Sports Tonight (Irish TV programme) explained

Opentheme:"Times Like These" by Foo Fighters
Runtime:30 minutes
Starring:Trevor Welch[1]
Country:Ireland
Network:TV3 (1998-2009)

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: In Brief . The Corkman . 19 February 2009 . 22 November 2020 .
  2. Web site: 11 Sports Programmes That Should Never Have Been Axed . Balls Media Ltd . balls.ie . 23 June 2015 . 22 November 2020 .
  3. Web site: Virgin Media confirms presenter Aidan Cooney has left Ireland AM . buzz.ie . 9 December 2018 . 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 .