Grainne Seoige is to leave Sky News Ireland

ateam

The anchor, who has fronted the channel's Irish news service since 2004 is to join RTE.

The national broadcaster has announced that the former TG4, Nuacht and TV3 broadcaster is to front a new afternoon daytime show.

Source: http://newsforums.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1776

A bit surprised, I thought she might have started presenting permanently in London.

Bixmoo

Just as long as I don't have to hear her pronounce 'gardai' again

ateam

She always says "an" before Taioseach...that really irritates me.

Appearing on RTE will mean that she has presented on 4 channels, 5 if you include Sky News in London.

I suppose you can interpret that in different ways....

Robbo

It was putting too much of a strain on our relationship so I asked her to move back where I can keep a leering eye on her.

tvworshiper2006

what sort of afternoon show will she present? i really am very curious to find out what type of programme it is? anyone know? will this be a threat to the afternoon show?

darkman2

Dosnt this raise an even more fundamental question about sky news Ireland. Is it going to survive. I heard it hasnt been doing well at all:rolleyes:

ateam

darkman2 wrote:

Dosnt this raise an even more fundamental question about sky news Ireland. Is it going to survive. I heard it hasnt been doing well at all:rolleyes:

Apparently in its opening months it attained less than a few thousand viewers, I think even less than a thousand on one night watched it. So not great... They'll have to poach somebody else now. Even with Grainne I think the future of Sky News Ireland was bleak...

darkman2

ateam wrote:

Apparently in its opening months it attained less than a few thousand viewers, I think even less than a thousand on one night watched it. So not great... They'll have to poach somebody else now. Even with Grainne I think the future of Sky News Ireland was bleak...

So you think SNI is on the rack then? As in Sky bosses may actually consider jumping ship. Surely that would be a first for Sky? They can survive I think but they need to be a bit more creative and perhaps offer more then just a an hour slot nightly. Having said that their special Irish programs i,e the Easter rising parade was very well done:)

Elmo

She always says "an" before Taioseach...that really irritates me.

Well she would be correct to say An Taioseach and she is from spiddal after all.

Just as long as I don't have to hear her pronounce 'gardai' again

Again she prob is pronouncing it properly as she is from An Gealteacht.

The Seoige Show.

MisterAnarchy

tvworshiper2006 wrote:

what sort of afternoon show will she present? i really am very curious to find out what type of programme it is? anyone know? will this be a threat to the afternoon show?

Hopefully.
Grainne will be alot better on the eye and be alot more intelligent than the 2 pigs currently on show.

Skyuser

She's a fool for saying yes to a new RTÉ daytime show. It'll be axed after one season.
Actually, I hope it does get axed and no station will take her back because she left as soon as she got a better offer. Then she'll have to work for Channel 6.

Telefís

I'd imagine she's being shaped as the new Mary Kennedy of RTÉ. Bit of news, bit of serious discussion, bit of light entertainment.
At the very least she's being eased into the station with this programme - what with the Newsroom being as cosy as it is, it'd be like chucking a chicken into a lion's den were she to move directly into newscasting.

aidan_dunne

Telef&#237 wrote: »

.....what with the Newsroom being as cosy as it is, it'd be like chucking a chicken into a lion's den were she to move directly into newscasting.

Maybe so but imagine the bitchiness there could be between herself and Sharon Ni Bheolain if they were doing Six One together or something. Would certainly be entertaining to watch!

Forget 'Celebrity Jigs & Reels'. Now here's an idea for RTE to consider:

'Celebrity Female Newsreader Mudwrestling'

Stick Grainne and Sharon into a couple of very skimpy, dental floss-type bikinis, throw them into a paddling pool filled with mud (or, even better, jelly or yogurt or something like that) and have them fight it out to take the title of "Queen Of The RTE Newsroom"!

Now that alone would be worth the licence fee, in my opinion!

J.R.HARTLEY

aidan_dunne wrote:

Stick Grainne and Sharon into a couple of very skimpy, dental floss-type bikinis, throw them into a paddling pool filled with mud (or, even better, jelly or yogurt or something like that) and have them fight it out to take the title of "Queen Of The RTE Newsroom"!

is there any chance i could nominate you for head of RTE, Any Chance?


i'd say the main reason she came backwas family, doesn't she have a young son and i'd say she probably wants to be close to her folks , keep them involved in the kids life.(afaik, the husband is based in england or works for an english company, that could lead to a few problems)
personally i'd wouldn't like to see this new venture fail, i think grainne is one of the best young irish broadcasters out there, and in a climate of having hector wannabes and "colourful" presenters thrown in our face every five minutes, it'll be nice to have another adult on the television.

ateam

darkman2 wrote:

So you think SNI is on the rack then? As in Sky bosses may actually consider jumping ship. Surely that would be a first for Sky? They can survive I think but they need to be a bit more creative and perhaps offer more then just a an hour slot nightly. Having said that their special Irish programs i,e the Easter rising parade was very well done:)

It won't be a first for Sky to jump ship. They've axed programmes and presenters before. However, it is well known that Sky News was running at a loss until 2002, but I can't see it surviving tbh.

FlutterinBantam

Bantams opinion....


Sky News Ireland... who watches it..... very few...disaster..expect demise soon

Seoighe... Going for a song... taken up by RTE.. for a bargain basement price

thats it..... done an dusted...... don't make a song an dance out of a business situation;)

doctor evil

ateam wrote:

Appearing on RTE will mean that she has presented on 4 channels, 5 if you include Sky News in London.

I suppose you can interpret that in different ways....

Meow!

darkman2

ateam wrote:

It won't be a first for Sky to jump ship. They've axed programmes and presenters before. However, it is well known that Sky News was running at a loss until 2002, but I can't see it surviving tbh.

In fairness to them they have made an effort. Even on Sky news UK they are trying to include more Irish news. I dont have viewing figures to hand so I dont know. I dont see much wrong with SNI, it is a good service its just not getting viewers apparently. Of course having RTE news on at the same time appears to me to be tv suicide.

Elmo

You have to remember that Sky are more interested in subscribers then viewers. They make most of their money out of PPV TV.

Not having viewing figures for Sky News Ireland isn't all that worrying. Sky understand that they have to make it look as if they are providing Irish Subscribers with some TV output hence Sky News Ireland.

I dont see much wrong with SNI, it is a good service its just not getting viewers apparently. Of course having RTE news on at the same time appears to me to be tv suicide.

The service itself is provides to many international stories which are just rehashes of what had been on sky news during the day, with maybe 5 Irish news pieces.

It got less viewers then TG4 nuacht when it went up againist it at 7 and now goes up against TV3 news and RTE news at 6.30. Putting it on Sky One at 6:30 is to show that they have it available.