Sports Tonight (Irish TV programme)

Sports Tonight was an Irish sports information television programme.[2]

Sports Tonight
StarringTrevor Welch[1]
Opening theme"Times Like These" by Foo Fighters
Country of originIreland
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV3 (1998-2009)
Release1998 (1998)

Originally broadcast from 1998 until 2009 on Virgin Media One (then known as TV3), the show aired Monday-Friday at 11:30pm. Sports Tonight was presented by Trevor Welch, with other TV3 sports journalists also contributing. These contributors included Aidan Cooney and Joanne Cantwell.[2][3]

The show was axed on 23 March 2009 after broadcasting for more than a decade. This was due to budgetary cutbacks at TV3 and an emphasis being placed on live sports.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "In Brief". The Corkman. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "11 Sports Programmes That Should Never Have Been Axed". balls.ie. Balls Media Ltd. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Virgin Media confirms presenter Aidan Cooney has left Ireland AM". buzz.ie. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020. Cooney joined TV3 back in 1998 where he presented Champion's League coverage as well as appearing on their flagship sports show Sports Tonight