Nationwide

The first of three programmes focusing on the port infrastructure of Dublin. Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh discovers how this working port functions from day to day.

The history and heritage of Dublin Port. Anne Cassin discovers how the port is directly linked with the shaping and development of the city, both economically and physically.

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh meets some of the people who worked at Dublin Port in years gone by, as well as those who are part of its modern workforce.

A trip down memory lane with stories of two women who both cherish childhood memories of summers spent in rural parts of Ireland's west coast.  Presenter: Richard Downes

Positive stories of people who are turning over a new leaf or trying new things for 2026.  Presenter Anne Cassin is in Limerick to meet running sensation John Kinsella.

The team meets some of Ireland's most creative people working across the art, craft and design sectors. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide is at the RDS in Dublin, where buyers from Ireland and across the world have gathered to meet some of the country's most talented craft designers at Showcase 2026. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide comes from County Kildare, as the team looks ahead to summer and explores holiday ideas and destinations to visit in Kildare and around Ireland in 2026. Presented by Richard Downes.

The team explores how people are using video and photography to engage audiences and share knowledge about their hobbies. Presented by Anne Cassin.

Nationwide visits the Kingdom of Kerry to explore Ireland's new national park, Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí located in the stunning Dingle Peninsula. Presenter: Anne Cassin

This evening Nationwide celebrates the Irish town with a special focus on Templemore in County Tipperary and Trim in County Meath. Presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

On this evening's Nationwide there are stories of efforts to keep traditional crafts of the past alive in different parts of the country. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

On this evening's Nationwide, the team meet the Donegal walkers whose efforts have helped raise substantial sums of money for Cancer Care West in Donegal. Presented by Anne Cassin.

Anne Cassin is in County Kildare with stories on fashion with a visit to the Museum of Style Icons and the team meet a family who have been making shoes for generations. 

Ahead of Cork Person of the Year awards this Friday, Nationwide spends time with the winners of the 2023 Award, the Cork based band, The Frank and Walters. Presented by Anne Cassin

Nationwide meets some of Ireland's great crafters and designers who have been showcasing their work over the last few days at The Showcase exhibition at the RDS in Dublin. 

Nationwide comes from the Liberties in Dublin with stories from and about this part of the Capital. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh goes backstage at An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny, County Donegal to uncover the story behind a collection of stunning gowns.

Reporter Zainab Boladale looks at Irish craftwork produced and designed in Dublin, Wicklow and Kilkenny.  

The team meets a Cape Clear Islander who has kept items of value, washed ashore following shipwrecks over the last century. Presented by Anne Cassin.

The fascinating story of  Grangegorman, Dublin. Nationwide learns about its difficult past and explores the new dynamic and open urban quarter it has become. Presenter Anne Cassin.

Nationwide  focuses on ancestry and tracing one's roots.  The team meet some American's who have come to Longford/Roscommon to find the homesteads of their ancestors. 

Anne Cassin is at Áras an Uachtaráin to meet some people who live outside Ireland and who recently received an award from the President.

On Valentine's Day, Nationwide features stories of connection as the team meets people who meet others through running groups and running events in different parts of the country. 

This evening's programme takes the team to a glamping village in County Mayo, where hobbit-style houses are attracting parents and kids who come on holidays. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

A focus on upcycling and craftspeople as Nationwide meets shoe repairers who are giving footwear a new lease of life. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh. 

Nationwide meets people who are getting a little help and support from our K9 friends.   We hear all about the work of assistance dogs. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh. 

On this evening's Nationwide programme there is a focus on local history and placenames in rural Ireland. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide features stories of Ireland's long tradition of humanitarian work around the world.  Presenter: Anne Cassin.

On this the eve of International Woman's Day, Nationwide celebrates remarkable Irish women who are blazing a trail for others right around the country.  Presenter: Zainab Boladale 

On this National Tree Week, Nationwide hears of the efforts to increase Ireland's tree cover. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

‘Celebrating the Voice' - a five-day professional development programme devised and led by internationally acclaimed Dundalk mezzo soprano Tara Erraught. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

To mark Seachtain na Gaeilge there is a focus on song, dance and the Irish language. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide recalls some of the very many major sea-faring tragedies that have occurred off the Irish coast with a visit to the Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire. 

