MONDAY 10TH JANUARY
In tonight’s Nationwide, Anne Cassin meets singer Eleanor Shanley to talk about her life and career having enjoyed a successful and varied career from her early days with De Danann and Ronnie Drew to recent collaborations with guitarist John Feeley and the band Garadice. She is very proud of her native County Leitrim, but it was in Ballinasloe, County Galway that Anne Cassin met her. Marian Malone takes a trip down memory lane for film and music lovers.
WEDNESDAY 12TH JANUARY
On this evening’s programme from Macroom, County Cork, Nationwide takes a trip to the town of Macroom. Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh meets a local man who returned home from Australia to set up his new bespoke furniture business. They discuss the opportunities and challenges presented to a town which is about to be bypassed by the new section of the N22 between Cork and Killarney. Plus, she visits an ancient forest that is a national treasure with local ecologist Kevin Corcoran.
FRIDAY 14TH JANUARY
Tonight’s Nationwide shares positive community stories of locals involved in projects that have helped them deal with the difficult days of the Pandemic. Niall Martin is in Donegal, Valerie Waters in Wicklow and Zainab Boladale in County Clare to see these great initiatives.
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