The nation first saw this guy slipping on ice six years ago today

Today marks six years since one of the most memorable moments of Irish television - when an unsuspecting man was caught slipping on ice by an RTE camera crew.

The nation first saw this guy slipping on ice six years ago today

Six years ago Ireland was in the grip of a deep freeze, and as RTE was reporting on dangerous conditions in Dublin, one poor man slipped in front of our national broadcaster.

"It's still dangerous for city pedestrians."

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