Raised by the Village

Warren from Lucan goes to stay with The Garvey Family in Ballintubber Co Roscommon. Dad Alan is a sheep-farmer & horticulturist and established the "Walking & Talking" teen mental health initiative.

Adam, aged 17 from Swords, goes to work on The O'Connell Family Sheep Farm outside Ballinamore. When Adam went to the Village in July he was refusing point blank to go back to school to sit his Leaving Cert.m Swords goes to work on The O'Connell Family Sheep Farm outside Ballinamor.

Alfie travels from the South East to Ireland's most northerly tip to muck-in with Laura & James Vance and their 8 year old son Nathan in the blink-and-you'll-miss-it village of Ballintra.

Over the past year, Melita's behaviour has spiralled out of control. She goes to stay at a Beef and Tillage farm in the picturesque County Laois village of Clonaslee run by Mary & Tony Dunne.