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The Irishman Who Buried Himself Alive

What would you do to be famous? For some people, it doesn’t matter. For others, it’s their gr...

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15.10 17 Nov 2025


The Irishman Who Buried Himself Alive


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15.10 17 Nov 2025


What would you do to be famous?

For some people, it doesn’t matter. For others, it’s their greatest ambition.

In 1968 Irishman Mick Meaney decided he was willing to bury himself alive for his shot at fame.

Daire Collins is the director of a new documentary about these events called Beo Faon bhFód and he joined Tom Dunne in for Sean to discuss


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