DocArchive (2005): Just as there are parentheses within sentences
Galway author Desmond Hogan’s award winning literature was praised from the outset. He published The Ikon Maker in 1976. His reputation went from strength to strength after moving to the UK in the 198...
17 Jul 200940min
DocArchive (1998): Lifting the Veil
Four former nuns talk about life in the convent, and life outside it. These are women from the organisation Fáilte, a support for former nuns who now find themselves in financial and/or emotional dif...
17 Jul 200942min
DocArchive (1979): Retreat
Having been inspired by the lifestyle of a group of Tibetan monks visiting the West of Ireland, Sonia Kelly founded the Cloona Health Centre in 1969 - a detox retreat located in Westport, Co Mayo. In ...
17 Jul 200944min
DocArchive: Hofmann (Broadcast 2003)
An account of the late instrument maker and repairer, Willy Hofmann, whose family opened a music shop in Dublin in 1919.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Jul 200943min
DocArchive (1985): Strangers in Ireland
The Huguenots were French Protestants. In a conflict in 1562 a number of Huguenots were massacred at Vassy in France. King Henry IV signed the Edict of Nantes which ended the Wars of Religion in 1598,...
16 Jul 200943min
DocArchive: Bianconi the Coachman
A look at the life of Charles Bianconi and his coach company, and his influence on the modern transport system (Broadcast 1975).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Jul 200943min
DocArchive: Tommy's Story (1995)
Tommy Walsh talks about his wife Jo's last days (Broadcast 1995)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 Jul 200929min
DocArchive: Judiths Best Friend
This documentary was recorded in Belfast against a backdrop of recent riots, but they may as well be a million miles away. Judith comes from a good family, went to a good school and is attending unive...
15 Jul 200940min
