It's Tidy Towns time and Nationwide visits a West Cork village which has never won the overall award but keeps trying and we see what it means to win the top prize as we visit last years winners Skerries to see what kind of a year it's been.

Mary revisits Moy Hill community farm near Lahinch as they are harvesting fruit & vegetables for their subscribers.

The team visit Lisdoonvarna during the month-long Matchmaking festival, where love stories have been starting for decades. Plus, Mary Kennedy attends a traditional tea dance.

The team are in Kenmare, to visit some business people in the town who are working in the tourist industry including, the Brennan Brothers.

We visit Champions weekend at Leopardstown racecourse where over the weekend the best racehorses in Europe competed at the Dublin venue and the Curragh for 4.6 million euro in prizemoney.

In the second programme focusing on Syrian refugees based in Ballaghaderreen, the team go on an outing with the refugees.

The team catch up with Syrian refugees based at the Abbey Fields Hotel in Ballaghaderreen as they settle into Irish rural life.

Reports from around the country. The team are in Cork for a feast of the best of food produced in the Rebel County.

As Galway and Waterford fans head to Croke Park this weekend, the team meet supporters in both counties.

The Jockeys meet the Hurlers for a challenge of fun which brings top names from both sports together in support of a good cause.

The team look back on the history of two Irish businesses celebrating significant milestones - Belleek China and Musgraves.

The final of three Nationwide specials from New York. The team meet Cork woman Michelle McCarthy, head of marketing at New York's world-famous Madison Square Garden.

This evening on Nationwide from New York, the team meet the Clare woman who is now a manager in one of the world's most plush hotels, the Waldorf Astoria.

This week the team follow some of the Irish who are following their dreams in New York, starting with digital influencer Erika Fox, aka RetroFlame.

Three reports concerning National Heritage Week, including Ciaran Mullooly attending the relaunch of heritage boat The Fox, which has become the majestic new home of a scouts group in Ballyleague, Co Roscommon. Paschal Cassidy meets the locals in Galway who have been tirelessly working on restoring the Ballyglunin Train station for over 13 years. Plus, Niall Martin reports on the digitisation of The Book of Mulling, which predates The Book of Kells by 100 years.

To celebrate the Rose of Tralee season, Mary Kennedy visits three former Roses in their homes.

This year, for the second year in a row, Ennis is hosting Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, and Nationwide visits the Clare County Town as it gears up for an influx of up to 400,000 people over the course of this week.

The team visit the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS, where they follow a team of show riders from Co Kilkenny.

A look at the life of Jack Lynch, the first of a new breed of politicians with no political connections, and born one hundred years ago in Cork.

In this programme we look at how rural communities can benefit from opening up their land for walking and cycling routes.

As Ford celebrates 100 years in Ireland, the team look at the history of the company and the machines that made travel cheap and farming easier. Subtitles are currently unavailable for this show.

As the Irish National Lottery celebrates its 30th birthday, Anne Cassin meets some of the good causes the Lotto has funded down through the years.

Helen McInerney visits Waterford Street Theatre Company Spraoi as they prepare for their 25th Spraoi Festival.

The team experience Inishbofin's rich cultural heritage and why this island is a haven for people seeking to get away from the hustle and bustle.

The team explore secluded sandy beaches with fantastic clear blue waters, and breathtaking pathways and trails, on Inishturk Island.

Clare Island is the first of three islands the team visit off the west coast of Ireland this week.

The teams visits the Guinness Storehouse, Ireland's number one tourist attraction.

The team visit the town of Carrick on Suir in South Tipperary, to find out about its history and its development over the last 800 years.

The team are checking out flowers, gardens, pretty villages and tidy towns with a packed schedule of floral colour.

The team visits one of Dublin's most exciting areas, the Docklands, rejuvenated in the 1980s with thousands of residents from all over the world.

The team visit Balbriggan in North County Dublin, a fishing village until the arrival of the railway in 1840, when it became an industrial town.

The team travel to Ardee in County Louth, where flower arrangers from all over Ireland are displaying their work for all to see.

The team get a behind the scenes look with the family who run and own Duffy's Circus.

The team are in the harbour of Galway City for the 2017 SeaFest, Ireland's biggest and most spectacular maritime festival

On tonight's Nationwide, the team look back at the Irish Derby festival at the Curragh Racecourse.

A focus on The Banner County; Clare. Featuring a visit to the Irish seed saver annual plant share day in Scarriff.

This programme is about the Irish poet, Francis Ledwidge, who was killed 100 years ago at the Third Battle of Ypres during World War 1. He was 29 when he died.

The team travel to the medieval town of Fethard in County Tipperary for the opening of a brand new visitor centre which celebrates Tipperary's long Equine History.

A rebroadcast of the award-winning feature on people who had successfully become solicitors after participating in the Law Society's Access programme.

This evening we focus on stories of people in Ireland who have taken some of our oldest traditions and applied cutting-edge technology to them.

The team focus on Drogheda in County Louth as they host their sixth Maritime Festival, visiting the Tall ships docked in the port.

Maria Mullarkey visit one of Ireland's largest agri-tourism farms near Louisburgh in County Mayo.

Mary Fanning meets a Wexford woman whose early life was spent in war zones and who now concentrates on ridding stress from people's lives.

The team meet some artists from the mid west of the country including artist and author Carmel Madigan and artist Barbara Hartigan.

Australian artist Christina Henri talks about commemorating women and children who were transported to the new world in the 18th and 19th centuries.

