The French Connection





2/3/2012 | Download File (0.00 MB) - right click to download
A really uplifting and feel good story. In the 1950s this Australian cabaret band were hugely popular at weddings/parties. They eventually split up. Now, 36 years on, aged in their 70s and 80s, the band has re-formed. However, not everything goes to plan
2/2/2012 | Download File (0.00 MB) - right click to download
May 2005, producer, Ronan Kelly, came across three 13-year olds walking along the street in Athlone wearing wetsuits. Wetsuits!? In a town miles from the sea?! At the time, Irish Rail said that this report glorified crime. See what you think.
2/1/2012 | Download File (0.00 MB) - right click to download
Witchcraft, the use of supernatural or magical powers, moves between fact and fiction depending on the believer or non-believer. We've heard the stories of witches in league with the Devil. But what of witchcraft in Ireland? We investigate (Broadcast 1976)
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The Isle of Lewis lies off the West coast of Scotland. It's said Scottish islands share a kindred Gaelic spirit with the Irish. In 1976 Kieran Sheedy went to investigate and unearthed a community that worked by day and danced by night - well, not quite...
1/30/2012 | Download File (0.00 MB) - right click to download
Fr. Michael O’Flanagan was born in 1876 near Castlerea, Roscommon. Known as 'The Republican Priest', he was president of Sinn Féin from 1933-35 but was expelled from the party for participating in a Radio Éireann (2RN) broadcast in 1936 (Broadcast 1976)