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''news2day'' 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 ...
children's television news programme, broadcast weekdays at 4:20pm on
RTÉ2
RTÉ2 is an Television in the Republic of Ireland, Irish free-to-air television channel operated by public service broadcaster RTÉ. It was launched in 1978 as the Republic of Ireland's second television channel.
History
In the 1970s, the Iri ...
. It is 10 to 15 minutes long, with 15 minute recap episodes on Saturdays. It is similar in format to the
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Newsround
''Newsround'' (stylised as ''newsround'', and originally called ''John Craven's Newsround'' before his departure in 1989) is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972. It was one of the world's first tele ...
''. It is currently presented by Reem El-Hassany and Molly O'Connor.
Format
The programme is aimed at children between the ages of six and twelve, and is presented in a child-friendly manner, making it easy for children to understand and to gain an interest in the news. They present various topics, which include news, sports, entertainment and lifestyle.
In February 2009, to coincide with
RTÉ News and Current Affairs
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...
receiving a major revamp of a new studio and set, ''news2day'', also received a revamp, with a new computer generated background, new logo, titles, and theme music and also received a new site when RTÉ rebranded ''The Den'' to ''TRTÉ''.
History
''news2day'' was first presented by Ailbhe Conneely (2003–2004) and Cathal Murray (2003). Conneely has since become a journalist with
RTÉ News
RTÉ News and Current Affairs ( ga, Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ), also known as RTÉ News (''Nuacht RTÉ''), is the national news service provided by Irish public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Its services include local, nationa ...
and Murray presents a late night show on
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 ( ga, RTÉ Raidió 1) is an Irish national radio station owned and operated by RTÉ and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926.
The total budget for th ...
.
The next presenters were
Paul O'Flynn (2004–2005) and Sabrina Phelan (2004–2006). O'Flynn now works as a reporter with
RTÉ Sport
RTÉ Sport is a department of Irish public broadcaster RTÉ. The department provides sporting coverage through a number of platforms including RTÉ Radio, RTÉ Television, RTÉ.ie, RTÉ Player Sport and RTÉ Mobile. RTÉ holds the television ...
and Phelan is a trainer with
Dog Training Ireland.
Then there was Paddy McKenna (2005–2007) who now co-presents RTÉ 2fm's ''Weekenders with Ruth Scott'' on
RTÉ 2fm
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, whil ...
.
Helen Joyce
Helen Joyce is an Irish journalist, currently on sabbatical from her role as executive editor for events business at ''The Economist'' becoming director of advocacy for campaign group ''Sex Matters''. She studied as a mathematician and worked ...
later joined him (2006–2008), and Stephen Carroll (2007–2008) later joined her. Joyce is a journalist with the
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and Carroll is a journalist working as a Business Editor for