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In 1981 the long-standing dream of many Irish music lovers was realised with the opening of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin. Ian Fox looks at the history of the building and tal...

26 Mar 200940min

Sexual violence can have psychological, emotional, and physical effects on a survivor. Self-blame can be amongst the most common effect. We hear from a number of victims who speak of their attacks and...

26 Mar 200943min

With a sung narration performed by Mick Flannery, this documentary delves into the life of an Irishman who lived in England. In 2006, Patrick Folens remains were discovered in Horton Woods in Kent. He...

25 Mar 200941min

The Cork Opera House went up in flames in 1955, when a fire destroyed the whole building within hours. It was a dramatic ending to 100 years of stage history. The loss of the iconic Opera house had a ...

25 Mar 200944min

St Mary's Abbey, Glencairn is the only Cistercian monastery for women in Ireland. Glencairn Abbey is a working Abbey and in addition to the practical running of the monastery, the sisters work on thei...

25 Mar 200944min

The Salvation Army, affectionately known as the 'Sally Ann', was founded in 1865 in England. This is an account of their operations in Ireland in 1983, and the many social issues members found themsel...

25 Mar 200943min

A documentary which marks the first 50 years of the Irish Dept of Social, Community and Family Affairs tracing its past, present and future. By 2015, it's estimated that the number of welfare dependan...

24 Mar 200942min

The story of a British war bride in Canada and her grown son, Chris, who retraces his own path in life via his mother's unusual history. Chris' parents marraige was a deeply unhappy one and he, the on...

24 Mar 200941min