How many of us miss dear old Terry on Radio 2?

God Bless the Irish Centre, I was homeless until the Irish Centre helped me.

Greetings from Ireland, born in London to Irish parents, thank you Terry, wasn't easy with the bombings

Being an English man, I love the Irish. My stepdad is Irish. Cracking sense of humour and infectious laugh.

Nice to see Maeve Binchy, two years away from publishing her first best selling novel Light a Penny Candle.

Jesus .this brings back memories to me.i was 15 when i knocked on the irish centre door for help.said i was 16 do .i was on the streets in london after leaving ireland behjnd me.they offered me £5 and some sandwiches and slatterys coach and sealink back to rosslare.i politely declined and they ended up getting me a room in conway house on quex road in kilburn ,which i actually heard the lady on the phone mention it in beginning of clip .there was a priest running it at the time and cant remember his name for life if me .was around 1991.ended up running away from there aswell cause i was only 15 and you could only get benefit help from age if 16.became a barman in london working in irish pubs .went to hell and back and became an alcoholic very quickly.they spoke in the beginning of having a decent job and nice car.well after all the shite i went through i came out the other side .still here in the uk and my accent is still as the same it was when i landed on these shores all them years ago and i have the nice car and its because im 7 years sober now and living a happy peaceful life and ive got a beautiful daughter now who ive named a very special irish name and who i take back home every year to see her couisins and her granny.so thanks to the irish centre it have me the start on my journey in life over here ,and if i can ever repay them im at there servive.☘☘💚💚

As a Geordie living in the South of England I know what it’s like to stand out and to perhaps be an outsider with my Northern accent and working class background. A stigma certainly follows you. I love the Irish accent and their culture and I can somewhat relate to any Irish person who comes to live in England. Where you come from will always be your spiritual home 🏠

Beautiful Ireland I can see from across our Scotland, not today though, it’s raining! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😆

Terry had one of the most reassuring presences on British broadcasting. When people woke up to his breakfast show on Radio 2, it was because he eased you into the day, and didn't bellow down the radio at you at 7am.

God Bless Terry.

The relentless turning of time changes everything in many ways. The old Irish areas of London are now long gone, populated now by different nationalities and colors. Some 300,000 British now live in the Rep of Ireland. I think there has always been strong bonds between the everyday Irish and English people, regardless of the politics of the day.

To give this report some context, it had an arisen out of an initiative to stage a major festival of Irish culture in London in 1980 under the title of 'A Sense of Ireland'. [The only nod to it by the Nationwide report was the use of that term in the introduction]. This involved the staging of some forty events across three weeks encompassing, art, literature, music and cinema. It was an attempt to put across a broader perspective of Ireland than was being reflected in the daily reports of clashes in Northern Ireland and the IRA's deadly and bloody campaign. Unfortunately, the atmosphere then was really quite awful with the likes of Hyde Park & Regents Park bombings in very recent memory, so the intended audiences stayed away. In time, there would grow an acceptance that the actions of the bombers were not accepted, or supported, by the Irish in Britain. Just as it would be recognised that there was a systemic rule of discrimination and apartheid that was been perpetuated on Northern Ireland's Catholic minority. A cancer such as the IRA did not arise out of thin air.

I loved everything about terry wogan, lovely man ,I miss him

Purely here as if it wasn't for Irish diaspora in Great Britain I wouldn't be here today!

I remember this well being an immigrant from Ireland in 87. Only I never went to London or Birmingham like a lot of Irish did.

The kindest people I have come across are the Irish. That's my experience and can only speak for myself.

The BBC treated Terry far better than RTE did in Ireland - this is why he settled in to the UK. RTE only had time for Gay Byrne as the big star of Irish broadcasting. Everyone else played stooge to him. So Terry knew he had to leave and so went to the BBC.

The craic was good in Cricklewood

Kisty McColl & the Pogues, best of irish!

Great to see Terry what a kind man. What was great about him he treated others equally no matter who they were, I know what he means by 'introvert'. No matter what country you live in you do take on their Historical background within.

Terry was a great Irishman

My mum always speaks fondly of her Irish midwives when she had me and my brothers. I don't know if that was a common job vocation

Anyone interested in this subject would do well to get hold of the three part biography of the Irish born Lancashire playwright and author Billy Naughton ( Alfie, Spring and Port Wine) Books are, On The Pigs Back, Saintly Billy, and Neither Use nor Ornament. His accounts of an Irish family working and living in Bolton are a century old, but his natural ability to get at the crux of the matter from both the Irish and English point of view is still incredible to read now, having is some cases whole chapters given to this. Whilst appreciated that in the days the documentary here was filmed, the BBC saw anywhere out of London as practically another country anyway, some provisional Irish interviews perhaps with the odd English opinion wouldve been interesting. Lovely stuff.

Tel’s syrup looks on point there.

Fittingly that year 1980 Ireland with Johnny Logan won Eurovision with the angst ridden existential anthem " What's Another Year?".

A lot of Irish settled in Liverpool ❤

Wogan pre-wig. Impressive,

To my 21st century Nigerian mind, the idea that the Irish were once an immigrant group which faced problems integrating into English society just seems weird given the long historical ties between the two peoples. Yes, I'm aware of IRA and Sinn Fein and the troubles in Northern Ireland, but I'm quite sure that the cultural ties between the two peoples extend much further back into antiquity than this video clip seems to suggest. I once remember Tony Blair saying he had Irish ancestry and that a lot of people in England today also have Irish ancestry.

