Colin Murphy: The show must go on... but not in the opinion of the establishment
While audiences were being entertained by the musical numbers on The Late Late Toy Show, the country’s performing arts community were reeling from the news that their venues would stay closed
Almost four in five people who were watching TV in Ireland on November 27 were watching The Late Late Toy Show. A total of 2.4 million tuned in at some point – the equivalent of almost half the country's population – and it was the number one global trend on Twitter.
That should give RTÉ a claim to the title of most successful national broadcaster in the world, with the possible exception of North Korea. ...
