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21 of the most iconic moments in Irish television history

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IN ASCENDING ORDER…

21. The time this man injured himself clapping on Winning Streak

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20. When this man wore a cannabis hat on the Six One

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19. When this happened in a TV3 documentary about Shergar

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18. When Eleanor Tiernan brilliantly trolled poor Dáithí Ó Sé on The Today Show and let on that she thought the butchers had a ‘sexually charged atmosphere’

Poor Dáithí’s confused head. Doesn’t know what to think.
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17. When these two women wore the same dress on Winning Streak and were like, “It’s fine. It’s fine.”

No words to describe the joy seeing 2 aul ones wearing the exact same dress on winning streak gives me #Gas pic.twitter.com/Lhqr6Pit9Q
— Sinéad Farrelly (@sinead_farrelly) October 19, 2014

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16. When Vincent Browne didn’t know who or what Kimye was

“Gimme?”
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15. When this lad decided not to go on a second date and said that he was off to Coppers afterwards instead

BUT YOU TWO GOT ON SO WELL!!!!

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14. When Boyzone did that dance on The Late Late Show

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13. The time a balloon burst and scared the shite out of Pat Kenny

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12. When ‘exotic’ Dean got locked on The Late Late Show and became everyone’s hero

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11. When Alan Shatter uttered this, er, provocative line on The Restaurant

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10. When Linda Martin appeared on The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O’Connor to sing ‘the song of the summer’

We’ve come too far…

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9. When Kevin from Co. Galway just didn’t get the premise of the game What’s Snots?

And reduced the nation to giggles.

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8. When Sharon Ní Bheoláin’s face revealed that she wasn’t a fan of contemporary dance

“Wouldn’t be for me now.”

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7. The time Marty Whelan shrieked, “LADS!” on Winning Streak

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6. Every single time Eamon Dunphy has said ‘baby’

“Well, baby, get out of town.”

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5. The time Marty Morrissey said, “That was the best ride I’ve ever had” and banged his head off a rollercoaster

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4. When this little lad stole the nation’s hearts

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Source: RTÉ

3. And this poor gal had the most awkward proposal in history

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no…

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2. When The Man Who Slipped On The Ice became the stuff of legend

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1. And there can only be one winner

HON TERESA! U DA MANNION!

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21 of the most iconic moments in Irish television history

Bless.

21. The time this man injured himself clapping on Winning Streak

20. When this man wore a cannabis hat on the Six One

19. When this happened in a TV3 documentary about Shergar

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

18. When Eleanor Tiernan brilliantly trolled poor Dáithí Ó Sé on The Today Show and let on that she thought the butchers had a ‘sexually charged atmosphere’

17. When these two women wore the same dress on Winning Streak and were like, “It’s fine. It’s fine.”

16. When Vincent Browne didn’t know who or what Kimye was

15. When this lad decided not to go on a second date and said that he was off to Coppers afterwards instead

14. When Boyzone did that dance on The Late Late Show

13. The time a balloon burst and scared the shite out of Pat Kenny

12. When ‘exotic’ Dean got locked on The Late Late Show and became everyone’s hero

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

11. When Alan Shatter uttered this, er, provocative line on The Restaurant

10. When Linda Martin appeared on The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O’Connor to sing ‘the song of the summer’

9. When Kevin from Co. Galway just didn’t get the premise of the game What’s Snots?

8. When Sharon Ní Bheoláin’s face revealed that she wasn’t a fan of contemporary dance

7. The time Marty Whelan shrieked, “LADS!” on Winning Streak

6. Every single time Eamon Dunphy has said ‘baby’

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We couldn't find this Tweet

5. The time Marty Morrissey said, “That was the best ride I’ve ever had” and banged his head off a rollercoaster

4. When this little lad stole the nation’s hearts

3. And this poor gal had the most awkward proposal in history

2. When The Man Who Slipped On The Ice became the stuff of legend

1. And there can only be one winner

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21 of the most iconic moments in Irish television history

Bless.

21. The time this man injured himself clapping on Winning Streak

20. When this man wore a cannabis hat on the Six One

19. When this happened in a TV3 documentary about Shergar

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

18. When Eleanor Tiernan brilliantly trolled poor Dáithí Ó Sé on The Today Show and let on that she thought the butchers had a ‘sexually charged atmosphere’

17. When these two women wore the same dress on Winning Streak and were like, “It’s fine. It’s fine.”

16. When Vincent Browne didn’t know who or what Kimye was

15. When this lad decided not to go on a second date and said that he was off to Coppers afterwards instead

14. When Boyzone did *that dance* on The Late Late Show

13. The time a balloon burst and scared the shite out of Pat Kenny

12. When ‘exotic’ Dean got locked on The Late Late Show and became everyone’s hero

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

11. When Alan Shatter uttered this, er, provocative line on The Restaurant

10. When Linda Martin appeared on The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O’Connor to sing ‘the song of the summer’

9. When Kevin from Co. Galway just didn’t get the premise of the game What’s Snots?

8. When Sharon Ní Bheoláin’s face revealed that she wasn’t a fan of contemporary dance

7. The time Marty Whelan shrieked, “LADS!” on Winning Streak

6. Every single time Eamon Dunphy has said ‘baby’

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

5. The time Marty Morrissey said, “That was the best ride I’ve ever had” and banged his head off a rollercoaster

4. When this little lad stole the nation’s hearts

3. And this poor gal had the most awkward proposal in history

2. When The Man Who Slipped On The Ice became the stuff of legend

1. And there can only be one winner

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14. When Boyzone did that dance on The Late Late Show