TV review: Coming a long way from Peig to Megh

The trials and tribulations of two very different women were laid bare in a pair of fascinating programmes

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, which was shown on RTÉ Two

Oprah With Meghan and Harry RTÉ Two

Peig TG4

Smother RTÉ One

It might be called the week of Peig and Megh. Two women, separated by time and age, one dead, one living; each generating controversy.

Meghan Markle is a divisive character even in this monarch-less republic, judging by the reaction on Joe Duffy’s Liveline following her appearance on Oprah with Meghan and Harry (RTÉ Two). However, she has many supporters among celebrities, the ...