RT UNVEILS ELECTION 2016 CAMPAIGN COVERAGE
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RT to broadcast live from all over Ireland, with comprehensive radio, television and digital coverage
Prime Time, Today with Sean O'Rourke, Six One News, Claire Byrne Live, Drivetime and Nine O'Clock News all hit the campaign trail
As the country gets set to elect the 32nd D il, RT will be broadcasting live from over 20 constituencies throughout the regions as part of extensive election campaign coverage across television, radio, online and mobile. RT will cover all 40 constituencies. With a major Leaders Debate live from Limerick, flagship radio and television programmes from towns and cities around the county, along with RT 's regional network of studios, the voice of the Irish electorate will be truly reflected like never before during Election 2016 on RT . As Ireland's public service media organisation, RT 's Project 500 will give an opportunity to every candidate in the country to inform the public of their choices at the ballot box.
TELEVISION
RT One will feature two live television Leaders Debates during the campaign, on Monday 15th February and Tuesday 23rd February. Broadcast from the University of Limerick, the largest general election live television debate with Claire Byrne, has invited leaders from seven political parties to take part, with questions from a live audience of over 300. Three days before the polls open, Miriam O'Callaghan will host a special Prime Time Leaders Debate on Tuesday 23rd in the RT studios in Dublin, with the leaders of the four biggest political parties invited. Both debates will be followed by a live reaction programme, The Spin Room, hosted by David McCullagh.
RT One's Prime Time and Claire Byrne Live will join together on Monday 8th and 22nd February to take a detailed look at two of the key issues of the election campaign. The Big Picture on the Economy and The Big Picture on Health will feature special in-depth reports by the Prime Time team, followed by a live studio debate on the issue presented by Claire Byrne.
Prime Time will be broadcasting live from Cork, Sligo and Swords during the campaign with special invited audiences discussing issues affecting inner city, rural and urban communities. Throughout the campaign Prime Time's Political Correspondent Katie Hannon and reporter Robert Shortt will be checking the facts behind the promises.
On Thursday's, David McCullagh will present PT Extra, a new late-night programme on RT One, featuring election chat and examining whose election strategy is working and whose is failing.
RT News will launch a special election programme, Campaign Daily, which will be broadcast on RT One television six days a week throughout the campaign, beginning tomorrow, Thursday, at noon. Presented by Keelin Shanley and Sharon N Bheol in, Campaign Daily will follow the ebb and flow of the campaign, with reports from policy launches, constituency profiles and panel discussions.
The Week in Politics with Aine Lawlor will double its political coverage, keeping a sharp eye on the campaign as it unfolds with an additional programme every Wednesday night on RT One television during the campaign.
RT News will continue to cover the biggest stories of the day as both the Six One News and Nine O'Clock Newstelevision programmes hit the road during the campaign, co-presented from different locations across the country by Sharon N Bheol in and Eileen Dunne. Bryan Dobson will conduct interviews with the party leaders on the Six One News, while RT News will also have a dedicated team following each of the main party leaders during the campaign along with the big stories and analysis from political correspondents David Davin-Power and Martina Fitzgerald.
Nuacht RT will also have comprehensive coverage of the campaign along with news and analysis from Political Correspondent Sorcha N Riada across television and radio bulletins, digitally on www.rte.ie/nuacht and on Nuacht TG4.
RADIO
From today, RT Radio 1 takes to the road to meet voters across the country and highlight the issues affecting homes in every corner of Ireland starting from the evening with a live programme from An Taoiseach s hometown - Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Drivetime with Mary Wilson and Today with Sean O'Rourke will broadcast live from 17 constituencies over the next three weeks, from Letterkenny to Castleisland and from Ashbourne to Nenagh, holding to account the men and women seeking election to the 32nd D il ireann. Drivetime's team of reporters, including Olivia O'Leary, will also be on the ground across the country throughout Election 2016, following candidates and exploring the local stories that will influence voters' decisions. Morning Ireland will be on the road with the Party Leaders all throughout the Election and feature probing interviews and analysis.
Back in studio, Sean O'Rourke will interview the leaders of the seven main political parties. There'll be regular debates featuring candidates from across Ireland on News at One, Saturday with Clare Byrne and Late Debate, alongside reaction each weekday on Liveline and The Marian Finucane Show at weekends, while the award-winningThis Week will present in-depth analysis of the key campaign issues every Sunday. There will be a satirical take on the week's election news with Callan's Kicks each Saturday morning, and also with Colm O'Regan's radio diary forDrivetime.
RT Raidi na Gaeltachta will be providing comprehensive nationwide coverage of the election campaign throughout the run-up to Election 2016 from their bases in Kerry, Galway, Donegal and Dublin. Political correspondent M che l Leidhin, and journalist M ir n N Ghadhra, will be out on the campaign trails, and news programmes Adhmhaidin, Nuacht a hAon and Cormac ag a C ig, togeth
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RT UNVEILS ELECTION 2016 CAMPAIGN COVERAGE 
