Populär Vun Ireland

Documentary about the life and times of the great Irish musician Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney as he was better known.

A son and their father struggle to find common ground when the son starts to question their gender identity.

A young boy named Noah is bullied relentlessly by a group of lads in his class. Wanting to seek revenge, he takes the advice of a sentient cat mask advising him to take action against the bullies.

A portrait of life in Ireland in the 1960s.

a short animation

The incredible untold story of how Irish people interacted with the First Nations of North America, with contributions from some of Ireland's leading historians along with a new wave of First Nations academics and commentators.

Two young men are chased through the woods by a masked killer wielding a chainsaw. They are desperate to escape, but the maniac seems smarter than they are.

An Tailliúr Gorm looks at the unique struggle for survival on the small, marginalised Gaeltacht island of Inis Bigil off the Mayo coast. As the only island in Ireland to have been both Protetstant and Irish speaking, it is not surprising that Inis Bigil has developed a character all of its own. However today, with only 23 remaining inhabitants, the islanders now find themselves at a crossroads. Focusing on the story of the island’s most famous inhabitant Padraig Daeid (an tailliúr gorm), the film interweaves past and present, exploring the island’s rich culture and heritage, as it faces into perhaps its greatest challenge yet.

A man confronts himself.

In the quiet, windswept Donegal Gaeltacht, Dónall prepares for his wedding day, but his mind is elsewhere - lost in the pages of his journal. Scribbling furiously, he clings to his thoughts as if afraid they'll slip away. But when the journal vanishes, so does his certainty about the day ahead. All is not what it seems.

Made to mark the 25th anniversary of one of the most dramatic periods of Northern Ireland history when in 1981 ten men, including elected MP Bobby Sands, starved to death on hunger strike for the right to political status in prison. The events served as a unifying force for Irish nationalists and marked a watershed in the relationship between the British Government and Irish Republicans. The international standing of Margaret Thatcher was affected as condemnation of British intransigence ricocheted around the world. It brought Sinn Féin into electoral politics and greatly influenced their strong electoral position as the largest political party in Northern Ireland today. One of the most extreme protests in prison history is revealed through first-hand accounts of key protagonists and witnesses central to the events of that time. Ocras, made in the Irish language for TG4 in 2006, is similar to The Hunger Strike broadcast earlier that year on BBC Northern Ireland.

Tumtha reveals the story of the Coláistí Ullmhúcháin, seven boarding schools founded across Ireland in the early years of the State amid urgent efforts to revive the Irish language, and keep it alive. Through the memories of the remaining former boarders, the film immerses viewers in an ambitious educational experiment, and explores the powerful, often conflicted feelings the language continues to evoke. It speaks to the enduring bond between language, memory, and the many ways we belong.

Three men fishing on a naomhóg, one of them crowns himself king, the other two execute a clever revenge.

He was at the centre of a bloody battle, founded a monastery that became a beacon of civilization. He's even said to have taken on the Loch Ness Monster. But who was Colmcille, the Irish abbot, known in Scotland as St. Columba ?

A group of unruly Irish stage actors refuse the orders of their British director as he orchestrates a dramatic retelling of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill’s eighteenth-century keen about the the life and death of Irish rebel Art Ó Laoghaire.

This was a labour of love combining the work of some incredible artists to bring Máire Mhac an tSaoi’s poetry into the medium of film. Deargdhúil: Anatomy of Passion explores the life, work and sensual poetic imagination of the revolutionary Irish poet Máire Mhac an tSaoi. Born in 1922, her story is set against a backdrop of a tumultuous century in Irish history in which she and her family were centrally involved. At a time when women's voices were being silenced, the native tradition in the Irish language was her stage to explore the depths of female sexuality and experience without shame. Featuring the movement poetry of performance artist Maureen Fleming, interview by Louis de Paor, poetry voiced by Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, autobiography script voiced by Olwen Fouéré.

A portrait of the history and people of the city of Cork, Ireland.

Shy high-schooler Dierdre is drawn out of her shell by bad girl Olive.

A father imagines moments he will share with his son, teaching him words for his experiences in a home full of language and heart.

The show is a satirical and often surreal examination of subjects close to the hearts of the Irish people. It takes the form of a fake anthropological documentary as if made by British television. Each show explores one subject from it's history through to the present covering 6 or 7 topics (or subheadings) using voxpops and informed opinion to inspire comedy sketches and unflinching rants from numerous created characters. The third series is performed by comedians David McSavage, John Colleary, Pat McDonnell and Dermot McMorrow among others. The topics we are covering this year range from Media and Politics to Christmas and Family.

