Rté - Like Family

In this episode of Like Family, Brenda asks four Irish families to give us a picture of their family life in this pandemic. Emma and Dave who are expecting triplets; Becky who is homeschooling her children; Ahmed and Reema who are marking Ramadam and Kate whose father died from Covid 19 all tell Brenda their stories.

Brenda Donohue visits Sheriff St, Dublin 1 and meets the women on the 'Gaelic4Mothers and Others' football team. What they lack in skill on the pitch, they make up for in laughter, support and comradery. Many of them have had very difficult, challenging lives, so for them the Sheriff St Ladies Gaelic Football team is Like Family.

In this edition of Like Family, Brenda talks about housework. In a world of increasing equality, why are women still doing more housework than men and why do they seem to worry about it more?

In 2019, school children starting protesting against climate change. Brenda meets some children and their families to find out what is behind families taking eco action.

Trish Murphy, psychotherapist, explains to Brenda that the memories created during family holidays can sustain a family through the ups and downs of life.

In this edition of Like Family, Brenda visits St John's National School in Kenmare where she meets pupils, teachers, parents and internet safety expert Ger Bric to discuss the school's digital detox programme. She asks if being absorbed in the digital world is undermining our real world family relationships?

This week, Brenda Donohue asks how important is family support to elite sporting success? She meets canoeist Jenny Egan and boxer Eric Donovan and discusses the latest research with Kate Kirby of the Sport Ireland Institute.

In this edition of Like Family, Brenda talk to families in Ireland about faith. Ionela and Roxane are sisters-in-law and Romanian Orthodox Christians. Orthodox Christianity is the fastest growing religion in Ireland, according to recent census data.

When the first star appears at tea time on Christmas Eve, Poles traditionally gather to celebrate Christmas. Brenda Donohue is meeting Polish families on Christmas Eve.

On this Christmas night special of Like Family, Brenda Donohue celebrates the success of the Irish women's hockey team - silver medallists at World Cup 2018 - and the families who support them

Brenda meets families whose stories have been shaped by the GAA.

This weeks episode is about families and food - growing, cooking and eating together.

As the Championship season reaches its' climax, Brenda meets families for whom the GAA has become a central part of their lives.

Brenda meets families to talk about living with faith and living with none

In a changing world, Brenda asks what will the family of the future look like?

Brenda meets Oisin, a new arrival. How does a newborn experience his family?

Brenda meets families with a family business and asks what the future holds.

Brenda meets family carers, some of the 200,000 men and women who give 6 million hours of special care every week.

Global romance - Brenda Donohue talks to families about international love, finding home and raising children.

In this special edition of Like Family, Brenda Donohue travels around Ireland meeting babies born in 2016.