Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

A history of the G.A.A in County Clare, from its origins in 1884 when Clareman Michael Cusack lit the torch that led to the founding of the organisation (Broadcast 1984).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Redmond from West Cork spent his lifetime travelling around Ireland tuning pianos for the great and the good. In this documentary he explores the musical tastes of former Governor-Generals and Presidents of Ireland (Broadcast 1994).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The issue of child trafficking into prostitution in the Philippines as a result of sex tourism, and how Irish missionary priest Fr. Shay Cullen has fought to combat the problem through his organisation PREDA (Broadcast 1990).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Eureka affair of 1854 has been described as everything from a tax whinge to the birthplace of Australian democracy. Some 30 people died in the half-hour battle, most of them goldminers who had sworn to defend their rights and liberties. (First Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicaragua was ruled for four decades by the Somoza dynasty. This is the story of how the people overthrew an oppressive regime in 1979 - and what happened next. (First broadcast 1983)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2011, the 9th President of Ireland will take office. In this documentary, we travel back 52yrs to the day that Eamon De Valera was inaugurated as the 3rd President of Ireland. This is the story of the first 21yrs of Irish Presidents (Broadcast 1959)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Vietnam War caused great upheaval in America in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Bill Warren wished to avoid the draft into the defence forces, so he decided to leave with his wife Patricia and moved to Ireland. Immigration was not on Sharon Lennon’s mind when she met her husband Frank, but she left the US to join him in Belfast. (First Broadcast 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Covering 1247 kilometers over 8 stages, the Irish FBD Milk Rás, now in it's 59th year, is one of the longest amateur stage races held annually in the world. In 1996, Roy Willoughby tracked the race as the cyclists fought it out for glory (Broadcast 1996).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From pigeons to hens, we meet the people whose passion in life is keeping birds (first broadcast 1982)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 2011, Queen Elizabeth II, whilst on a visit to the Islandbridge War Memorial Gardens, bows her head to honour the 49,400 Irish soldiers who died in WW1. Opened in 1988, this is the story of the garden and the soldiers they honour (Broadcast 1989)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The North Sligo rural transport scheme initiative is helping those living in isolation to get out and about, go shopping and visit their relatives. Kay Sheehy takes the bus herself and meets those availing of the service. (Broadcast 2005)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every year countless lives are lost around the coast of Ireland. This is a story about fishing families who have lost their loved ones to the treacherous waters off the Irish Coast.(Broadcast 2002)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Storms can develop quickly and without warning. High winds and treacherous waves are frequent along the Irish coastline. When ferries, tawlers and yachts get caught at sea or when lives are at risk, they call on the Irish lifeboat services (Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The everyday life of Father John Cusack, an Irish priest from County Cavan who looks after London's down and outs in the 1980s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 and ban all foreign dances in Ireland. (Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paddy O'Gorman takes a trip to the United Arab Emirates where some 4,000 Irish people have, for whatever reason, made it their home. This is the story of some Irish people who work, rest and play in the the middle eastern sun (Broadcast 2003)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stammering affects 45,000 people in Ireland, 80% of which are male. In this documentary Michael Carolan allows time and space to meet at talk with stammerers about the bullying, the loneliness and their fears. (Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the early 1800s a large migration of Irish farmers settled on the Pampas of Argentina. Joe Murray travells to Argentina and discovers his cousins and many other Argentinos who trace their connections to families still farming in Ireland (Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This documentary explores the rich musical history of an extraordinary Belfast family, the McPeakes, from humble beginnings when Francis Joseph McPeake, born in 1885 became the first piper in Belfast for 116 years (Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary in search of the black-tailed godwit, a large wading bird. Ornithologist Jim Wilson, travels to Iceland in search of the black-tailed godwit. The black-tailed godwit is a large wading bird that breeds in Iceland. (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.