As of 1940, primary school was the sole source of education for 90% of the population. Fifty years ago, Donogh O’Malley outlined an initiative that would finally change all that, writes Ryle Dwyer 

His first photography job was with the Beatles, and since then Terry O’Neill has worked with many of the biggest names in showbiz. As he prepares to return to Cork — his father’s birthplace — for a major exhibition, the legendary snapper tells Alan O’Riordan about life in the fame game.