NATIONWIDE WEEK 36
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER
PRESENTER ANNE CASSIN
CORK OPERA HOUSE
Celebrating 170 years of Cork Opera House, presenter Anne Cassin gets a glimpse into its history and hears some stories from performers and the public about the special connection locals have for this venue, which has always been at the heart of the cultural life of Cork.
Website: www.corkoperahouse.ie
WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
PRESENTER ANNE CASSIN
TIPPERARY HURLING TEAM
On this evening's Nationwide, the team travels to rural Tipperary to share a moving story of loss, legacy and triumph. Nationwide hears about Dillon Quirke, a talented young hurler who died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome and whose memory, spurred on the Tipperary senior hurling team to victory in the All-Ireland final against Cork in July. Nationwide joins the celebrations as members of the championship winning team bring the Liam McCarthy Cup to Dillon's beloved home club, Clonoulty-Rossmore.
Website: www.dillonquirkefoundation.com
FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
PRESENTER BLÁTHNAID NÍ CHOFAIGH
On this evening’s Nationwide programme, the team meets two people who turned their hobbies into businesses - Maria who grows flowers for a living in Carlow and Leo in Dublin who restores vintage typewriters.
It takes courage to pack in your job and follow your heart, to steer your personal passion into the reality of a hard-nosed business world, but that’s exactly what Leo Molloy did. He swapped his demanding job in hospitality for a dream job working with vintage typewriters.
Next the team heads to County Carlow where they meet Maria Ryan who went from working in finance for ten years in Dublin, to running her own business making children’s clothes. She then felt a calling through nature and now lives in Carlow where she transformed her very large back garden into a flower farm called Bell Meadow.
Website: www.bellmeadowireland.com
Website: www.vintagetypewriters.ie
