Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

A snapshot of life in the village of Ballinafad, County Sligo as a small rural community copes with emigration and stagnation. (Originally Broadcast 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary diary of the month leading up to the 2002 abortion referendum (Broadcast 2002).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Antoine Ó Raifteirí was born Co. Mayo in 1779. He was the only child in his large family to survive a smallpox outbreak although the disease left him blind. A travelling bard, he was known as the ‘Kiltimagh Fiddler’. (First Broadcast 1957)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about the 1952 Ballyfermot Co-Operative by Michael Carolan (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about the Anne Sullivan Centre for Deaf Blind young adults (Broadcast 2002).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary on Florence in Italy on love and literature (Broadcast 1999).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary by Seamus Kelly about the New Forest estate in County Galway and the people who lived and worked there (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about different ways of seeing the Book of Kells (Broadcast 2002).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E.M Forster is known for novels like Howard's End, A Passage to India and A Room With a View exploring themes of class differences and sexuality. In this documentary Elizabeth Bowen and Sybil Thorndyke explore his life and works. (First broadcast 1970)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seán Mac Réamoinn investigates the world of Irish journalism. He looks at how the Irish daily newspapers are produced, the roles of the editors and what it takes to craft a strong headline. He also looks at the different kind of reporters and people who work in the media. (First Broadcast 1969)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this radio documentary Richard Collins tells the history of the games from inception in 1968 to the present day and interviews Eunice Kennedy Shriver founder of the Special olympics (Broadcast 2003).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A beautiful radio documentary about a young carer and her mother (Broadcast 1999).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this radio documentary, Eanna Ni Lamhna travels to the rainforests of Costa Rica (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary tracing the solo voyage by American anthropologist Dr Earle Reynolds through the U.S. Pacific nuclear testing zone (Broadcast 1998)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about the Dublin based lecturer and Israeli peace activist Ronit Lentin, set against events in Israel/Palestine during March and April 2002 (Broadcast 2002).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about Kenneth Nolan who has been in full time care due to his intellectual disability since he was seven years old (Broadcast 1999).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary profiling Gusty Spence, former UVF leader turned peace-maker (Broadcast 1996)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shrines all over the world are named for the mother of Mary - this documentary looks at the devotion to St. Anne from the holy land to France to Canada.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Limerick Soviet was a self-declared soviet that operated for twelve days in Limerick in April 1919. (Originally Broadcast in 1974)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A portrait of the composer and conductor Charles Villiers Stanford. (Originally broadcast 1974)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.