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Notes From A Belfast Rape Trial
Episode 1
In 2018, 4 men, including Irish rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, were acquitted on all charges relating to the alleged rape of a 19yr-old…
7 years, 11 months ago
The Battle Of Baltinglass
Episode 1
In November 1950, a letter was received by the sub postmistress in the tiny town of Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. She was to be sacked and replaced by a …
7 years, 11 months ago
Ireland's First Superstar
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Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore emigrated from Ballygar Co Galway to America in the 1840's. He went on to become a leading bandmaster and composer, writing…
7 years, 11 months ago
The Summer of Astral Weeks
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Van Morrison is one of the great musicians of his generation. His 1968 album Astral Weeks is said to be one of the finest albums of all time. We visi…
8 years ago
The Hospital Always Wins
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In 2005, American producer Laura Starecheski began recording at the Living Museum, an art studio for patients at Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital in Ne…
8 years ago
Finding Private Branch
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This is a tale that spans 60 years. It begins in Dublin, travels to America, then onto Germany, before finally returning to Dublin. It’s about friend…
8 years ago
The Yellow Line
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Monday morning in an Irish town. Commuters are waiting for their train. For them, it’s a normal day, heading to school, work and elsewhere. But there…
8 years, 1 month ago
A Tale of Two Sheelas
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For years gangs have been looting the ancient treasures of Ireland. In 1990 Jim O’Connor is accused of being involved in stealing a Sheela Na Gig, a …
8 years, 1 month ago
A Matter of International Secrecy
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In the summer of 1979 Ireland was consumed with preparations for a very special visitor to the country - Pope John Paul II. This is the story of how …
8 years, 1 month ago
In Shame, Love, In Shame
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In 1946, in an unprecedented act of defiance against the local clergy, a group of Listowel men from Co. Kerry forced open the locked gates into their…
8 years, 2 months ago