After 45 years in the Dail, former Taoiseach and former Mayo TD Enda Kenny will present a new TV show starting next week in which he explores Ireland's long-abandoned railway routes.

Iarnród Enda is a 6-part series in the Irish language, starting on Monday evening next at 8.30pm on RTE One television.

Described as a celebration of people, landscape and belonging, the new series showcases Enda Kenny's search for pointers to the future among echoes of the past, as he sets out in search of the long-abandoned railway routes of Ireland.

The first episode on Monday evening is from Waterford to Dungarvan.