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Small World presenter Liam Nolan travels to Newfoundland to discover the deep Irish roots of a remote island community

Bringing four exciting new faces to the Irish screen for the very first time, Small World is a new travel documentary series that tells international stories with an Irish twist. The films, created by some of Ireland’s most acclaimed directors, unearths fascinating people and places that have unlikely and unmistakable links to Ireland.

In tonight’s programme presenter Liam Nolan travels to Fogo Island in Newfoundland to discover the strong Irish heritage of this remote island. There he gets to know families like the McGraths, O’Dwyers and Foleys who have fished off this island for centuries in the most Irish place in the world, outside of Ireland.