Ireland
All domestic terrestrial channels in Ireland make use of continuity announcers, mainly to introduce programmes, promote forthcoming programmes, provide information relating to the programme just broadcast and, in the case of stations with sister channels, cross-promote programmes on the other channel (such as linking between RTÉ One and Two, or TV3 and 3e).
RTÉ One used in-vision continuity announcers until at least 2000. and in-vision continuity was briefly reprised in the late 1990s for overnight programmes.
RTÉ Two used in-vision continuity announcers from its launch in November 1978 to at least 1986. In-vision continuity links were reprised on the channel, then known as Network 2, during the evening schedule, from 1997 to 2001.
From January 2008, the daytime schedule on TV3 launched with two new in-vision continuity annnouncers, Conor Clear and Andrea Hayes.
TG4 makes regular use of in-vision continuity during its evening schedule. Currently, TG4 employ six continuity announcers:
- Mairéad Ní Chuaig
- Fedelma Ní Ráighne
- Cormac Ó Loideáin
- Dáithí Ó Sé
- Sinéad Ní Loideáin
- Aoife Ní Thuairisg
The station's announcers also present weather forecasts in-vision, and often mention forthcoming programmes during the weather bulletins.
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