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ON TG4 THIS month, the second instalment of the award-winning documentary series, Misneach, hits our screens.
The show explores powerful real-life stories from across Ireland and the second series focuses on individuals battling obstacles in their lives. Each episode follows a person’s journey – giving a comprehensive insight into their lives and struggles over sixty minutes of captivating television.
This series examines the life of a former footballer turned para-athlete, those who are preparing to return to education after a prolonged period, and the hurdles faced by members of the Travelling community as they progress through third-level education.
The series will be available to watch on TG4 Player worldwide if you can’t catch it live.
The first episode of the second series airs on Wednesday evening.
In this episode, we follow the journey of a group of Irish Travellers enrolled in university. Recorded over one academic year, it documents the struggles faced by the group as they take part in third-level education.
With only 13% of Irish Travellers leaving school with Leaving Cert, compared to 92% of the general population, the community is at a serious disadvantage.
Only 1% of the Irish Traveller population has enrolled in third-level education. A long history of exclusion and discrimination has impacted enrollment rates, but that is beginning to change. The numbers of Irish Travellers attending university are increasing as a greater percentage of Irish Travellers are able to avail of further education.
The documentary highlights the story of Anna, who left school at the age of fourteen. Going back to education, she is a single mother in her first year studying for her BA. She aims to study psychology so that she can help victims of domestic violence.
Also included in the first episode is Anne Marie Ward, who had a baby and subsequently suffered from postnatal depression. She had long dreamed of returning to education, having never finished secondary school, and is now in her third year studying Community, Youth & Family Studies at NUIG.
Anne Marie was elected Ethnic Minorities Officer in her university, making her the first Traveller ever to hold such a position, and the cameras follow her as she makes her way through the academic year.
Check out the trailer below to get a preview of the first episode.
The first episode airs on Wednesday 11th January 2023 at 9.30pm on TG4. Catch-up is available on the TG4 Player.
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Beer and Cider over for another year. Back on the stout for the winter.
A nation retreats from the sexy cocktail bars, back to pubs with peat briquettes burning in the hearth.
I’ve to do my MND ice bucket challenge today,
Jesus I’ll be soaked before I start…
It’s for a great cause so the auld rain won’t bother me.
Don’t forget to TXT MND TO 50300 if you haven’t done so already….
Good luck if you’re planning on buying a bag of ice anywhere, I had to do a frozen pea challenge instead!!
Hope you didn’t end up with a frozen bean Sarah?????……
I’m going all Snoop Dog this morning and bringing my umbrella, Fo’Drizzle
Hoping for some “back to school” weather by the end of the week … It’s tradition for goodness sake! ;)
I actually like the rain.
*I actually lack a brain*
Glen, turn off your predictive spelling.
That’s a good one Dara … If you can’t take a slagging there’s no hope for you.
It’s Monday morning, the weather’s acting up and everyone’s a bit grumpy but let’s not turn on one another :)
Michelle
Some people just can’t help it.
Y’know who else are turning on one another? Gazans.
*flees*
Glen strikes again with his unpopular opinions
Well I totally enjoyed the sunshine and warmth of the Summer.
Was lucky enough to be able to work outside for every day of it and spent most weekends outdoors.
Hopefully we get a late blast of god weather before the frosty mornings.
This was one of the best summer’s in many years.
Ah Mike, we have to hold out hope that the traditional September Indian summer comes through for us. I love autumn but this is wintry!
That was my first summer spent in ireland and many have told me it was a good one, personally I’m still waiting for it to start and now its gone ?
Maybe i shouldn’t have left australia!
Hehe.. Wait for the winter Stephen.
Us Celts are naturally blue in colour, we need a month’s sunshine to get white and we use WD40 as a sun factor.
When a plane load of Irish go on a sun holiday it’s like a pressure cooker venting steam.
Aah Michelle … don’t forget schools
re-open……. TRAFFIC!! and some happy parents!!!
Oops … Sorry – wrong post – that was meant for 9 at 9 …. Yes rains getting to me ;-)
It’s only a bit of water will you relax !!
Excellent. …i love Ireland s cool changeable weather
I don’t know what all this is about, it was actually warm last night, the news said it was gonna get like 3c but it was 14c, they never get anything right
Fliuch off
Is it illegal to have your foggys on If it’s not foggy. If so why so anyone? :
Ever notice when it isn’t foggy people have their fogs on. When it’s Foggy no one does. Strange!
Haven’t the foggiest !
It blinds yeah!
Oh the bizarre behaviour of the irish driver. Strange indeed
Oh you ole dog Thom
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