Also known as Lunchtime News Original language(s) English, Irish Running time 25 minutes Network RTÉ One | Country of origin Ireland Camera setup Multi-camera First episode date 16 October 1989 Languages Irish, English | |
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Location(s) Studio 3, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 Cast Siún Nic Gearailt, Aengus Mac Grianna Presented by Aengus Mac Grianna, Una O'Hagan, Eileen Whelan Similar RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock, RTÉ News: Six One, RTÉ News on Two, Nuacht RTÉ, Ros na Rún | ||
RTÉ News: One O'Clock is the afternoon news bulletin from RTÉ. Produced by RTÉ News and Current Affairs, it airs Monday to Sunday at 1:00pm
Like RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock, the programme is presented by a single newsreader with Aengus Mac Grianna, Una O'Hagan, John Finnerty and Eileen Whelan working in rotation.
History
The News at One launched on 16 October 1989 together with an extended daytime television service on RTÉ 1. The original presenter was Éamonn Lawlor, who had returned to Ireland after ten years as Europe correspondent for RTÉ News. A unified look across all RTÉ news output was immediately introduced with the News at One using the same theme music, opening titles and promos as the early evening Six One bulletin.
The One O'Clock News is usually presented by either Aengus Mac Grianna, Una O'Hagan, John Finnerty or Eileen Whelan. Relief presenters include Clodagh Walsh, Kate Egan & Brian Finn. The programme is shorter than other RTÉ News bulletins, running for about 25 minutes. During the Summer months of late July and for all of August the programme is reduced in length to just under 15 minutes in duration.
Until 2009, RTÉ broadcast a short Irish language news summary Cinnlinte Nuachta following RTÉ News: One O'Clock. This broadcast was discontinued in 2009 following Nuacht RTÉ's move from Montrose to Baile na hAbhann in County Galway. RTÉ now broadcasts a business news update as part of the RTÉ News: One O'Clock bulletin in its place.