Beat Documentaries
Let’s Talk About Gneas is a groundbreaking new venture in radio. This 7 part series is the first-ever radio show to include real Irish people sharing real stories of their sex lives.
Beat Presenter Michelle Heffernan is fed up with the ignorance and stigma around sex in Ireland and has embarked on an adventure to get real about the Irish and sexual relationships. Aimed at those aged 17 and over, the series covers everything from anal to BDSM, from foreplay to fellatio, from kink to consent.
Michelle speaks to real Irish sex educators and journalists to understand important aspects of sexual wellbeing and asks her peers in the South East to share their stories of life between the sheets. Th...
Series Episodes
A Place to Live Ep 2: The homelessness crisis
explicitThis week on Beat, we're examining the housing crisis and exploring how difficult it has become to find a place to live. In today's episode, we're looking at Ireland's growing homelessness crisis.
3 mins
30 September Finished
A Place to Live Ep 1: Buying a home
explicitAt Beat, we're examining the housing crisis and asking how challenging it is to find a place to live. In today's episode, Dayna Kearney looks at buying your own home. She spoke with mortgage advisor Shirley Lidierth from Lidierth Financial in Carlow, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, and Waterford TD John Cummins. Also, she got some of the public's views on the situation.
5 mins
30 September Finished
Gnéasach: Irish culture in Pop culture
explicitAll things Irish are very sexy or 'gnéasach' right now - from music to language to clothes, Aoife Kearns has been investigating the reasons for this resurgence. She chats to those who are part of the current revival, from musicians to Gealgórií to Irish designers in 'Gnéasach'. This documentary aired on 'The Sunday Grill', on Beat, Sunday, September 28th, featuring segments from the following artists. CMAT, Euro-Country Kingfishr, Killeagh Wolfe Tones, Grace Amble, Swan Song CMAT, I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby! Hood, Kneecap Tulua, The Minor Set Sean Monaghan, An Dreoilín Arís is Arís, Chasing Abbey Denise Chaila, Anseo Kingfishr, Heart In the Water
23 mins
28 September Finished