Irish went thru hell with the bombing

Very interesting @ Clip 2:22 notice that she called them immigrants not Expats. Well done. When one leaves their country to go to another country to better their lives, one is called an immigrant not an Expat. It seems some people have an issue with the word immigrant as if it is a dirty word or as if people would look down on you coz you are an immigrant, and thus they label it as.... Expat. What a sad life some people have.

the irish were the best immigrants that britain ever had.

Irish centres are everywhere in England, they're called pubs!

How many Irish or Irish descendents as a percentage of the population of Britain now live in Britain as compared to the US or Australia or anywhere else? Three quarters of a million were quoted for London alone. Then there's cities like Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, even Reading after the influx in the thirties. Generally all have integrated into the UK, most perhaps are unaware of their heritage. Contrast this to the Irish Americans or Australian Irish who still consider themselves as sons of Erin. All told its my opinion that they owe us far more than history will allow the Irish to admit to themselves.

Hard workers that’s what we are

Feck this, feck that 😂

Best Presenter on British radio wasn't even British sad for British beaten by Irishman.

This stuff fascinates in America. Your all as close as we are. But we have states part of the same country. While you have countries the size of our state's! So it's all so interesting to me. Remember 1980 well. Was just coming of age as a very young man then. In me prime as it were

Just by being white and speaking english we could assimilate without assimilating. Over time barriers are broken down. Today in Ireland we are experiencing what GB did in the 60,70, and eighties with immigration especially illegal immigration of mostly single coloured males coming through the North. Hard border on our side. They have a Sinn Fein government in power up North surely they can help.✌️☘️

Terry was one of the few TV and Radio personalities in 1970s UK that didn’t sexu@lly abuse children. Good guy

And now a lot of Brits who lost their homes during the economic crash in the late 00s are in Ireland trying to get back on the property ladder cos their credit is no use in the UK

Won't say the B word (I'm only Canadian), but between border discussions and focus on Ireland through a European lens .. plus word of NI's new First Minister, it seems the Island of Ireland is more respected internationally than ever before.

I am from Irish descent - grew-up on Irish stew cooked by my nan (but my ancestors left Ireland when it was still part of the UK) Unfortunately, they gave me hereditary haemochromatosis and coeliacs disease, b-stards! I have all the worst aspects of Ireland but not the lovely accent and the rich culture.

1980: The IRISH in ENGLAND | Nationwide | Classic Celebrity Interview | BBC Archive 1023am 21.8.24 australians in europe.... eire in england... going home for a holiday? i met that guy. he managed to get a one quid airfare on easy jet or some such - one way, of course!!!! maybe he's still there trynna win a ticket back....?

Would love to see some of these Irish people compare their DNA to Brits. Too bad they didn't have 23 and me back then. The populations of both Ireland and Britain are predominantly of European descent, and historically, both regions have been influenced by various waves of migration, invasions, and cultural exchanges. The terms "Irish" and "British" are broad and encompass diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. In terms of Celtic lineage, both the Irish and British populations have Celtic roots. The Celts were a group of Indo-European peoples who spread across Europe, including the British Isles, from around 1200 BCE onwards. The Celtic culture had a significant impact on the regions, leaving linguistic, artistic, and cultural legacies. In Ireland, the Celtic influence is particularly strong, and the Irish people are often associated with a Celtic heritage. The term "Gaelic" is also used to refer to the Celtic-speaking peoples in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. In Britain, the Celtic influence is evident in regions such as Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and parts of England. However, the history of Britain is complex, with various migrations and invasions shaping its population. The Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and Normans, among others, also played roles in shaping the genetic and cultural makeup of the British Isles. It's essential to recognize the diversity within both Irish and British populations. While Celtic heritage is a significant aspect, there are other historical influences that have contributed to the rich tapestry of identities in these regions. Additionally, modern genetics and historical research have revealed a complex intermingling of different ancestral groups over the centuries.

So, why does the Irish immigrant go along to talk with the Irish born people at the Irish Centre, for help? (1:51)

I am the first viewer of this video

Test

Irish Centre - you can see from the video that even in the UK the Catholic Church had a vice grip on it. Thank god (ironically) that those days are now gone and Ireland is no longer a poor backwater.

Irish centre murray street ,camden square ,years later camden square was where Amy winehouse lived and died 🤔🙉🙊🙈

Why do people come to the Irish Center with problems rather than going to the statutary social services? Because we’re Irish 😂

The question: Where are those 750K Irish in London 43 years later?

Housewifes choice,also the nun speaking like father teds tea lady oh hav a cup of Tea go on go on now

The most assimilated immigrants yet they still experienced discrimination 😮!

The Bees Gees Sisters ? Disrepect since then

Terry Wogan was a despicalble, but subtle mocker of the Irish. He was a supporter of British domination of Ireland.

Ireland 🇮🇪 is now officially richer , and has better standards of living than the UK.

Treating Irish people like some kind of biological specimens; I'm surprised the BBC published this, considering how super-sensitive they profess to be now, ethically. Several of my relatives are Irish and none of this applied to them at all.

Those Irish clubs funded the IRA, they used to put a pound note in the hat for the Cause. I know about this because my dad's Irish and he told me how shameful it was.

Terry Wogan was a volunteer in Óglaigh na hÉireann. Terry Wogan was an explosives expert and planted bombs around the UK.

Nuthin' new here: of the UK's people, the English stand well behind the Irish, the Welsh, and the Scots in their ability to speak English. This shouldn't surprise anybody. They also tend to come in fourth in their command of French, German, whatever... Hell, it's only the fact that the Jamaicans tend to migrate into England for the most part that gives the "English" enough mathematics to make change accurately.

A lot of whining and self pity...

He’s also described every ethnic minority who comes here now!

He was actualy born in wales