Sex & Sensibility

Sex & Sensibility 1970

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Sex & Sensibility is an RTÉ television series which reflects on changing attitudes to sex in Ireland. The four-part series was presented by Simon Delaney. Directed by Imogen Murphy, it was filmed in April and May 2008 on location in Dublin. It was broadcast in June and July 2008. Features included some commentary from Bill O'Herlihy, Mary O'Rourke, Michael McNiff, Claire Tully, John Kelleher and night club owners Valeria Roe and Maurice Boland. The series reflected on the changes that had taken place in Ireland since the 1960s, an era when the sexual revolution had not yet reached the shores of the island. It showed how television had played a major part in "loosening everyone up" and altered Irish society "from a gloomy 'Irish Taliban'-style theocracy to the nation of fun-loving sex maniacs we are today". Terry Prone demonstrated her view that soaps, rather than "dusty old current affairs programmes", had been central to social change. The Riordans caused scandal when one of the characters, named Maggie, went on the pill. The "contraceptive train" to Belfast was also focused on, evoking memories of an era when the devices were illegal in the Republic of Ireland, prompting people to travel to Northern Ireland to stock up on their contraceptive needs. Also featured was The Late Late Show and the uproar it caused when it gave airtime to a group of lesbian nuns, Bill Hughes, who spoke about the underground gay scene in Ireland, Senator David Norris having his sexuality called into question when he was asked if he was "sick" by a TV presenter, the Leeson Street clubbing scene in its early years and Toni the Exotic Dancer, a housewife from Tallaght, Dublin who flashed her ample bosom for the crowds who thronged the urban pubs after mass. Video of protesters with portable Virgin Mary statues at work outside the RTÉ studios were also shown.

1970

Deirdre O'Kane Talks Funny

Deirdre O'Kane Talks Funny 2020

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In a brand, new entertainment show comedian Deirdre O’Kane will be joined by some of the country’s most entertaining people to find out what makes them tick and where the funny comes from.

2020

Faraway Fields

Faraway Fields 2023

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A farmer, forester and fisherman travel to some of the world's poorest countries to live off the land and sea.

2023

Home of the Year

Home of the Year 2015

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Home of the Year features people who have built their dream home, just the way they like it. The series showcases homes all over the country and included; a surprising Semi D, a small terraced homes with a clever interior, a converted church, an architecturally distinct flood proof home, and a family home with clever storage solutions, to name just a few.Making the tough decisions as to who goes through to the final are our three expert judges; interior design legend Hugh Wallace, award winning architect Declan O’Donnell and textiles and homewares designer Helen James.Looking for individuality, functionality and clever design, the judges individually score the homes out of 10, the home with the highest combined score, goes through to the final where the ultimate winner will be crowned.

2015

The Heiress and the Heist

The Heiress and the Heist 2023

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The tale of Rose Dugdale: from English debutante bowing to the Queen to fervent IRA supporter and art thief.

2023

Hall's Pictorial Weekly

Hall's Pictorial Weekly 1970

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Hall's Pictorial Weekly, Incorporating the Provincial Vindicator is an Irish satirical television series which was broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann from 1971 to 1980. Regarded as RTÉ's flagship comedy show, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, cartoons and spoof television formats. The show was scripted and presented by Frank Hall, while a large ensemble cast, including Frank Kelly and Eamon Morrissey amongst others, performed the sketches.

1970

Turbulence - The Story of Ryanair

Turbulence - The Story of Ryanair 2026

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The story of Ryanair's 40-year ascension from a single route airline to a giant of European aviation, with input from insiders, commentators and former staff

2026

Hospital Live

Hospital Live 2022

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going behind the headlines to meet the patients, health workers and innovators at the cutting edge of Irish medical science.

2022

Manchán's Europe By Train

Manchán's Europe By Train 2024

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Manchán Magan embraces the ethos of slow travel, taking the time to get to know people and places, and experiencing local customs and traditions.

2024

Haughey

Haughey 2005

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The story of the Irish politician Charles Haughey, told by his family as well as those who worked most closely with him in politics and in the private business circles from which his most controversial payments were drawn.

2005

The Radharc Squad

The Radharc Squad 2012

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On the 50th anniversary of RTÉ TV and Radharc, the first independent production company to make programmes for Irish television, this 2-part series reveals the remarkable story and legacy of this maverick group of filmmaker priests who, between 1962 and 1996, produced over 400 documentaries in 75 countries on a range of social, political, and religious issues.

2012

Ireland's Fittest Family

Ireland's Fittest Family 1970

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Laura Fox is on the hunt to find the nation’s Fittest Family alongside coaches Sonia O’Sullivan, Anna Geary, Davy Fitzgerald and Donncha O’Callaghan.

1970

The Great Escape

The Great Escape 2007

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The Great Escape is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One each Tuesday night at 22:15. It follows Irish families who leave Ireland to travel across the world in search of a better life. Two series have thus far been produced, with each series documenting four families who leave Ireland in search of a better life. The series details how they cope in their new surroundings, without any support from friends or family as they set up businesses, develop new careers, meet new friends and overcome cultural differences. Produced by Coco Television, it has thus far featured Irish families who have relocated to such countries as France, South Africa, Spain, Australia, Austria and Italy. The second series in 2009 was part of a group of programmes dealing with the topic of emigration. Others included J1 - Summer in the Sun, Death or Canada, Blood of the Irish and Who Do You Think You Are?.

2007

Our Farm - A GIY Story

Our Farm - A GIY Story 2026

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A six-part series follows the ambitious attempt to restore one of Ireland’s largest walled gardens and build a viable, community-scale food system from the ground up.

2026

Celebrity MasterChef Ireland

Celebrity MasterChef Ireland 2013

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MasterChef Ireland is an RTÉ television cooking game show based on the international format created by Franc Roddam. With celebrity contestants.

2013

Welcome To Moore Street

Welcome To Moore Street 2026

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Capturing life on one of Dublin's most iconic streets, sharing colourful stories from the local traders and the immigrants who have made Ireland their home

2026

Ireland's Nazis

Ireland's Nazis 2007

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In this two-part series, veteran broadcaster Cathal O'Shannon sets out on a journey across three continents to uncover the true story of Ireland's Nazis.

2007

Callan Kicks The Years

Callan Kicks The Years 2021

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Callan Kicks the Years is a six-part TV series unlike any comedy ever made in Ireland, romping through the 100 years since the 1921 Treaty using sketches and satirical documentary. The series will kick Dev’s grim legacy, the 60s showbands versus feminism era, the twin 80s crazes of Haughey and moving statues, Jackie’s Army, the Bertie Boom through to the Hangover of recession, in a way only comedy can. The most controversial periods of Irish history stripped down for a kicking? There may be calls to Liveline. Talk to Joe.

2021

Donal's Real Time Recipes

Donal's Real Time Recipes 2024

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Using simple tips and flavour hacks, Chef Donal Skehan shares recipes, tips and tricks that will take the stress out of dinner time.

2024