Nationwide delves into the world of cartoons and explores the animation sector in Ireland as the creatives gather in Dhaingean Uí Chúis for the Dingle Animation Festival. 

Nationwide explores the tradition of drystone walling in Ireland, focusing on a monument to the craft in County Offaly. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide meets an ensemble of musicians who since COVID have been performing in nursing homes to residents who thoroughly enjoy uplifting cultural experiences. 

Programme focusing on new approaches to farming the land and to planting shrubs and trees in our gardens. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide meets two young men who are champions in their sport of Downhill biking. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide explores a town in West Cork where many of the shops and businesses have adapted their spaces to better support and accommodate those who are neurodivergent. 

Programme focusing on artistry and craft as we meet some creatives who draw their inspiration from nature. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

The team visits a college where the skill of stonemasonry is being taught and reporter Valerie Waters travels to Monaghan to see the stone restoration at St. Macartan's Cathedral. 

A trip to Slieve Gullion, an area of outstanding natural beauty just north of the border in South Armagh. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Uplifting community stories from across the country presented by Anne Cassin. 

 A focus is on sustainable fashion and ways to recycle and upcycle old clothes. Presented by Anne Cassin.  

Every Good Friday, in Limerick City and County, Ireland's largest one-day clean-up takes place, with some 25,000 volunteers expected to participate this year. 

Presenter Anne Cassin highlights tourism on the Carlow/Kilkenny border.

The team meets a young Sligo man who has undergone pioneering surgery in an effort to regain his sight; and looks back on the life and times of the late Mick O'Dwyer. 

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh visits the towns of Killaloe in County Clare and Ballina in County Tipperary, which are soon to be celebrating the opening of a brand-new bridge. 

First of three programmes looking at Dublin Port. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Second of three special programmes looking at Dublin Port. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Final programme looking at Dublin Port. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide  focuses on artistry and craft as we meet some creatives who draw their inspiration from nature.  Presented by Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh. 

Nationwide features positive community stories from historic County Wicklow town, Carnew. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

The Nationwide team visits a community in Southwest Mayo who are tackling climate change at a local level.  Presented by Anne Cassin.

Nationwide focuses on Ireland's woodlands and the remarkable lifespans of trees, some of which can live for hundreds of years. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

The Nationwide team are in County Wexford to meet two inspiring young people making the most of life with the support of those around them. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

The team visits Ballincollig in County Cork, the national winner in the SuperValu Tidy Towns competition 2024.  Presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

As the announcement of this year's Dublin Literary Award winner approaches, Nationwide celebrates writers and books. Presenter Anne Cassin.

A visit to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, where over 10,000 people gathered to celebrate African-Irish culture as part of Africa Day Dublin festivities.  Presenter Zainab Boladale

Nationwide features stories of people who have moved to Ireland and are now living and farming in rural parts of the country.  

In this programme the team visits the new Bia Food Innovator campus in Athenry, Co Galway. 

This evening's Nationwide is all about Opera music and opera fans in Limerick city. 

On this edition of Nationwide, two stories of two families with connections to two separate events of World War 2. Presented by Anne Cassin.

The team explores a historic area of Dublin city, located north of the River Liffey between Collins Barracks and the North Circular Road. Presented by Anne Cassin.  

Many people in Ireland and around the world are creating their own podcasts, Nationwide highlights two special podcasts produced here in Ireland. Presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide visits a new exhibition at Dublin Castle that celebrates the life and work of Casimir Markievicz. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

The Nationwide team explores a unique artistic space in the heart of Dublin and visits a family run business in County Limerick. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Stories of Cowboys at home on the ranch, not in the wild west of America but on the hills of County Donegal. Presented by Anne Cassin.

Featuring heartwarming stories about farm animals and our beloved pet dogs. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

The team travels to County Mayo to meet a talented bronze sculptor to see him at work. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh. 

