# documentary

This year

2023

# Podcast

The Journal's Redacted Lives wins silver at New York Festivals Radio Awards

The awards have celebrated broadcasting excellence since 1957.

3.9k

Apr 19th 2023, 5:20 PM

# pray for our sinners

'Here's a group who risked everything for others, but didn't tell anyone about it'

We speak to the director of a new film about a ‘quiet resistance’ against the Catholic Church in Navan.

29.2k

Apr 10th 2023, 9:00 AM

# Stolen

'Witnesses telling their stories, while they're still alive, is very powerful'

Stolen, a new documentary, explores mother and baby homes in Ireland.

19.3k

Feb 26th 2023, 8:00 AM

# debenhams picket

'I don't know how they stood there for 406 days. I really don't'

A new documentary explores what the Debenhams workers experienced while on their picket, in their own words.

27.7k

Feb 19th 2023, 7:00 PM

Last year

2022

# redacted lives

Redacted Lives: New podcast will explore how families were torn apart by Mother and Baby Homes

Survivors of the mother and baby home system are finally telling their true stories.

12.8k

Nov 1st 2022, 6:00 AM

# relentless

Connacht's new behind-the-scenes doc is something rugby needs more of

The show focuses on three Connacht players during the 2021/22 season.

9.7k

Oct 27th 2022, 4:35 PM

# problems

Rugby World Cup winner Thompson says dementia makes him feel 'phoney'

The ex-hooker, 44, is one of scores of former players who have decided to sue a number of governing bodies for negligence.

5.9k

Oct 5th 2022, 5:56 PM

# nothing compares

Sinéad O'Connor's legacy: 'This young woman from Dublin created so much reaction across the world'

We speak to the director of a new documentary about Sinéad O’Connor, called Nothing Compares.

32.3k

Oct 2nd 2022, 9:30 AM

# Ukraine

Money raised from auction of Normal People props to fund short film about Ukraine war

A signed pair of shorts and other Normal People memorabilia were auctioned off.

8.5k

Sep 14th 2022, 3:07 PM

# Vicky

WATCH: Documentary about Vicky Phelan to open in cinemas next month

The trailer for the new feature documentary was launched today.

18.8k

Sep 7th 2022, 12:53 PM

# documentary

Gareth Southgate says players need more help to prepare for life after football

Southgate has revealed he struggled to find a “purpose” after losing his job as Middlesbrough manager aged 39.

2.8k

Aug 23rd 2022, 1:46 PM

# real talk

Sir Mo Farah: 'The truth is I’m not who you think I am'

The four-time Olympic champion has revealed that he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child.

15.1k

Jul 11th 2022, 10:19 PM

All time

# The master

'I'm still learning': The great man behind the bainisteoir bib

A documentary about the life Cork legend Éamonn Ryan will be shown on TG4 tomorrow night.

30.3k

Dec 29th 2021, 11:55 AM

# Awareness

'I had gotten to the stage where I was starting to think about making myself sick'

Former Dublin minor hurler Cormac Ryan will appear in a gripping documentary about eating disorders among men this week.

26.6k

Nov 17th 2021, 7:30 AM

# love yourself today

Damien Dempsey: 'I feel lucky that I do what I do - and other people get a lift from it'

The musician and director Ross Killeen tell us about the making of a new documentary about Dempsey’s Vicar St gigs.

11.9k

Nov 13th 2021, 9:30 AM

# the missing children

'Four years on and still no action': Call for Tuam mother and baby home site to be excavated

A test excavation found a “significant” quantity of human remains, but a full excavation has still not happened – to the frustration of survivors and archaeologists.

Survivors, relatives and archaeologists are calling for the site to be excavated urgently, Órla Ryan reports

They want DNA testing carried out to identify the remains of the children buried in Tuam

A new documentary explores the search for the truth about what happened to those who disappeared

18.1k

Nov 7th 2021, 7:00 AM

# jagged

Alanis Morissette blasts documentary Jagged as ‘salacious’

The Canadian singer has refused to attend the premiere of the HBO film about her life.

52.2k

Sep 15th 2021, 9:32 PM

# documentary

Defence Forces 'commends bravery' of female members who came forward to make harassment complaints

The terms of reference of an independent review into harassment and bullying in the Defence Forces are due to be finalised this week.

27.2k

Updated

Sep 13th 2021, 7:13 PM

# Ian Bailey

Netflix won't delete Ian Bailey interviews from Sophie Toscan du Plantier documentary

The latest documentary, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, will be available from today on Netflix.

103k

Jun 30th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Thin Lizzy

Phil Lynott documentary tells the story of the 'shy, sensitive man behind the showman image'

We talked to director Emer Reynolds about making the documentary, which she called ‘a dream come true’.

