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Luimneach 1916-1919 Limerick and the 1916 Rising, and the establishment of the Limerick Soviet.
ECO EYE Science communicator Dr Lara Dungan will take a closer look at the technologies that could enable us to live in a world of no fossil fuels and no pollution and while allowing us to grow our economy and improve our lifestyles. From futuristic electric cars, ocean energy, new solar panels and homes of the future, Lara will explore cutter-edge technologies that could help us power our future economy and give us hope for a better, brighter future.
EAR TO THE GROUND Ella in Co. Wicklow reading cow signals, Helen joins one of Ireland’s few female auctioneers at her weekly mart, and Darragh is in Ethiopia to assess the progress of Irish charity VITA.
Éire agus an Cogadh Mór Ireland in the aftermath of the Rising, and during the First World War.
ECO EYE In this episode Duncan Stewart will look at the latest agricultural science and technology that is addressing the challenge of making farming more sustainable. He will also visit Irish farmers and farming communities who are trying to make the shift to a more sustainable form of food production. This episode will ask if Ireland is on the right track with their agriculture policy, and if Irish farmers should be considering a new approach for civilisation’s oldest industry.
EAR TO THE GROUND Ireland if Britain leaves the EU, the Irish Military War Museum in Co. Meath and is organic farming the way forward for the dairy sector.
Seascapes SEASCAPES Friday 19th February 2016 RTE Radio 1    On this week’s edition of the maritime programme, Seascapes, writer and broadcaster  Hugh Oram talks about Athlone and the Shannon: its boating heritage, the boat club, the Luan Gallery and “Mike the Vike”. Baltimore in West Cork welcomes young Optimist Sailors for the mid-term training gathering. […]