Amharc Aneas

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Northern life in the Gael Linn newsreel. In 1959, a weekly cinema newsreel was launched by Gael Linn in Irish. In a time before RTE, Amharc Eireann was the only source of local news with moving pictures. Shown in cinemas across the republic for five years, it reported on all aspects of Irish life, both North and South. But these newsreels were never shown north of the Border. Now, in this four part series, we follow this record of events, revealing a fascinating account of Northern life before the troubles, and of the relationships that existed between North and South.

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Northern life in the Gael Linn newsreel. In 1959, a weekly cinema newsreel was launched by Gael Linn in Irish. In a time before RTE, Amharc Eireann was the only source of local news with moving pictures. Shown in cinemas across the republic for five years, it reported on all aspects of Irish life, both North and South. But these newsreels were never shown north of the Border. Now, in this four part series, we follow this record of events, revealing a fascinating account of Northern life before the troubles, and of the relationships that existed between North and South.

1959 & 1960

Episode 1 , 1959 & 1960

S1 E1 26m

This series follows the record of events, revealing a fascinating account of Northern life before the troubles, and of the relationships that existed between North and South. ...

1961

Episode 2 , 1961

S1 E2 26m

Northern life in the Gael Linn newsreel. In 1959, a weekly cinema newsreel was launched by Gael Linn in Irish. Shown in cinemas across the republic for five years, it reported on all aspects of Irish life, both North and South....

1962

Episode 3 , 1962

S1 E3 26m

An account of Northern Ireland before the troubles and the relationship between North and South....

Episode 4

S1 E4 26m

An account of Northern Ireland before the troubles and the relationship between North and South....