. He had taken over the helm of Late Debate from Audrey Carville, who is now more often heard as a co-presenter on Morning Ireland.
An RTÉ spokesperson said: “Other staff will continue working with RTÉ News and will be redeployed within RTÉ’s online and television news operations.”
The show had run for two years, broadcasting over 10 hours a week from Monday to Friday.
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The Journal allowing comments on Politics in the UK but only allow comments on Irish Politics when the Government are looking to send a message or for feedback.
It’s actually hard to fathom.
@martin lawlor: Comments are open on ‘Taoiseach to meet Stormont executive …’.
@Brendan O’Brien: Wow!
A whole 1.
@Brendan O’Brien: And you’re point being???
The article has no relevance, as a matter of fact it’s published like many other’s to publicise Simon Harris a Leader.
More PR ,the irony of it all.
@martin lawlor: There is no onus on The Journal to allow (or disallow!) comments on any particular article, and we don’t have a ‘right’ to post comments either.
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: If there is no onus on them to do so, why do they do it?
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: Some people think that media outlets have a responsibility to publish their dubious wisdom.
@Nick Vasilakis: No idea! Reading some of the comments it is obvious that it would be better if they just removed the facility entirely.
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: The Journal only exists because of its readership.
Do you really think that readership – its customers – don’t have any right to complain?
To suggest improvements?
Improvements that would make The Journal better for them, the customers and the only ones keeping The Journal in business?
Customer service isn’t your forte, is it Sean?
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: That’s what Email is for.
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: So, write to them. Email them. Ring them. Of course you have have a right to complain. But that is NOT the same as commenting in public.
@martin lawlor: How do you mean the article has no relevance? It relates to Harris’s trip to Belfast to meet with politicians from the executive – you know, a news article that let’s us know what our Taoiseach is up to today.
Maria Bailey could have told the Tories that swings are dangerous!
There are reports that Boris Johnson arrived to vote without voter ID. If true, then he again doesn’t know a law he himself passed as PM….and further evidence that he’s largely incapable of everyday adult functioning.
Best of luck to Brian Dobson on his retirement from Rte.A sound auld skin.
Playing tough with asylum does not win votes because people have made up their minds years before that there is a problem with illegal migration.
The Conservatives in the UK have gone the way of Republicans in the US. 30/40 years ago, while you may not have agreed with their policies you could understand the rational behind them, debate them and agree to disagree. Now, however,…………..? I never thought I would see the day when I would consider Ronald Reagan a reasonable moderate. Come back Maggie Thatcher, all is forgiven (though that might still be a step too far!).
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: Mags is literally the reason for the mess.
Being Prime Minister over there seems to be a poisoned chalice. Either that or they’re all thick.
@David O Brien: I would rather have a government full of dunces here that can run the country 100% than have dunces in Europe telling us what to do.
@Fintan Pox: Thanks poxy
@Fintan Pox: you asked for that Pox.
Brenda’s C5, must be nice to avoid having to learn, think, try to understand as best we can & instead just parrot obviously deeply flawed slogans. How are the EU eejits?
Never mind I’m sure he’ll have a new career. He could become a professional snooker player, he sure snookered Minister McEntee!
Vote Fianna fFail.Your haveing a laugh right.Your some bell.Pox
couldn’t be more happy for him.
And we slowly flop to the other side of the coin, will it be different? no.
Politicians are all painted with the same brush through the world.
All talk and promises before an election and nothing after their in power.
If they promise and can’t deliver they should be sacked after 18 months and not have to wait for a full 5 year term
Good stuff they need manners put on them. It’s a pity the journal is more than happy to deny comment on most comments about our own Tories, Ireland has had Tories in government for a hundred years. Buckled infrastructure. A shanty town on the canal.
Elsewhere, unacceptable that anti British Khan has been re elected as Mayor of London. He openly appeases people who commit violence in London
Fewer conservatives in government is always a good thing, anywhere. Conservatism is an illness.
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