MONDAY 16TH JUNE
PRESENTER BLÁTHNAID NÍ CHOFAIGH
PODCASTING PROGRAMME
Many people in Ireland and around the world are creating their own podcasts and this evening, Nationwide highlights two special podcasts produced here in Ireland. The first is from the RTÉ Doc on One team, a powerful tribute by an Oscar-winning composer to a young Dublin woman whose family is still seeking answers nearly 50 years after her tragic death. Also on the programme are two proud Traveller women who are using their voice for positive change with their podcast, Mincéirs.
In the summer of 1976 while the country was basking in a heatwave two young women lost their lives in shocking circumstances. The RTE Podcast, Stolen Sister reveals new information on the case of one of the victims, Elizabeth Plunkett, and helps her devoted siblings remember her zest for life, in the face of their own unimaginable loss. Sometime ago, Elizabeth’s family gathered in the RTE Radio Centre to hear the soundtrack of the podcast being performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Reporter Reem El-Hassany meets two Traveller women who through their podcast, Mincéirs – Paving the Way, share stories and experiences from within the Traveller community. The podcast’s name, Mincéirs, is in Cant, the Traveller language and means ‘Travellers’.
WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE
PRESENTER ANNE CASSIN
CASIMIR MARKIEVICZ EXHIBITION – LISSADELL HOUSE VISIT
On this evening’s programme, Nationwide visits a new exhibition at Dublin Castle that celebrates the life and work of Casimir Markievicz, much of which has not been shown publicly for over 100 years. The name Markievicz may be familiar to many people, owing to the legacy of renowned Irish revolutionary Countess Markievicz. She got her striking surname when she married Polish man, Count Casimir Markievicz and the couple were a fixture in artistic circles in Dublin in the early 20th century.
The show focuses on Casimir Markievicz’s life on the Dublin art scene from 1903-1913 and features over 80 pieces of work gathered from private and state collections, including exhibits loaned by the extended Markievicz family in Poland. The show also commemorates the work of Casimir’s wife, Countess Constance Markievicz and her role as a major cultural and revolutionary figure in Ireland. Presenter Anne Cassin also meets members of the extended Markievicz family as they travel to County Sligo to visit Lissadell House, the childhood home of Countess Markievicz.
FRIDAY 20TH JUNE
PRESENTER BLÁTHNAID NÍ CHOFAIGH
ART AND CRAFTS
On this evening’s Nationwide, the team explores a unique artistic space in the heart of Dublin and visits a family run business in County Limerick.
Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre is home to the Green Gallery, an unexpected but thriving artistic hub located in a corridor on its top floor, which is now celebrating 30 years in operation. John Kilraine recently visited this vibrant art space.
Reporter Reem El-Hassany visits Dromcolliher in County Limerick, where a family-run porcelain business, Irish Dresden, has been making delicate handmade figurines for over 60 years. After nearly closing, the company is now back, with fresh ideas, support from the next generation, and help from local artists.
