A visit to a horse rescue centre in Cork in the company of the bustling Julie Waters, the centre's manager. The mood is one of concern at the distress of the abandoned animals who come in and joy and playfulness with those who survive and thrive.

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Ireland has a long history of faith healers and cures. Many claim that certain individuals have the gift to heal - others say that remedies passed down through generations can cure. We look inside this mysterious world - and meet some believers and healers

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What happens when a woman walks up to you on the street and gives you a bunch of flowers? The 2011 London riots shocked many Londoners but in Bernadette Russell's, they made her start an unusual project: 366 Days of Kindness.

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How do you experience music when you can't hear?

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A Waterford forge comes to life once more

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What happens when they turn off the TV in the Nore Bar, Kilkenny City every second Tuesday night? The young folk leave after watching the football, the TV is switched off, the spotlight comes on in the corner of the bar and the monologues start. It is a social occasion, where many stories are shared with laughter and tears. (First Broadcast 2006)

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Zac, Luke and Clara are three children living in Ireland. In America, another little girl they don't know - Molly Brockie - is undergoing clinical trials that could change all of these childrens lives. All have Angelman Syndrome - a rare genetic disorder.

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For the first time since the 1970s, 'County London' have advanced to the Connacht semi-final in the GAA Senior Football Championships. Maybe not a big deal here but over there, Robert Mulhern, author of "A Very Different County", says it matters a lot.

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Imagine being the daughter of one of the world's most experimental and famous writers. Lucia Joyce was the troubled and talented daughter of James Joyce. Surrounded by bohemian life, he fragile mental health led to a long battle to regain her life.

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There's more to one Connemara beach than sunbathing. Omey Island is off the coast of Galway. At every low tide you can travel to the island across a magnificent, broad strand. Once a year, this strand is the location of one of Ireland's beach races.

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