DocArchive (2005): Leaving Breaffy
In 1997, as Chairman of the Mayo County Football Board, Noel Forde brought his side to the All-Ireland Final and he started a romance with the love of his life. But Noel was a priest and media interes...
22 Jul 200940min
DocArchive (1989): Shedding Old Habits
We hear from 6 young nuns about their calling to religious life. The six women are part of various religious orders around Ireland and we hear about their reasons for joining each order, as well as sp...
22 Jul 200940min
DocArchive (1966): Forty Years of Irish Radio
In 1926, Dr Douglas Hyde launched the first radio station in the Irish Free State, 2RN. This was the start of something very special in Ireland. In ‘Forty Years of Irish Radio’, RTE’s PP Maguire looks...
21 Jul 20091h 29min
DocArchive (1979): The Man from Carrickmore
The story of Joseph Mc Garrity, the Irish American business man who was a leading figure in the Irish independence movement in the early years of the 20th Century. Born in Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone in 1...
20 Jul 200942min
DocArchive (1982): View from Ballyherragh
On the West coast of Clare, just over from the hills of Moher, lies the rural community of Ballyherragh. Battered by the Atlantic, it has stood the test of time. This documentary is all about the beau...
19 Jul 200939min
DocArchive (1979): Dray Horses of Dublin
Dray horses were animals bred for hard heavy tasks like pulling a heavy load. Into the 1900s, they were used for practical work pulling wagons or ploughing fields. The dray-men were part of Dublin cit...
18 Jul 200944min
DocArchive (1983): Battle of Carrickshock
The Battle of Carrickshock took place in 1831 in south Kilkenny. The conflict was borne out of a tithe tax that was enforced despite difficult harvests. The tithe was a tax that Catholics had to pay t...
18 Jul 200942min
DocArchive (1983): A Death in January
Limerick man Sean Bourke was sentenced to 3 years in Daingean reformatory, in 1947 for stealing bananas at age 12. Having moved to UK in 1961, he continued with crime and was sentenced to 7 years in p...
17 Jul 200941min
