RTÉ’s golden moments

AT HIS address on the opening night of RTÉ, 50 years ago today, President Éamon de Valera worried that TV might “lead through demoralisation to decadence and disillusion”.

More than anything, however, it led to great shared entertainment, or what Americans call “water cooler moments” — those seminal televised events, witnessed together, and later rehashed in company. As the communal TV experience peters out, it’s worth remembering some of the best Irish ones ...

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