Irish america. the road to whitehouse

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Abu Follows Irish Road to ‘Whitehouse’
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Abu Media's new six part historical documentary series for TG4 - ‘Bothar go dtí an Whitehouse’ is currently filming in Galway, Cork and Dublin with transmission due on TG4 in October 2009.

The series tells the story of how the Irish changed the face of American politics and charts the history of Irish-American politicians from the 1800's up to JFK's election as the first and only Catholic president of the United States.

The following stories will all feature, that of Richard “Boss” Croker who was one of the most powerful Irish Immigrant Politicians in American history, Al Smith who was the first Roman Catholic and Irish-American to run for President, Tom Penderagst who ran Kansas City in the early 1900’s, Richard J Daley in Chicago, James Michael Curley aka The Rascal King in Boston and finally the story of how John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected the first Catholic President of the United States.

Directed by Dathai Keane the documentary is being shot by Colm Hogan with interviews filmed across the US in April and the drama reconstructions currently filming in Ireland until June 5th.

The series is funded by TG4 and is produced by Brid Seoighe and Eileen Seoighe with executive Producer Pierce Boyce.

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