Strumpet City was a 1980 television miniseries produced by Irish broadcaster RTÉ, based on James Plunkett's 1969 novel Strumpet City. It was RTÉ's most ambitious and expensive production to date. The script was written by Hugh Leonard, and Peter O'Toole played James Larkin, the union leader.

Random Passage follows a courageous woman's journey from servitude in England to the harsh life of Outport Newfoundland. Along the way she endures many hardships, including attempted rape and being abandoned by the father of her child.

Meet Becca, Russell, Sylvia and Pedro - together they are Becca's Bunch! With unique ideas, heart and positive thinking, the gang always manage to overcome any challenge they encounter in Wagtail Woods.

Reality based talent search for Ireland's newest country and western music star.

This series looks at the seven men who were killed in Kilmainham Jail as a result of the 1916 Easter Rising. The people of Ireland have forgotten these men. This is an ambitious series with high standards of information from history to educational to cultural. The seven men are Sean Heuston, Con Colbert, Willie Pearse, Major John McBride, Ned Daly, Michael Mallin and Michael O'Hanrahan.

Using his trademark wit, host Graham Norton oversees 10 comedic stars, brought together to make each other laugh by using every unpredictable comedic tool in the box … without cracking a smile themselves. As the clock counts down and the tension rises, whoever can outlast their competitors will be crowned the winner and win a grand prize of €50,000 for their charity of choice.

Author Colm Tóibín explores the legacy of the artist to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, chronicling his evolution as a painter. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan.

As a group of young multi-national relief workers struggle to deliver medical aid on the front lines of civil war in South Sudan, natural and human catastrophes lead to escalating conflict and famine. Tension becomes unbearable as larger and larger civilian populations are displaced.

Environmental consultant Kate Ryan goes undercover in a small town to quell objections to a wind farm. But Kate has a complicated history with Carrigeen. Soon after arriving with her son, she runs into an ex-friend and an old flame and realizes her task won't be a breeze.

Outside the supermarket with her young son, Cathy encounters Michael - the man convicted of the brutal murder of her brother, 20 years earlier. Ignoring the advice of her best friend, Cathy takes to social media, uncovering the successful career and family life Michael has forged for himself since early release from prison, while she grieved for her brother.

Thirteen-year-old cancer survivor Louise creates her 'Live Large List' to experience everything she missed out on while sick. Louise makes an unlikely partner-in-crime, school loner Jess. Louise starts to tackle her wish-list.

No stranger to television, Tommy has appeared on some of the biggest and most established chat shows in the world. But, for some time, Tommy has wanted to host his own TV chat show – one with a difference. It has all the ingredients of a normal chat show but there was a catch – neither the host or the audience know the identity of the guests until they walk out on stage! The Tommy Tiernan Show is recorded in front of a live audience and will include stand-up from Tommy, live music and plenty of chat….. with a little help from fellow comedian Fred Cooke thrown in.

Takes a closer look at how social media was used to spread fear in Finglas, meet locals in Newbridge, Rosslare Harbour and Inchicore, and examine the build up to the Dublin Riots.

In a small town in West Ireland, we following the misadventures of five hapless men down on their luck, trying to leave their backwards rural home town and attempt to reach America and sample modern civilization.

Based on the eight book Dublin Trilogy series by Caimh McDonnell. Follows the interconnected lives and adventures of Paul Mulchrone, Brigit Conroy, and Bunny McGarry in Dublin, in a darkly funny crime caper with elements of treasure hunt and magical realism.

Come along on a journey through the ages, tracing the genetic story of the Irish people, the story of the Irish hunter-gatherers and what became of them. Did prehistoric farmers irreversibly altered this landscape? Is modern Irish society descended from those who first lived here over 10,000 years ago?

Join Hugo, Sonia and Mel on their "Silly Sundays", when school and work are out for the week, and a day of unforgettable family fun lies ahead!

Zig and Zag are alien twin teen brothers from the Planet Zog. One day they were out flying around in their spaceship when they get sucked into a random black hole (it happens!) and end up crash landing in the suburbs on a strange green and blue planet called Earth. With their craft beyond repair, the brothers decide the only thing to do is plant a porch on the front of their shiny metal spaceship and called it ‘home'. Join our inseparable extra-terrestrial brothers on a series of fun adventures creating all manner of mayhem as they make the most of what this cool new planet has to offer. With death-defying stunts, crazy inventions and banana and mackerel smoothies! Life in the suburbs will never be the same for friend Nellie from the corner shop and neighbours Mrs Eyebrows and her invisible cat Mr President, Mr and Mrs Jones and their creepy staring twins Brie and Stilton, the uber-competitive neighbours Abs and Pek Von Pumpiniron, and not forgetting the Secret Agents: Agent A Gent and Agent Honey, tasked with keeping an eye on the alien visitors.