Nationwide explores the rich history of Irish food. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

A focus on music and dance in a region where the old traditions are flourishing - Sliabh Luachra, stretching across North Cork, East Kerry and South Limerick. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Featuring the story of a Meath man who would become head of the Catholic Church in Ireland during one of the most troubled periods of Irish history. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

The team explores the breathtaking Copper Coast in County Waterford, named after the copper mines that operated there in the 19th century. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Featuring a project in Ballymun where young people are using recycled paint from a social enterprise known as the Rediscovery Centre. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

A visit to the Kingdom of Kerry to explore Ireland's new national park, Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí located in the stunning Dingle Peninsula. Presenter Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide celebrates 85 years of Dublin Airport, as Ireland's premier gateway to the world. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide goes behind the scenes at Dublin Castle as it prepares for the 15th presidential inauguration in a tradition dating back to 1938. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Programme focusing on the history of the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. Presented by Anne Cassin.

On this evening's programme, Nationwide meets families in different parts of the country who are dealing with different challenges. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

In the first of three programmes this evening, Nationwide explores Ireland's wool sector – delving into its rich heritage, current challenges, and possibilities for its future.

On tonight's programme, Nationwide continues its exploration of Ireland's wool sector, highlighting innovative new uses for wool - from rope making to compost production. 

In the third and final episode of Nationwide's series on Ireland's wool sector, this evening's programme focuses on some of the small industries that owe their existence to the wool produced on Irish farms over the years.  

Nationwide comes, from Donegal and Belfast with stories of the Irish language and of the keeping of the tradition of weaving alive in the North West. 

On this World Disability Day, Nationwide shares stories of empowerment and achievement.  Guest presenter Colm Flynn is in Cork to meet young people tackling life's challenges. 

Nationwide comes from the RDS, home to the annual Gifted Craft and Design Fair where the team meets some of Ireland's most talented craftspeople.

Nationwide travels to County Mayo and Donegal West to visit businesses where tradition is at the heart of everything they do. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide comes from Dublin, where the team meets the people behind the Irish Blue Cross, an animal charity celebrating 80 years of service. Presented by Anne Cassin

This evening's Nationwide celebrates the official start of panto season with a very special production featuring a true showbusiness legend, Twink. Presenter: Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Nationwide gets into the Christmas spirit with plenty of festive cheer as we join visitors on their magical trip to meet Santa Claus. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Nationwide visits Dublin Castle where the festive season is in full swing as the State apartments and Chapel Royal are decked out in their Christmas finery. Presented by Zainab Boladale

The team celebrates the Christmas season as they meet singers who are proud members of two very different choirs. Presented by Anne Cassin.  

Examining the provision of heath care needs for people in rural Ireland. Presented by Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh. 

Stories of people who are supporting those in communities who have spinal cord injuries and who are on the road to recovery. Presented by Anne Cassin

From North Cork, in the heart of the Golden Vale, visiting the magnificent Doneraile Estate. Presented by Anne Cassin

The Nationwide team visit the winning locations of  the Super Valu Tidy Towns competition 2024. Presented by Anne Cassin and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide marks 75 years of The Rehab Group in Ireland. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide meets some of the people nominated for the National Bravery Awards 2024 which were presented today at Farmleigh in Dublin. Presented by Anne Cassin.

Special programme focusing on the RNLI as it celebrates 200 years of saving lives at sea.  

Ahead of the Late Late Toy Show. Nationwide has stories of people and projects which have benefited from funds raised by viewers of the Late Late Toy Show Appeal in recent years.  

Presenter Anne Cassin heads to the Gifted Craft Fair at the RDS in Dublin, where talented craft makers from across Ireland have gathered to showcase their handmade creations. 

Programme focusing on the organisation, Ordnance Survey Ireland, whose job is to update our maps ensuring changes on the ground are included in the latest maps for publication.

Stories of inclusion and participation as reporter John Kilraine visits a state-of-the-art training facility in Dublin which was opened by Vision Ireland.

Reporter Marian Malone visits Macroom to find out about its flourishing musical groups and to attend the opening of the new art theatre and library.

Part one of two. The programme follows the Chieftains for part of their recent American tour, travelling with them from Birmingham in Alabama to Nashville, Tennessee

Reports from around the country. The team take a look at Killaloe's efforts to become the first 'healthy town' in Ireland.

In this programme, Nationwide visit the Guinness Storehouse and Trinity College in Dublin.

Reports from around the country. The team visit Lough Derg, the third largest lake in Ireland and situated in the Shannon river basin.

Reports from around the country. As thousands of students gather today at the RDS in Dublin, it is time to meet some former winners of the Young Scientist and Technology competition.

