Irish Film Institute -The CBS Documentaries (Evening Course)

The CBS Documentaries (Evening Course)

IRELAND THE TEAR AND THE SMILE (1959) – TALK BY DR GARRET FITZGERALD
Presented by the legendary Walter Kronkite, this documentary presents a social, political and economic overview of Ireland in the late 1950s. It includes interviews with Sean O’Faolain, Siobhan McKenna, Brendan Behan, Eamon de Valera and students of Trinity College Dublin.
LOOK UP AND LIVE: IRELAND IN TRANSITION (1965) Politicians, trade unionists, writers, and artists express their views on the economic and social problems facing Ireland as economic growth and rapid urbanisation change the balance of Irish society. Features interviews with Senator Garret FitzGerald; artist Patrick Pye; writer James Plunkett; William Cardinal Conway & Taoiseach Sean Lemass.

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