There's Something About Elephants - Documentary on One Documentary maker Amy Herron retraces the footsteps of her grandad, Jim Kenny, an elephant keeper in Dublin Zoo from the 1930s to the 1970s. Documentary On One • 16 Aug 19
Back to the Rock - Documentary On One In August 1979, a massive Atlantic storm turned the Fastnet Yacht Race into the greatest yacht-racing disaster ever witnessed. In spite of the biggest peacetime ... Documentary On One • 09 Aug 19
I Hope You Will Be Home Soon: Documentary On One Documentary On One: Nan Delaney, was born in Portlaoise in 1916. From childhood, her lungs were weak and, when she was an adult, she was ... Documentary On One • 02 Aug 19
The tale of Thomas & Tess: Documentary On One Tess Murray never forgot her first love. She was a young teacher, engaged to Thomas McEver, a chemist who had moved to Dunmore Co. Galway ... Documentary On One • 30 Jul 19
Meet The Baron Of Broadway - Documentary On One In the early 1900's, John J Hanley, a young Limerick man left for New York to later gentrify his persona to the 'Baron of Broadway'. ... Documentary On One • 19 Jul 19
Guns, goals, cigarettes and samba - Documentary On One The Irish soccer team's 1982 tour of South America during the Falklands War was a farcical episode in Irish sport: 4 games, 3 defeats, 2 ... Documentary On One • 12 Jul 19
The Whistleblower makes peace with his past - Documentary On One In March 1976, the Dublin to Cork mail train was robbed in County Kildare. £200,000 pounds was taken, never to be recovered. Within days, five ... Documentary On One • 05 Jul 19
RTÉ at the NYC Radio Awards: hear a quartet of prize-winners RTÉ has once again been honoured with the prestigious Broadcaster of the Year award at the 2019 New York Festivals International Radio Awards... Radio • 01 Jul 19
An American basketball player in Ireland - Documentary on One This week's Documentary On One docmaker Philip Gallagher writes for Culture about the story of one of Ireland's sporting imports... Documentary On One • 28 Jun 19
The Summer of Astral Weeks - inside Van Morrison's masterpiece As part of the inaugural RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, RTÉ Arts and the Documentary On One team have come together to tell the story ... Documentary On One • 25 Jun 19
Inside stories from Irish prisons - Documentary On One Author Carlo Gébler, son of award-winning Irish writer Edna O'Brien, spent three decades teaching creative writing within the Northern Ireland prison system. RTÉ Radio 1 • 24 Jun 19
Documentary on One: The Case of Majella Moynihan In February 1985 an unnamed Bangharda, as she would have been called then, was being threatened with dismissal from An Garda Síochana, for having pre-marital ... Documentary On One • 17 Jun 19
An Irish Serial Killer? - Doc on One goes to print The Secret Serial Killer: The True Story of Kieran Kelly details three years of investigations into claims that Irish-man Kieran Kelly, a two- time convicted ... Documentary On One • 19 Feb 20
Notes On A Belfast Rape Trial - Documentary On One The so-called 'Belfast Rape Trial' led to widespread media coverage, social media comment and street protests. The nine-week case - from January to March 2018 ... Documentary On One • 23 Nov 18
The Battle of Baltinglass - Documentary On One The rural village of Baltinglass, County Wicklow was a quiet community where people tended to mind their own business until 1950, when they took on ... Documentary On One • 16 Nov 18
My J1 summer - Documentary On One In this week's Documentary On One, entitled New York - 1, David - 0, David Atkinson, a cocky, 22-year old from Wexford goes to New ... Documentary On One • 10 Nov 18
P.S. Gilmore: Ireland's First Superstar - Documentary On One Producer Tim Desmond writes about this weekend's Documentary On One, Ireland's First Superstar, exploring the life of a hugely popular Irish entertainer - you may ... Documentary On One • 02 Nov 18
Two generations of Irish race car drivers - Documentary On One In the 1980's, Kildare man Michael Roe was amongst the quickest drivers in the world. Destined to become a global household name, the biggest teams ... Documentary On One • 24 Oct 18
Finding Private Branch - Documentary On One Dick Tynan turned his back on the family butchery business in Dublin and travelled to America. He joined the army and whilst there he met ... Documentary On One • 28 Sep 18
Stealing a Sheela Na Gig - Documentary On One For years, gangs have been looting the ancient treasures of Ireland. In 1990 Jim O'Connor was accused of being involved in stealing a Sheela Na ... Documentary On One • 14 Sep 18
The hours that changed my life forever - Documentary On One In March 2015, Laura Molloy went to her campus doctor. She had been feeling unwell. The next few hours would change her life forever. She ... Documentary On One • 07 Sep 18
The Irishman buried alive in Kilburn - Documentary On One To the watching world in 1968, Mick Meaney was the ordinary Irish labourer with the extraordinary dream of breaking the world record for time spent ... Documentary On One • 31 Aug 18
The Listowel men who defied the church - Documentary On One Conor Keane, son of John B. Keane, is the man behind this weekend's Documentary On One production, In Shame, Love, In Shame Documentary On One • 17 Aug 18
Listen: The Pope's Prisoners - Documentary On One In 1979, to celebrate the momentous occasion of Pope John Paul coming to Ireland, the Department of Justice decided to grant early release to 76 ... Documentary On One • 15 Aug 18
Patsy Dan Rodgers - remembering The Last King Of Ireland Writer and documentary maker Kieran Devaney has been friends with Patsy Dan Rodgers, the King of Tory Island, for many years. This led to Kieran ... Documentary On One • 22 Oct 18
