Davy
People think they know Clare senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald because of what they see during the game of sport, but what about before and after? This documentary had unique access to follow Cla...
26 Aug 201643min
We Decide Who Lives Or Dies
The highest risk group in Irish road deaths: young rural drivers. We visit Co.Donegal and meet drivers who refuse to wear seatbelts, drivers who drink, officials who work with ‘anti-social’ drivers. T...
19 Aug 201641min
Richard Fariña – from Lough Neagh to Monterey
Richard Fariña was well known in music and literary circles in New York in the 1960’s. He was a regular visitor to his Irish relations in Ardboe, Co. Tyrone in the 1950’s. He was on the cusp of greatn...
12 Aug 201639min
What to do with Clogheen?
Kathriona Devereux has inherited a small hotel in Clogheen, Co. Tipperary. ‘Vee house’ has huge emotional value to her, and it has been in her family for years. But the hotel has been closed since her...
5 Aug 201640min
The Sound of Sport
To mark the beginning of the Olympics in Rio, a documentary on a group of people who listen to the events more than watch them: TV Sport sound designers. They use their skills to enhance the pictures ...
29 Jul 201645min
The Broken Hearted Farmer
Joe Flynn and his wife Mary from Westmeath wrote ‘The Broken Hearted Farmer’ in the late 1960s - a song that told the story of farming protests at that time. They were hoping for a No. 1 hit, but it n...
22 Jul 201643min
Then There Was Light
On November 5th 1946, the ESB erected the first pole of rural electrification. This was the beginning of a promise to bring electricity to every home in Ireland. 70yrs after this momentous change in m...
22 Jul 201638min
Battle at the Bridge
The Battle of Mount Street Bridge was the most successful rebel engagement in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Rising. A detailed investigation leads to a modern re-imagining of the infamous battle that ...
15 Jul 201640min