Nationwide meet some older Irish men who are not letting their age get in the way of living their lives to the full.

A special programme from London, which is still the favourite city destination for Irish emigrants.

Special edition from the White House in Washington DC, where shortly Barack Obama will move out to be replaced with Donald Trump.

Take a walk around Dublin nowadays and you might notice that there's been something of a revival in the craft of sign painting. Businesses are increasingly turning to artists to convey that their shop, cafe or restaurant has its own distinctive character.

Nobody doubts that farming is a tough profession and it's even tougher when you're on the mountains along the Atlantic coast. Niall Martin has been to Achill to see the Mayo black-faced mountain sheep come to town for their winter check up.

Meeting some of Ireland's top designers and crafts men and women who have gathered to meet buyers from around the world at the Showcase Ireland event at the RDS in Dublin.

Reports from around the country. This programme focuses on the 'New DCU', as Dublin City University has brought together some of Ireland's leading colleges of education.

A trip to Dublin's Docklands, now home to technology leaders like Facebook and leading financial services institutions.

We meet some Irish people who emigrated to foreign lands to find work in years gone by but who have now returned home to take up opportunities here in Counties Cork, Kerry and Donegal.

Valerie Waters visits two highly creative women in Bray, Co Wicklow, who are in the business of upcycling furniture and revamping existing home decor. Brian Walsh reports on the Waterford man who recycles old bicycles.

Clare Island is one of Ireland's most beautiful and is the first of three islands off the West coast of Ireland. Located 5.6 kms off the coast of Mayo, Clare Island is situated at the mouth of Clew Bay.

The team take the ferry to another of the beautiful islands off the west coast of Ireland - Inishturk Island or 'Island of the Wild Boar'.

The final island trip this week is to Inishbofin the small island with a big personality. Inishbofin is situated 10 kms off the north Connemara coast, in Co. Galway.

Nationwide have tales of romance and love from around the country.

The team visits Blackhall Place in Dublin, the home of the Law Society of Ireland and an evolving learning centre since 1978.

The team search Ireland for crafts people and designers, including work by students from Inchicore College of Further Education.

Anne Cassin visits Ireland's first new town Shannon, which was developed in the 1960's and looks at how it has evolved over the past few decades.

A look at the Irish who are making a life for themselves thousand of miles away in Australia.

An eclectic round-up of news, views and events from around the country each week.

The team look at projects of upcycling, from houses to vehicles and furniture, beginning with a home and garden.

John Kilraine reports on President Michael D Higgins' state visits to Peru, Colombia and Cuba.

Colm Flynn meets Irish people who are following their dreams in the 'Big Apple'. He meets Erika Fox, aka RetroFlame, a Kerry woman who is quickly becoming one of New York's most popular 'digital influencers'. Tyrone footballer and All-Ireland Champion Mickey Coleman who runs a successful waste management company in upstate New York talks about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in New York.

The team meet Clare girl Caoimhe Greene, who is now a manager in one of the world's most plush hotels, the Waldorf Astoria.

Reports from around the country. In the final of three Nationwide specials from New York, the team meet Cork woman Michelle McCarthy who always dreamed of a job in the music industry.

Reports from around the country. The team are in Cork to hear stories of some of the city's great characters and to mark a significant anniversary of its oldest operating theatres.

A special report on the origins of St Patrick's Day and the history of the Irish flag. Plus, behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.

Reporter Mary Fanning meets Kay Galligan, of Galligan Beauty group who was one of the pioneers of the beauty industry and her college on Grafton street is celebrating 41 years.

Reporter Niall Martin travels to Kerry to see a traditional approach to solving an age old problem - how to keep warm in a lightweight tent.

The team meet a teenager from Kerry who is making sales around the world, showing young people how to capture memories with their grandparents.

A look at why the controversial Dame Street building has been sold as staff move to new headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin.

The team are in Galway City, which plays host to the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards.

The team cover the launch of the Tidy Towns Competition, as cities, towns and villages all over the country are already busy preparing their projects.

Stories of health challenges and stories of people and their homes. A young man living with Cystic Fibrosis talks about staying fit and healthy and on the homes front two County Dublin couples, one down sizing their living space and the other who've just moved into their futuristic container home.

