The Limerick RashomonJohn Moran, mayor of Limerick. Moran told The Irish Times this week of the alleged altercation: “We have different recollections, but I don’t intend to add to that. “How do you think that would end?”On the edge of our seatsThe chair at the centre of Chairgate is displayed on The Late Late Show. The trouble started in 1997, when The Late Late Show ran a competition for furniture restoration and Siubhan Maloney of Donegal town won. [ Upholsterer gets apology over `Late Late' chairOpens in new window ]It took almost three years for Duffy to get full vindication, with an apology read in the High Court in 2000.

Source: The Irish Times March 29, 2026 09:33 UTC