Weekend AM
{{Short description|Television series}}
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| genre = Morning news and talk show
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| presenter = Anna Daly
Simon Delaney
Laura Woods
Aidan Power
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| country = Republic of Ireland
| language = English
Irish
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| location = Virgin Media Television HD Studio,
Ballymount, Dublin
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| runtime = 180 mins
(including advertising)
| company = Virgin Media Television
| network = Virgin Media One
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2015|8|29}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2019|10|6|df=y}}
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Weekend AM (stylised as Weekend:am) is an Irish morning television show on Virgin Media One, that was first broadcast as "Saturday AM" on 29 August 2015 at 09:00, with "Sunday AM" beginning the following day.
Development
Following the success of Ireland AM and an absence of live breakfast television on the weekends, the TV3 Group (now Virgin Media Television) confirmed in June 2015, it would introduce a weekend slot to its schedule.{{cite web|url=http://www.her.ie/movies-tv/tv3-to-change-things-up-with-new-weekend-show/240194|title=TV3 Announce Big Change To Weekend Schedule - Her.ie}}
It was confirmed Ireland AM presenter Anna Daly would move to the new weekend slot and present alongside Ivan Yates{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/anna-daly-cried-credits-rolled-6000438|title=Anna Daly cried as credits rolled on final Ireland AM show|first=Maeve|last=Quigley|date=5 July 2015|work=Irish Mirror}} and Laura Woods. The show broadcasts between 09:00 to 12:00 each Saturday and Sunday. The programme features news, current affairs, weather updates and analysis of the weekend newspapers with in-studio guests.
On 30 August 2018, to coincide with the rebranding of TV3 to "Virgin Media One", Ireland AM launched a new set, and the Saturday and Sunday editions of the programme were renamed as "Weekend AM".[https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/tv3-reels-in-the-years-as-it-becomes-virgin-media-one-1.3605593 TV3 reels in the years as it becomes Virgin Media One], Irish Times, 23 August 2018
From the week starting 7 October 2019, Ireland AM started airing 7 days a week, meaning Weekend AM rebranded to Ireland AM.
Presenters
- Anna Daly (2015–2021)
- Simon Delaney (2015–2021)
- Laura Woods (2015–2021)
- Aidan Power co-host and sport (2019–2021)
News and weather
- Geraldine Lynagh
- Anne O'Donnell
- Former presenters
- Tommy Martin (2015–2018)
- Ivan yates (2015)
References
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External links
- {{virginmediatelevision.ie|id=weekendam|title=Weekend AM}}
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Category:1999 Irish television series debuts
Category:2000s Irish television series
Category:2010s Irish television series
Category:Irish television talk shows
Category:Virgin Media Television (Ireland) original programming