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# Doc on One

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# Doc on One
'If it ever happens again you're sacked' - Majella Moynihan says she was used as an example to other female gardaí
The former garda said she felt pressured by the force into giving her baby David up for adoption.
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Jun 17th 2019, 11:35 AM
# MAJELLA MOYNIHAN
Justice Minister apologises to garda who faced dismissal after becoming pregnant by another garda
“What happened to her was clearly wrong on every level,” Charlie Flanagan said.
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Jun 16th 2019, 9:21 AM
# a hero's journey
Audio diaries detail Tom Crean's grandaughter's arduous journey in his footsteps
The documentary maker who compiled the diaries said they show the family share Tom Crean’s “traits of endurance”.
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Jul 30th 2017, 8:30 PM
# irish odyssey
"He watched the Late Late Show": The night an unknown Jeff Buckley played the Trinity Ball
The musician, who covered Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, died in 1997.
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Nov 12th 2016, 11:00 AM
# Doc on One
Mike Meaney, the Irishman who was buried alive for 61 days and survived
The Tipperary man got his 15 minutes of fame back in the 1960s.
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Dec 12th 2015, 8:30 AM
# slane wars
This Irish guy's reaction to a new Star Wars trailer was unexpectedly moving
He never lets a Dagobah without thinking about Star Wars.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 10:10 PM
# good support
An RTÉ documentary about bras has won a prestigious international award
The Common Thread celebrated the garment’s 100-year history.
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Mar 8th 2015, 4:30 PM
# that was real life
Bernard Dunne's RTÉ documentary on Irish fighter Michael Gomez is essential listening
This stunning Documentary On One charts the rise of Gomez from a difficult upbringing through murder charges, drug addiction and inter-continental titles, to giving up mid-fight in the National Stadium.
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Jul 5th 2014, 4:52 PM
# peter daly
Emigration, corruption, intrigue: The life of Peter Daly
A new RTÉ Radio One documentary tells the tale of now-80-year-old Ballyshannon native Peter Daly, who was involved in one of the biggest drug busts in American history – known as the ’100 Kilo Case’.
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Sep 14th 2013, 1:47 PM
# Mental Health
The Comeback Kid: car crash survivor spreads word about drink driving
17-year-old Shane Mullins drove drunk and crashed his car, sustaining a horrific brain injury: now he is touring the country as a motivational speaker on mental health.
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Jul 13th 2013, 2:20 PM
# Documentary on One
RTÉ documentary to shed new light on Waterford link to 'Jihad Jane' plot
The alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist for his controversial depiction of the Prophet Muhammed has an Irish link that will be explored in the radio documentary this Saturday.
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Apr 11th 2013, 7:45 AM