Five Seven Live was an

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programme, produced by

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and was aired each weekday evening on

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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

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(

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being the original presenter), with

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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

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, and weather forecasts by

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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

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and then by

, 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

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, as well as similar programmes on

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, most prominently ''The Right Hook'' on

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. 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

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(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

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and a third strand to incorporate music, arts, and popular culture, from 19:00-20:00, presented by

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, moving from

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. The final Five Seven Live aired on 1 September 2006, and the first edition of

aired on 4 September 2006.

Other RTÉ News programmes

Other RTÉ News programmes on radio include: *

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, *

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(on

) * Saturday View * This Week

References

External links

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