Watching those re-runs on RTÉ of Reeling in the Years serves as a graphic reminder of just how much things have changed in modern Ireland — in the majority of cases — for the better.

Musgrave Park has hosted some of the greatest days in the history of Munster rugby. 

Richie McCaw: His men can deal with the big occasions.

While Munster’s 1978 history-makers still leave off their defeat of the All Blacks 30 years ago, their legacy cast a giant shadow over those who followed. Like Donal Lenihan.

A made-in-Ireland TV series on the tumultuous early years of Henry VIII has clinched two prestigious television awards, it emerged today.