Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day with Music & Dance from Brú Ború, Ireland 1989

Traditional music and dance from Brú Ború on a special Saint Patrick's night edition of 'The Late Late Show'.

It is the third appearance on The Late Late Show for Brú Ború who are Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann's branch in Cashel, County Tipperary. They are introduced by host Gay Byrne as,

"Just about the best in the business."

With ages ranging from five to seventy five years in age, Brú Ború perform traditional music and dance for The Late Late Show audience and viewers.

This episode of The Late Late Show was broadcast on 17 March 1989. The presenter is Gay Byrne.

'The Late Late Show' was intended to be a summer filler, but proved so successful with the public that it became part of the regular schedule. The idea for the programme came from the show's producer, Tom McGrath, who wanted to present an Irish version of the American talk show 'The Tonight Show'.

Gay Byrne was to be the show's presenter and would remain so for the next thirty seven years. Tom McGrath's original idea was that the show would be informal and have the feel of people dropping in for a chat.

'The Late Late Show' became an important forum for the airing and debating of many issues in a changing Irish society.

The first programme of 'The Late Late Show' was broadcast at 11.20 pm on 6 July 1962. At the time, it was unusual to have a live talk and entertainment show on so late in the day’s viewing. On that first show, the guests were Count Cyril McCormack, Ken Gray, George Desmond Hodnett and Harry Thuillier.

McGrath would go on to pioneer many other successful variety shows on Irish television.