Colette Fitzpatrick will be leaving her role at Newstalk to take up the helm as Senior Anchor in TV3's news programme revamp.  

Colette will now present the channel's flagship news bulletins at 12.30pm and 5.30pm each week day.

Previously Colette presented three news bulletins a week and was co-presenter on Pat Kenny Tonight.

Pat Kenny Tonight is back on your screens this Wednesday on TV3 at 10pm.

The current affairs discussion programme has a live studio audience which debates the most vital and prominent current and social affairs issues.  The show will feature politicians, commentators and all major players involved in the week's news stories and events.

Pat's current affairs programme offers discussions with a live studio audience. 

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has been nominated as one of the 40 European Young Leaders for 2017, 

The EYL40 programme is now five years old. It is the only initiative to bring together established talent from across Europe in a wide range of fields. European Young Leaders include entrepreneurs, academics, politicians, media and cultural figures and civil society representatives.

The programme helps European Young Leaders meet, debate and work together to shape the continent’s future. The programme is organised under the patronage of Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, and the Board of Trustees of Friends of Europe.

Pat Kenny was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Irish Film and Television Academy’s (IFTA) Gala television awards recently, joining a pantheon of past recipients including Gay  Byrne and Neil Jordan

Pat is one of Ireland's foremost and distinguished broadcasters, who is renowned for his knowledgeable and well-researched work ethic ranging across a wide variety of subject matters.  He is highly regarded for his incisive analysis and straight-talking style.