Conal Creedon: Has the allure of being The Late Late Show host lost its lustre?

A new era beckons for ‘The Late Late Show’ as Ryan Tubridy, who fronts his last episode tonight, passes the presenter’s baton to Patrick Kielty

A new era beckons as Ryan Tubridy passes the presenter’s baton to Patrick Kielty.

Back in the 1960s, Andy Warhol was credited with predicting that in the future each and every one of us would experience 15 minutes of fame — an observation in response to the proliferation of television channels across the US — a premonition of a monster with an insatiable appetite for devouring and churning out content and people.

The year 1961, marked the arrival of the television age to Ireland. Within a year, The Late Late Show presented by Gay Byrne was aired for the first time — a national treasure and an iconic programme was born.