7 Days (Irish TV programme)
7 Days (previously Seven Days) was an Irish current affairs television programme presented by Brian Farrell, Brian Cleeve, and John O'Donoghue which was broadcast on RTÉ One from 1966 until 1976. History Background Seven Days was created by RTÉ One as a replacement for the existing programme Sixty Six. It was developed at a time when the station was expanding its current affairs programming. Innovations included having TDs and senators from the political parties giving their opinions on Dáil proceedings instead of hearing from the political correspondents of the daily newspapers. Broadcast live on Monday evenings between 8:45pm and 9:15pm, it quickly became RTÉ's flagship current affairs programme. Seven Days was broadcast for the first time on 26 September 1966. Presenters John O'Donoghue, Brian Cleeve and Brian Farrell were the first presenters of the programme. The three had earlier worked on Telefís Éireann's first current affairs programme Broadsheet in the early 1960s. Rebranding In 1967 the programme was merged with another current affairs programme, Division, and rebranded as 7 Days. As a result of this amalgamation the team of presenters was expanded to include David Thornley, Ted Nealon, Bill O'Herlihy and Paddy Gallagher. In 1968, it was announced that the