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Flagship RTÉ current affairs programme Questions and Answers is preparing to come to an end tonight after 23 years on the air.

RTÉ has said the decision was in view of presenter John Bowman's other commitments and not related to cutbacks at the station. He has been contracted to write a history of RTÉ television for its 50th anniversary in 2011, and will also be presenting a series of documentaries.