Nationwide - Season 8 / Year 2025

The team explores how people are using video and photography to engage audiences and share knowledge about their hobbies. Presented by Anne Cassin.

Nationwide visits the Kingdom of Kerry to explore Ireland's new national park, Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí located in the stunning Dingle Peninsula. Presenter: Anne Cassin

This evening Nationwide celebrates the Irish town with a special focus on Templemore in County Tipperary and Trim in County Meath. Presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

On this evening's Nationwide there are stories of efforts to keep traditional crafts of the past alive in different parts of the country. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

On this evening's Nationwide, the team meet the Donegal walkers whose efforts have helped raise substantial sums of money for Cancer Care West in Donegal. Presented by Anne Cassin.

Anne Cassin is in County Kildare with stories on fashion with a visit to the Museum of Style Icons and the team meet a family who have been making shoes for generations. 

Ahead of Cork Person of the Year awards this Friday, Nationwide spends time with the winners of the 2023 Award, the Cork based band, The Frank and Walters. Presented by Anne Cassin

Nationwide meets some of Ireland's great crafters and designers who have been showcasing their work over the last few days at The Showcase exhibition at the RDS in Dublin. 

Nationwide comes from the Liberties in Dublin with stories from and about this part of the Capital. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh goes backstage at An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny, County Donegal to uncover the story behind a collection of stunning gowns.

Reporter Zainab Boladale looks at Irish craftwork produced and designed in Dublin, Wicklow and Kilkenny.  

The team meets a Cape Clear Islander who has kept items of value, washed ashore following shipwrecks over the last century. Presented by Anne Cassin.

The fascinating story of  Grangegorman, Dublin. Nationwide learns about its difficult past and explores the new dynamic and open urban quarter it has become. Presenter Anne Cassin.

Nationwide  focuses on ancestry and tracing one's roots.  The team meet some American's who have come to Longford/Roscommon to find the homesteads of their ancestors. 

Anne Cassin is at Áras an Uachtaráin to meet some people who live outside Ireland and who recently received an award from the President.

On Valentine's Day, Nationwide features stories of connection as the team meets people who meet others through running groups and running events in different parts of the country. 

This evening's programme takes the team to a glamping village in County Mayo, where hobbit-style houses are attracting parents and kids who come on holidays. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

A focus on upcycling and craftspeople as Nationwide meets shoe repairers who are giving footwear a new lease of life. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide meets people who are getting a little help and support from our K9 friends.   We hear all about the work of assistance dogs. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh. 

On this evening's Nationwide programme there is a focus on local history and placenames in rural Ireland. Presented by Anne Cassin.

Nationwide features stories of Ireland's long tradition of humanitarian work around the world.  Presenter: Anne Cassin.

On this the eve of International Woman's Day, Nationwide celebrates remarkable Irish women who are blazing a trail for others right around the country.  Presenter: Zainab Boladale

On this National Tree Week, Nationwide hears of the efforts to increase Ireland's tree cover. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

‘Celebrating the Voice' - a five-day professional development programme devised and led by internationally acclaimed Dundalk mezzo soprano Tara Erraught. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

To mark Seachtain na Gaeilge there is a focus on song, dance and the Irish language. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide recalls some of the very many major sea-faring tragedies that have occurred off the Irish coast with a visit to the Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire. 

Nationwide delves into the world of cartoons and explores the animation sector in Ireland as the creatives gather in Dhaingean Uí Chúis for the Dingle Animation Festival. 

Nationwide explores the tradition of drystone walling in Ireland, focusing on a monument to the craft in County Offaly. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide meets an ensemble of musicians who since COVID have been performing in nursing homes to residents who thoroughly enjoy uplifting cultural experiences. 

Programme focusing on new approaches to farming the land and to planting shrubs and trees in our gardens. Presented by Anne Cassin. 

Nationwide meets two young men who are champions in their sport of Downhill biking. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Nationwide explores a town in West Cork where many of the shops and businesses have adapted their spaces to better support and accommodate those who are neurodivergent. 

Programme focusing on artistry and craft as we meet some creatives who draw their inspiration from nature. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

The team visits a college where the skill of stonemasonry is being taught and reporter Valerie Waters travels to Monaghan to see the stone restoration at St. Macartan's Cathedral. 

A trip to Slieve Gullion, an area of outstanding natural beauty just north of the border in South Armagh. Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.

Uplifting community stories from across the country presented by Anne Cassin.