Building Ireland
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201430 minEnded

Building Ireland

Network:RTÉ ONE

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Aired on Sep 10, 2020, 7:00 PM

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Description

A closer look at how Ireland's great building and engineering achievements came to be, and their impact on the development of our towns and cities.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
30 min
Premiered
July 8, 2014
Ended
September 10, 2020
Schedule
Thursday at 8:00 PM

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Episodes (3 Seasons · 18 Episodes)

Dublin Airport Terminal

Apr 16, 2020

30 min

The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Engineer Tim Joyce heads to Valentia Island in Kerry, investigating how the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable transformed the island into a telecommunications hub with an impact compared to the advent of the internet

Apr 23, 2020

30 min

Copper mining the Beara Peninsula

Geographer Susan Hegarty heads to the western tip of the Beara Peninsula as she explores former copper mines in Allihies, Co Cork

Apr 30, 2020

30 min

Turlough Hill Pumped Hydro-Station

Engineer Tim Joyce explores the innovative engineering of Turlough Hill Pumped Hydro-Station, which is hidden deep inside a granite mountain in Wicklow

May 7, 2020

30 min

Shannon Newtown

Geographer Susan Hegarty discovers how the success of the Shannon Airport Free Trade Zone sparked the building of Ireland's first new town in 300 years

May 14, 2020

30 min

Marino Garden Suburb

Sep 10, 2020

30 min

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