Documentary on One Podcast

When the 2011 Irish General Election was called, Conor Lenihan and Charlie O'Connor were sitting TD's in Government. Battling through their 4 week campaign trail to retain their seats, the mood they faced was grim, the anger palpable and the outlook bleak See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Catholic brother walks out of monastic life in Sydney leaving behind him 25 years of religious service and a pot burning on the stove. Linda Neil tries to solve the mystery of Brother Benedict and tells the story of a daughter's search for her father See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This documentary has just won a coveted Gracie Award from Beverly Hills, LA! We tell the story of forty women and two dragons who take to the water for the launch of a unique project for breast cancer survivors, Ireland's first dragon boat racing team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrity chef, agony aunt, novelist and the author of Ireland's first television soap Tolka Row: the remarkable life story of Maura Laverty who was a household name 50 years ago, one of very few women in Irish public life at that time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man fulfills a promise to his 13-year old self by visiting the place his grandfather died, Blackrock island, Co. Mayo. (A short radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Arranmore - one of the few inhabited islands off the Donegal coast - fishing has sustained a population for generations. Now, as the fishing industry there collapses under EU and Irish fishing laws, with it goes the life and community of the island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret Bulkeley wanted to become a doctor. It was the early 1800s and she didn't stand a chance. Unless.... she became a man..... And James Barry was one of the most brilliant doctors at the time..... (Extract of a Breege Brennan documentary) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This doc just won top radio prize at the 2011 National Justice Media Awards. In 2003, Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy bought Lissadell House, Sligo to make the estate into a flagship for tourism - but after an 18 month legal battle, their dream is over See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You don't think of America for pilgrimages but, every year, thousands of 'pilgrims' head for the Fryeburg Fair in Maine. They go for the racing, the rides, the farm animals and the fast food. The sounds are fantastic and the sight of the draught horses... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A multi-award winning documentary. In 2007, schoolgirl Leanne Wolfe committed suicide. The morning of her funeral, her older sister discovered Leanne's diaries and to her horror, she discovered that her sister was bullied by 6 girls for the last 5 years See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting lost can be fun. If you do it in HIlversum, Holland, you may come across a house with "Céad Míle Fáilte" on the front. It's owned by a Dutch couple who have fallen for Ireland so much, they want to move here. (Short radio documentary Ireland) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over 2,000 people visit the Dublin Central Mission every week. Some are dancing, some are praying, others are battling drug/drink/gambling/sex addiction and the list goes on - with a total of 56 groups meeting weekly. Come inside with us to find out more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of Jack Foley, a former dock worker who, when working at Universal Pictures, created a method of adding sounds to films, known now as the 'Art of Foley'. Every film now has sound dubbed in - yet the real sources of these sounds are unimaginable.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Roadshows" in Bray, Co. Wicklow were a joy for holidaymakers. These were variety shows put on in temporary, 'fit-up' theatres around the town. They consisted of music, dancing and theatre. Brian Gallagher was a child on holidays in Bray in the 1960s and visits a location of one of the roadshows. (First Broadcast 2011) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What would compel someone give away all of their material possessions, empty their bank account and commit to living a life with no money? Thrity-two year old Donegal man Mark Boyle has been living completely without money for over two years - by choice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 1916 room was set up with the premise of bringing 4 people back in time, and in their memories, to where they were in 1966, 50yrs after the Easter Rising, asking them what 1916 meant and what effect it had on their lives and families subsequently? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This doc has just won a 2011 Prix Marulic award from Croatia. A tale of two "Jacks": one a hero of traditional folktales: the other a retired fisherman passing the time in his fishing stage spinning tales of his youth. You'll find them both in Newfoundland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The night President Obama got elected 145th Street in Harlem, NY city rocked. It was a night of talk, memory, partying and singing with the local community, some of whom could trace their roots back just a few generations to slavery in the Southern States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ireland - a Farming Nation. But in the 21st century what's it like to be a single female farmer running a 200 acre farm? We follow 35-year-old Olivia Hynes, a beef and sheep farmer from Roscommon, as new life comes to her farm over the busy Spring period. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 2011, foghorns went silent on Irish lighthouses. Student radio producer, Jason Murphy (www.boreenbroadcasts.com )weaves a lament with sounds, music and comments from Cork coastal people. See the amazing photo from photographer, 2c, on the website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A unique documentary experiment that, with the help of five experienced Twitterers and one complete Twitter newbie, attempts to put the much talked about social networking service through its paces - #Twitterontrial by @patomahony1 and @RTEDocOnOne See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Ireland becomes gripped by 'Obama mania' ahead of a visit by the 44th President of the United States, RTE's Fergal Keane travels back to 2008 when Barrack H. Obama went on the campaign trail - from the early primaries right through to the inauguration See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Dolan, DCU student, tells the great story of Bob Dylan's 1965 song, "Like A Rolling Stone" and its impact on him as a teenager. (Radio people spend years trying to sound as laid back as Kevin does - something to do with listening to Dylan, perhaps.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of our most popular docs ever with multiple awards, this doc tells the story of Mick Murphy, winner of the 1958 Rás - a cycle race around Ireland. It's an unbelieveable story - broken collarbone, body-snatchers, stealing a bike, drinking cow's blood... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alison Spittle tells audiences that she's half-Traveller, half-English. She hates that - not her background, the fact that she uses it in her act - she feels she's stabbing her family in the back. A comedienne with a very Irish background. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.