Documentary on One - RTÉ Documentaries

Myalgia Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) is a complex and debilitating physiological illness. This documentary meets with M.E. sufferers - One of the greatest problems they have is that they appear perfectly normal but are in hidden terrible pain (Broadcast 1998)

We all know the boyhood dream of growing up and dreaming of playing for Man Utd or Liverpool or some other big team. But what happens when that dream starts to become a reality? Des Cahill tracks some players in search of fame and fortune (Broadcast 1987)

A documentary that delves into the gruelling but rewarding world of the Matt Talbot boxing club in Dublin by following one 14 year old local lad, Patrick Dennan, who wins the Dublin boys title and qualifies to box at the National stadium (Broadcast 1998)

In the fourth programme in the ‘Factory Lives’ series, “The Price of Bacon” tells the story of the closure of the Castlebar Bacon Factory in the 1980s.(Broadcast 2004)

Mixing comedy and politics has a long tradition in Ireland. Beginning with the days of Dean Swift and taking in Dublin Opinion, this documentary talks to satirists about their work, and gauges the reactions of their subjects or victims. With contributions from Frank Kelly, Dermot Morgan and Hall’s Pictorial Weekly. (First Broadcast 1983)

A documentary about the treetop protests that gripped the Irish psyche in the late 1990’s when a nature reserve in Co Wicklow became the focus of attention as a national primary route was upgraded to a dual carraigeway (First broadcast 1998)

The late 1990's was a time when refugees became an issue of debate in Ireland. Since 1995, Ireland has hosted over 9,700 refugees. This documentary looks at the then situation for refugee/asylum seekers within Ireland (Broadcast 1997)

Rodney Rice gives a snapshot of apartheid in South Africa - a time when the system of separation denied some 22 million South Africans the right to vote, and a host of other human rights in the land of their birth. (Broadcast 1981)

The story of twin sisters from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin who were born in 1950s Ireland with congenital rubella syndrome. (Broadcast 2008)

Ireland is the largest producer of zinc in Europe, and among the top ten producers in the world. The opening of Tynagh Mines in 1965 and Tara Mines in 1970 prompted a debate about the need for a national zinc refining plant or ‘smelter’. (Broadcast 1980)

Juno and the Paycock is a play by Sean O'Casey set in the working class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish Civil War period.This is the story of when the Gate Theatre in Dublin took the play all the way to Jerusalem (Broadcast 1985)

A look back on the life of Mother Mary Martin, the foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary (Broadcast 1975)

1983 marked the bicentenary of St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, one of the Country's long standing educational institutions and one which has a very real sense of its long and historical past. (Broadcast 1983)

A preview of Sinéad Egan's new series, "Moments of Joy" on RTE Choice - quality speech, quality sound, quality radio

One of Ireland’s largest and most powerful institutions – The Civil Service. An early 1980’s examination of this central core of power, and cog in the machine of development and growth (Broadcast 1982).