RTÉ News and current affairs programmes are to be streamed live on the web from 17th March 2007. The St Patrick's Day parade will be one of the first programmes to be simulcast live.

RTÉ News programmes and current affairs programmes 'The Week in Politics' and 'Prime Time' will also be included in the service.

The report show various shots of how the new service will look on computer screens and mobile devices. Joe Zefran of www.rte.ie explains how people around the world will now be able to to stay in touch with Irish news and current affairs.

John O'Sullivan a lecturer in journalism at DCU talks about the potential of this new service.

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