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Best of the Indo Daily: Chairs, repairs, and a restoration row - How a Late Late Show scandal ended up in court

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It was supposed to be a standard segment on a national chat show, where members of the public restore old furniture in the hope of being the best.

Best of the Indo Daily: Chairs, repairs, and a restoration row - How a Late Late Show scandal ended up in court

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But in 1997, the Late Late Show's year's restoration competition had a nation on the edge of their seats when the winning entry - a Regency chair - became embroiled in a row over who brought it back to its former glory.

"Chairgate", as it became known, became a national conversation and even ended up in the courts.

In this best of episode of the Indo Daily, presenter Siobhán Maguire has a sit-down chat with Sunday Independent journalist Liam Collins to find out more.

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