The Last Irish Missionaries

RTE One

9:35 PM to 10:35 PM

Monday 14 July

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Part one of two. At its peak in the 1960's, over 6,000 Irish Catholic missionaries were dispersed over 80 countries. In the modern day there are fewer than 500, marking the end of an era. Bryan Dobson and Dearbhail McDonald trace the beginning of the modern Irish missionary movement, meeting those who have returned to a changed Ireland after a life of service overseas and those who are still on the frontline in some of the world's toughest environments