The Hard Way

From 1960 to 1964, a total of 26 young Irishmen died in the Congo. 9 were butchered at the ambush of Niemba, 3 were shot dead at 'The Tunnel'. Others died fighting in the city of Elizabethville, while over 150 were bombed during the siege, where miraculously, not one died. Fifty years on, those who fought and survived- the first Irishmen to serve as UN peacekeepers overseas- reveal the stories behind the events that changed their lives forever. This programme looks at the impact of their mission on the Irish military history, Irish politics, and the lives of the Congo veterans - to present day.

A documentary about the careers of five veterans who served as combat medics and the personal struggles they face off the battlefield.

Peng Phan lived through the brutally repressive regime of Cambodian dictator, Pol Pot. She came close to death but was one of just a few that managed to escape. Hundreds around her, including many children, were massacred. Haunted by her memories of child after child being murdered by the Khmer Rouge, Peng Phan decided to devote her life to Cambodia's children and turn her home into an orphanage.