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The 8pm RTÉ Network 2 junction.

VIDEO: News 2 (edited), RTÉ Weather and RTÉ Network 2 continuity including programme promotions for Don’t Feed the Gondolas and The Craic Down Under. Announcer: Helen Curran. Presenter: Karina Buckley. Voiceover: Pamela Flood (Don’t Feed the Gondolas trail) and James Connolly (The Craic Down Under trail). TX DATE: 9th October 2000. COPYRIGHT: RTÉ.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Don’t Feed the Gondolas.

The trail features presenter Brendan O’Connor and comedian Kevin McAleer, who would go on to play boring Uncle Colm in Derry Girls.

The new series starts tonight at 10.40pm on RTÉ Network 2.

[00:00:41] IDENT: the usual announcerless Jellyfish ident is used to link into a News 2 bulletin.

[00:00:49] PROGRAMME: the opening titles followed by a short excerpt from a News 2 bulletin, presented by Anthony Murnane.

[00:01:13] PRODUCTION ENDBOARD: the programme’s closing sequence is followed by an RTÉ Network 2 production endboard. This was usually inserted at the end of programmes that were produced by/for RTÉ.

[00:01:16] PROGRAMME: the national weather, presented by Karina Buckley.

[00:03:14] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for The Craic Down Under.

The programme airs on Thursday at 9.30pm on RTÉ Network 2.

[00:03:25] IN-VISION CONTINUITY: announcer Helen Curran links into an episode of Friends.

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FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: News 2 presented by Anthony Murnane. COPYRIGHT: RTÉ.

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