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Life in La Modelo
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In August 2001, three Irish men who were travelling on fake passports were arrested in Bogota Airport, Colombia. The men became known as the 'Columbi…
13 years, 2 months ago
Tallaght Treasures
Episode 1
The car boot sale in the grounds of Tallaght stadium every Saturday morning has people queueing from 3a.m. Salum is there for books, Calthe is lookin…
13 years, 2 months ago
Tusk: Hunting Irelands Wild Boar
Episode 1
The Wild Boar became extinct in Ireland during Celtic times, hunted into legend by our ancestors, but could it be making a comeback? Shane Dunphy see…
13 years, 2 months ago
The Man Who Makes Faces
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PJ Heraty is a sculptor. One day, over 30 years ago, he was called to an interview with 14 other artists to a Dublin pub. This led to a career workin…
13 years, 2 months ago
The Last Lonely Irish Idiophone
Episode 1
A look into the secret life of Richard Pockrich's Glass Harp, celebrating its music and exploring the strange career of its wild and wacky inventor a…
13 years, 3 months ago
For the Burren ! To Death's Door !
Episode 1
A coach among coaches - Gus O'Loughlin of The Burren tug-of-war team. He has sworn he'll bring a team from The Burren to an All-Ireland final and he'…
13 years, 3 months ago
Sugar and the Blue Eyed Slave
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Nicknamed the ‘Emerald Isle of the Caribbean’, for centuries the island of Montserrat has had connections with Ireland. However, lurking in it's hist…
13 years, 3 months ago
Dún Laoghaire Doldrums
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Four men go sailing out of Dún Laoghaire - there's no wind - nothing for it but to sit around and tell stories of whaling and banjaxed boats... Four …
13 years, 3 months ago
Number 3 - Lessons in History
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What Joe Duffy finds in a 200-year old house on Mountjoy Square Dublin - a safe house, a Dáil chamber, a wealthy home and a fresh start for adult stu…
13 years, 3 months ago
Curious Ear - Mr Ball Control
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A 68-year old Galway man with a passion for soccer tricks and a few Guinness world records to his name. In his last attempt, he managed 'keepie uppie…
13 years, 3 months ago