John McMahon, now a Commissioning Executive Producer with RTÉ Television, shares his reminiscence of the day RTE.ie went live thirty years ago. The Spice Girls and Boyzone released their debut singles. Meath and Wexford were All‑Ireland champions and Eimear Quinn won the seventh (and, to date, last) Eurovision for Ireland. Veronica Guerin, Canary Wharf and Michelle Smith dominated the headlines. Across the water.