The Nine O’Clock news on RTÉ ran into a spot of bother this evening due to a couple of technical issues.
Viewers waiting for the news were greeted with a blue screen and an RTÉ logo thanks to an issue with the sound desk which required a studio move.
Apologies again for the delay in bringing you tonight’s @rtenews, we are now back up and running with Eileen Dunne in the newsroom
— RTÉ One (@RTEOne) October 5, 2015
Things got moving after a ten minute delay but as the teleprompter was down, newsreader Eileen Dunne has to turn to notes on her desk.
By all accounts, she played a blinder and Twitter users had a lot of praise for the RTÉ stalwart.
Ah lads she is reading from a page. Imagine the panic. Fair play Eileen. Ever the professional #rte #news — Amy Dalton (@Amy_Dalton) October 5, 2015
Looks like An Post didn’t bother delivering the news tonight! #rte
— Nichola Ní Bhradáin (@N_Salmon) October 5, 2015
THEY FOUND THE NEWS!! Hurrah!! #RTE — Gareth (@garethpenrose) October 5, 2015
And with that Eileen Dunne is off for a well earned cuppa… #rtenews
— Annette R (@Annette_R1) October 5, 2015
Can’t wait ‘til 10:00 to see #rtenews on RTE One +1
— Piaras Jackson SJ (@piarasj) October 5, 2015
Ah Jaysus. Worth waiting until the end of #rtenews for this… What in the name of all that's holy…. pic.twitter.com/0NVJe3pgy6
— Jonathan Healy (@jonathanhealy) October 5, 2015
Looks like teleprompter is back. Well done Eileen you played a blinder. #rtenews @rtenews
— Rach Bishop (@Rachum) October 5, 2015
