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Euthanasia, and the Irish way of dying - Documentary On One

In this weekend's Documentary On One, Dr. Luke Dillon explores the controversial subject of euthanasia and asks how can we do end-of-life care best in …

Documentary On One • 27 Oct 17

Nazi codebreaker Richard Hayes, the subject of this weekend's gripping RTÉ Documentary On One.

The Irishman who broke the Nazi code - Documentary on One

Marc Mc Menamin, producer of this weekend's RTÉ Documentary on One, Richard Hayes, Nazi Codebreaker, reflects on honouring Ireland's role in World War Two.

Documentary On One • 23 Oct 17

Maria Brigida Gonzales, founding member of the San Jose De Apartado Peace community. She talks to the Documentary On One team for Colombia: Making the Peace.

Colombia's fragile peace - Documentary On One

This weekend's Documentary On One takes us into the heart of Colombia to examine the fragile peace in what was one of the world's most …

Documentary On One • 14 Oct 17

Celebrating the Documentary On One Prix Italia victory: (l-r) Tim Desmond (RTÉ Radio 1 Producer) Jason Murphy (Freelance Producer), Ann Marie Power (Editor, RTÉ Radio 1), Noel Curran (Director General of E.B.U)

RTÉ Radio 1's Documentary on One wins prestigious Prix Italia

RTÉ Radio 1's Documentary on One was honoured at the prestigious Prix Italia international media awards in Milan on Sunday for its 2016 production No …

Documentary On One • 04 Oct 17

Sixty-six years on, actress Clare Mullen returns to Achill Island to revisit the scene of one of the worst film accidents of all time resulting in the death of four talented and extraordinary people working on a film called

Return to Shark Island - Documentary on One

Documentary maker David Mullen writes about this weekend's Documentary on One – Return to Shark Island.

Documentary On One • 02 Oct 17

Ireland and the KGB - Documentary On One

Documentary maker Robert Mulhern writes about this weekend's Documentary On One production, Ireland and the KGB.

Documentary On One • 22 Sep 17

Ireland's Coroners on the Cause Of Death - Documentary on One

The role of the Coroner becomes important only when tragedy strikes with the sudden and unexplained death of a loved one. Tim Desmond is co-producer …

RTÉ Radio 1 • 15 Sep 17

On the battlefront (l-r): Winston Churchill, Eric Dorman-Smith, William Gott and John Auchinleck

The Irish general who stopped Rommel - Documentary On One

Pavel Barter, documentary maker, writes about Eric Dorman O'Gowan, an Irish general who played a decisive role in stopping Rommel in North Africa during World …

Documentary On One • 12 Sep 17

Belfast man and Inuit scholar Mick Mallon, and his wife Alexina - the subject of this weekend's Documentary On One.

The Irishman living at the top of the world - Documentary On One

Documentary maker Janna Graham writes about this weekend's remarkable Documentary On One production, Pisusuuq, The One Who Walks, and its subject, Belfast man Mick Mallon.

Radio 1 • 01 Sep 17

Slaughtneil GAA, the little club that did - Documentary On One

Documentary maker Ronan Kelly writes about this week's remarkable Documentary On One production, an intimate portrait of Slaughtneil GAA club, and the people behind their …

Documentary On One • 25 Aug 17

A tale of murder and intrigue in Leitrim - Documentary on One

Tim Desmond, producer of this weekend's Documentary on One, An Unholy Trinity, reflects of the value of archive material to help sort the fiction from …

Documentary On One • 21 Aug 17

Celebrating Dublin's most notorious disco - Documentary On One

Jessie Hayden writes about her Documentary On One presentation, a love letter to legendary Dublin disco The Wezz, and her own high heeled coming of …

Culture • 11 Aug 17

In Tom Crean's footsteps - Documentary on One

I first heard about Tom Crean in 2001. Someone bought me his book An Unsung Hero, for Christmas. There was a portrait picture of Tom …

Documentary On One • 11 Aug 17

Documentary On One: 007, The Irish Connection

What do Sean Connery, Eric Clapton, Christy Brown and the Chieftains have in common? The circus apparently.

Documentary On One • 04 Aug 17

The glory days of Irish cycling revisited - Documentary On One

Donal O'Herlihy writes for Culture about his Documentary On One presentation, The Orwell Wheeler - and listen it in full here.

Documentary On One • 21 Jul 17

The island of Carnananaunachán - coordinates redacted.

Listen now: This documentary will change your life forever

Imagine a place where you could go to completely escape the constant distraction of online life? A remote island where all digital devices are confiscated …

Documentary On One • 11 Apr 17

Could you make Ireland's next top doc?

On April 1st, the internationally acclaimed Documentary On One team will host its fourth-weekend training seminar. Series producer, Liam O'Brien tells us how this initiative …

Culture • 09 Mar 17

Documentary On One: Down With Jazz

Documentary On One • 10 Feb 17

Something For The Weekend: John Creedon's Cultural Picks

Veteran broadcaster (and total legend) John Creedon is currently the host of RTÉ Radio 1's evening mainstay The John Creedon Show. Here, in his own …

Culture • 06 Jan 17

Kieran Patrick Kelly, subject of this week's Documentary On One.

Anatomy of an Irish serial killer

Kieran Patrick Kelly from Rathdowney in Co. Laois is purported to have murdered up to 31 individuals between 1953 and 1983 in the UK. Could …

Documentary On One • 27 Feb 20

The late, great Jeff Buckley, subject of this week's Documentary On One

Jeff Buckley’s story through Irish eyes – Documentary on One

On the eve of what would have been his 50th birthday, this week's Documentary On One tells the story of Jeff Buckley’s connections with Ireland, …

Culture • 28 Dec 16

A Backwards Glance At The Ballroom of Romance

Eugene O'Brien on The Ballroom Of Romance - Documentary On One

Given the passing of William Trevor last week, this weekend's Documentary On One is a repeat of a doc first broadcast in 2012 entitled A …

Culture • 27 Dec 16

Documentary On One subject Sinead Dineen with her coffin outside the 'Kicking The Bucket' exhibition

Notes on Kicking The Bucket - Documentary On One

In this week's Documentary on One, a group of Limerick people tell their personal stories about death, and how we deal with (and avoid) issues …

Culture • 25 Nov 16

Sin-é: Jeff Buckley's Irish Odyssey

Documentary On One • 17 Nov 16

When ESB workers erected the first pole of the rural electrification scheme in north County Dublin on Saturday November 5, 1946, it marked the beginning of an undertaking that would profoundly change the nation.

When Ireland became illuminated - Documentary On One preview

70 years to the day after the first electricity pole in Ireland was erected, this week's Documentary On One tells the story of rural electrification …

Culture • 07 Nov 16