For forty years Hal Roach has been making audiences laugh.

Hal Roach continues to tour and performs on stages from Ireland to Hollywood. The Waterford born comedy star has travelled the world making people laugh and is as well known in Dallas as in Dublin.

Show business stars may come and go, but Hal Roach goes on forever.

'Ireland's Eye' broadcast on 14 May 1981. The reporter is Áine O'Connor.

'Ireland's Eye' was a Tuesday-to-Friday series with human-interest stories and features from locations throughout Ireland. First broadcast on 7 October 1980, the programme ran until August 1983.