A brand new exhibition at the Gallery of Photography in Dublin's Temple Bar is charting the fascinating history of Irish television, from Bosco to Eurovision to President John F Kennedy being paraded down O'Connell Street.
Ireland on the Box is celebrating six decades of TV in the country and sees RTE collaborate with the National Library of Ireland (NLI) to curate the free exhibition which explores entertainment, drama, sport, music, education and news and current affairs programming.
Ireland’s first television service Telefis Eireann went on air on December 31, 1961. Since then, there have been many memorable televised moments, from news coverage to entertainment to drama.
