US presidential inauguration coverage

Mint Sauce

anyone know which of the irish or UK TV stations is covering this, and how much of it, any one know the start times (GMT)

Random

You just know that Sky news will be covering it.

Mint Sauce

Random wrote: »

You just know that Sky news will be covering it.

of course, but thinking more towards rte or itv/bbc than the tabloid tv

Our man in Havana

NEWS: RTÉ News Special
On: RTÉ 1 (101)
Date: Tuesday 20th January 2009 (starting in 9 days)
Time: 16:50 to 18:00 (1 hour and 10 minutes long)

U.S. Presidential Inauguration.
Live from Washington, coverage of the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the USA.
(Followed By European Weather)
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Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=242710

Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.

sian

Here is the run down of the proceedings but i think rte coverage might not start until 4.40.

I'm prob gonna go to Q bar on o'connell bridge to watch it with some friends they said they'd put it on for us. could be good craic!!!

12.50pm Barack Obama attends the 'Church of the Presidents'

3pm US President George W Bush greets President-elect Barack Obama at the White House

4pm The official ceremony begins

Programme as follows:

Musical selection by the United States Marine Band
Musical selection by San Francisco Boys Chorus and San Francisco Girls Chorus
Call to order and welcoming remarks by California Senator Dianne Feinstein
Invocation by pastor Rick Warren
Musical selection by Aretha Franklin
Oath of Vice President-elect Joe Biden, administered by Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens
Musical selection, featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma
Oath of President-elect Barack Obama, administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Inaugural address by President Barack Obama
Poem by Elizabeth Alexander
Benediction by Reverend Joseph Lowery
US National Anthem by US Navy Band 'Sea Chanters'
6pm President Obama and former President Bush walk down the East front steps of the Capitol immediately after the ceremonies. Mr Bush gets on helicopter at bottom of steps and flies away

6.15pm President Obama has lunch with congressional leaders

7pm President Obama moves down the parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. He then watches the Parade from a reviewing stand across from the White House

Later in the evening (time to be decided) - President Obama enters the White House and later attends a number of inaugural balls

Mossy Monk

Sky News will be showing it in HD but on Sky Arts HD

spadder

sian wrote: »

Here is the run down of the proceedings but i think rte coverage might not start until 4.40.

I'm prob gonna go to Q bar on o'connell bridge to watch it with some friends they said they'd put it on for us. could be good craic!!!

12.50pm Barack Obama attends the 'Church of the Presidents'

3pm US President George W Bush greets President-elect Barack Obama at the White House

4pm The official ceremony begins

Programme as follows:

Musical selection by the United States Marine Band
Musical selection by San Francisco Boys Chorus and San Francisco Girls Chorus
Call to order and welcoming remarks by California Senator Dianne Feinstein
Invocation by pastor Rick Warren
Musical selection by Aretha Franklin
Oath of Vice President-elect Joe Biden, administered by Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens
Musical selection, featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma
Oath of President-elect Barack Obama, administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Inaugural address by President Barack Obama
Poem by Elizabeth Alexander
Benediction by Reverend Joseph Lowery
US National Anthem by US Navy Band 'Sea Chanters'
6pm President Obama and former President Bush walk down the East front steps of the Capitol immediately after the ceremonies. Mr Bush gets on helicopter at bottom of steps and flies away

6.15pm President Obama has lunch with congressional leaders

7pm President Obama moves down the parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. He then watches the Parade from a reviewing stand across from the White House

Later in the evening (time to be decided) - President Obama enters the White House and later attends a number of inaugural balls

The schedule seems to be lacking Bono- who can we thank for this?