| The Week in Politics | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Week in Politics | |
| Genre | News and Current Affairs |
| Presented by | Seán Duignan Caroline Erskine Sean O'Rourke former presenters Áine Lawlor current. |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio 3, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | RTÉ |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ One RTÉ News channel |
| Release | 1996 – present |
| Related | |
| Prime Time Leader's Questions European Parliament Report | |
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The Week in Politics is an Irish news and current affairs programme broadcast on RTÉ One and the RTÉ News channel. It is presented by Áine Lawlor, occasionally by Sharon Ní Bheoláin or Paul Cunningham.[1][2] In its original format in 1996 it was hosted by Caroline Erskine[3] and Seán Duignan.[4]
In late 2000's and early 2010's Sean O'Rourke presented it.
The programme reflects on the political week, with interviews and discussions. The majority of guests are politicians who are Teachtaí Dála or Irish Senators. The programme is broadcast live at noon on Sunday and is repeated throughout the day on the RTÉ News channel and its traditional late night slot on RTÉ One. The programme moved from its late night slot to midday in January 2013.
The programme went off the air for seven weeks in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It returned at the end of April. Due to social distancing requirements, the majority of contributors then came on air from RTÉ regional studios or via video conferencing technology. Prior to COVID-19, contributors came to Studio 3 on the RTÉ campus in Donnybrook, Dublin. In March 2021 the programme underwent a complete visual and audio rebranding. The Week in Politics is edited by Joe Mag Raollaigh.
- ^ "The Week in Politics". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "The Week in Politics: 14 March 2010". Retrieved 15 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "RTÉ Archives". 5 July 2012.
- ^ Morrisey, Marty (23 February 2012). "A Little Bit TV". RTÉ. Retrieved 2 March 2012.