This is how the Late Late Show helped spark a cultural revolution in Ireland

Challenging the authority of the Church was not easy, but 50 years ago this week, Gay Byrne helped spark a cultural revolution with the ‘bishop and the nightie’ affair, writes Ryle Dwyer

FRIDAY marks the 50th anniversary of the bishop and the nightie controversy, which really turned out to be what could be called a game changer in Irish politics.

The controversy was sparked by a piece of light entertainment on Gay Byrne’s Late Late Show, which included a segment imitating a popular American TV game show, The Newly Wed Game.