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Prime Time

Television

Name

Prime Time

Genre

News and current affairs programme

Created by

RTÉ News

Presented by

Miriam O'Callaghan(1996 - )
Mark Little (2002 - 2009)
Richard Crowley (2010 - )

Country of origin

Ireland

Production

Location

RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

Running time

40 minutes

Broadcast

Original channel

RTÉ One

Picture format

720x576 (1998-present anamorphic 16:9, pre-1998 4:3)

First aired

17 September 1992

Last aired

present

Preceded by

Today Tonight

Related shows

Prime Time Investigates
The Frontline

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'Prime Time' is an Irish news analysis, current affairs and politics programme. It is broadcast on RTÉ One on Tuesday and Thursday nights (reducing to once a week in the summer) between 21:30 and 22:10. It is currently presented by Miriam O'Callaghan, who has presented the programme since its commencement in 1996. Mark Little presented the programme from 2002. He left in 2009 to pursue another career. Richard Crowley began presenting from 14 January 2010, but only on Thursdays.

Occasionally, special editions are shown on Mondays at 21:30. Major political stories, such as elections, often lead to special unscheduled editions of the programme. The programme is also available on the Internet from the RTÉ website, with episodes dating back a number of years.