Later On 2 was part of the Network 2/RTÉ Two

RTÉ Two

RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...

 N2 rebrand of 1997. It was broadcast after News 2

RTÉ News on Two

RTÉ News on Two is RTÉ's late evening news programme. The program is broadcast Monday-Thursday on the Irish RTÉ Two TV channel. It does not have a regular time slot, but is usually broadcast at some point between 22:45 and 23:30. It runs for 22 minutes....

on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night at 11:20pm.

Tuesday night

Later on 2 was an arts review show, which was presented by various presenters on a Tuesday night, until its second series when John Kelly took up the job. John Kelly worked on the Radio Ireland show Electric Ballroom before moving to RTÉ to present their radio series Mystery Train. In 2001, the show was renamed as The View

The View (Irish TV series)

The View is an Irish television programme broadcast on RTÉ One. Presented by John Kelly, it centres on arts-related topics. It was initially known as Later On 2 and was presented by various presenters until John Kelly joined RTÉ from Today FM, Later On 2 was broadcast on first Network 2 in 1997, it...

and moved to RTÉ One

RTÉ One

RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...

 in the same time slot.

Wednesday night

Later with Clare McKeon was presented by Clare McKeon for three seasons. It was a women's chat show. Women (and men) would sit around a dinner table talking about issues effecting them, in their work and home lives. Many of the women were well known female figures in Ireland, who spoke about their careers and personal lives. Including Annie Murphy mother of Bishop Eamonn Casey's son, Peter and Phyllis Hamilton mother of Fr Michael Cleary

Michael Cleary

Michael Cleary may refer to:*Michael Cleary , Australian politician and dual-code rugby player*Michael J. Cleary , Irish bishop*Michael Cleary , former Irish hurler for Nenagh Éire Óg and Tipperary...

's son, Ross.

Thursday night

Later with Finlay and Dunlop was a current affairs

Current affairs (news format)

Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....

 show presented by Fergus Finlay

Fergus Finlay

Fergus Finlay was for some years the chef de cabinet of the Irish Labour Party, and is the chief executive of the charity Barnardo's in Ireland. He is also a weekly columnist with the Irish Examiner and the author of a number of books....

 and Frank Dunlop

Frank Dunlop

Frank Dunlop is an Irish lobbyist and former broadcast journalist with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . Originally from County Kilkenny, he is a key witness to the Mahon Tribunal which is investigating improper payments by property developers to Irish politicians and will be a key witness in pending...

. This was a major coup for RTÉ, two well known political adversaries presenting a current affairs chat show. Finlay had previously been the chef de cabinet of Ireland's Labour Party

Labour Party (Ireland)

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...

, while Dunlop was the former Press Secretary of Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

 (a more conservative political party).

In 2000, after Frank Dunlop

Frank Dunlop

Frank Dunlop is an Irish lobbyist and former broadcast journalist with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . Originally from County Kilkenny, he is a key witness to the Mahon Tribunal which is investigating improper payments by property developers to Irish politicians and will be a key witness in pending...

 revealed that he had made payments to politicians at The Mahon Tribunal

The Mahon Tribunal

The Tribunal of Inquiry Into Certain Planning Matters and Payments, commonly known as the Mahon Tribunal, is a public inquiry in Ireland established by Dáil Éireann in 1997 to investigate allegations of corrupt payments to politicians regarding political decisions...

, both presenters were dropped in favour of Olivia O'Leary

Olivia O'Leary

Olivia O'Leary is an Irish journalist, writer and current affairs presenter.Educated at St Leo's College, Carlow and at University College Dublin, she worked with the Nationalist and Leinster Times in Carlow...

. The show was renamed Later with O'Leary and, in 2000, moved to RTÉ One

RTÉ One

RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...

where it remained for 2 more seasons.

Later on 2 moves to RTÉ One

In 2000 RTÉ moved the arts and politics shows to RTÉ One. Later on 2 with John Kelly remains on RTÉ One as The View on Tuesday nights, while in 2001 Later with O'Leary was axed from its Thursday night slot. Later with Clare McKeon was not moved to RTÉ One but was axed in 2000 with the move of The View and Later with O'Leary to RTÉ One.