RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock is the nightly news programme broadcast each night on Irish television channel RTÉ One at 9:00pm. The bulletin airs until 9:25pm Monday to Friday and until 9:20pm on Saturday and Sunday. It is presented by Eileen Dunne and rotates between Sharon Ní Bheoláin as a rotating anchor on the programme alongside Ray Kennedy. Dunne's final bulletin aired on 18 November 2022, after 42 years working for RTÉ.
In the early years of RTÉ Television,[when?]Nine O'Clock News was broadcast at 9:30pm.[citation needed] By 1974, the programme was moved to 9:00pm.
RTÉ followed the BBC in having its news bulletins presented by a newsreader, who took no part on news gathering but simply read a script presented to them.[citation needed]
The bulletin usually runs for 25 minutes, including an advertising break which divides the broadcast in two.
Traditionally three separate elements were incorporated within the programme: news, sports results and the weather forecast. The weather forecast was subsequently separated and is now broadcast directly after the programme.[1] There is usually no sports mentioned unless a major event is occurring.[2]
On 7 January 2007, the programme was embroiled in controversy after reporting that Northern Irish politician David Ervine had died following complications from a heart attack. His death was given extensive coverage on RTÉ News: Nine O' Clock that night, with newsreader Anne Doyle mentioning that "he had just died" as she was reading the headlines. Panic arose following the broadcast, prompting Doyle to state that she could neither confirm nor deny his death. Ervine died the following day.[3]
In March 2009, following the Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy, RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock carried a report on two oil paintings depicting then-TaoiseachBrian Cowen in the nude that were briefly displayed in Dublin art galleries as an act of guerrilla art. The report by Tadhg Enright displayed the paintings and mentioned that Cowen was "not thought to have posed for the anonymous artist".[4] On 24 March, the programme included an apology read by Eileen Dunne "for any personal offence caused to Mr Cowen or his family or for any disrespect shown to the office of Taoiseach by [the prior] broadcast."[5][6] The original item was removed from the online archives at RTÉ.ie, and the apology added.[6] The news report was criticised as being in "bad taste" by Fianna FáilSenatorsMaria Corrigan and Mary O'Rourke and TDsM. J. Nolan and Michael Kennedy. Fine Gael TD Michael W. D'Arcy called it the "most distasteful report I have seen on RTÉ in years".[4] Kennedy urged consideration for the feelings of Cowen's wife and children, and called on Director-General of RTÉ, Cathal Goan, to resign, but did not advocate charging the artist.[7]
References
^"RTÉ Player – Nine O'Clock Weather". rte.ie. RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^"'It was all my mistake and I regret the hurt,' says Gorman". Irish Independent. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
^ abMcGreevy, Ronan (26 March 2009). "Cowen not consulted before complaint to RTÉ". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
^"Cowen artist 'could be charged'". BBC News. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ ab"Gardaí visit radio station in Cowen painting inquiry". The Irish Times. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
^"Today FM producer brands reaction 'crazy'". Irish Examiner. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
External links
RTÉ News homepage
Recent editions made available via the Ireland-only RTE Player
January 07, 2023
rtÉ, news, nine, clock, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, templ. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources RTE News Nine O Clock news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message RTE News Nine O Clock is the nightly news programme broadcast each night on Irish television channel RTE One at 9 00pm The bulletin airs until 9 25pm Monday to Friday and until 9 20pm on Saturday and Sunday It is presented by Eileen Dunne and rotates between Sharon Ni Bheolain as a rotating anchor on the programme alongside Ray Kennedy Dunne s final bulletin aired on 18 November 2022 after 42 years working for RTE RTE News Nine O ClockGenreNews WeatherCreated byRTE News and Current AffairsPresented bySharon Ni Bheolain TBCCountry of originIrelandOriginal