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IRELAND’S RISING ***NEW SERIES*** In Ireland's Rising, a new four part series for RTÉ One, Anne Doyle, Ryan Tubridy, Jim McGuinness and Fiona Shaw will return to their home/ancestral county to explore its connections with 1916.
BRESSIE’S IRON MIND *Concluding part* Having slogged through six months of mental and physical preparation with varying degrees of success, the Ironmind team find themselves facing into one of the world's hardest endurance events, a 70.3 Triathlon in the sweltering heat of Lanzarote.
NATIONWIDE This week on Nationwide, the team meets some people who came to this country as refugees many years ago and now call Ireland home; we visit Cork to see the crafts on display at the Craft fair in Cork's City Hall; we meet the Mayo boy who is embarking on a musical journey just right for the Christmas period; and Limerick takes centre stage as the programme visits some of the thriving industries and businesses of the city which are all members of the 200 year old Chamber.
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT… Water is something we often take for granted but without it, we wouldn't exist. A hugely valuable resource that plays a vital part in every aspect of our lives, this week we look at the impact of pollution on water systems and how technology is being applied to make water safer for both us and our fishy friends.
LIVELINE: CALL BACK This week we look back at the stories of Mark Townley and Éire Models; the Icelandic ash cloud; and 81-year-old Ivan Rooney's search for his birth family
EAR TO THE GROUND As the UN Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris this week, Helen questions if Irish farmers can cut their carbon emissions, Darragh invites us back to his own farm in Gormanston, Co. Meath and Ella asks what now for the IFA?
WHAT IN THE WORLD? ***NEW SERIES*** Now in its ninth series, What In The World? reports from the emerging world on a variety of global affairs issues. This year’s four part-series includes a report from Libya on how that country continues to tear itself apart post the Gaddafi regime and a look at the human cost of prison regimes in El Salvador.
THE LOCAL EYE The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, advertising in the Internet age and a daffodil ranch all feature as The Local Eye continues to bring to you behind the scenes at some of the country's hardest working regional newspapers.
NURSES Eleanor has put her tough start to life at Lismore behind her and begins to take on a more senior role. Meanwhile, Ken and friends make the trip to the Labour Court on behalf of the INMO in protest over student nurses' low pay.
DONAL’S YOUTUBE SUPERSTARS: REALITY BITES Celebrity cook Donal Skehan tackles the phenomenon of YouTube stardom in this documentary about a generation of people finding fame and fortune outside traditional media.