Phoenix from the Ashes – The Rise and Restoration of St Mel’s Cathedral, Longford PPI 2015 GOLD Award, Specialist Speech Programme

Recorded live at St Mel’s Cathedral just 2 days before its re-opening last Christmas, Presenter MaryClaire Grealy and her guests, Bishop Colm O’ Reilly, Bishop Francis Duffy, Father Tom Healy, Sacrastin Gerry Reilly, and Chairperson of the Restoration Committee Seamus Butler, relive the events of 5 years ago and discuss the restoration project. The discussion was peppered by many special features, among those – a poignant look back as Shannonside FM broke the news to Longford and the world, a tour of the n