O'Gorman
In this new six part series, Paddy O'Gorman returns to the streets to hear the stories of ordinary people's lives.
Programme 1
Paddy pays a visit to the social welfare office at Clarkesbridge in Cork where he is surprised at the wide cross section of people in the ever-growing dole queue.
Programme 2
Paddy pays a visit to Bettystown in Co. Meath where he talks to families holidaying in Ireland to beat the credit crunch.
Despite the weather this seaside town is full of laughs and memories and of course slot machines!
Programme 3
Paddy meets people who are frequenting cash converter shops - the new sub-prime pawn shops which are popping up in all our major towns.
These shops charge much higher rates and have a much lower threshold for securing a loan than the olden day pawn shop. Tellies, computer games, mobile phones, musical instruments all go in and out of cash converters. Paddy visits some of these shops and gets the stories of those who frequent them.
