Like Family

Brenda Donohue, follows the Hopkins/Lennon family from Bettystown, as they welcome identical triplets into the world. Having triplets at any time can be very daunting but especially during a pandemic and now as the three girls approach their first birthday, we see how they have managed. It's a rollercoaster of tears, sleep deprivation and joy.

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In this special St Patrick's Day programme, Brenda meets Irish families whose dreams have scattered them across the world and families whose dreams have brought them to Ireland.

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Brenda revisits families she met in 2020 to reflect on how they coped in a year like no other, and with the vaccine roll out, how they see 2021..

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Brenda meets with battle weary families facing into an uncertain Winter of lockdown and still no vaccine.

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Brenda catches up with families in the Summer of 2020 as, with lockdown lifted, they reunite.

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As the first lockdown draws to an end, Brenda meets families who reflect on the missed milestones of the Spring of 2020.

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Brenda meets Irish families during the first month of the pandemic to see how they are coping.

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Since March, Brenda has been meeting families and finding out how they are weathering this pandemic. As Autumn ends, she meets families digging in for a long Winter.

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In this edition of Like Family, Professors Rose Anne Kenny and Assumpta Ryan discuss the impact of Covid 19 on older members of families with Brenda Donohue.

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With families on the move again, Brenda meets young and old as they reconnect with each other and count the cost of Covid 19.

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