Down with jazz - Anti jazz campaign of the 1930's
January 1st 1934, Fr. Conifrey led a march through Mohill, County Leitrim, in which demonstrators shouted "down with jazz" and "out with paganism" and called on the government to close the dance halls...
3 Feb 201740min
DocArchive (2004): Finders Keepers
An access all areas look at the mechanics of bringing a play from the page to the stage. How does the director get the most out of his actors, while collaborating with the playwright to make it a succ...
23 Jan 201741min
Peadar Mercier
Peadar Mercier, the first ever professional bodhrán and bones player, captured the pulse of Irish traditional music. 25 yrs after his death, his son Mel traces his father’s unique life story – from hi...
13 Jan 201741min
Bulldozer and Buckleppin
"Break a Nail"Camilla Duncan is a Westmeath grandmother who drives abulldozer for her living."Jumping for Tanzania"The Kells Heritage Buckleppin' Competition took placeto raise money for the Makiumiu ...
4 Jan 201726min
DocArchive (1973): Last Christmas on Inishturk
Proinnsias O'Conluain spends Christmas with the only five families living on the island of InishTurk off the coast of Mayo. This is to be their final Christmas on the island. A quiet, simple life is c...
17 Dec 201639min
The Reindeer Santa Left Behind
Over the course of last Christmas Eve, an incredible series of events took place on a remote farm in Co. Wexford involving Santa Claus, his reindeers and the Mulready family. Recorded over the last ye...
16 Dec 201643min
DocArchive (1977): Buskers, Ballads and Brown Pence
An examination of the art of busking. Dick Warner speaks to musicians on the streets of Dublin about the life of a busker. They describe the highs and lows of the job, including travelling around the ...
13 Dec 201644min
DocArchive (1992): Opening of RTÉ Television
This documentary charts the development of Television in Ireland, since the first broadcast on Telefís Éireann in 1961 later renamed as RTÉ. On New Year’s Eve, the first programme was launched by Pres...
10 Dec 201642min