Nationwide looks at the history of Ford, the man and his incredible and affordable machines that made transport cheap and farming easier for millions of people. We also look at the history of the Ford plant in Cork which for more than 50 years was a major economic force in Cork city and county employing around 7,000 people.

The team check out plans for Cruinni na Casca on Bank Holiday Monday as the people of Limerick go on their Good Friday clean up.

On this evening's Nationwide we are in Galway as Duffy's, one of the world's longest surviving circuses arrives in city. We get a taste of Circus Life outside and inside the Big Top. We meet three generations of the family behind the name and explore this magical world which continues to enthrall and delight.

We celebrate all that is good at the 146th running of the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse racecourse with a prize purse of 500,000 euro. Anne Cassin is out and about at the meeting and she meets Rita Shah who on the request of her partner, the late Oliver Brady, one of the most enigmatic characters in Irish racing, has raised nearly 750,000 euro to donate a gene sequencing machine for the Mater Hospital. This machine will identify potential life threatening conditions early and save lives through intervention. Anne chats to racecourse manager Peter Roe about running an event of this size and why it is called the race of people and she also speaks to some of the ladies who have dressed up for the event. Plus reporter Mary Fanning meets horse trainer Gordon Elliott and Helen McInerney goes back in time and visits the Dreaper yard in County Dublin.

Australian artist Christina Henri talks about commemorating women and children who were transported to the new world in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The team meet some artists from the mid west of the country including artist and author Carmel Madigan and artist Barbara Hartigan.

Mary Fanning meets a Wexford woman whose early life was spent in war zones and who now concentrates on ridding stress from people's lives.

Maria Mullarkey visit one of Ireland's largest agri-tourism farms near Louisburgh in County Mayo.

The team focus on Drogheda in County Louth as they host their sixth Maritime Festival, visiting the Tall ships docked in the port.

This evening we focus on stories of people in Ireland who have taken some of our oldest traditions and applied cutting-edge technology to them.

A rebroadcast of the award-winning feature on people who had successfully become solicitors after participating in the Law Society's Access programme.

The team travel to the medieval town of Fethard in County Tipperary for the opening of a brand new visitor centre which celebrates Tipperary's long Equine History.

This programme is about the Irish poet, Francis Ledwidge, who was killed 100 years ago at the Third Battle of Ypres during World War 1. He was 29 when he died.

A focus on The Banner County; Clare. Featuring a visit to the Irish seed saver annual plant share day in Scarriff.

On tonight's Nationwide, the team look back at the Irish Derby festival at the Curragh Racecourse.

The team are in the harbour of Galway City for the 2017 SeaFest, Ireland's biggest and most spectacular maritime festival

The team get a behind the scenes look with the family who run and own Duffy's Circus.

The team travel to Ardee in County Louth, where flower arrangers from all over Ireland are displaying their work for all to see.

The team visit Balbriggan in North County Dublin, a fishing village until the arrival of the railway in 1840, when it became an industrial town.

The team visits one of Dublin's most exciting areas, the Docklands, rejuvenated in the 1980s with thousands of residents from all over the world.

The team are checking out flowers, gardens, pretty villages and tidy towns with a packed schedule of floral colour.

The team visit the town of Carrick on Suir in South Tipperary, to find out about its history and its development over the last 800 years.

The teams visits the Guinness Storehouse, Ireland's number one tourist attraction.

Clare Island is the first of three islands the team visit off the west coast of Ireland this week.

The team explore secluded sandy beaches with fantastic clear blue waters, and breathtaking pathways and trails, on Inishturk Island.

The team experience Inishbofin's rich cultural heritage and why this island is a haven for people seeking to get away from the hustle and bustle.

Helen McInerney visits Waterford Street Theatre Company Spraoi as they prepare for their 25th Spraoi Festival.

As the Irish National Lottery celebrates its 30th birthday, Anne Cassin meets some of the good causes the Lotto has funded down through the years.

As Ford celebrates 100 years in Ireland, the team look at the history of the company and the machines that made travel cheap and farming easier. Subtitles are currently unavailable for this show.

In this programme we look at how rural communities can benefit from opening up their land for walking and cycling routes.

A look at the life of Jack Lynch, the first of a new breed of politicians with no political connections, and born one hundred years ago in Cork.

The team visit the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS, where they follow a team of show riders from Co Kilkenny.

