The Minister for Transport and Tourism, Séamus Brennan, has launched a series of videos to help people trace their Irish roots. He hopes it will attract another quarter of a million tourists.

Report shows extracts from video showing presenter Joe Lynch standing in the ruins of a church, as well as scenery from around Ireland and structures such as primitive housing, thatched houses and dolmens.

Interview with Séamus Brennan on the project.

Interview with presenter, Joe Lynch, on the purpose of the series.

The reporter is Gerry Reynolds.

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