20.2k

Jun 23rd 2021, 6:10 AM

Voices

Opinion: RTÉ's GunPlot looks back at the 1970 Arms Crisis with 2021 vision

GunPlot is a new TV Documentary and podcast series from RTÉ on the Arms Crisis of 1970. Researcher on the TV documentary, Róisín O’Dea looks at the crisis fifty years on …

16.4k

Apr 28th 2021, 7:00 AM

# documentary

'The headline was, 'Clare lose player to Switzerland'' - Liam Griffin's brief Banner career

The Wexford All-Ireland winning boss is the subject of the latest Laochra Gael documentary.

8.7k

Apr 23rd 2021, 7:35 AM

# Closer Look

Paul Pogba to star in Amazon documentary series

The Pogmentary will follow the life of the France international, giving a unique insight into his life on and off the pitch and will air in 2022.

8.4k

Apr 14th 2021, 8:16 PM

# give it a lash

Brilliant Jack Charlton documentary premieres on Irish television this weekend

Virgin Media One will show the emotional documentary on Sunday night, and the broadcaster has been running ‘Donate For Dementia’ ahead of its screening.

10.9k

Mar 26th 2021, 11:43 AM

# documentary

New film highlights the doubts about Pele ahead of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup win

The documentary is released on Tuesday, 23 February.

5.2k

Feb 22nd 2021, 11:44 AM

# Reaction

'Just beautiful,' 'superb,' 'brilliant show' - tributes paid to Christy Ring documentary

‘Christy Ring: Man And Ball’ was aired last night.

6.4k

Dec 18th 2020, 9:54 AM

# the small ball

'The story of a revolution': TG4 doc looks back at a decade that redefined hurling

‘Réabhlóid GAA’ will air at 9.30pm on Wednesday, 16 December.

6.2k

Nov 30th 2020, 5:04 PM

# essential viewing

The film that will make you fall in love with sport again

The42 chats to directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about ‘Rising Phoenix’.

8.6k

Aug 30th 2020, 7:30 AM

# snapshot

Here is the trailer for the much-anticipated new Spurs documentary

The programme goes behind the scenes with Jose Mourinho’s men.

9.2k

Aug 14th 2020, 1:48 PM

# Preview

The story of the bitter civil war that divided Irish cycling and impacted the 1972 Olympics

‘Green and Gold,’ which is produced by David Coughlan and Donal O’Herlihy, will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 this Saturday at 1pm.

3.7k

Jul 24th 2020, 6:30 AM

# documentary

'People writing in-depth reports who were never in Croke Park or Lansdowne Road in their life'

The failed Bertie Bowl venture is the subject of tonight’s ‘Scannal’ programme.

43.0k

Apr 21st 2020, 11:30 AM

# documentary

'The doctor phoned me, said she had received the results and asked would I make an appointment'

A new documentary explores 1991 Down All-Ireland winning captain Paddy O’Rourke’s battle against advanced heart disease.

11.1k

Apr 3rd 2020, 6:00 AM

# fly on the wall

Watch the new trailer for Sunderland 'Til I Die ahead of Season 2's release

The popular documentary, which follows the Black Cats through their recent troubles, returns to Netflix on 1 April.

6.3k

Mar 18th 2020, 4:30 PM

# Street leagues

'I never felt such support in my life': The football club that has become a lifeline for homeless people

Homeless people from all walks of life attend regular training sessions in what has become a vital resource for players.

13.7k

Updated

Feb 27th 2020, 8:45 AM

# Lars Vilks

Jihad Jane: How the 'new face of terrorism' wound up in Waterford

A new Irish-made documentary tells Colleen LaRose’s, Jamie Ramirez and Ali Damache’s story.

32.9k

Feb 19th 2020, 6:20 AM

# the story of water

Irish Water brand 'badly damaged' and 'continually politicised', brief for TV doc says

The Story of Water, which aired on Virgin Media before Christmas, was designed to “take back control” of the company name and story.

18.3k

Feb 18th 2020, 6:15 AM

# TG4

'I do feel let down': Midlands Bord na Móna workers in documentary on peat transition

The documentary will be aired at 9.30pm on TG4 tonight.

16.1k

Feb 5th 2020, 12:47 PM

# Climate Change

'Humans have overrun the world': David Attenborough issues stark warning ahead of new documentary

A new documentary looks back on the life of David Attenborough.

48.9k

Jan 15th 2020, 2:53 PM

# Letizia Battaglia

A new Irish film tells the story of a female photographer who covered the violence of the Mafia

The Irish documentary Shooting the Mafia tells the story of photojournalist Letizia Battaglia.

14.9k

Nov 28th 2019, 10:30 PM

# documentary

'People see this persona on stage and they read into it': Enigmatic musician PJ Harvey journeys to warzone for new film

A new documentary follows PJ Harvey from Kosovo to Washington DC, and then on to the making of her last album.

16.9k

Nov 23rd 2019, 8:00 PM