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Life’s not always fun and games. Here’s some stuff that’ll make you think…

» John Sheahan – a Dubliner

The documentary film John Sheahan: A Dubliner is a revealing and beautifully made portrait of a man who was an integral part of the national institution that is The Dubliners. As Barney McKenna once said, John is the ‘memory chip’, the part of the band who never forgets, ‘the mortar between the bricks’ that kept the band together.

» Finbar Furey: Free Spirit

For many Irish people Finbar Furey is an institution…. RTE ONE Monday May 14th  2012 9:35pm

» UNSETTLED:FROM TINKER TO TRAVELLER



Forty years ago two Californian anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch lived for one year in a barrel top wagon with travellers on a halting site in Dublin….

» Blood of the Travellers

Olympian Francie Barrett uncovers new information about the origins of the Irish Travelling Community by tracing their DNA…….

» The Music of What Happens

From Liam Clancy to Bob Geldof, Moya Brennan talks to internationally celebrated musicians about the rich diversity of Irish music…….

» U2, Pete Seeger, Sinead O'Connor

The Music of Ireland – Welcome Home,” a documentary featuring interviews and performances from U2, Pete Seeger, Sinead O’Connor and the Chieftans will debut on New York public television station WLIW on Feb. 17, then rollout to other PBS affiliates throughout March.

» The School

THE SCHOOL  (2010)
School, is a new land mark documentary series for RTÉ Television, following the students and teachers of St Peters College Dunboyne over one academic year.

» Meet the Neighbours

Meet The Neighbours gets to know the people and lives behind this story – creating a snapshot of a moment in time in Ireland’s multicultural journey, entering the human lives of migrants who have settled in Balbriggan as well as the lives of the native Irish that they have decided to live amongst.

» Behind Closed Doors

A rare opportunity to observe life inside an enclosed religious order.

» Prime Time Investigates: Not Seen, Not Heard

Award-winning landmark documentary about the state’s abandonment of young people afflicted by mental ill-health

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John Sheahan – a Dubliner

The documentary film John Sheahan: A Dubliner is a revealing and beautifully made portrait of a man who was an integral part of the national institution that is The Dubliners. As Barney McKenna once said, John is the ‘memory chip’, the part of the band who never forgets, ‘the mortar between the bricks’ that kept the band together.

THE GREAT BIG SURPRISE PARTY

Everybody knows the jeopardy of organising a surprise party. You want to organise an event for someone close to you because you know that they really deserve it. However, how will you manage to pull off the organisation and get them to the chosen location on time without them suspecting anything!

Finbar Furey: Free Spirit

For many Irish people Finbar Furey is an institution…. RTE ONE Monday May 14th  2012 9:35pm

UNSETTLED:FROM TINKER TO TRAVELLER



Forty years ago two Californian anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch lived for one year in a barrel top wagon with travellers on a halting site in Dublin….

Blood of the Travellers

Olympian Francie Barrett uncovers new information about the origins of the Irish Travelling Community by tracing their DNA…….