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Islanders

All Episodes 2015

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  • 2015-04-15T22:00:00Z
  • 1m
  • 3m (3 episodes)
  • Denmark
  • Documentary
From Arranmore in Co. Donegal to Whiddy Island in Cork via Inishturk in Co.Mayo, this revelatory series captures the fight for a way of life that is rapidly disappearing. Filmed across the year, the cameras are present as twists and turns occur in our casts dramatic lives. Each cast members story is emblematic of the issues surrounding island life population decline, employment, inshore fishing, rural decline and fading history but also the wider factors facing rural communities, their deep community bonds and their self-sufficiency.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-04-15T22:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2015-04-15T22:00:00Z1m

On Inishturk, Co.Mayo, single mum-of-two Bríd, dreads her youngest son Nathan’s pending move to mainland school. Will she follow her sons or remain on the island? Mary Catherine, Inishturk’s development officer, is trying to get a fish-farm built nearby to keep families working & living on Turk.

2015-04-22T22:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2015-04-22T22:00:00Z1m

The voice of Gaelic games Mícheál Ó’Muireatheartaigh visits the ‘Islanders’ for this week's episode.

2015-04-28T22:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2015-04-28T22:00:00Z1m

It's a rainy day on Inishturk but Laois man & new islander Joe is keen to introduce hurling to the island. Meanwhile in the island shop Bríd reflects on an important day for her & the island, her first son Christopher's birthday.

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