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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DocArchive: On Yonder Hill
Michael O'Donnell follows the hunt, and finds out what it ...
Michael O'Donnell follows the hunt, and finds out what it is that makes people go fox-hunting. With songs and tales from those who hunt in Keady. (First broadcast 1973)
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DocArchive: Wildcat on the Kish
The Irish sea seperates the islands of Ireland and Britain. ...
The Irish sea seperates the islands of Ireland and Britain. In 1977 Maxwell Davis explored this sea - from the Kish sand banks about 7 miles off the coast of Dublin to the gas fields below the sea bed to the environs of Dublin Bay (Broadcast 1978)
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DocArchive: Sport and the Irish
Kieran Sheedy documents the Irish sporting landscape of 1973. With ...
Kieran Sheedy documents the Irish sporting landscape of 1973. With contributions from Michael O' Heithir, Bill Twomey, Phil Greene, Cyril White, Pat Fanning and Jack Rooney.
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DocArchive: A Million a Year
A look at the greyhound industry in Ireland in the ...
A look at the greyhound industry in Ireland in the late 1960s, a booming industry which brought in over a million pounds a year. (Broadcast 1969)
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DocArchive: Tip of the Icebeg
In 1978 Jim Fahy visited Greenland where he learns of ...
In 1978 Jim Fahy visited Greenland where he learns of the Eskimo peoples way of life and how they've adapted to 20th century living in the ice and snow. Stories of cultural gatherings to hunting and gathering to the night lights (Broadcast 1978)
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DocArchive: The Making of a Bishop
A look at the ordination of Archbishop Joseph Cunnane of ...
A look at the ordination of Archbishop Joseph Cunnane of Tuam in which we hear about his hopes for the future in his new post. Insight into what he could expect from his appointment is provided by his predecessor Archbishop Joseph Walsh. (1969)
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DocArchive: The Settled Family
This is the story of a former traveller family now ...
This is the story of a former traveller family now living happily in the west of Ireland. A minority community indigenous to Ireland, travellers have existed on the margins of Irish society for centuries. (Broadcast 1978)
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DocArchive: The Irish in Birmingham
Donncha Ó Dulaing talks to people who have left Ireland ...
Donncha Ó Dulaing talks to people who have left Ireland to set up a new life in Birmingham, the UKs second largest city. (Broadcast 1968)
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DocArchive: Glenlea
A journey to the heart of the Glenlea Valley in ...
A journey to the heart of the Glenlea Valley in Co. Kerry in a documentary by Pat Feeley, looking at the history and folklore of the place, as well as the present for people who live there who meet and play cards together (First broadcast 1977).
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DocArchive: The Gralton Affair
Jim Gralton was born in Leitrim in 1886. His political ...
Jim Gralton was born in Leitrim in 1886. His political beliefs saw him join the Revolutionary Workers Group, the forerunner to the Communist Party of Ireland. In 1933, Jim became the only Irishman to be deported from his own country. (Broadcast 1973)
