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Story Notes
In this documentary from 1971, Donncha O'Dulaing travelled to London to meet the young people who left Ireland to work or to study in the U.K.
‘The Benburb Base’ at the Servite Centre on the Fulham Road provided a home from home for the Irish, many arriving in London for the first time and not knowing anybody.
The centre helped these young people to get set up with accommodation and jobs, and provided a meeting place for the Irish community in London.
Produced and presented by Donncha O'Dulaing
First broadcast 17th March, 1971
An Irish radio documentary from RTÉ Radio 1, Ireland - Documentary on One - the home of Irish radio documentaries