Nationwide - Season 8 / Year 2025

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.