We celebrate all that is good at the 146th running of the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse racecourse with a prize purse of 500,000 euro. Anne Cassin is out and about at the meeting and she meets Rita Shah who on the request of her partner, the late Oliver Brady, one of the most enigmatic characters in Irish racing, has raised nearly 750,000 euro to donate a gene sequencing machine for the Mater Hospital. This machine will identify potential life threatening conditions early and save lives through intervention. Anne chats to racecourse manager Peter Roe about running an event of this size and why it is called the race of people and she also speaks to some of the ladies who have dressed up for the event. Plus reporter Mary Fanning meets horse trainer Gordon Elliott and Helen McInerney goes back in time and visits the Dreaper yard in County Dublin.

On this evening's Nationwide we are in Galway as Duffy's, one of the world's longest surviving circuses arrives in city. We get a taste of Circus Life outside and inside the Big Top. We meet three generations of the family behind the name and explore this magical world which continues to enthrall and delight.

The team check out plans for Cruinni na Casca on Bank Holiday Monday as the people of Limerick go on their Good Friday clean up.

Nationwide looks at the history of Ford, the man and his incredible and affordable machines that made transport cheap and farming easier for millions of people. We also look at the history of the Ford plant in Cork which for more than 50 years was a major economic force in Cork city and county employing around 7,000 people.

Stories of health challenges and stories of people and their homes. A young man living with Cystic Fibrosis talks about staying fit and healthy and on the homes front two County Dublin couples, one down sizing their living space and the other who've just moved into their futuristic container home.

The team cover the launch of the Tidy Towns Competition, as cities, towns and villages all over the country are already busy preparing their projects.

The team are in Galway City, which plays host to the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards.

A look at why the controversial Dame Street building has been sold as staff move to new headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin.

The team meet a teenager from Kerry who is making sales around the world, showing young people how to capture memories with their grandparents.

Reporter Niall Martin travels to Kerry to see a traditional approach to solving an age old problem - how to keep warm in a lightweight tent.

Reporter Mary Fanning meets Kay Galligan, of Galligan Beauty group who was one of the pioneers of the beauty industry and her college on Grafton street is celebrating 41 years.

A special report on the origins of St Patrick's Day and the history of the Irish flag. Plus, behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.

Reports from around the country. The team are in Cork to hear stories of some of the city's great characters and to mark a significant anniversary of its oldest operating theatres.

Reports from around the country. In the final of three Nationwide specials from New York, the team meet Cork woman Michelle McCarthy who always dreamed of a job in the music industry.

The team meet Clare girl Caoimhe Greene, who is now a manager in one of the world's most plush hotels, the Waldorf Astoria.

Colm Flynn meets Irish people who are following their dreams in the 'Big Apple'. He meets Erika Fox, aka RetroFlame, a Kerry woman who is quickly becoming one of New York's most popular 'digital influencers'. Tyrone footballer and All-Ireland Champion Mickey Coleman who runs a successful waste management company in upstate New York talks about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in New York.

John Kilraine reports on President Michael D Higgins' state visits to Peru, Colombia and Cuba.

The team look at projects of upcycling, from houses to vehicles and furniture, beginning with a home and garden.

An eclectic round-up of news, views and events from around the country each week.

A look at the Irish who are making a life for themselves thousand of miles away in Australia.

Anne Cassin visits Ireland's first new town Shannon, which was developed in the 1960's and looks at how it has evolved over the past few decades.

The team search Ireland for crafts people and designers, including work by students from Inchicore College of Further Education.

The team visits Blackhall Place in Dublin, the home of the Law Society of Ireland and an evolving learning centre since 1978.

Nationwide have tales of romance and love from around the country.

The final island trip this week is to Inishbofin the small island with a big personality. Inishbofin is situated 10 kms off the north Connemara coast, in Co. Galway.

The team take the ferry to another of the beautiful islands off the west coast of Ireland - Inishturk Island or 'Island of the Wild Boar'.

Clare Island is one of Ireland's most beautiful and is the first of three islands off the West coast of Ireland. Located 5.6 kms off the coast of Mayo, Clare Island is situated at the mouth of Clew Bay.

Valerie Waters visits two highly creative women in Bray, Co Wicklow, who are in the business of upcycling furniture and revamping existing home decor. Brian Walsh reports on the Waterford man who recycles old bicycles.

We meet some Irish people who emigrated to foreign lands to find work in years gone by but who have now returned home to take up opportunities here in Counties Cork, Kerry and Donegal.

A trip to Dublin's Docklands, now home to technology leaders like Facebook and leading financial services institutions.

Reports from around the country. This programme focuses on the 'New DCU', as Dublin City University has brought together some of Ireland's leading colleges of education.

Meeting some of Ireland's top designers and crafts men and women who have gathered to meet buyers from around the world at the Showcase Ireland event at the RDS in Dublin.

Nobody doubts that farming is a tough profession and it's even tougher when you're on the mountains along the Atlantic coast. Niall Martin has been to Achill to see the Mayo black-faced mountain sheep come to town for their winter check up.

Take a walk around Dublin nowadays and you might notice that there's been something of a revival in the craft of sign painting. Businesses are increasingly turning to artists to convey that their shop, cafe or restaurant has its own distinctive character.

Special edition from the White House in Washington DC, where shortly Barack Obama will move out to be replaced with Donald Trump.

A special programme from London, which is still the favourite city destination for Irish emigrants.

Nationwide meet some older Irish men who are not letting their age get in the way of living their lives to the full.

Reports from around the country. As thousands of students gather today at the RDS in Dublin, it is time to meet some former winners of the Young Scientist and Technology competition.

Reports from around the country. The team visit Lough Derg, the third largest lake in Ireland and situated in the Shannon river basin.

In this programme, Nationwide visit the Guinness Storehouse and Trinity College in Dublin.

Reports from around the country. The team take a look at Killaloe's efforts to become the first 'healthy town' in Ireland.