The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne

Taoiseach Enda Kenny guards his private life carefully for such a public figure. And yet his beliefs and values have both shaped, and been shaped by, his political life. In a rare personal interview, he talks to Gay Byrne about the people, events, ideas and beliefs that give his life meaning

Cancer survivor Majella O'Donnell talks about her upbringing, her family and faith, her first marriage and what it’s like to be Mrs Daniel O’Donnell.

Gay Byrne talks to Rory O’Neill, better known as Panti Bliss. Mayo’s famous drag artist, whose parents are devout Catholics, is full of surprises, including his willingness to go the barricades to defend his Christian critics’ freedom of speech.

Irish American ex-Dragon Sean O’Sullivan has made hundreds of millions, not only through his own IT designs, he coined the term “cloud computing” and invented map apps for mobile phones, but also through venture capitalism. But, having been raised in poverty by a devoutly Catholic mother, he tells Gay he is more interested in values than profits and spends his life trying to give back to the world more than he takes from it.

Eamon Dunphy tells Gay Byrne about the people, events and beliefs that have shaped his life and values. The former Manchester United and Ireland player reveals hidden depths and surprising levels of emotion.

Oscar-winning movie producer, Lord David Puttnam, talks to Gay Byrne in his adopted home in Skibbereen, West Cork, explaining how the memory of being a total failure at school instilled his passion for better education.