Nationwide - Season 3 / Year 2016

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.