Cogar (; "Whisper") is an Irish television documentary series, shown on the Irish language channel TG4. It focuses on people who have been "ignored" or are at the margins of society.
Cogar was first broadcast in 2000, the first episode looking at Dublin's bicycle couriers.The Irish Times (Saturday, September 30, 2000), page 63.
Episodes Notable episodes 2002: Paddy Fitz, Fear an Hata ("Paddy Fitz, the Man with the Hat"): on the storyteller Paddy Fitzpatrick 2006: Ar Thóir Hy Brasil ("In Search of Hy-Brazil"), a documentary on the mythical island 2008: an episode on Irish Community Care Manchester 2011: Buabhaill ar na Bánta ("Where the Buffalo Roam"), about a water buffalo farmer in County Cork 2011: an episode on Cork's Hadji Bey sweetshop 2011: Éamonn Ó Cathain – An Fear Iarainn ("Eamonn Keane, the Ironman"), covering a County Mayo weightlifter 2014: Bliain an tSneachta Mhóir ("Year of the Big Snow"), on the 1946–47 heavy snowfall 2015: Episode on the four Irish American baseball-playing brothers: Steve O'Neill, Jim O'Neill, Jack O'Neill and Mike O'Neill, who played between 1902 and 1928 2015: Episode on the controversial 1978 TV adaptation of Langrishe, Go Down 2015: Snámh in Aghaidh Easa ("Swimming Against the Current"), about the hazards faced by Aran Islands trawlermen 2016: Diarmuid Lynch – Óglach Dearmadta ("Diarmuid Lynch, Forgotten Warrior"), on the life of Diarmuid Lynch
References
External links Official site