Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

Irish writer Sheelagh Conway grew up in the village of Limehill, East Galway. A village in rural Ireland enriched with stone walls and flat green fields. Conway emigrated to Canada and became involved with the Women’s Movement. Sheelagh returned home with RTÉ Producer John Quinn to recall her childhood, her memories & the people of Limehill (1994)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diving for buried treasure no longer the story of fairy tales – with over 17,000 shipwrecks recorded in Irish waters, do we think about what lies beneath these seas?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In '48 The Irish Government enacted the Republic of Ireland Act. Legislation that officially closed the door to British Rule and association. A topic that was discussed throughout every home & church across Ireland over 70 years ago but what did it to mean to Irishmen and Irishwoman. We hear from politicians guiding Ireland through this time (1949)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1930 a boat set sail from Southampton carrying 29 Lions rugby players on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. 83 years later, a woman from New Zealand is delivering a very special relic from that tour to the Dunne family in Dublin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you search 'November 22, 1963', you get lots on the death of JFK, but lots more happened in Ireland that day: births, deaths, dinner in the middle of the day. Even small boys cheting their grannies out of chocolate. Plenty really.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angela has always wanted children, but in the absence of Mr Right, she took an alternative route to motherhood. She chose artificial insemination - and a sperm donor from Denmark. The question is, would it work? Would she finally have a baby of her own?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On April 2, 1966, a fishing-boat came into Dingle harbour carrying a very rare and valuable catch: a wild sturgeon - the fish whose eggs are used to make caviar - in today's money, the fish was worth over €3,000.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Noelle Fitzsimons sits in Tallaght District Court every day the court sits. She's a volunteer with Victim Support and works with the Court Support Services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

300 women and 15 men in a Mayo medical devices plant - a recipe for fun and significant social change in an impoverished area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ronan Kelly travels to the first World Bodhrán Championships in Milltown, Co. Kerry - meeting some very interesting characters along the way, some of whom have travelled a very long way to be there. (First Broadcast in 2006)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish comedian Maeve Higgins looks for people who write to Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Church Dublin. She meets people who are looking for love, asking for help, telling him their most intimate hopes and fears - all written into a public book on displaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marianne Argue has an unglamourous job in the frontline of the health service crisis: she's a bed manager in Wexford General Hospital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2006 Westmeath taxi driver Ray O'Hara found himself with a VIP in the back of his cab, and a fare that would last 6 months with the King of Pop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Barry is from Portlaoise; he's spent his working life in technology and now he's set up a company with his children to produce products for bedroom DJs and musicians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A sonic portrait of Skellig Michael in the company of world-renowned sound recordist, Chris Watson. Chris captures the gurgling of Storm Petrels and the raucous music of Manx Shearwaters as they swarm around Christ’s Saddle in the dark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two different tales of Irish people who share an enthusiasm for retro Americana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every county in Ireland, except one, has at least one winner of the Victoria Cross. This radio documentary delves into this little known aspect of Irish history to find out who these men were and how they won the most prized award for gallantry. (2010)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

District Nurse, Margaret Roche, recalls working as a rural midwife in Co. Wexford from the 1950s to the 1970s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A shocking incident in a quiet Canadian town, as told by the neighbours who unwittingly found themselves caught in the middle of a domestic abuse incident.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2004, Wexford Co. Council built new public housing in the villages of Campile and Fethard-on-Sea and to mark this project the Council also commissioned a suite of music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.