languageEnglishProductionProduction locationsStudio 3 RTE Television Centre Donnybrook Dublin 4Camera setupMulti cameraRunning time25 minutes Weekday 20 minutes Weekend ReleaseOriginal networkRTE One RTE News channelOriginal release31 December 1961 1961 12 31 presentChronologyRelatedRTE News One O ClockRTE News Six One Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Presenters 3 1 Current 3 2 Former presenters 4 Controversy 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit Former ident from 2009 to 2014 In the early years of RTE Television when Nine O Clock News was broadcast at 9 30pm citation needed By 1974 the programme was moved to 9 00pm RTE followed the BBC in having its news bulletins presented by a newsreader who took no part on news gathering but simply read a script presented to them citation needed Among the most prominent readers of the programme were Charles Mitchel and Maurice O Doherty Later presenters of the Nine O Clock News included Don Cockburn and Derek Davis RTE journalists were eventually introduced as news presenters including Bryan Dobson and Anne Doyle Format EditThe bulletin usually runs for 25 minutes including an advertising break which divides the broadcast in two Traditionally three separate elements were incorporated within the programme news sports results and the weather forecast The weather forecast was subsequently separated and is now broadcast directly after the programme 1 There is usually no sports mentioned unless a major event is occurring 2 Presenters EditCurrent Edit Presenter Role YearsSharon Ni Bheolain Co anchor 2018 presentTBD Co anchorRay Kennedy Weekend Relief presenterEileen Whelan Relief presenterKate Egan Weekend Relief presenterSharon Tobin Relief presenterFormer presenters Edit Presenter Years Other rolesCharles Mitchel 1961 1984Don Cockburn 1962 1992Maurice O Doherty 1964 1983Derek Davis 1975 1991Ken Hammond 1991 1996Bryan Dobson 1991 1996 Former Six One presentersAnne Doyle 1997 2011Eileen Dunne 2011 2022Controversy EditOn 7 January 2007 the programme was embroiled in controversy after reporting that Northern Irish politician David Ervine had died following complications from a heart attack His death was given extensive coverage on RTE News Nine O Clock that night with newsreader Anne Doyle mentioning that he had just died as she was reading the headlines Panic arose following the broadcast prompting Doyle to state that she could neither confirm nor deny his death Ervine died the following day 3 In March 2009 following the Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy RTE News Nine O Clock carried a report on two oil paintings depicting then Taoiseach Brian Cowen in the nude that were briefly displayed in Dublin art galleries as an act of guerrilla art The report by Tadhg Enright displayed the paintings and mentioned that Cowen was not thought to have posed for the anonymous artist 4 On 24 March the programme included an apology read by Eileen Dunne for any personal offence caused to Mr Cowen or his family or for any disrespect shown to the office of Taoiseach by the prior broadcast 5 6 The original item was removed from the online archives at RTE ie and the apology added 6 The news report was criticised as being in bad taste by Fianna Fail Senators Maria Corrigan and Mary O Rourke and TDs M J Nolan and Michael Kennedy Fine Gael TD Michael W D Arcy called it the most distasteful report I have seen on RTE in years 4 Kennedy urged consideration for the feelings of Cowen s wife and children and called on Director General of RTE Cathal Goan to resign but did not advocate charging the artist 7 References Edit RTE Player Nine O Clock Weather rte ie RTE ie Retrieved 10 July 2020 Nine News RTE Retrieved 30 June 2009 It was all my mistake and I regret the hurt says Gorman Irish Independent 9 January 2007 Retrieved 30 June 2009 a b McGreevy Ronan 26 March 2009 Cowen not consulted before complaint to RTE The Irish Times Retrieved 1 April 2009 Cowen artist could be charged BBC News 25 March 2009 Retrieved 27 March 2009 a b Gardai visit radio station in Cowen painting inquiry The Irish Times 25 March 2009 Retrieved 28 March 2009 Today FM producer brands reaction crazy Irish Examiner 26 March 2009 Retrieved 28 March 2009 External links EditRTE News homepage Recent editions made available via the Ireland only RTE Player Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RTE News Nine O 27Clock amp oldid 1122909694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