This year, for the second year in a row, Ennis is hosting Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, and Nationwide visits the Clare County Town as it gears up for an influx of up to 400,000 people over the course of this week.

To celebrate the Rose of Tralee season, Mary Kennedy visits three former Roses in their homes.

Three reports concerning National Heritage Week, including Ciaran Mullooly attending the relaunch of heritage boat The Fox, which has become the majestic new home of a scouts group in Ballyleague, Co Roscommon. Paschal Cassidy meets the locals in Galway who have been tirelessly working on restoring the Ballyglunin Train station for over 13 years. Plus, Niall Martin reports on the digitisation of The Book of Mulling, which predates The Book of Kells by 100 years.

This week the team follow some of the Irish who are following their dreams in New York, starting with digital influencer Erika Fox, aka RetroFlame.

This evening on Nationwide from New York, the team meet the Clare woman who is now a manager in one of the world's most plush hotels, the Waldorf Astoria.

The final of three Nationwide specials from New York. The team meet Cork woman Michelle McCarthy, head of marketing at New York's world-famous Madison Square Garden.

The team look back on the history of two Irish businesses celebrating significant milestones - Belleek China and Musgraves.

The Jockeys meet the Hurlers for a challenge of fun which brings top names from both sports together in support of a good cause.

As Galway and Waterford fans head to Croke Park this weekend, the team meet supporters in both counties.

Reports from around the country. The team are in Cork for a feast of the best of food produced in the Rebel County.

The team catch up with Syrian refugees based at the Abbey Fields Hotel in Ballaghaderreen as they settle into Irish rural life.

In the second programme focusing on Syrian refugees based in Ballaghaderreen, the team go on an outing with the refugees.

We visit Champions weekend at Leopardstown racecourse where over the weekend the best racehorses in Europe competed at the Dublin venue and the Curragh for 4.6 million euro in prizemoney.

The team are in Kenmare, to visit some business people in the town who are working in the tourist industry including, the Brennan Brothers.

The team visit Lisdoonvarna during the month-long Matchmaking festival, where love stories have been starting for decades. Plus, Mary Kennedy attends a traditional tea dance.

Mary revisits Moy Hill community farm near Lahinch as they are harvesting fruit & vegetables for their subscribers.

It's Tidy Towns time and Nationwide visits a West Cork village which has never won the overall award but keeps trying and we see what it means to win the top prize as we visit last years winners Skerries to see what kind of a year it's been.

A special edition about the two managers who have helped to get the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to Euro 2016, the two O'Neills, Martin and Michael.

The programme examines how rural communities can benefit from opening up their land for walking and cycling routes, including a visit to Sheep's Head, West Cork.

An eclectic round-up of news, views and events from around the country each week.

Featuring The Three Sisters in the South East, one of the three Irish locations vying for the European City of Culture title for 2020.

Helen McInerney met a couple as they prepare to run the Cork city marathon next month and Damien Tiernan has this story of a fascinating discovery in Co Wexford regarding St James.

In the second of our programmes featuring the Irish applicants for The European Capital of Culture 2020, we visit Galway to see how the bid group have brought the artistic community of the City and County together in support of the effort to win the title.

Nationwide visit the medieval town of Graiguenamanagh in County Kilkenny, which dates back to the 13th century when Cistercian Monks established their Abbey there.

Nationwide takes a trip around North County Mayo, visiting some great places to stay at any time of the year.

Tonight's Nationwide focuses on Limerick's bid for European Capital of Culture 2020.

Exploring Farming & Country Life 1916, an interactive and fun event that recreates rural life of 1916.

The focus is on one of Ireland's most enduring and successful competitions, the Super Value Tidy Towns competition.

Nationwide celebrate 125 years of the Iveagh Trust, the provider of affordable housing in and around Dublin.

Nationwide meets horse trainer Tracey Collins at Conyngham Lodge Stables.

Bryan Dobson presents a special edition of the programme from the Somme, where he re-traces the footsteps of some of the Irish men that fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

A new generation of Irish young people trace the stories of Irish soldiers who died at the Battle of the Somme in the First World War.

This episode looks at developments at UCD including NovaUCD, the Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, where we look at the success of a lingerie business developed as a college spin-in.

