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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In The Same Boat - Gold Award Winner at 2011 New York Festivals
This documentary has just won a coveted Gracie Award from ...
This documentary has just won a coveted Gracie Award from Beverly Hills, LA! We tell the story of forty women and two dragons who take to the water for the launch of a unique project for breast cancer survivors, Ireland's first dragon boat racing team.
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Never No More: Maura Laverty Remembered
Celebrity chef, agony aunt, novelist and the author of Ireland's ...
Celebrity chef, agony aunt, novelist and the author of Ireland's first television soap Tolka Row: the remarkable life story of Maura Laverty who was a household name 50 years ago, one of very few women in Irish public life at that time.
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A Good Day At Blackrock
A man fulfills a promise to his 13-year old self ...
A man fulfills a promise to his 13-year old self by visiting the place his grandfather died, Blackrock island, Co.Mayo. (A short radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland.)
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Survival of an Island
On Arranmore - one of the few inhabited islands off ...
On Arranmore - one of the few inhabited islands off the Donegal coast - fishing has sustained a population for generations. Now, as the fishing industry there collapses under EU and Irish fishing laws, with it goes the life and community of the island.
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Amazing 'James Barry'
Margaret Bulkeley wanted to become a doctor. It was the ...
Margaret Bulkeley wanted to become a doctor. It was the early 1800s and she didn't stand a chance. Unless.... she became a man..... And James Barry was one of the most brilliant doctors at the time..... (Extract of a Breege Brennan documentary)
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The Walsh Cassidys at Lissadell House
This doc just won top radio prize at the 2011 ...
This doc just won top radio prize at the 2011 National Justice Media Awards. In 2003, Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy bought Lissadell House, Sligo to make the estate into a flagship for tourism - but after an 18 month legal battle, their dream is over
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Heel Toe Step Together
A beautiful story. Forget your celebrity 'Strictly Come Dancing' - ...
A beautiful story. Forget your celebrity 'Strictly Come Dancing' - this is the real deal. A chance meeting in East London leads to an unlikely friendship through dance as 86yr old Bob teaches 28yr year old Katie to waltz. Gold Award Winner @ UK Sony awards
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Fryeburg Fair
You don't think of America for pilgrimages but, every year, ...
You don't think of America for pilgrimages but, every year, thousands of 'pilgrims' head for the Fryeburg Fair in Maine. They go for the racing, the rides, the farm animals and the fast food. The sounds are fantastic and the sight of the draught horses...
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The Diary of Leanne Wolfe
A multi-award winning documentary. In 2007, schoolgirl Leanne Wolfe committed ...
A multi-award winning documentary. In 2007, schoolgirl Leanne Wolfe committed suicide. The morning of her funeral, her older sister discovered Leanne's diaries and to her horror, she discovered that her sister was bullied by 6 girls for the last 5 years
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12 Steps on Abbey Street
Over 2,000 people visit the Dublin Central Mission every week. ...
Over 2,000 people visit the Dublin Central Mission every week. Some are dancing, some are praying, others are battling drug/drink/gambling/sex addiction and the list goes on - with a total of 56 groups meeting weekly. Come inside with us to find out more
