Final European Election TV debate focuses on Dublin this Tuesday night on RTÉ Prime Time
Watch live on RTÉ One at 9:35pm and
available to stream on RTÉ Player
With four days to go in the run up to the European Parliament Elections on Friday June 7, RTÉ’s Prime Time will hold a major TV debate this Tuesday night, June 4, as part of RTÉ’s extensive coverage beginning at 9:35pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
The live programme will focus on the Dublin constituency with presenters Miriam O’Callaghan and Sarah McInerney at the helm.
With over twenty candidates in each constituency and more than seventy across the three European constituencies, when inviting candidates to participate RTÉ set impartial and objective criteria across all three debates to ensure they are as informative and coherent as possible to best serve the audience. The criteria will see a maximum of eight candidates in each of the television debates.
This Tuesday night’s RTÉ One programme will see the following candidates join presenters live in studio:
- Barry Andrews – Fianna Fáil
- Lynn Boylan – Sinn Féin
- Ciarán Cuffe – Green Party
- Clare Daly – Independents 4 Change
- Regina Doherty – Fine Gael
- Sinéad Gibney – Social Democrats
- Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin – Labour Party
- Bríd Smith – People Before Profit-Solidarity
Ahead of the TV debate, presenter Miriam O’Callaghan said “The European Elections really matter, and these debates always give the opportunity to question the candidates on all the big issues so that voters have a clearer idea on their positions and on their plans should the candidates be elected. I’m looking forward to them.”
Speaking about the debate presenter Sarah McInerney said “This will be RTÉ’s final European Elections television debate before polling day, and we know it’s a time when many voters will be deciding how to vote. So, this night will be about getting clarity from candidates on where they stand on all the big issues. I’m looking forward to a lively and informative debate.”
RTÉ’s extensive digital elections campaign coverage will include constituency profiles, explainer videos, articles and live blogs of key events across the RTÉ News app, RTÉ.ie and RTÉ’s social media channels.
Watch Prime Time Tuesday June 4, at 9:35pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
Notes to Editor:
RTÉ has set criteria for inviting candidates to the three RTÉ One TV debates to ensure they are as informative and coherent as possible to best serve the audience. The criteria are set out openly and in full detail here: https://about.rte.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RTE-European-Local-Elections-2024.pdf
RTÉ’s approach to the European/Local elections 2024 takes account of past court and regulatory decisions and the updated guidance for Rule 27 published by Coimisiún na Meán on 30 April 2024. This includes:
Past electoral record is an impartial and fair metric to guide coverage
All candidates do not have to be included in a broadcast or in a formal debate
Prime Time broadcasts Tuesday and Thursdays at 9:35PM on RTÉ One and stream on RTÉ Player.
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