{"id":410750,"date":"2026-04-21T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/410750\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:38:11","slug":"we-just-want-to-say-a-huge-sorry-muireann-oconnell-apologises-following-ireland-am-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/410750\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We just want to say a huge sorry&#8217; &#8211; Muireann O&#8217;Connell apologises following Ireland AM blunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Muireann O&#8217;Connell has apologised to fans after a &#8220;small glitch&#8221; resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ireland<\/a> AM going off air for over an hour.<\/p>\n<p>The popular breakfast show on Virgin Media hosted by Muireann, Tommy Bowe and Alan Hughes, suffered a technical glitch on Tuesday morning which left viewers confused.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/news\/national-news\/2066682\/search-stood-down-for-16-year-old-girl-missing-over-two-weeks-as-gardai-issue-update.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Search stood down for 16-year-old girl missing over two weeks as Garda\u00ed issue update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At around 7.15am, after the first break, the three presenters were on there way to sit down and discuss Tuesday&#8217;s headlines when screens went blank.<\/p>\n<p>A message then appeared on screen that said, &#8220;We are currently experiencing technical difficulties. Normal service will resume shortly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In it&#8217;s place, Virgin Media aired an episode of In for a Penny, hosted by Stephen Mulhern.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland AM then returned to screens at approximately 8.20am which saw the presenters mid conversation with a guest on the couch.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/news\/national-news\/2066494\/irish-holidaymakers-on-alert-as-aer-lingus-summer-flights-face-new-cancellation-threat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Irish holidaymakers on alert as Aer Lingus summer flights face new cancellation threat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At around 8.30am, Muireann apologised to viewers saying,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just want to say a huge sorry for the disruption to the broadcast this morning,&#8221; before explaining that they continued filming the segment, despite the glitch, so that viewers could watch it back on the Virgin Media player.<\/p>\n<p>A message was also posted on Ireland AM&#8217;s Instagram story saying, &#8220;Small glitch this morning. We&#8217;re now back on air. 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