Irish Examiner view: Proud to be part of Toy Show

Ryan Tubridy during the opening performance of the RTÉ’s The Late Late Toy Show 2021. Picture Andres Poveda

As a nation, we’re never shy of putting our hands in our pockets to support good causes.

But even by Irish standards, the record €6.5m (and counting) raised by the Late Late Toy Show Appeal over the weekend is magical and says a lot about who we are as a people at a time when there is so much else going on in our lives.