This episode charts the complex genealogy of Irish retails biggest players -through boomtimes and recession, food scares and diet trends the history of the Irish Retail Trade reflects the history of how Irish people feed themselves, groom themselves, and amuse themselves as shopping turned from a chore into a leisure activity.
Full of surprising revelations about our recent past – as viewed through the recollections & observations of well-known Irish personalities, pundits & experts – The Way We Were builds into a richly compelling & hugely entertaining revaluation of how we’ve lived our lives over the past 80 years.
Featuring analysis from a host of well-known Irish faces including Joe Duffy, Katherine Lynch, Mike Denver, Mike Murphy, Dr Ciara Kelly, Jerry Fish and Michael Harding, each episode focuses on one vital aspect of our lives that has changed radically over the decades – how we shopped, how we holidayed & how we worked.
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