RTÉ Radio 1: Documentary on One
The main weekly documentary slot on RTÉ Radio 1 and the largest arena for radio documentaries in Ireland.
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A Song For Kathleen
The story of 87-year-old Kathleen Tierney who was diagnosed with ...
The story of 87-year-old Kathleen Tierney who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but finds her spirit lifted and her health improve when she joins ‘The Forget Me Nots’ - a choir welcoming those affected by dementia and memory loss.
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A Solemn Undertaking
Somewhere in Ireland today, a grieving person is picking up ...
Somewhere in Ireland today, a grieving person is picking up the phone to call a Funeral Director, but have you ever wondered what it is like to be that person in the black suit? ...
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The Beach Boys of Rossnowlagh
The four brothers who discovered surfing in the 1960s - ...
The four brothers who discovered surfing in the 1960s - when nobody in Ireland even knew what it was - and have kept on riding the waves for almost fifty years.
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Michael Gomez - The Irish Mexican
A documentary by former world champion Bernard Dunne about Michael ...
A documentary by former world champion Bernard Dunne about Michael Gomez – the controversial bad boy of Irish boxing and a night in the national stadium when something strange and inexplicable happened - something never before seen in an Irish ring? A documentary by former world champion Bernard Dunne about Michael Gomez – the controversial bad boy of Irish boxing and a night in the national stadium when something strange and inexplicable happened - something never before seen in an Irish ring?
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Dead People Don't Matter
On the night of Sep 18 1988 Anne Gillepsie and ...
On the night of Sep 18 1988 Anne Gillepsie and her mother Annie were shot dead in the car park of Sligo General Hospital by John Gallagher, Anne's estranged boyfriend of three and a half years, John Gallagher, was found guilty but insane in 1989. (2006)
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Keeping the Door Open
Levis Pub in Ballydehob, Cork has been in the hands ...
Levis Pub in Ballydehob, Cork has been in the hands of one family for over 100 years. The next generation have taken on the challenge of keeping the pub alive and maintaining that legacy. With costs rising and rural population declining, will they succeed?
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The Irishwoman Who Shot Mussolini
Four people tried to assassinate Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. ...
Four people tried to assassinate Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Only one person ever came close - her name was Violet Gibson and she was Irish. Violet spend the rest of her life in mental institutions, forgotten by society and by history.
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The Rough With The Smoothie
What can you do if you're pregnant and dreading the ...
What can you do if you're pregnant and dreading the aftermath of a rough labour? You could try eating your placenta. Mary-Elaine Tynan was dreading post-natal life and came across this as a possible solution. Is it dangerous; could she try it?
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Mairead's First Communion
Mairead is excited about making her First Communion with all ...
Mairead is excited about making her First Communion with all her school friends. But for her non-practising Catholic parents, Anne and Joe, it's not so simple as they nagivate their way through this Irish tradition.
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Live Where You Learn
Cistercian College Roscrea invites Sixth Class boys to stay overnight ...
Cistercian College Roscrea invites Sixth Class boys to stay overnight to see if they like the idea of boarding-school. So, the Documentary On One did just that: spent 24 hours in Cistercian College Roscrea. Cistercian College Roscrea invites Sixth Class boys to stay overnight to see if they like the idea of boarding-school. So, the Documentary On One did just that: spent 24 hours in Cistercian College Roscrea.
