€10
Lecture Series

Speaker: Finola Doyle O’Neill. Synopsis: First launched in 1962, , RTÉ television contributed enormously to the modernisation and transformation of Irish society. The first GAA match was broadcast on Teilifís Éireann in 1962. Drama serials such as “The Riordans” impacted rural farming methods and became embedded in Ireland’s national culture. The Late Late Show, introduced in 1962, caused controversy and commentary never before experienced, and the Gay Byrne Radio Show was even more transformative in a culture where silence on sexual matters reigned supreme. This lecture will look at the transformative power of television as it charted and reflected Irish life from 1962-2000.

Feb 8, 2025
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Feb 8, 2025
10:30 am
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12:30 pm
€10
Council Chamber, County Hall, Clonmel

Biography: Dr Finola Doyle O’Neill, author of The Gaybo Revolution; How Gay Byrne Challenged Irish Society, is a Broadcast and Legal Historian at the School of History UCC, where she lectures on Irish Film and Media History. She has written and directed two historical plays, is also the creator and narrator of the award- winning Radio series, The Road to the Vote. She regularly contributes to Irish media debates on both radio and television. She is a Government appointee of the Future of Media Commission, where the role of RTÉ as a Public Service Broadcaster was central to its deliberations.

Admission is €10 (cash only)
Booking in advance
Email to
museum@tipperarycoco.ie
Tel:
052 6165252 or on the door

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