Oliver Callan talked to Ellen Gowan and Patricia Connolly, former Housewife of The Year regional winners, ahead of an acclaimed new documentary about the legendary competition, which ran from 1968 to 1995 - listen above.
Housewife Of The Year tells the story of Ireland's treatment of women through the prism of the unique, surreal, live televised competition, an RTÉ favourite for many years, where a generation of Irish women competed in front of a live audience for the title of 'Housewife of the Year’. It’s the story of a resilient generation of women - and how they changed a country.
Housewife Of The Year is in selected cinemas now. Listen to more from Oliver Callan here.
