The Skinny on the Schism is a four part docu-drama that tells the story of Fr Robert O’Keeffe and the Callan Schism. 

Produced by Monica Hayes for KCLR. Supported by the Broadcastings Authority of Ireland with the television license fee.

The Skinny on the Schism is a four part docu-drama that tells the story of Fr Robert O’Keeffe and the Callan Schism. 

Produced by Monica Hayes for KCLR. Supported by the Broadcastings Authority of Ireland with the television license fee.

Between 1868 and 1881, a parish priest in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, brought a series of dramatic court cases against his curates and eventually the cardinal of Ireland.

His story and the stories of the schism at the time in Callan are explored by producer Monica Hayes across four episodes.