Ocean FM Documentaries

"A greater number of men called 'John' have been elected to the Dáil than the total number of women elected since the foundation of our State." Over a hundred years since Sligo's Constance Markievicz was appointed the first female Cabinet Minister in Europe, we take stock of the progress for women in Irish political life - through conversations with those who have followed her to the Cabinet table...

"A greater number of men called 'John' have been elected to the Dáil than the total number of women elected since the foundation of our State." Over a hundred years since Sligo's Constance Markievicz was appointed the first female Cabinet Minister in Europe, we take stock of the progress for women in Irish political life - through conversations with those who have followed her to the Cabinet table...

Over twenty years ago, while living in Sligo, American author, Robert Drake, was assaulted and left with horrific injuries, in a homophobic attack. The incident caused deep shock among the people of Sligo. This programme will recall the incident and its aftermath but will focus on the life that Robert has lived since then. Over the last twenty years he has built a successful literary career and a...

Over 5,000 men from Sligo and the surrounding areas fought for the British Army in France and Belgium during World War 1, while the cause of Irish freedom and shifting public opinion changed the country that they left behind. For almost a century, their sacrifices had been ignored or diminished, save for the members of their families who quietly commemorated them. As we pass the 100th anniversary...

Over 5,000 men from Sligo and the surrounding areas fought for the British Army in France and Belgium during World War 1, while the cause of Irish freedom and shifting public opinion changed the country that they left behind. For almost a century, their sacrifices had been ignored or diminished, save for the members of their families who quietly commemorated them. As we pass the 100th anniversary...

This programme tracks a wonderful exploration by a group of individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life, drawn together as they try to work out what Climate Justice could look like when seen in action on the ground in Sligo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Globe House in Sligo has been a direct provision centre for over 20 years. Claire Ronan explores the intimate details of the lives of a number of refugees and asylum seekers, who are past residents or still living at the centre - drawing out their life stories, emotional lives and the challenges that they have faced in Ireland. We see their hopes and dreams, as they are playing out in the Ireland...

Globe House in Sligo has been a direct provision centre for over 20 years. Claire Ronan explores the intimate details of the lives of a number of refugees and asylum seekers, who are past residents or still living at the centre - drawing out their life stories, emotional lives and the challenges that they have faced in Ireland. We see their hopes and dreams, as they are playing out in the Ireland...

Globe House in Sligo has been a direct provision centre for over 20 years. Claire Ronan explores the intimate details of the lives of a number of refugees and asylum seekers, who are past residents or still living at the centre - drawing out their life stories, emotional lives and the challenges that they have faced in Ireland. We see their hopes and dreams, as they are playing out in the Ireland...

Hidden Worlds sees Ocean FM out and about across beautiful pockets of North West Ireland uncovering the inspiring variety of life that we share our spaces with, whether we are letting off steam at the beach, river or forest, bustling through town or out in the fields. Slow down a little and take a breath to marvel at the ordinary places, often overlooked, where plants and creatures thrive, regardl...

Hidden Worlds sees Ocean FM out and about across beautiful pockets of North West Ireland uncovering the inspiring variety of life that we share our spaces with, whether we are letting off steam at the beach, river or forest, bustling through town or out in the fields. Slow down a little and take a breath to marvel at the ordinary places, often overlooked, where plants and creatures thrive, regardl...

Hidden Worlds sees Ocean FM out and about across beautiful pockets of North West Ireland uncovering the inspiring variety of life that we share our spaces with, whether we are letting off steam at the beach, river or forest, bustling through town or out in the fields. Slow down a little and take a breath to marvel at the ordinary places, often overlooked, where plants and creatures thrive, regardl...

Hidden Worlds sees Ocean FM out and about across beautiful pockets of North West Ireland uncovering the inspiring variety of life that we share our spaces with, whether we are letting off steam at the beach, river or forest, bustling through town or out in the fields. Slow down a little and take a breath to marvel at the ordinary places, often overlooked, where plants and creatures thrive, regardl...

