‘He couldn't be bothered', jokes Ireland AM host as Alan Hughes missing from air AGAIN
IRELAND AM star Muireann O'Connell has made a dig at co-host Alan Hughes after he was missing on air AGAIN.
The mainstay host, 61, has been absent from the hit breakfast show on
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Alan Hughes was missing from Ireland AM this morning
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Ray Foley and Eric Roberts filled in for hosts today
As today marks 10 years since
Ireland
became the
As the group discussed how 10 years has passed since the same-sex marriage referendum, Muireann remarked: "Can you believe
Alan Hughes
is not here?"
She added: "We were like, 'Alan will you not come in?' and he was like, 'Ugh no'."
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Ray then joked: "Today is his holiday."
Muireann then turned to face the camera and said: "No, to be fair Alan did so much for the referendum but, he just couldn't be bothered coming into
work
today."
Monnine, who was a part of the team that pushed the Yes vote over the line in 2015, made sure to acknowledge Alan's presence in the LGBTQ+ community.
She explained: "It was decades of work, starting with de-criminalisation in 1993, equality legislations in the 90s and noughties.
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"We had very little visiblity, so when you shout out people like
Alan Hughes
, you are so right, because people like Alan were always out there being visible.
"They made sure that people didn't forget that we exist, so that was really important."
Ireland AM stars left in stitches during intimate segment
Later on in the Virgin Media studio,
social media
star
news
headlines.
Eric made his debut on the show earlier this month, filming his first three-hour programme alongside
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The 34-year-old was more than excited as he put his arm around Ray and exclaimed: "My first day on the job and he has been so friendly."
A confused Ray asked: "It's not your first time is it?"
Eric grinned: "Oh but with you it is."
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Ray then hilariously looked down the camera and said: "I am going to make his morning a living hell, I'm going to make him regret this."
Muireann could be heard in fits of laughter in the background as Eric humorously started edging away from Ray.
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