Former Rose of Tralee, Maria Walsh to meets and assists some of the magicians on the streets of Dublin. Plus, the programme hears from artist and performer Des Dillon.

A visit to 55 homes on a green site in the centre of Cloughjordan Co Tipperary, marking almost 10 years since work began on this innovative idea in sustainable living.

News stories from around the country.

Eileen Magnier reports on secondary school education on Arranmore, an island off the coast of Donegal. Meanwhile, Teresa Mannion learns about The Western Care Association on Mayo.

Nationwide meets Helen Dillon in Ranelagh, one of Ireland's best known gardeners.

Nationwide meets some talented musicians from around the country including a GAA player who is an accomplished pianist and two singers from Cork and Leitrim.

The programme showcases things to do and see in North County Cork, which boasts centuries old castles, round towers and other historic structures.

The programme visits Loftus Hall, Co Wexford, Clonony Tower Castle, Co Offaly and Waterford Castle to see what their owners are doing to keep them open and full of life.

This episode goes behind the scenes at the longest running equestrian festival, the RDS Dublin Horseshow.

Colm Flynn speaks to Bernice Moran, a pilot from Dublin who, with the help of Richard Branson, set up a successful sweet business. Barraí Mescall finds out more about the Food Works programme run by the Lismore Food Company.

Mary Kennedy visits The Dock art space in Carrick on Shannon which last year celebrated it's 10th birthday. The Dock is host to the Design House which showcases the best in County Leitrim art, craft and design.

Marian Malone meets a Limerick man who turned a boyhood love of sport and water activities into a successful business.

Reports from around the country. Eileen Magnier meets Donegal musician Dinny McLaughlin, one of Ireland's great characters.

Reports from around the country. The team go island hopping on the Aran Islands.

The Aran Island tour continues to Inis Meain, the middle and quietest island.

Reports from around the country. The Aran Island tour ends in the smallest island of Inis Oírr.

A look at how the County Clare town of Ennis is preparing to host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann for the first time in 40 years.

In this centenary year of 1916 we have heard about the combatants involved on either side of the rebellion. Valerie Waters went to the National Gallery of Ireland to where those who work there today are proud of the man who was registrar there in 1916 and who was responsible for preserving the National collection during that turbulent week. Also, Eileen Magnier visits the Rainbow Ballroom in Glenfarne, opened in 1934 and the dancehall on which the film The Ballroom of Romance was based.

Reports from around the country. To mark Heritage Week, Mary Kennedy visits the Boyne canal, sections of which have been restored by volunteers.

Reports from around the country. The team focus on big houses, gardening and country life.

A look at the work of organisation The Greater Chernobyl Cause, a Cork based charity led by Cork woman Fiona Corcoran.

The team look at the wealth of talented and creative people who have started small businesses in different parts of the country this year.

The team visits Farmleigh in Dublin's Phoenix Park for the Africa Day festival.

A look at how Cork and Wexford camogie goalkeepers Aoife Murray and Mags D'Arcy have been raising money for a new scheme called Dreambikes.

The team meet artists and crafts people who are sharing their skills and knowledge to help ensure the future of their craft.

Gillian Stedman meets an inspiring young teenager from County Clare who has overcome a very difficult time in her life by putting pen to paper.

A look at the Tidy Towns competition, one of Ireland's greatest voluntary competitions attracting upwards of 800 entries from every county in the country

The team are in Kilkenny, in the heart of Ireland's Ancient East.

Reports from around the country. Mary Reynolds reports on the romantic movie being made about garden designer Mary Reynolds, who won a gold medal at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show in 2002.

In advance of the Ploughing Championships we look at harvesting around the country. We visit the Phoenix Park Honey Show where beekeepers get to meet and discuss the business of bee keeping and meet traders and customers from around the country. We also take a trip to a Lavender farm in Co. Wexford and we visit a West Co. Cork school where they have built a geodesic dome to help get their fruit & vegetables harvested before the school holidays.

Anne Cassin goes out on the roads with the Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club and visits a special truck convoy event in Fermanagh.

A special programme from the Helix Dublin on the presentation of the prizes to the award winners in the 2016 Tidy Towns Competition.

A special programme focusing on the work of two Irish documentary film makers whose work has recently been shown in cinemas around the country.

Nationwide meets a brave Galway mother who wrote a book about her experience with Cancer.

