Eurovision Commentators Watching the State Opening of Parliament in 1958.- TV production

Three weeks prior to the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest RTÉ's preparations are on target and within budget. A new outside broadcast unit has been purchased and will be used in the production of the Eurovision Song Contest from the RDS in Dublin. Reporter CATHY HALLORAN visits the RDS Dublin to see the Eurovision set which is under construction. ANDY MCKIERNAN talks about the new outside broadcasting unit. One fifth of RTÉ's staff will have been involved in the production of the Eurovision Song Contest. Executive producer of the Eurovision LIAM MILLER says that there will not be any long term effects on the production of other home produced programmes. He believes the country and RTÉ will benefit from producing a top class Eurovision Song Contest.