Tommy Tiernan's Epic West

50min

Documentary

Tommy Tiernan tells the story of the West of Ireland through the rich body of culture it has inspired in this two part series.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

7th Dec 2022

Tommy Tiernan travels from Skellig Michael through Sligo and Connemara to meet Kevin Barry, The Saw Doctors and Garry Hynes and explore the unique cultural identity of the West of Ireland

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

14th Dec 2022

Tommy Tiernan continues his travels along the western coast to explore the works of artists living and creating in the west today. He meets Blindboy Boatclub, Galwegian DJ Shampain and poet Mary O’Malley and looks at depictions of the West in films, artworks and music.

First air date

7th Dec 2022

Last air date

14th Dec 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks