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An Focal Scoir - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2017

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In this programme, Gearoid O Muilleoir and Aine Ni Bhreisleáin are among the studio guests to discuss the issue of underage drinking and the implications of Brexit for people travelling north and south for work.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2017

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In this programme, Ite Ni Chionnaith and Daragh O Conchuir are among the studio guests discussing the issues of mental health and the Troubles legacy, as well as mixed martial arts.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2017

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In this programme, Dr Art Hughes and Poilin Ni Chiarain are among the studio guests to discuss education in Northern Ireland and the issue of people being homeless.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2017

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In this programme, Siun Ni Dhuinn and Pol Ó Muiri are among the studio guests to discuss the issue of gambling and the questions around organ donation.

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jun 4, 2018

Episode 1

Ó Muirí and Áine Ní Bhreisleáin are among the guests to discuss the issues surrounding medical cannabis.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2018

Episode 2

Gearóid Ó Muilleoir and Siún Ní Dhuinn are among the guests to discuss body image and attitudes towards tattoos.

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2018

Episode 3

Póilín Ní Chiaráin and Dónall Mac Ruairí are among the guests to discuss rural isolation.

Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2018

Episode 4

Cathal Mac Coille and Róisín O'Hara are among the guests to discuss the pope's visit to Ireland in the summer.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: May 13, 2019

Episode 1

Back for a new series, Máire Bhreathnach is joined by broadcasters Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh and Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh and guests to discuss the issues surrounding consent.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: May 20, 2019

Episode 2

Gearóid Ó Muilleoir and Michelle Nic Grianna are among the studio guests to discuss the growing levels of obesity, and surname trends.

Episode 3

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: May 27, 2019

Episode 3

In this programme, Siún Ní Dhuinn and Donall Mac Ruairí are among the studio guests to discuss online safety and the issues surrounding period poverty.

Episode 4

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2019

Episode 4

Póilín Ní Chiaráin and Áine Ní Bhreisleáin are among the studio guests to discuss drug use and abuse, and look at some of the issues that effect our aging population.

Season 4

Episode 1

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Aug 24, 2020

Episode 1

Studio guests discuss how our education system has been impacted by Covid-19.

Episode 2

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Aug 31, 2020

Episode 2

Studio guests look at how the global and local economies have been affected by Covid-19.

Episode 3

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Sep 7, 2020

Episode 3

Studio guests discuss our mental health and how it is affected by Covid-19.

Episode 4

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Sep 14, 2020

Episode 4

Máire Bhreathnach and guests discuss the care home health crisis during the pandemic.

Season 5

Episode 1

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: May 10, 2021

Episode 1

Máire and guests discuss mother-and-baby homes in Ireland and the transfer test.

Episode 2

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: May 17, 2021

Episode 2

Máire and guests discuss race crime and understanding the influencer phenomenon.

Episode 3

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: May 24, 2021

Episode 3

Máire and guests discuss the issues of image-based sexual abuse and sex education.

Episode 4

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: May 31, 2021

Episode 4

In the last episode of the series, we hear from young people on how the pandemic has impacted their mental health.

Season 6

Episode 1

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2022

Episode 1

Irish-language discussion programme presented by Máire Bhreathnach. In this first programme of the series, journalists Ciarán Dunbar and Póilín Ní Chiaráin are among the studio guests to discuss the worsening refugee crisis and the implementation of Irish language legislation in Northern Ireland.

Episode 2

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2022

Episode 2

Gearóid Ó Muilleoir and Máirín Ní Ghadhra are among the studio guests to discuss the increasing impact of long Covid and how hybrid working has become the new normal.

Episode 3

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2022

Episode 3

Máire Bhreathnach and guests discuss women's sport and safety on the streets.

Episode 4

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2022

Episode 4

In the final episode of the series, Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh and Gráinne Ní Aodha are among the studio guests to discuss the impact of climate change on the planet.

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