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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Desperately Seeking Sam
A brilliant story of one fan's journey through the GAA ...
A brilliant story of one fan's journey through the GAA football championship of 2011. Paddy Joe Burke is the ultimate inter-county fan - and a barber. Beginning in New York and ending in Dublin's victory, this is a story of football and of all things Irish
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All Those Funny Z's
Many of the Polish people who came to work in ...
Many of the Polish people who came to work in Ireland during The Boom, have gone back to Poland. They didn't go alone; they took a few Irish people with them. One of those is Liam Nolan, who records his plunge into the Polish language and Warsaw.
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I Can Tell by Looking at You
The story of just how little looks count - an ...
The story of just how little looks count - an Irish woman gets mixed up in an international identity fraud that involves huge sums of money being laundered.
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Maurice - A Final Journey
This is a story of life and death - of ...
This is a story of life and death - of a man, his partner and his family. Maurice Sullivan left his home in Galway for Malaysia in August 2010, never to return. His attack and the legal fighting that followed, have since been making headlines in Malaysia.
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One World: The Future of Food
Fergal Keane explores how closely subsistence farmers live to famine ...
Fergal Keane explores how closely subsistence farmers live to famine in Ethiopia. In a country of 80 million people and 80% of the population dependant on agriculture, famine has been an almost constant presence in the country. (Made with Irish Aid)
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Nancy Wake and Harry Potter
The story of an extraordinary woman: Nancy Wake, WWII spy, ...
The story of an extraordinary woman: Nancy Wake, WWII spy, French Resistance leader and saboteur who was determined to 'bugger up' the NAZIs. (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland. Producer: Ronan Kelly)
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One World: Moving On
Hilda Kawuki, the Ugandan aid worker who was kidnapped in ...
Hilda Kawuki, the Ugandan aid worker who was kidnapped in Darfur along with Irish aid-worker Sharon Commins, has returned to development work. Producer, Elizabeth Laragy follows her during a week in her working life (With Irish Aid).
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Victim No. 0001
68yr old Fr Mychal Judge was the 1st official victim ...
68yr old Fr Mychal Judge was the 1st official victim of the 9/11 attacks. As his true life story began to emerge, many sought to claim his heroic legacy - the Irish American community, the fire department, the Catholic Church and the city's gay community
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Conversations In The Dark
Colette Kinsella captures a stunning soundscape: the sounds from Dublin ...
Colette Kinsella captures a stunning soundscape: the sounds from Dublin Zoo at night. Most spectacular, the wolves; most endearing, the snuffling elephants. (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland).
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One World: Groundhog - The Irish In Lebanon
As the Irish army re-deploy to the region, Barry Bracken ...
As the Irish army re-deploy to the region, Barry Bracken follows the personal journey of two soldiers from early preparation through to their ultimate destination - Tibnin, South Lebanon. (An RTE Radio documentary made in partnership with Irish Aid.)
