Irish Examiner view: Oscar puts on a serious face

If the first awards of the second coming of Donald Trump are mainly marked by a collection of protest and independent films then Ireland has at least two shouts for success

An Oscar logo in the red carpet area for Sunday's 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Picture: Chris Pizzello/AP Photo

Sunday brings us another of those shared televisual occasions to which people flock, betting slip in one hand, comforting drink in the other and a dogged determination to stay the course and get a result.

Sport has its Superbowl; politics its US Presidential election every four years; the Eurovision song contest is the great musical jamboree.