RTÉ has confirmed its Monday night television series, Upfront with Katie Hannon has come to an end and will not be returning in September following three seasons on-air.
RTÉ’s new strategic priorities highlight the need to serve audiences beyond traditional linear TV schedules and meet the needs of younger, underserved and underrepresented audiences. The decision to wrap production has been made due to the prioritising of people and financial resources, as the organisation incurs significant change and becomes smaller.
As part of the organisation’s New Direction Strategy, in the prioritising digital content, it has recently launched a news podcast, and Clarity, a new strand beginning to tackle increasing misinformation and disinformation challenges.
RTÉ News & Current Affairs presenter Katie Hannon will continue as one of the anchors of the popular Behind the Story Podcast, which is planned to launch daily later this year, and she will also present a new TV series in the lead up to the presidential election in October. Other employees will continue working with RTÉ News & Current Affairs – there are a number of internal vacancies and options for redeployment within the division.
The programme which was broadcast on Monday nights at 10.35pm began in January 2023 and featured a weekly panel of four guests and an audience of up to 40 contributors.