The controversial political discussion programme, Later with Finlay and Gallagher, is to be dropped from RTE before Christmas.
Sources close to the Network 2 show have been told it will not be continued after Christmas for budgetary reasons.
The show has been criticised because its presenters are lobbyists with public relations firms.
Mr Fergus Finlay works for Wilson Hartnell PR while Mr Jackie Gallagher is a director of Kelly and Gallagher.
Mr Gallagher was previously an adviser to the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, while Mr Finlay was a close adviser of the former Tanaiste, Mr Dick Spring.
During a recent show Mr Gallagher raised Mr Finlay's connection to a political controversy over a loan raised by senior Labour party figures from Woodchester Bank. "The presenter is part of the story," Mr Gallagher said. In an acrimonious exchange on the topic, Mr Finlay asked Mr Gallagher: "Are you accusing me of lying?"
In an earlier show Mr Gallagher suggested more than once that tribunals and other financial inquiries should be consigned to history, but did not point out that he was a lobbyist for a bank being investigated by the DIRT inquiry.
Mr Gallagher took over from another political lobbyist and a former government press secretary, Mr Frank Dunlop, as presenter two months ago. Mr Dunlop may be called as a witness by the Flood tribunal.
Last night Mr Dunlop said: "I'm saddened to hear it's being brought to an end. I thought it filled a niche and allowed people to express their views at a more leisurely pace and in a more valuable way than soundbites allow."
Mr Finlay and Mr Gallagher refused to comment on the future of their show last night
Asked about the dropping of the show, RTE's Managing Director, Television, Mr Joe Mulholland, said: "All programmes are up for review at this time before the year 2000. We will be buying in new programmes and changing some of the existing programmes. That applies to all programmes and not to any one particular programme. No final decisions have been taken."
