[2] Originally broadcast from 1998 until 2009 on Virgin Media One (then known as TV3), the show aired Monday-Friday at 11:30pm.

Sports Tonight was presented by Trevor Welch, with other TV3 sports journalists also contributing.

These contributors included Aidan Cooney and Joanne Cantwell.

[2][3] The show was axed on 23 March 2009 after broadcasting for more than a decade.

This was due to budgetary cutbacks at TV3 and an emphasis being placed on live sports.