Who’s taking the horse to France?

To those of us of a certain age, that innocent sounding question is a cliff-hanger worthy of any TV drama.

I’m told that iconic advert, along with “Put a bit of butter on the spuds André” from the 1990s, is going to return to our screens on Friday night during the Late Late Show.

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This year Kerrygold, which was created by Anthony O’Reilly in 1962, became Ireland’s first €1bn food brand, selling 7.5m packets of the gold foil each week.