TV3 LIVE COVERAGE OF BARACK OBAMA INAUGURATION

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IMMEDIATE:  Monday 19th January 2009

TV3 LIVE COVERAGE OF BARACK OBAMA INAUGURATION

4.30pm - Live coverage begins on TV3

5.00pm - Presidential oath and inauguration speech

5.30pm - TV3 News with all the inauguration highlights and news of the day

11.00pm - Nightly News with Vincent Browne one-hour special

TV3 will broadcast the inauguration of Barack Obama live from Washington tomorrow, Tuesday 20th January, with coverage commencing at 4.30pm.

President Obama will take the oath at 5pm followed by his inauguration speech.

TV3 will take a live feed from its international news partner CNN for unrivalled coverage of this major news coverage.

Coverage will continue on TV3 News at 5.30 with further analysis and a special one-hour edition of Nightly News with Vincent Browne will air at 11pm.

TV3 Director of News Andrew Hanlon said:  "We are delighted to bring this major news event to our viewers though our partners at CNN.  Our coverage of the inauguration will provide TV3 viewers with the most comprehensive and authoritative source of this huge and historic event.  TV3 News at 5.30 and Nightly News with Vincent Browne will complement this coverage throughout the rest of the evening."

Viewers can also catch up on all the inauguration coverage on www.tv3.ie/news.

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For further information:

TV3 Press Office

+353 1 419 3426 / 36 / 30

publicity@tv3.ie

www.tv3.ie