A 2021 documentary examined how the Dubliners' iconic song "Seven Drunken Nights" was once banned by national broadcaster RTÉ because of its sexual nature.
The scandal over payments to RTÉ stars is the daddy of all controversies for the national broadcaster, but there have been others. Here is a flavour of five more major controversies.
THE only cable car service in Ireland and the only one in Europe to traverse over open seawater has reopened off the West Cork coastline, re-establishing the connection between scenic Dursey Island and the Beara Peninsula.