John Gibbons: The Late Late has always been cold on the climate crisis

A science-literate host prepared to connect with the legitimate concerns of Generation Z may yet breathe life back into the Late Late’s format.

 Professor David Bellamy was a guest of the show despite having no expertise in climate science.

Whisper it: there’s something missing from our national conversation. Over the 24 years since Gay Byrne stepped down from RTÉ’s flagship TV programme, The Late Late Show in 1999, climate change as a topic has, by my count, featured precisely twice.

Incredibly, in both cases, the floor was given to deniers to spread disinformation. Sadly, that is symptomatic of how the biggest unfolding story of the 21st century has been handled by our national broadcaster.