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VIDEO: The moment Ireland switched off its analogue signal

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WHERE WERE YOU when Minister Pat Rabbitte told Mary Kennedy she could “tweak his ears anytime”?

If you missed that piece of RTÉ history, you may be one of the thousands of people who weren’t prepared for the digital switchover.

It happened at 10am today after Miriam O’Callaghan ~~pressed a giant red button~~ clicked a mouse.

Thanks to Stephen Hughes (@stetz77) for sending us his live footage.

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VIDEOS: This is what the TV switchover will look like

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Read: It’s the end of analogue TV in Ireland – but what happens to Aertel?

Plus: 9 things we’ll miss about old-school Aertel

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