Weekend AM
| Weekend AM | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Morning news and talk show |
| Presented by | Anna Daly Simon Delaney Laura Woods Aidan Power |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Original languages | English Irish |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Virgin Media Television HD Studio, Ballymount, Dublin |
| Running time | 180 mins (including advertising) |
| Production company | Virgin Media Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Virgin Media One |
| Release | 29 August 2015 – 6 October 2019 |
| Related | |
Weekend AM (stylised as Weekend:am) is an Irish morning television show on Virgin Media One, that was first broadcast as "Saturday AM" on 29 August 2015 at 09:00, with "Sunday AM" beginning the following day.
Development
[edit]Following the success of Ireland AM and an absence of live breakfast television on the weekends, the TV3 Group (now Virgin Media Television) confirmed in June 2015, it would introduce a weekend slot to its schedule.[1]
It was confirmed Ireland AM presenter Anna Daly would move to the new weekend slot and present alongside Ivan Yates[1][2] and Laura Woods. The show broadcasts between 09:00 to 12:00 each Saturday and Sunday. The programme features news, current affairs, weather updates and analysis of the weekend newspapers with in-studio guests.
On 30 August 2018, to coincide with the rebranding of TV3 to "Virgin Media One", Ireland AM launched a new set, and the Saturday and Sunday editions of the programme were renamed as "Weekend AM".[3]
From the week starting 7 October 2019, Ireland AM started airing 7 days a week, meaning Weekend AM rebranded to Ireland AM.
Presenters
[edit]- Anna Daly (2015–2021)
- Simon Delaney (2015–2021)
- Laura Woods (2015–2021)
- Aidan Power co-host and sport (2019–2021)
News and weather
- Geraldine Lynagh
- Anne O'Donnell
- Former presenters
- Tommy Martin (2015–2018)
- Ivan yates (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TV3 Announce Big Change To Weekend Schedule - Her.ie".
- ^ Quigley, Maeve (5 July 2015). "Anna Daly cried as credits rolled on final Ireland AM show". Irish Mirror.
- ^ TV3 reels in the years as it becomes Virgin Media One, Irish Times, 23 August 2018