Examiner 180, from our archives: The Beatles visit Ireland, and Teilifís Éireann's first broadcast 

Blast From The Past: These pieces from the Examiner's coverage of arts/culture issues through the decades feature the inaugural broadcast of Teilifís Éireann, and The Beatles' only ever concerts in Ireland 

Éamon de Valera on Teilifís Éireann , and the Examiner report of The Beatles' only ever concerts in Ireland.

Continuing our series of excerpts from cultural coverage in our archives to mark the Irish Examiner's 180 years, we have two stories from the 1960s. They show two sides of a cultural landscape that was about to undergo great changes. 

First up, a report of the excitement around the visit of The Beatles. The Fab Four caused a bit of chaos in the capital, and we see how their presence also sounded alarm bells for the Gaelic League.