RTÉ services restored in southeast

RTÉ radio and television services were restored today to thousands of homes throughout the southeast region.

The services had been disrupted since last night due to “weather-related” problems with the transmitter on Mt Leinster on the Carlow-Wexford border.

An RTÉ spokesman said that repair crews had been unable to access the site in the Blackstairs Mountains because roads were blocked by ice and “drifting” snow”.

However, a technician was “helicoptered in” yesterday morning and managed to rectify the problem.

RTÉ said “further operational work” on the transmitter will be required”. An estimated 180,000 homes were affected by disruption across the counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary Waterford, Wexford and areas of south Wicklow.