Virgin Media News at 8.00
| Virgin Media News at 8.00 | |
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Virgin Media Television | |
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| Network | Virgin Media One |
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| Virgin Media News Virgin Media News at 5.30 | |
Virgin Media News at 7.00 (formerly News at 8.00) is the main primetime
The News at 7.00, presented by main newscaster Claire Brock, is a thirty-minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 7pm from Monday to Friday. It was previously broadcast at 8pm, before being pushed back in March 2022 to accommodate a permanent new schedule featuring extended episodes of UK soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
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 2016, TV3 News at 8 was discontinued.
A major rebrand of the entire TV3 Group took place in August 2018, when the company was renamed as
Newscasters
Main newscaster
| Years | Newscaster | Other roles |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Claire Brock | |
| 2015-2016 | Colette Fitzpatrick | News at 12.30, News at 5.30 presenter |
Relief newscasters
| Years | Newscaster | Other roles | Previous roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Ruairi Carroll | News correspondent |