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The Meaning of Life is an Irish television programme, the first series of which was broadcast on RTÉ One in 2009. It is presented by the veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne. Each episode involves Byrne interviewing

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Season 1

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Colin Farrell
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/2009
Gay talks to action film hero Colin Farrell about what has shaped his beliefs about faith, spirituality and the bigger questions about life.
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Gerry Adams
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2009
In a remarkably revealing interview, Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein President talks to Gay Byrne about issues of personal faith and morality and how they have impacted on his role within the Republican movement.
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Maeve Binchy
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2009
Gay Byrne talks to Maeve Binchy about the big questions of life and death and gets some unexpected answers.
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Ronan Keating
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2009
Singer-songwriter and charity campaigner Ronan Keating talks with Gay Byrne about the events which have shaped his life and beliefs.
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Sinéad O'Connor
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2009
Singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor talks about the impact that her religious upbringing had on her life and the evolution of her spiritual beliefs.
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Neil Jordan
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/2009
Oscar-winning writer and director, Neil Jordan, tells Gay Byrne that he doesn’t see himself as religious… and yet he believes he’s seen proof that there’s an after-life.
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