Hidden Worlds sees Ocean FM out and about across beautiful pockets of North West Ireland uncovering the inspiring variety of life that we share our spaces with, whether we are letting off steam at the beach, river or forest, bustling through town or out in the fields. Slow down a little and take a breath to marvel at the ordinary places, often overlooked, where plants and creatures thrive, regardl...

Hidden Worlds sees Ocean FM out and about across beautiful pockets of North West Ireland uncovering the inspiring variety of life that we share our spaces with, whether we are letting off steam at the beach, river or forest, bustling through town or out in the fields. Slow down a little and take a breath to marvel at the ordinary places, often overlooked, where plants and creatures thrive, regardl...

Hidden Worlds sees Ocean FM out and about across beautiful pockets of North West Ireland uncovering the inspiring variety of life that we share our spaces with, whether we are letting off steam at the beach, river or forest, bustling through town or out in the fields. Slow down a little and take a breath to marvel at the ordinary places, often overlooked, where plants and creatures thrive, regardl...

What would happen if you woke up one morning, found yourself in the middle of a snow storm and you have no power, no heat, no phone, no food?  Welcome to the world of Janey Dillis.  Janey hasn't left her house in 25 years. No one has set foot inside her house in 20 years, which up until now has been just the way she likes it.   As her situation escalates, Janey is for...

Niall Delaney follows the fate of the tragic brig "The Carricks of Whitehaven" which departed the port of Sligo in April 1847, loaded with a desperate cargo of emaciated Irish souls, seeking solace on the other side of the Atlantic. The ship was cruelly smashed within landfall of Canada with the loss of over 120 lives. By following the ripples of this tragic event through five generations on both...

The poet, Michael Hargardon, is famous across Canada for his powerful poem “To Those They Left Behind”, penned at the outbreak of World War One . The poem was hugely influential in furthering the cause of the families of Canadian soldiers who were fighting in Europe and Hargadon went on to find great success across the Atlantic. The series traces that success alongside contemporary moves among com...

The poet, Michael Hargardon, is famous across Canada for his powerful poem “To Those They Left Behind”, penned at the outbreak of World War One . The poem was hugely influential in furthering the cause of the families of Canadian soldiers who were fighting in Europe and Hargadon went on to find great success across the Atlantic. The series traces that success alongside contemporary moves among com...

Niall Delaney follows the fate of the tragic brig "The Carricks of Whitehaven" which departed the port of Sligo in April 1847, loaded with a desperate cargo of emaciated Irish souls, seeking solace on the other side of the Atlantic. The ship was cruelly smashed within landfall of Canada with the loss of over 120 lives. By following the ripples of this tragic event through five generations on both...

Geraldine Lavelle, Diarmuid Mulrennan, John Thornton and Julian Cassels and Michael Kelly all have one thing in common - they all want a professional career in media. Join them as they learn skills essential for broadcasting. Seeing In Sound is a three part series that encourages diversity amongst Ireland’s broadcasting professionals, by inviting four participants who feel that they and people lik...

Geraldine Lavelle, Diarmuid Mulrennan, John Thornton and Julian Cassels and Michael Kelly all have one thing in common - they all want a professional career in media. Join them as they learn skills essential for broadcasting. Seeing In Sound is a three part series that encourages diversity amongst Ireland’s broadcasting professionals, by inviting four participants who feel that they and people lik...

Geraldine Lavelle, Diarmuid Mulrennan, John Thornton and Julian Cassels and Michael Kelly all have one thing in common - they all want a professional career in media. Join them as they learn skills essential for broadcasting. Seeing In Sound is a three part series that encourages diversity amongst Ireland’s broadcasting professionals, by inviting four participants who feel that they and people lik...

Home Truths is a four part series that captures the emotional and physical journey of those living with and beyond cancer in the West of Ireland. Exploring experiences relating to emotional and physical changes brought about as a result of treatment and surgery, it is an honest and provocative look at a world that is normally closed to those that do not undergo the experience directly. See omnystu...