The John Pauls tells some of the stories of the one in ten babies that were named John Paul after the historical Papal visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland in 1979. Now aged 38, what has become of these John Pauls?
This one-hour documentary for RTÉ One explores how their lives panned out over the last four decades during a period of unprecedented economic and social change in Ireland. They are a diverse group of individuals from all walks of life united by one thing — their parents chose to name them after a Pope. In Ireland of 2018, The John Pauls tells us a lot about who we were and who we are as a nation today.