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- Written and directed by Paul Webster, this feature documentary is a decade-by-decade look at how Irish housing issues have been tackled since the birth of the Irish state and where it all went so wrong.
- Feature length documentary which challenges many of the popular myths about the 1798 Rebellion. "It reveals the central role of Presbyterians in the United Irishmen and the strong Catholic involvement in the crown forces who suppressed the Rebellion". The programme features dramatic re-enactments of some of the key skirmishes. "An exploration of the 1798 rebellion which relates the events of two hundred years before to the present day. The film strongly emphasises the links between political groups then which have now become distant and violently opposed to one another and attempts to debunk popular historical myths".
- The final match of the Pro12 season. It was the second with Guinness as the title sponsor and the seventh ever League Grand Final. The final was played between Leinster and Connacht. Connacht claimed their first title, winning on a 20 -10 scoreline
- On April 9th, 2020, nearly 1,000 Irish Debenhams workers, most of them women, received a generic email telling them their jobs were gone. The longest-ever Irish industrial dispute began.
- A cinematic exploration into the meaning of emancipation.
- Over 8 years, a small fisherman puts himself, as 'David against Goliath', in the heart of the new reform of the Common Fisheries in Brussels, to try to understand and change the system that took everything from him.
- Miles Butler lives an uneventful life with his girlfriend until he discovers the body of his landlord in a neighbouring apartment. The tragedy of this moment makes a deep impression on Miles. His curiosity is aroused when a beautiful stranger moves in, and his fascination with the vacant apartment develops from obsession to psychosis.
- The extraordinary true story of Josephine Brown, who agreed in 1919 to spy for the revolutionary IRA in Ireland on condition that the IRA kidnap her son from her in-laws in the UK. What ensues is a high stakes game between the spy and her spymaster.
- The story of Irish emigration to Britain during and after the Second World War, concentrating on the men who worked the building sites. They built the power stations, the motorways, the tower blocks and the London underground, often working gin appalling conditions and exploited by their own people.
- Molly is a ten-year-old girl who believes that if she learns to play the fiddle like her dad and wins the All-Ireland Music championship, her father will wake from his coma.
- A language enthusiast hits mid life crisis and leaves his wife and child to become an anti-globalisation warrior arsonist.
- "Invocations of Ireland" recorded between 2003 and 2008 features 19 tracks written or arranged by Irish composer Michael McGlynn. Locations include Christ Church Cathedral crypt, the Wicklow mountain, the rugged west Galway coast and the Burren in County Clare. The production was filmed in Standard and High definition and was directed and edited by Michael. It features the singers of Anúna performing timeless, beautiful songs including traditional classics and the more eclectic repertoire that Anúna have become famous for world-wide.
- Fifty years ago, Nigeria was embroiled in a brutal civil war. Irish missionaries defied a cynical international cartel to save millions from starvation, becoming international media celebrities in the process.
- Filmed in the grounds of Kilruddery house in Bray Co. Wicklow, this programme is a tribute to the late Liam Reilly who was the lead singer in the band, Bagatelle.
- Part poem, part elegy, drawing on a rich legacy of world cinema to dive into our collective memory and shine a light on the trauma we all share as descendants of the atomic age.
- "Cluiche As Baile", or "The Away Game", meets the small but mighty GAA clubs in cities across Europe. Living abroad, separated by language, background, and geography, but connected by a single passion for Gaelic games.
- Why is it that stories of sexual violence against women have never been part of the Irish War of Independence and the subsequent Civil War?
- He was at the centre of a bloody battle and founded a monastery that became a beacon of civilisation in the Dark Ages. He's even said to have taken on the Loch Ness Monster. But who was Colmcille, the Irish abbot, known in Scotland as St. Columba
- This a story about an obsessive hatred that started as a case of jealous rivalry between two young sisters, resulting in a broken heart as Neil got the upper hand on her sister, Caitríona, stealing away from her the man with whom she was in love. Caitríona never forgave her sister, nor would she forgive her as long as she lived, or indeed after that. The hate she has for her sister has consumed her to the extent that it guides her every step, in this world, and in the next!
- The incredible story of the Rasputin of the Bronx - Irishman Mike Malloy who survived 40 attempts on his vagrant life in prohibition era New York.
- In 1879, Irishman Vere Goold got to the final of the Wimbledon tennis championship. In 1908 he was convicted of one of the worst murders in French history. This is his unknown and amazing true story.
- This new creative collaboration between Singer and Composer Fiona Kelleher, Musician Caoimhín Vallely and Filmmaker Dónal Ó Céilleachair brings to life an Irish Suantraí (Magical/Lullaby) Song Cycle based on the poetry of Seamus Ó Céilleachair and Seán Ó Riordán (An Creagar). This cycle of newly composed songs breathes new life into the narrative of these unique poems in an invocation of the fragility and strength of the human spirit and the ever present inspiration and magic gifted to us by the natural world. The collaboration combines the forces of film and music (live and recorded) in celebration of the unique traditions of poetry and music of the legendary West County Cork Gaeltacht (Irish Speaking Region) of Múscraí.
- When Tomás returns to his remote island holiday home, he discovers that his reclusive wife and child have vanished. With nowhere to turn and a storm approaching, he is forced to place his trust in the small community's lone retired police officer, Labhaoise, to investigate. As the search takes an unexpected turn, some uncomfortable truths are revealed. Meanwhile, the storm looms ever closer.
- Celebrating the anniversary of the All-Ireland Rugby League by looking back at its 30-year contribution to Irish sport and culture. This documentary looks at the origins of the league, its contribution to local communities, and what the future holds for Irish rugby. Featuring Keith Earls, Gordon D'Arcy, Niamh Briggs and more.
- As the country overcomes a tumultuous pandemic, we take a personal look at how six individuals dealt with the challenges of living through a pandemic and are looking forward to a more compassionate, genuine and meaningful life in 2021.
- A young musician with a tragic past is crippled in a car accident and given a chance at redemption when he is recruited by a violent, avant-garde circus.
- When his over-protective parents pass away, friendless recluse John Cunliffe discovers their land to be extremely valuable, and he is forced to navigate the choppy waters of trust, vengeance and romance for the first time.
- Follow a student of nursing palliative care, who is plagued by a trauma from her past that has a disorienting effect on her present, her relationship, her career and her ability to function.
- Irish language documentary about Hans Hartmann, the man behind the Irish language Nazi broadcasts to Ireland during the 1930. Fluent Irish speaker, Arndt Wigger, travels from his native Germany to Ireland to discover the truth about this man and what motivated him. Though conversation with local people, and aided by a researcher back in Germany, he finds out the truth behind the man he only knew as fellow academic.
- In the not too distant future, a drifter travelling through the desert discovers the largest gold nugget ever found. He must guard it from thieves amid harsh conditions and wild dogs while waiting for his partner to return.
- Photographer Chris Rodmell's documented Inis Meáin 50 years ago. He painted a portrait of ordinary yet extraordinary lives. Chris now returns, bridging the past and present. The documentary immerses us in the island's community.
- A group of men reunite for a friend's funeral.
- A powerful story of the relationship between father and son, John and Eamon Doyle. It is set in rural Ireland during the 1950's, a period of mass emigration and social change. Young Irish emigrants, on arriving in America, have been enlisted and sent to fight in the Korean War.
- An examination of the making of the landmark Irish film Mise Eire and the political and national context of its release.