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2000

25 min

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2001

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2002

25 min

2003

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2004

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2005

25 min

2006

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2007

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2008

25 min

E10

2009

25 min

Reeling in the Years

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199925m9.5

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2001

Season 5 · Episode 2 · Oct 24, 2010

2001 was marked by the September 11 attacks, where over 3,000 people died when al-Qaeda hijacked four planes, hitting New York’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania. In Ireland, large crowds attended religious ceremonies for Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. The 'Bertie Bowl' controversy arose over plans for a new sports campus, and Bertie Ahern appeared on RTÉ's The Premiership. Irish soccer fans celebrated World Cup qualification, and the TV show Bachelors Walk debuted. The first Harry Potter film was released, and Jeremy Irons restored a medieval castle in West Cork. The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease affected both Ireland and Northern Ireland. Tanaiste Mary Harney married, the SSIA savings scheme launched, and Ellen MacArthur set solo sailing records. Sectarian violence continued in Belfast, and tragedy struck when eight Turkish migrants died in a freight container in Wexford.

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Reeling in the Years

TV Series

199925m9.5

Documentary

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2001

Season 5 · Episode 2 · Oct 24, 2010

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