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The Continentals

In the 1950's an Australian cabaret band called 'The Continentals', were hugely popular at weddings and parties - 36 years on, aged in their 70's and 80's, the band has re-formed.

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After a picnic in the woods, a walk on the beach and an historic change in Irish legislation in 2011, Rita Ann and Mitzie could become 'civil' partners and have their dream 'we...

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A Bullet for the General : 6 January

For 4 decades in Newfoundland, Major General Hugh Tudor scrupulously avoided publicity whilst living a careful quiet life in the shadows - But he lived in fear - He was once th...

My Dear Cousin : 12 January

A beautifully simple tale of life - The story of a generation told through letters stretching over 50 years between two cousins in Dublin and America from 1917 to 1971.

One World: Catastrophe Level One : 23 December

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The Sinking of the Saint Patrick : 30 December

Shane Dunphy goes in search of the truth behind the sinking of the St Patrick, a cross channel ferry on the Rosslare-Fishguard route targeted by the German Air Force during WWII.

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