RTÉ Radio 1: Documentary on One
The main weekly documentary slot on RTÉ Radio 1 and the largest arena for radio documentaries in Ireland.
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Undoing The Folded Lie
South African freedom fighter Kader Asmal lived in exile in ...
South African freedom fighter Kader Asmal lived in exile in Dublin for nearly thirty years. Born in 1939, he was the driving force behind the Irish Anti-Apartheid movement, and fought for freedom and democracy in South Africa. Kader died on June 22nd 2011
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Schools Out Forever
One teacher rural schools, nearly all gone. Mantua NS, Roscommon ...
One teacher rural schools, nearly all gone. Mantua NS, Roscommon closes June 2012. Fealeview NS, Limerick closed 2010. Both had enthusiastic teachers and confident pupils as you can hear in this report by Ronan Kelly from "Morning Ireland" in 2007.
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Border Beliefs
A Hare Krishna Island Community in Fermanagh, a Celtic Shaman ...
A Hare Krishna Island Community in Fermanagh, a Celtic Shaman in Leitrim, a Tibetan Buddhist Centre and Jehovah Witness Hall in Cavan - all found within a 25 mile radius of the town of Belturbet in the border region of Ireland.
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Father's Day
Bono, Imelda Kenny and Maeve Conran talk about their fathers: ...
Bono, Imelda Kenny and Maeve Conran talk about their fathers: Bob, 'Gally' and Desmond; all since deceased. Bono slept beside his father as he died, Imelda learned to talk to her father and Maeve recorded one of her last visits to her father. (RTE Ireland)
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The Book Club
The story of one of Ireland's oldest book clubs. On ...
The story of one of Ireland's oldest book clubs. On the 3rd Tuesday every month, 12 women in rural mid Cork, meet to discuss a book - and they've been doing this for almost 40yrs. This Book Club has sustained these women through much of their adult lives
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We wuz robbed!
The fable of the Irish 1965 World Cup campaign games ...
The fable of the Irish 1965 World Cup campaign games against Spain. A story of brilliance, luck and dodgy decisions as told by Dermot Corrigan. (A short Irish audio documentary from RTÉ Radio Ireland.)
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We've got a game to win
With Euro 2012 about to begin, John Kenny from RTÉ ...
With Euro 2012 about to begin, John Kenny from RTÉ Sport looks back to Euro '88 - to a time when the Republic of Ireland qualified for their first ever major football tournament. The entire country came to a standstill - and celebrated like never before.
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Ber vs The Big Wheel
Ber O'Sullivan wanted new kitchen presses. She bought a scratchcard. ...
Ber O'Sullivan wanted new kitchen presses. She bought a scratchcard. Three stars came up and she was drawn to go on Winning Streak. A good day out on TV? You bet. Money for new presses? Listen to find out.(An audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland)
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Wexford Huskies
Imagine being pulled by a dog across a truck-busy road. ...
Imagine being pulled by a dog across a truck-busy road. You don't have to imagine it, listen to this story from the RTE Radio Archives from 2003, in Oylegate, Co. Wexford. (A short Irish audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland).
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Welcome to Holland
A story of hope, hard work, love and courage. In ...
A story of hope, hard work, love and courage. In 2004, Grace Harper was born a healthy baby but within a year, her life, and the lives of her family changed dramatically. What happens when your expectations of life change forever? You adjust - over time...
