101 Years Young

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"When I was 100, it was from Michael D. And when I was 101, it was from Catherine Connolly"

2026-10-0236:32

Joined by my cousin, Andrew, another proud grandson of Micheál's, we read the two presidential letters sent for Micheál's 100th and 101st birthday. Micheál recalls the old theatres of Dublin city and tells us the extraordinary story of when his brother won a live turkey in a Christmas raffle

“She came down to me, she said, you’ve won a Porsche!”

2026-08-1935:11

Micheál speaks to us about his father-in-law, John Reginald Fischer and tells us about winning a Porsche sports car in the Lotto worth €100,000.

"I'd a couple of sad days, the saddest day was losing Phyllis"

2026-07-3023:14

Micheál talks about the hard times in his life and recalls his saddest day of all, losing his wife, Phyllis.

“There was a threat of Germany invading the country, it was there”

2026-07-1838:26

Micheál speaks about his time in Dublin during World War 2. Named The Emergency in Ireland, food had to be rationed while tension and uncertainty where a constant. Micheál takes us back to his time as a young man during this pivotal time.

"He looked at me, says he, 'Where in the name of God are ye after bein'?'"

2026-06-2624:32

Micheál tells us about his boozy evening in Slattery’s bar the night before his wedding day and his Mother's unique home remedy for a brutal hangover. He remembers his old apartment in Temple Bar and tells us of his old family home.

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