Trinity reConnecteD
40 years after graduating from Trinity College Dublin, Gerry Foley catches up with fellow grads from across all disciplines to see how their careers and lives have turned out. Over the course of 12 episodes between January and the end of June , Gerry will be chatting to entrepreneurs, social workers, leading scientists, engineers, poets, academics, fellow journalists and senior clergy . Each episode will also feature 1982 news headlines from Ireland and abroad. Find out , what happened next to 'the class of 1982" on TrinityreConnecteD
Trinity reConnecteD
TrinityreConnecteD Episode 5....Language Grads
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Gerry Foley
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Season 1
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Episode 5
Journalist Gerry Foley talks to 3 , 1982 language graduates from Trinity College Dublin. Despite being told, at the time, by the career advice team that having an arts degree was NOT a great route into a difficult jobs market, somehow they thrived to become a Professor of French (back in Trinity), a highly successful poet, writer and teacher plus an award winning radio producer. They remember the sense of freedom of thought on campus , as well as looking back at student union leaders such as Joe Duffy. In the second half of the chat, they try to persuade a highly reluctant Gerry that he really should be more open minded about the power and passion of poetry . Have a listen to see how that particular chat works out !!