Irish Television: the political and social origins, Robert J Savage. (Cork University Press, £16.95) ISBN 1859181023 Sean Lemass, Robert J. Savage. (Historical Association of Ireland/Dundalgan Press, £5.99) ISBN 0852211392

New Year’s Eve 1961 may not immediately spring to mind as a significant date in the history of the Ireland. As a phenomenon that has provoked endless debate, argument and discussion ever since, the start of television broadcasting from Dublin on that date was most definitely significant. Loved or hated, television cannot be ignored. Controversy ... Read more

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