Joe Duffy returns with a new run of the series Spirit Level, a chat show with a vibrant mix of topical discussion, engaging interviews and features. This series will reflect the energy and diversity in contemporary Irish religious and spiritual life. This time round the addition of a studio audience will add greatly to the broad range of topics under discussions. No topic is more emotionally charged than that of death and as part of RTÉ One’s ONCE IN A LIFETIME season on the Irish way of death, programme one deals with the subject in a frank and open manner.
The members of Joe’s panel deal on a daily basis with issues around death in their own personal and professional lives. They navigate their way through the journey of death and grief, which for some can be daunting and frightening and for others rewarding and comforting.
Episode 3
Joe Duffy talks to Pádraig Ó Céidigh, entrepreneur and former CEO of Aer Arann, about community, leadership and his relationship with God. In Part 2, Joe and his panel discuss the ancient theory of the Just War. From World War One to current day wars in the Middle East, belligerents have asserted the justice of their cause. But can it ever be right to kill on the battlefield? Also, Pádraig O’Driscoll reports on Fr Willie Doyle, a Jesuit Priest and Chaplain who died in the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917.