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Oct 2021
13m 57s

Distinctively Irish Television with Jenn...

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About this episode
Over the last couple of weeks, for many reasons, we've been faced with the question of what is Irish TV? What makes something distinctively Irish? Well, TV Expert Jenn Gannon is joining the show to talk about what makes something distinctively Irish... And what makes something not.  
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