An 81-year-old woman who worked on the first general election to be covered by RTÉ television almost 60 years ago, has described the 2024 results coverage "as like everything I've ever seen in the movies".
Audrey Conlon was the Production Assistant on the 1965 count programme with John O'Donoghue as presenter.
Cameras were at the counts in Dublin's Bolton Street, and in Wexford, Cork and Monaghan. Four reporters read results as they came in via specially installed teleprinters which were linked directly to the GPO in Dublin.
Watch our video to see Audrey pay a visit to RTÉ's dedicated Election Centre in Donnybrook earlier today.
