Wednesday TV Tips: The Irish woman dressed in native American headgear on the $10 coin?
Mary Cunningham was Irish, she emigrated to America from An Charraig in the Donegal Gaeltacht. She was selected by the famous sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens to become the face of ‘Liberty’ dressed in Native American headgear on the most controversial gold coin ever minted in America.
Anne Cassin presents from Wicklow as Nationwide hears how two family-run tourist enterprises have had to adapt their businesses. Nationwide visits the stunning Powerscourt House and Gardens in County Wicklow and Mary Fanning is in Cork to meet one of the country’s largest Tour bus operators, Cronin’s coaches to hear how the last two years have been a struggle with very few overseas visitors coming to Ireland.
RTÉ One, 8.30pm
Neven visits Sebastian Pasch from Sebastian’s Restaurant, which is managed by his Irish wife Patricia.
As the series nears the end, so does the slimmers' weight loss journey. We see how some of the slimmers have had 18 months of success and triumph while others are back on track and working hard. The slimmers reflect on their health journey and tell us how they really feel about their weight loss.
TG4, 9.30pm
Mary Cunningham, a poor Irish migrant from Donegal, was dressed in Native American headgear to become the face of 'Liberty' on the most controversial gold coin ever minted in America, and Hazel Martyn, born in Chicago of wealthy Irish parentage, was chosen by her husband, John Lavery, to represent Ireland when he was commissioned to design the new punt banknotes for a newly independent Ireland. This documentary weaves their remarkable stories together and gives a fresh insight into the position of women in the early 20th century.
RTÉ2, 9.30pm
RTÉ One, 9.35pm
UEFA Champions League: v ; v , both 8pm, BT Sport
Netflix
From the creator of , a thriller based on award-winning writer Soren Sveistrup’s debut novel. A young woman is found murdered in a playground in a quiet Copenhagen suburb in a case linked to a politician’s missing child.
, RTÉ 2XM, 7pm: Audio from the second series of rte.ie’s new Irish music show, including live performances from Cherym and Fin Furey, and chats with Brendan Murphy of Irish pop veterans The 4 of Us.
, 2FM, 10pm: Selected live performances from Irish acts in the last of the current seasons of the Seconds Away webseries, including: Saint Sister, Susan O’Neill, Cherym, Modernlove, Smoothboi Ezra, Robert Grace, and A Lazarus Soul.
