Gay Byrne's RTÉ radio show has created controversy on the wearing of the 'Poppy' to commemorate the Irish who fought in the British Army in World War I.
Report features an Interview with Bertie Johnston, ex South Irish Horse Special Reserve, on how he and ‘half of Dublin’ enlisted in 1914 to fight in the World War I.
Interview with Captain Terence Poulter, ex Royal Dublin Fusiliers, on Armistice Day. The poppy, to him, is a donation to help the remaining old soldiers. He thinks everyone should wear one.
British Legion office as poppies are prepared for sale.
Broadcaster Gay Byrne in radio studio.
Commandant Martin McEvoy, National Commemoration Day Committee, protesting against the ‘recent blatant propaganda on the Gay Byrne Show’ says it is propaganda because ‘poppy day only recalls those who left Ireland to fight in Europe and not those who fought at home’.
The reporter is Orla Guerin.
