Editing Speaking clock (section)

===Ireland===
In [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], the speaking clock ({{langx|ga|clog labhartha}}) was first offered by [[Minister for Posts and Telegraphs|P&T]] in 1970, and was accessed by dialling 1191. It announced the time in 24-hour format, in English only, at ten second intervals punctuated by a high pitched signal, as follows: “At the signal it will be HH:MM and …… seconds (signal).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXURSUOVOl8C&q=%22Speaking+Clock%22+1191|title=Living and Working in Ireland: A Survival Handbook|first1=Joe|last1=Laredo|first2=Kerry|last2=Laredo|date=November 25, 2001|publisher=Survival Books|isbn=9781901130669|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/is-time-up-for-irelands-speaking-clock-service-28534537.html|title=Is time up for Ireland's speaking clock service?|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> [[Switchboard operator|P&T operator]] Frances Donegan was the original voice.<ref>''[[The Irish Times]]'' (Friday, July 24, 1970)</ref> Antoinette Rocks, also a [[Telecom Éireann|P&T/Telecom Éireann]] operator, provided the voice of the speaking clock when it was updated to digital technology in 1980. Her voice was selected as part of a competition on a radio phone-in show, [[RTÉ Radio 1]]‘s Morning Call with [[Mike Murphy (presenter)|Mike Murphy]]. Listeners voted for one of 8 voices.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Podcasts|url=https://www.shannonside.ie/podcasts/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Shannonside.ie|language=en}}</ref> At its peak, it received almost three million calls a year (about 8,000 a day). The Irish speaking clock service was permanently shut down by [[eir (telecommunications)|eir]] (P&T’s successor) on 27 August 2018 due to lack of use and reliance on ageing equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.focloir.ie/ga/dictionary/ei/speaking+clock|title=speaking clock - Aistriúchán Gaeilge ar speaking clock (An Foclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge)|website=www.focloir.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0827/987873-speaking-clock/|title=Eir calls time on speaking clock due to decline in use|first=Peter|last=Farrell|date=August 27, 2018|website=rte.ie}}</ref>