Virgin Media News at 8.00
Virgin Media News at 8.00 is the main primetime news programme on the Irish television network Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3"). It is produced by the Virgin Media News division.
| Virgin Media News at 8.00 | |
|---|---|
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| Presented by | Claire Brock |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Virgin Media Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Virgin Media One |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | March 2015 - December 2016 August 2018 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Virgin Media News Virgin Media News at 5.30 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The News at 8.00, presented by main newscaster Claire Brock, is a thirty-minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 8pm from Monday to Friday.
History
On 30 March 2015, TV3 announced that it will begin broadcasting a new main evening news programme at 8pm every weeknight.[1]
In December 2016, the show was moved over to sister channel 3e after TV3 regained the rights to Coronation Street and Emmerdale. At the end of December 2016, TV3 News at 8 was discontinued.
A major rebrand of the entire TV3 Group took place in August 2018, when the company was renamed as Virgin Media Television, with all news output rebranded as Virgin Media News. News at 8.00 returned on the day of the rebrand, replacing the News at 7, which aired on Be3.
Newscasters
Main newscaster
| Years | Newscaster | Other roles |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Claire Brock | |
| 2015-2016 | Colette Fitzpatrick | News at 12.30, News at 5.30 presenter |
Relief newscasters
| Years | Newscaster | Other roles | Previous roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Ruairi Carroll | News correspondent |