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- 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.
- 'Return to the Sea' is a documentary set on the remote Island of Inish Bofin, Co. Donegal, Ireland. The bricolage of old and new footage combining the work of the filmmaker, Genevieve McGill with the archival footage of filmmaker Dr.Donald Martin seeks to give a new voice to the people of Inish Bofin.
- 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.
- 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.
- Embark on a magical journey through the stunning landscapes of the west of Ireland with Tommy Tiernan as The Wanderer, leading an unforgettable celebration of music, dance, and theatre. Featuring music by Bill Whelan's and many others
- This is a biopic of Donegal writer and agitator Peadar O'Donnell chronicling his fight for human rights in an Ireland that had not yet heard of the term.
- In 1937, ten young men between the ages of 13 and 23 migrated from Achill Island, Co. Mayo to Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow in Scotland to work in the potato fields. Tragically, on the night of their arrival, a fire swept through their makeshift accommodation claiming all of their young lives. This documentary investigates the Kirkintillock tragedy and considers the plight of migrant workers over the years.
- Despite their origins as colonists and planters the Protestants of Ireland, North and South, have put down deep roots and have been central to the story of the Irish Language for over four hundred years. Drawing on John Hewitt's memorable phrase, documentary-maker Louis Marcus re-assesses the position of the Planter Protestant in Ireland particularly in relation to the preservation and promotion of Irish language and culture. How many are aware that Queen Elizabeth I commissioned an Irish grammar and paid for the development of the Irish typescript so that it could be published? The English dilemma - whether to develop the Irish language to promote Protestantism or to obliterate it to effect the Anglicisation of Ireland - was a perennial source of contention.
- 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.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- 2020 marks 50 years in the music business for the first lady of Celtic music, Moya Brennan. The scope of Moya Brennan's success as a performer is staggering. As a solo artist, she has won an Emmy, been nominated for two Grammys, performed for Presidents and Popes and has featured on the soundtrack of the biggest movie of all time, TITANIC. As a member of Clannad, she recorded 17 albums, won a Grammy, a BAFTA and an Ivor Novello Award. She has collaborated with everyone from Bono to Bruce Hornsby and the Theme from Harry's Game remains the only Irish language single to make the UK top ten. Bono once said of her "I think Máire has one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced". The scope of her international success is incredible and yet she has remained committed to her Donegal roots and Gaeltacht heritage. In this deeply personal documentary, Moya looks back on a fascinating 50 years of song. Featuring exclusive interviews and performances with Moya and her family as well as contributions from the cream of Irish musical talent, including Bono, Paul Brady, Imelda May, Damien Dempsey, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and many others, this is a landmark musical documentary.
- 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.
- The inside story of the 1981 hunger strike when 10 men fasted to the death in the Maze prison, told by those who were centrally involved. A first hand account of one of the landmark events in our recent history.
- An investigation into the events surrounding the explosion of a sea-mine in Ballymanus, Co.Donegal in 1943, killing 19 people.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- When Paddy Breathnach's father sets out to discover what kind of a man his long dead father was and how he himself was conceived, he finds a patriotic Irishman. Passionate about Ireland and the Irish language, his father lived a rather unsettled live in poverty and died young in 1939.
- Documentary about Tory Island off the coast of county Donegal in Ireland and its inhabitants.
- "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.
- 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.
- Just how do you slay the Rasputin of the Bronx?
- Explores that heady post World War 1 era when Ireland stood on the brink of a Soviet socialist revolution which would have utterly altered the course of its history.
- Explores the role Irish soldiers played in the American Civil War.
- An Englishman living in a 10 x 5 foot hovel on a remote Irish island, died suddenly, leaving years of diaries and notebooks. No-one on the island really knew who The Stranger was?
- A language enthusiast hits mid life crisis and leaves his wife and child to become an anti-globalisation warrior arsonist.
- First hand accounts of the Irish Republican Army campaign in the North of Ireland from 1956 to 1962. Beginning with a series of daring arms raids, the guerrilla war fizzled out due to lack of support, but the IRA remained intact, ready for the next campaign.