Mr. Yeats & the Beastly Coins

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In 1926, ten years after the Easter Rising, the Irish government decided to create a new coinage for the Free State. They invited the most famous poet in the world, W.B. Yeats, to chair the design committee. Behind-the-scenes battles were fought before the new coins became one of the most enduring success stories of the new Irish state.

Cast

Moe Dunford
W.B. Yeats

Crew

Ann Marie Hourihane
Director, Writer, Producer
Laura McNicholas
Director, Producer
Gareth Nolan
Editor
Hugh Rodgers
Original Music Composer

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