At home there’s an apron with the slogan ‘Calor Housewife of the Year 1985′
The reality for participants in the Housewife of the Year contest was a far cry from the aspirational tradwife trend on Instagram
Gay Byrne
Housewife of the Year: A wistful celebration of a generation of Irish women who competed for £300 and a gas stove
Ciaran Cassidy’s fine documentary is filled with much sadness but also allows a fair degree of celebration
Kathleen Watkins obituary: broadcaster, author and one half of the original power couple
She loved how their friends teased her husband, Late Late Show host Gay Byrne, and she would laughingly tell them to “leave my Gaysie alone”
Kathleen Watkins: Funeral Mass remembers a woman whose life was a ‘hymn of love’
Broadcaster and wife of Gay Byrne was immensely talented and beloved by many people, her funeral mass was told
Róisín Ingle on Kathleen Watkins: She loved life, poetry and Gaybo. Conversation flowed from her like music
Kathleen Watkins was one of the most enthusiastic people I’ve ever met
Kathleen Watkins, broadcaster and author, has died aged 90
Tributes paid in Dáil to Watkins, who was the first continuity announcer on RTÉ and was married to Late Late Show host Gay Byrne
John Creedon: ‘I was always being sent away, not because they didn’t love me, but because they couldn’t cope’
Broadcaster and author reflects on an unusual childhood in Cork, constant low-level anxiety and presenting Winning Streak without understanding the rules
Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt
Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue
Ludwig review: David Mitchell is perfect as nerdy sleuth in comic thriller stuffed with laughs
Television: This agreeably chortle-filled show is the perfect midweek distraction
In My Own Words review: Billy Connolly retains his twinkle in affecting and celebratory documentary
Television: Scottish comedian is both emotional and phlegmatic as he looks back on his life and career
Michelle McDonagh: Writing the book, Ann Lovett, and her heartbroken sister Patricia, were at the forefront of my mind
McDonagh, author of Somebody Knows, talks about inspirations for her writing, her new podcast and more
There is a grim Irish tradition of arson, from burning big houses to burning refugee centres
Accommodating asylum seekers and refugees is a medium-sized infrastructure problem in danger of imminent political contamination by the far right
Dear Gay: Letters to The Gay Byrne Show - a myth-destroying mirror to show the Irish who we are
A consummate professional communicator, late broadcaster Gay Byrne gave his listeners a safe platform on which to speak about anything, while at key moments lightening the atmosphere
Patrick Kielty prepares for Late Late Toy Show debut, as RTÉ flagship recovers from behind-the-scenes clashes
Late Late Show’s new host is about to present the biggest show of the season – and has to do it amid reports of tensions behind the scenes
Terry Prone: ‘I never do parties, dinners. I’ve always been reclusive and shy’
The communications guru, writer and broadcaster’s memoir is full of contradictions, just like the woman herself
Podcast: Hugh Linehan reviews Patrick Kielty’s Late Late debut
In the News podcast: jokey monologue got the laughs but the usual suspects filled the guest list
Patrick Kielty’s Late Late prep: Butterflies, politics and a message from Tubs
RTÉ chatshow’s excited new host is aiming for a ‘loose’ and ‘fun’ tone on tonight’s big debut
John Bowman: Even during RTÉ's darkest hour, its public service ethos has prevailed
Critics of RTÉ should not ascribe the blame for its most spectacular fall from grace solely to the hybrid funding model
Tubridy’s fall from grace has been jaw-dropping. But behind the persona is an individual in an isolated place
A week of controversy over covert payments to Ryan Tubridy has raised many questions about the future of the national broadcaster
Diarmaid Ferriter: Culture of ‘open secrets and secret secrets’ has always surrounded RTÉ pay
Broadcaster has a long history of paying large sums to its star presenters while running up hefty institutional deficits
Don’t force the audience to clap in time. Plus nine other golden Late Late rules for Patrick Kielty to live by
Patrick Freyne: It’s Ryan Tubridy’s final Late Late Show tonight. Here’s everything the new host needs to know for guaranteed success
‘After years saying ‘This eejit again’, your Da is clearly the best person for The Late Late Show’
Patrick Freyne: Yes, this was always Gay Byrne’s show, but I do have some thoughts as to who the next host should be
Ryan Tubridy wrestled with The Late Late Show as long as he could. Who will take it on next?
RTÉ flagship chat show is a demanding, often unwieldy, format battling a decline in TV viewership – whoever inherits the job will soon realise it’s not easy
Deirdre Purcell, popular novelist and broadcaster, dies at 77
President Higgins leads tributes to former Abbey actor
Irish Times view on the passing of radio stars: Voices from a golden age
There is great virtue in having some things about which a nation can largely agree
RTÉ’s failure is not only financial, it is cultural
With low-brow copies of low-grade British shows, Montrose insults Irish youth
Sideline cut: Irish society would be lost without its RTÉ mothership
Gay Byrne’s passing may show how its relevance has diminished but it remains a national institution
Miriam Lord: So long, Uncle Gaybo, even in death you got it right
Heady mix of light-entertainment stalwarts and RTÉ luvvies wedged into wooden pews
Gay Byrne ‘made a difference in our world. Our society will be forever in his debt’
Bob Collins funeral eulogy: full text
Your memories of Gay Byrne: ‘I feel like part of my childhood has died’
Irish Times readers pay tribute to the groundbreaking broadcaster, who died on Monday
RTÉ statement: Plans to ‘address key issues and fight for its future’
Company planning substantial job cuts and 15 per cent pay cut for high-earners
Funeral mass of Gay Byrne to take place in Dublin on Friday
Bryan Dobson to present ceremony coverage which will be aired on RTÉ and online
Bono on Gaybo: ‘If you didn’t get on the Late Late, you didn’t feel you existed’
The Late Late Show Gay Byrne Special: A night of bittersweet memories and classic footage
‘An abiding memory was his kindness’: My two summers working with Gaybo
Peter Hamilton on working with Gay Byrne on For One Night Only
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