Apparitions

A look at these newspapers these days and it’s difficult not to think we’re smack bam back in the Eighties – economic hardship, hundreds of thousands on the dole, Spandau Ballet reunite. Oh and the very Irish phenomenon of moving statues. Where else would you have it?

Tomorrow night, RTÉ One airs the documentary Apparitions that follows the self-proclaimed visionary, Joe Coleman on his pilgrimages to Knock from late last year up to this May gone. Thousands of believers turning up and a Liveline grilling later, we’re promised a portrait of the man and interviews with believers and critics alike.

It will interesting to see how sensitive RTE is to the believer camp, in post-Catholic Ireland that suffered abuse scandal after scandal it’s easy to paint Marion visionary believers as nutjobs believing in a voice and light in the sky. A strong docu will dig a little deeper.

Apparitions airs Monday, 19th July at 9:35pm on RTÉ One.

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