Artist Robert Ballagh takes Mary Kennedy on a tour of some of his favourite haunts in Dublin.

A look at the producers who have come together in the Boyne Valley area to pool their resources in an effort to expand their enterprises.

A focus on the County Westmeath town of Moate and all that it has to offer.

Nationwide visits the rural area of north east County Limerick, with a visit to the sixth annual vintage tractor rally.

The team focus on two community projects which commemorate historical events in two villages in rural Ireland.

Farming practices have changed in Ireland over the years and in Tinahely, Co Wicklow, Helen McInerney sees how these changes have forced one farming family to rethink its future and open its farm to the public in order to stay on the land. Plus, Mary Kennedy visits a seaweed harvesting company in County Clare.

We travel to the continent of Africa for the second of our programmes from and about Ethiopia where we meet Irish who live and work in this vast country.

On National Women's enterprise day, the team meet just a few of Ireland's enterprising ladies.

Mary Kennedy speaks to performer, Patricia Cahill. Damien Tiernan finds out more about the trials and tribulations of the cast of the Starlight Express.

We meet a man in Waterford who has re-invented himself to develop a new career in golf club manufacturing. Irish Clubmaker of the Year, Peter Doyle of Precision Fit Golf in Tramore is an engineer by trade and entered the custom fitting industry after a less than satisfactory refit of his own clubs several years ago. Reporter Damien Tiernan recently met the master craftsman and also some golfers who are passionate about improving their game.

Waterford Civic Trust unveiled a plaque to The Flanagans, who left Ireland over 100 years ago but their love of Ireland and it's music has inspired generations of musicians.

A look at the work of the Irish Injured Jockeys Fund and how they help horsemen and women who have been injured.

Reports from around the country. A focus on the north side of Cork city, including Hollyhill where the giant Apple factory is located.

A look ahead to when the Queen will see for the portrait of her painted by Irish artist, Colin Davidson.

A special programme for Armistice day, remembering the Irish who fought and died during World War I.

Mary Kennedy goes to Tattersalls yearling sales in Newmarket where €100 million was spent in three days, at the oldest bloodstock auction house in the world with nearly 50% of that money coming right back into the Irish economy.

Valerie Waters meets fiction writer Denise Deegan, a woman whose working life has changed and evolved over the course of time.

The team are in West Cork to meet some alternative food producers.

In a special edition, the team travel to Kenya in East Africa to meet Irish people living and working there.

A look at the Age Action programme that gets over-55s up and running on the internet.

Reports from around the country. The team look ahead to the National Crafts and Design Fair in Dublin.

We visit Newbridge House and Farm near Donabate in North County Dublin to see what it has on offer for visitors. Newbridge Demense is an experience for all ages and in all seasons.

The village of Clarecastle, just outside Ennis, went into something of a decline when it was bypassed in 2007. But a new, vibrant and multi-faceted business based in an historic building has breathed fresh life into the heart of the village.

Efforts are made by the Royal Irish Academy to help address the problem of women being under-represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths and a new group offering comfort and support for those in the fishing and coastal community who have lost loved ones.

This evenings show is all about Christmas and we are in County Waterford to see some of the many events that are underway in the run up to big day. We begin in the village of Kilmeaden where we board the Santa train, which is run by the Suir Valley Railway, and we meet Mrs. Clause and some other Christmas characters. We then move to the West of the county to Dungarvan where the festive season is in full swing. We find out all about Dungarvan Aglow and the many Events that are being run in the town. We also pop into Waterford city for the annual Winterval festival which is now in it's 5th year and we hear about some of the new events happening there.

A flavour of Christmas in the tourist city of Kilkenny, we visit the Marble city for Yulefest Kilkenny to see what it has to offer the visitor at this time of year. We visit the city's historic sites and we take a trip to Castlecomer to see the winter market in full swing.

Nationwide is in County Clare to visit Bunratty Castle & Folkpark for a magical Christmas. Featuring a host of Christmas characters, including Mrs Claus, Elves and Scrooge.

Reports from around the country. The team visit the new pop up café started by women in the Direct Provision asylum process.

Reports from around the country. The team is at the Naval Headquarters at Haulbowline in Cork Harbour, home to the Irish Navy.

On tonight's festive special, the team meet some Irish people living in London.