ALTHOUGH THE GENERAL election only officially kicks off later today, a battle for hearts and minds was launched last night – on TV.
TV3′s current affairs show Tonight With Vincent Browne has been shadow boxing in the late-night slot for some time now. RTE has said that its decision to put a new current affairs show in the 11pm time slot is not necessarily a square-up to Vinnie. The Eleventh Hour has, for now, been described as an extension of the broadcaster’s general election coverage.
Nonetheless, TV viewers and political enthusiasts gave themselves thumb sprain, flicking the remote between both channels last night. The following is a selection of tweets by viewers as they kept an eye on the unfolding face-off between #vinb and #rte11:
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