Morning Ireland
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| Genre | News and Current Affairs |
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| Running time | 2 hrs |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | RTÉ Radio 1 |
| Hosted by |
Cathal Mac Coille Rachael English Gavin Jennings Audrey Carville Fran McNulty |
| Senior editor(s) | Shane McElhatton |
| Edited by | Brendan Fitzpatrick Cathy Farrell Michael O'Kane |
| Produced by | Lisa Pereira |
| Recording studio | Donnybrook, Dublin |
| Original release | 5 November 1984 – present |
| Website | Morning Ireland |
| Podcast | Morning Ireland |
Morning Ireland is the breakfast news programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 in Ireland and is noted as that country's most listened to radio programme. It is broadcast each weekday morning between 07.00 and 09.00 and is presented by Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, Rachael English, Audrey Carville and Gavin Jennings. Occasional weekend editions are also aired on the occasion of major breaking news stories such as general elections, referendums or important news events.
The programme has been broadcast since 1984 and since that time has been presented by numerous eminent broadcasters including Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, David Hanly and Joe Little. It celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009. The Irish Examiner called it "a phenomenal triumph".
The programme is thought to be important and influential to the field of politics in Ireland: Former President of Ireland Mary McAleese was a frequent contributor to the programme and, according to Noel Whelan of The Irish Times, "more often than not the first question asked of the Taoiseach raises something which was reported or said a few hours previously on Morning Ireland". Government ministers use the show to explain their views.
The programme was first broadcast on 4 November 1984. It replaced The Derek Davis Show. It had initially been postponed and endured a difficult time during its early years. The first major story to be covered by the programme was a few weeks after it began when an air crash in Eastbourne killed a number of journalists.
The first presenters of the programme were David Hanly and David Davin-Power. Davin-Power was also the first editor. Joe Little and Shane Kenny are other former editors and presenters. Cathal Mac Coille first presented during the 1980s, coming back to the role in 2001. John Murray presented for the first time in 1994, returning in 2004. Aine Lawlor began presenting alongside Hanly in 1995.
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