Milk To North Kerry Is Like Oil To The Arabs
1 December 2024 - 45 mins'Milk to North Kerry is like Oil to the Arabs’, produced and narrated by Mary Lavery Carrig, tells the story of the early days of Kerry Co-Op, a company established in North Kerry 50 years ago, laying roots for the multinational global giant we know today as Kerry PLC.
Interviewees are Billy Keane, Eamon Barry, Hugh Friel, Denis Brosnan, Tom O’Connor, Pat Golden and Tom O’Sullivan. They all recall, first-hand, those exciting, formative and busy days, 50 years ago.
This program offers fascinating insight into the dairy farming world of North Kerry 50 years ago and the series of events which occurred to bring about the formation of Kerry Co-Op, with seismic implications for the future. This...
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Shōgun Seisiún: Irish Music In Japan
A father and his 14-year-old daughter set out on a journey across Japan to discover why Irish traditional and Celtic music have become fused into Japanese culture. In recent years, Nihonjin (Japanese people) have picked up fiddles, whistles, bazoukis and uilleann pipes, and begun playing Irish traditional music. Now Japanese musicians are bringing their take on trad back to us in Ireland. Pavel and his daughter Edie attend the annual Féile Tokyo, which draws musicians and dancers from across Japan. They meet performers in Kyoto and explore the historical, cultural and artistic connections between Ireland and Japan. Shōgun Seisiún is edited, presented and produced by Pavel Barter and Edie Carey-Barter. Funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee. Featuring musical performances by: Lisako Fukuda O’Jizo (Kozo Toyota, Koji Nagao, Hirofumi Nakamura) Ryo Kaneko Suzaki Kazuhiko Anona (tribute to Anúna) Peter Cole Irish pub session night in Tokyo The Field pub session night in Kyoto Sharleen McCaffrey Brendan Doyle Galway City Chamber Choir
47 mins
13 October 2024 Finished
