RTÉ Documentaries

Season 2022

Documentaries that were produced for or aired on the RTÉ television stations in the Republic of Ireland.

Where to Watch Season 2022

18 Episodes

  • Donie O'Sullivan: Capitol Man
    E1
    Donie O'Sullivan: Capitol ManDocumentary telling the story of how the journalist went from a small town in Co Kerry to become a household name at CNN after his reporting on the attack on the US Capitol
  • The Accountant, the Con, the Lies
    E2
    The Accountant, the Con, the LiesA report on a scam involving an Irish businesswoman well known in sporting circles, with the aim of defrauding homeowners around Ireland out of hundreds of thousands of euros.
  • Vincent Hanley: Sex, Lies and Videotapes
    E3
    Vincent Hanley: Sex, Lies and VideotapesBroadcaster and gay activist Bill Hughes documents his friendship with the radio and TV star, Vincent Hanley, revealing the story of his life and his death from an AIDS-related illness in 1987.
  • Marian
    E4
    MarianThe story of Marian Finucane’s life and career as recounted by John Clarke, her husband and confidant. Raw and eloquent, Clarke takes us behind her public persona, painting an intimate portrait of their 40-year life together.
  • Speechless
    E5
    SpeechlessFilmed over eight years, this observational documentary explores the world of nonverbal autistic writer and poet, Fiacre Ryan from Castlebar. It is a coming of age story scripted by Fiacre himself.
  • Secrets from the Middle Aisle
    E6
    Secrets from the Middle AisleThe rise of German supermarkets in Ireland, going behind the scenes with staff at Lidl stores on Moore Street in Dublin and in Tipperary Town as they worked during the pandemic.
  • Roisin Murphy's Big City Plan
    E7
    Roisin Murphy's Big City PlanThere is a need for our towns and cities to be made more livable and sustainable. Róisín Murphy's Big City Plan examines what needs to change in order for that to happen.
  • The Change - Ireland's Menopause Story
    E8
    The Change - Ireland's Menopause StoryExploring the subject of menopause in Ireland, seeking to broaden the conversation around a subject often considered taboo and finding out how real women experience this life event which affects half the population.
  • Charlie Bird: Loud and Clear
    E9
    Charlie Bird: Loud and ClearDocumentary following the veteran journalist and his wife Claire as they dealt with the implications of his diagnosis with motor neurone disease in October 2021.
  • Baz and Nancy's Last Orders
    E10
    Baz and Nancy's Last OrdersThe nation’s favourite mother and son made this programme in January 2020 pre pandemic exploring the morbid but also strangely uplifting business of editing your life’s final chapter. An entertaining sideways glance into the one inevitability for all of us (besides taxes) – delivered in a candid style with heartwarming & heartbreaking moments by the mother and son.
  • Cold Case Collins
    E11
    Cold Case CollinsFormer State Pathologist, Dr. Marie Cassidy leads a brand new investigation into the killing of revolutionary, soldier and politician Michael Collins in August 1922, an event that ignited acrimonious arguments that have endured ever since.
  • Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider
    E12
    Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb RaiderArdal O’Hanlon - Tomb Raider explores a 1930s quest to find the First Irish men and women using archaeology, and answers Ardal’s deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.
  • RTÉ Investigates - Missing Pieces
    E13
    RTÉ Investigates - Missing PiecesTwo decades after Ireland's organ retention scandal, Aoife Hegarty reports on failings in the post-mortem process for bereaved parents
  • How Ireland Rocked the 80's
    E14
    How Ireland Rocked the 80'sThis documentary looks at the big live outdoor music shows held in Ireland during the 1980s, from Siamsa Cois Laoí through Slane, Self Aid and U2 at Croke Park to Féile 1990.
  • 100 Years of Ulysses
    E15
    100 Years of UlyssesFeaturing interviews with writers and scholars including Eimear McBride, Paul Muldoon, John McCourt and Margaret O Callaghan, illuminative archive film and photographs, newly commissioned art works by Jess Tobin, Brian Lalor and Holly Pereira and a beautiful original score by Natasa Paulberg, 100 Years of Ulysses promises to brings viewers on an enlightening journey into the heart of one of the most inspiring and influential novels and reveals how it remains as relevant today as it ever was.
  • Hashtag Dogs
    E16
    Hashtag DogsExplore the bustling world of 'dogfluencers', the puppies with more followers than most of us. Aside from being something cute to ooh and ahh over together, dogs are also proven to lift the spirits, thanks to their endless reserves of charm and licks.
  • The Tuskar Rock Tragedy
    E17
    The Tuskar Rock TragedyOn 24th March 1968 an Aer Lingus plane carrying 61 passengers and crew crashed into the sea just off the Tuskar Rock lighthouse off the Wexford coast. There were no survivors. Family and friends of those onboard tell their story of loss and the theories of what happened that fateful day.
  • THE DART: No Ordinary Day
    E18
    THE DART: No Ordinary DayThis documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of Dublin's iconic electric railway - the DART. The film captures both ordinary and extraordinary days through the experiences of those who work on and travel the DART. It provides an intimate look at the daily operations, the challenges faced by staff, and the diverse stories of passengers, offering a unique perspective on this essential part of Dublin's public transport system.

 

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