Were You (Not) Watching Ireland AM This Morning?
Who knew people needed their Ireland AM fix so bad?
TV3 threw a bit of a wobbler this morning, with technical difficulties taking down the live broadcast during Ireland AM just before 8am and only returning to air around 9.40am. The station was quick off the bat to acknowledge the problem on social media, but that didn't stop people getting all worked about it.
Morning folks. We are experiencing some technical difficulties at present which is effecting this mornings @IrelandAMTV3 broadcast. (1/2)...
— TV3 (@TV3Ireland) July 27, 2015
...we will be back up and running soon. Apologies and thanks for bearing with us.
— TV3 (@TV3Ireland) July 27, 2015
We're currently experiencing some technical difficulties but we'll be back soon!
— Ireland AM (@IrelandAMTV3) July 27, 2015
We're back on air now! Sorry for the technical difficulties.
— Ireland AM (@IrelandAMTV3) July 27, 2015
Some people, of course, were very confused.
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@IrelandAMTV3 frozen for the past 3 minutes. What was said to @sineaddesmond just before?? ðŸ˜Â pic.twitter.com/4rmNhrPrAz
— Justin Collins (@JustinKCollins) July 27, 2015
@IrelandAMTV3 where are you gone? #frozentv
— Deirdre O'Shea (@deirdregannon) July 27, 2015
#TV3....Frozen in time just now for over 5 minutes @IrelandAMTV3
— Tony Bronze (@Antondub) July 27, 2015
#TV3....Frozen in time just now for over 5 minutes @IrelandAMTV3
— Tony Bronze (@Antondub) July 27, 2015
And others snarky.
@IrelandAMTV3 that is the best 15 minutes of #irelandam in ages #screenfreeze
— Stephen Dolan (@DriftwoodBooks) July 27, 2015
@IrelandAMTV3 A morning without Alan Hughes, Aidan Cooney & Mark Cagney has been delightful. Jobs for boys, for gods sake shake things up
— Shackalackaboomboom (@dogdayy) July 27, 2015
@IrelandAMTV3 Did everyone call in sick today ?
— Fiona (@Fionafob) July 27, 2015
@TV3Ireland What's this all about this morning? Have you fallen out with @eircom evision? @IrelandAMTV3 pic.twitter.com/oNOJ5feDfv
— IanFarrell1964 (@IanFarrell46) July 27, 2015
@IrelandAMTV3 froze the moment a presenter lost his human form. #conspiracy #icke #reptilian #tv3 @Rubberbandits pic.twitter.com/Ao5e1QMEvv
— Ray Sullivan (@DirectedByRay) July 27, 2015
Any excuse to complain really.