''Weekend AM'' (stylised as ''Weekend:am'') is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
morning television show on
Virgin Media One
Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland (part of Liberty Global), operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel was known until 30 August 201 ...
, that was first broadcast as ''"Saturday AM"'' on 29 August 2015 at 09:00, with ''"Sunday AM"'' beginning the following day.
Development
Following the success of ''
Ireland AM
''Ireland AM'' is an Irish morning television show on Virgin Media One. It airs live every weekday from 07:00 to 10:00, and weekends from 9:00 to 12:00. The program features news, current affairs, weather updates, showbiz, fashion, beauty, fo ...
'' and an absence of live breakfast television on the weekends, the TV3 Group (now
Virgin Media Television) confirmed in June 2015, it would introduce a weekend slot to its schedule.
It was confirmed ''Ireland AM'' presenter
Anna Daly would move to the new weekend slot and present alongside
Ivan Yates
Ivan Yates (born 23 October 1959) is an Irish broadcaster, businessman and former politician. He was elected as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency at the 1981 general election and at each election until his retirement fr ...
and
Laura Woods. The show broadcasts between 09:00 to 12:00 each Saturday and Sunday. The programme features news, current affairs, weather updates and analysis of the weekend newspapers with in-studio guests.
On 30 August 2018, to coincide with the rebranding of TV3 to "Virgin Media One", ''Ireland AM'' launched a new set, and the Saturday and Sunday editions of the programme were renamed as ''"Weekend AM"''.
TV3 reels in the years as it becomes Virgin Media One
''Irish Times'', 23 August 2018
From the week starting 7 October 2019, Ireland AM started airing 7 days a week, meaning Weekend AM rebranded to Ireland AM.
Presenters
* Anna Daly (2015–2021)
*Simon Delaney
Simon Delaney (born 2 September 1970) is an Irish actor, director and television presenter. He is known for appearances in a range of films and television series such as RTÉ's comedy-drama ''Bachelors Walk'' and CBS' legal drama ''The Good Wife' ...
(2015–2021)
* Laura Woods (2015–2021)
*Aidan Power
Aidan Power (born 30 March 1979) is an Irish television and radio presenter.
Career
Born in Templeogue, Dublin, Power was educated at St. Mac Dara's community college and then Ballyfermot Senior College where he obtained a diploma in broadca ...
co-host and sport (2019–2021)
News and weather
*Geraldine Lynagh
*Anne O'Donnell
*''Former presenters''
*''Tommy Martin (2015–2018)''
*Ivan yates (2015)
References
External links
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{{VMTV ROI programming
1999 Irish television series debuts
2000s Irish television series
2010s Irish television series
Irish television talk shows
Virgin Media Television (Ireland) original programming