Legacy

Legacy 2025

1

A look at 15 of Ireland's National Historic Properties - a collection of castles, country houses, memorial sites and gardens, owned by the State and managed by the Office of Public Works.

2025

The Den

The Den 1986

8.00

The Den was the brand of the children's television strand on Irish public broadcaster RTÉ Two. It first broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, before moving to Network 2 in September 1988. The strand began to diversify throughout the late 1990s and the 2000s. It was also known as Dempsey's Den, Den TV and Den2 at different times during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of all young people's programming, especially as Ireland moves towards digital terrestrial television in autumn 2010. This overhaul took place on September 20, 2010 effectively replacing The Den branding and to incorporate two new strands, RTÉjr and TRTÉ.

1986

Great Lighthouses of Ireland

Great Lighthouses of Ireland 2018

1

Great Lighthouses of Ireland tells the story of Ireland’s lighthouses and their continuing importance to the country’s survival. For all their romance and mystery, lighthouses remain a vital part of Ireland’s maritime infrastructure.

2018

The Great House Revival

The Great House Revival 2018

6.00

Following six homeowners who have taken on the task of a lifetime: to reclaim and transform their derelict properties on the verge of ruin into comfortable modern homes, fit for the 21st century.

2018

The Voice of Ireland

The Voice of Ireland 2012

1

One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

2012

The Story of Ireland

The Story of Ireland 2011

8.30

The series aims to explore Irish history using the historical facts and evidence while charting the origin and impact of the numerous myths that have been passed off as history in the past. Key to this approach is relating developments in Ireland to events and changes in Europe and the world at large as the centuries progress.

2011

Ireland's Wild Islands

Ireland's Wild Islands 2023

8.50

Eoin Warner sails a 140-year-old Galway Hooker out into the Atlantic to showcase the extraordinary wild magic of Ireland's western islands, from Basking Sharks off Inishtrahull, to White Tailed Eagle off the Cork coast.

2023

Gerry Hutch: AKA The Monk

Gerry Hutch: AKA The Monk 2025

1

With unprecedented access to archive footage and extensive new background research this is the up-to-date story of Gerry Hutch by some of those who know his life best.

2025

The Radharc Squad

The Radharc Squad 2012

1

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

Glenroe

Glenroe 1970

7.00

A weekly drama serial telling the lives of the people who live in the Wicklow village of Glenroe. A spin-off from Bracken – a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from The Riordans. The series, which started in 1983, quickly shot to the top of the Irish TV charts. The show ended in 2001.

1970

Return of the Wild: The Bearman of Buncrana

Return of the Wild: The Bearman of Buncrana 2020

10.00

In a small pocket of Donegal woodland, Killian McLaughlin is attempting to turn back the hands of time and return all of Ireland's majestic native animals to their ancestral home, where they used to live in its ancient forests.

2020

Uncharted with Ray Goggins

Uncharted with Ray Goggins 2025

1

Ray Goggins takes well-known Irish faces from the worlds of politics, music and sport on outdoor expeditions through some of the most remote and treacherous environments on Earth.

2025

Tommy Tiernan's Epic West

Tommy Tiernan's Epic West 2022

6.00

Tommy Tiernan tells the story of the West of Ireland through the rich body of culture it has inspired in this two part series.

2022

Eco Eye

Eco Eye 1970

8.00

Eco Eye is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. It is presented by Duncan Stewart and focuses on environmental issues. Stewart's daughter Tania also features on the show; she reports from across Ireland, asking people their views on Ireland's environmental future. Eco Eye airs every Wednesday at 19:30, with the 2009 series being the sixth of its kind overall. The 2009 series also entered Northern Ireland for the very first time when it examined important cross border issues such as shared waters, transboundary waste problems and tourism in Northern Ireland. The series is available to watch online at RTÉ.ie.

1970

Haughey

Haughey 2005

1

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

Faraway Fields

Faraway Fields 2023

1

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

2023

Our Farm - A GIY Story

Our Farm - A GIY Story 2026

1

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

Echoes

Echoes 1988

6.00

Echoes is a four-part Irish drama miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Maeve Binchy. It was produced for Channel 4 by Working Title Films in association with RTÉ.

1988