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Scéalta na nDaoine The first programme in a new series featuring real life stories, focused today on a story of life-changing organ donation.
Gaol Gairid Father and son Aonghus and Fionn Ó hAlmhain are Cearbhall Ó Síocháin’s guests this week.
BETTER OFF ABROAD: LONDON ***FINAL*** London remains a very popular destination for the prospective emigrant. While the effects of Brexit are still to be felt, many Irish call London home. Among those George spoke to are Sean Buckley who has been working in strategic communications for 20 years and oversees a number of large-scale international accounts and campaigns. Entrepreneur Jules Coleman who recently sold her company for a reported €32 million, Dervla Cogan , who owns and runs Brilliant Inc. boutique in London’s prestigious Chelsea neighbourhood. And Robin and Sarah Gill who own and run four successful restaurants and Phil Cusack, multi millionaire businessman and co-owner of the London Irish Rugby Club.
POLAITÍOCHT: Power On The Box Authored by Harry McGee of The Irish Times, this new four-part series tells the tale of how TV changed Irish politics forever. Episode 2 turns to the successful presidential campaign of Mary Robinson, recalling and analysing the backfiring TV interventions of Pádraig Flynn and Brian Lenihan. And presenter Harry McGee spends a day with Michael Healy Rae in his native Kilgarvan in County Kerry.
WHAT IN THE WORLD? In the second part of Series 10 of What in the World? Peadar King reports from Sierra Leone on the ending of the Ebola epidemic earlier this year.
ATLANTIC Narrated by Emmy-award winning actor Brendan Gleeson, Atlantic follows the fortunes of three small fishing communities – in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland – bringing to the fore three very intimate stories from the global resource debate.