| Seoige | |
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| Created by | Robert Clare |
| Developed by | Tyrone Productions |
| Starring | Gráinne Seoige Sile Seoige |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original languages | English Irish |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 40 minutes per edition |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Release | 9 October 2006 – 24 April 2009 |
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Seoige is an Irish television chat show. It was hosted by sisters Gráinne and Síle Seoige and was broadcast live on weekdays at 4.30 pm on RTÉ One between 2006 and 2009, with a hiatus in the summer months. Episodes were repeated at 8.20 the following weekday morning on the same channel.[citation needed]
The programme was originally launched in 2006 as Seoige and O'Shea presented by Gráinne Seoige and Joe O'Shea. It followed a similar format to ITV's This Morning programme. Moving between serious issues and lighter subjects, content included interviews, debates and musical performances. Viewers could call, text, or e-mail the programme to give their opinions on topics. The presenters chatted with four sets of guests, which consisted of interviewees, discussion groups, and musical artists.[citation needed]
The show was rebranded Seoige in August 2008 after Joe O'Shea announced he was leaving RTÉ to pursue a career in radio broadcasting.[1] RTÉ announced on 21 April 2009 that the show would be cancelled and that the last show would air on Friday, 24 April 2009. A new series was not commissioned for the autumn of 2009.[2]
- ^ "Seoige and O'Shea to go their separate ways" Irish Independent. Retrieved 2008-06-24
- ^ "RTÉ announces end of Seoige show". RTÉ News. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.