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''Morning Ireland'' is the breakfast news programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 in Ireland and is noted as that country's most listened to radio programme.〔("Morning Ireland tops JNLRs once again" ). ''RTÉ Ten''. 28 October 2011.〕〔("Morning Ireland tops JNLRs again" ). ''RTÉ Ten''. 2 February 2012.〕 It is broadcast each weekday morning between 07.00 and 09.00 and is presented by Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, Rachael English and Gavin Jennings. Occasional weekend editions are also aired on the occasion of major breaking news stories such as general elections, referendums or important news events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Morning Ireland )〕 The programme has been broadcast since 1984 and since that time has been presented by numerous eminent broadcasters including Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, David Hanly and Joe Little. It celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009. The ''Irish Examiner'' called it "a phenomenal triumph". The programme is thought to be important and influential to the field of politics in Ireland: Former President of Ireland Mary McAleese was a frequent contributor to the programme and, according to Noel Whelan of ''The Irish Times'', "more often than not the first question asked of the Taoiseach raises something which was reported or said a few hours previously on ''Morning Ireland''".〔 Government ministers use the show to explain their views. ==History== The programme was first broadcast on 4 November 1984.〔 It replaced ''The Derek Davis Show''. It had initially been postponed and endured a difficult time during its early years. The first major story to be covered by the programme was a few weeks after it began when an air crash in Eastbourne killed a number of journalists. The first presenters of the programme were David Hanly and David Davin-Power. Davin-Power was also the first editor. Joe Little and Shane Kenny are other former editors and presenters. Cathal Mac Coille first presented during the 1980s, coming back to the role in 2001. John Murray presented for the first time in 1994, returning in 2004. Aine Lawlor began presenting alongside Hanly in 1995. When Fianna Fáil's former government minister Desmond O'Malley left the party, ''Morning Ireland'' broadcast his renowned "I stand by the Republic" speech for an extended period, angering then Taoiseach Charles Haughey. In 1994, Joe Little was due to co-present an edition of the programme from the RTÉ studio in Castlebar, County Mayo, during the European Parliament election of that year, when it was realised belatedly that it could not be heard in Dublin. Disaster was prevented by mere minutes. When the IRA announced its cease-fire that same year, Joe Little was in the Belfast studio beginning an interview with the former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Sir Patrick Mayhew, when the sound broke down live on air on a temporary basis. During one edition, the entire programme did malfunction, and, with interviews suspended and a commercial break impossible, Hanly intervened to prevent a complete disaster for several minutes by commenting to the show's previous guest: "There was one other question I wanted to ask you ()". Joe Little interviewed Lady Valerie Goulding to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of The Blitz of London by Germany. In 1999, for Christmas Eve, the programme focused on those killed during The Troubles. Contributors to that programme included world leaders such as Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and Mary McAleese. In 2005, a Mary McAleese interview for the programme caused controversy when she compared the children of Northern Ireland to Nazis. Ian Paisley, Jr. replied, "So much for bridge-building Mary", and described her remarks as "irrational and insulting". The Orange Institution cancelled a meeting it had ordered with McAleese as a result.〔 During the 2000s recession, an outside broadcast took place in the Waterford Crystal plant as employees barricaded themselves inside in a bid to save their careers. In another episode Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan criticised John Murray for his "dangerous and irresponsible" line of questioning him about Irish banks. ''Morning Ireland'' celebrated its 25th anniversary in November 2009.〔 It was broadcast in front of a studio audience and featured guests including Mary McAleese, Brian Cowen, comedian Des Bishop and author Cathy Kelly. McAleese spoke of her intention to reduce her household budget during difficult recessionary times, including sending e-mails instead of posting cards for Christmas. In 2010 the programme came to international attention after Taoiseach Brian Cowen gave a controversial nine-minute interview to Cathal Mac Coille from a Fianna Fáil think-in in Galway; the interview led to increased pressure for Cowen to resign in the days that followed due to allegations that he was drunk during the interview. Two presenters, John Murray and Richard Downes, left the programme to expand to further areas of RTÉ, and were replaced by Aoife Kavanagh and Rachael English.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2010/1001/morningireland011010.html )〕 The programme is also presented by Claire Byrne, Gavin Jennings and Fran McNulty. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morning Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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