Townlands

Latest Episodes

• Cruisers

  An insight into the tactics of modified car owners to attend underground gatherings where they can show off their prized possessions. These events do not meet with approval from the Gardai and they are organised like a military operation where no one knows the exact location until a few hours before it is due to take place

• Homeless World Cup

  Documentary following Ireland's participation in this year's Homeless World Cup, staged in Gothenburg, capturing the build-up to the tournament as well as the atmosphere surrounding the matches. Beginning with a bonding weekend prior to the main event, the film reveals how people were plucked from the streets to take part in the sporting celebration alongside 26 other countries, and explores how the team felt about scooping the trophy, as well as what the tournament has done to raise the issue of homelessness in Europe

• Bianconi

  A profile of Charles Bianconi, who revolutionised the transport system of 19th-century Ireland by operating horse-drawn carts out of Clonmel, Co Tipperary. He charged a penny-farthing a mile and his customers were farmers and small merchants who couldn't afford the coach service of the day. Within 30 years, he had 800 horses on the roads each day and the former peddler, who came from modest beginnings, died a millionaire