For seven decades, the Irish state conspired with families, parishes and religious congregations to imprison and enslave over 10,000 Irish girls and women in the so-called Magdalene Laundries. After decades of silence, survivors of that system share their experiences during and since their incarceration, and reveal how they are having to fight for the care, redress and acknowledgement that was promised to them.

Each episode looks back at the news and events of a particular year, using news archive footage, alo...

Travelogue of England, Ireland and Wales, presented by Billy Connolly, including clips from his stan...

History of women warriors narrated by Lucy Lawless. Stories include, Grâce O'Malley, Boudica and Loz...

Documentary series which goes behind the scenes of the five-star Merchant Hotel in the centre of Bel...

Castles are the powerhouses that dot across our islands. History Hit’s Matt Lewis discovers Irish ca...
John Creedon is hitting the road on a journey to explore how music has shaped the identity of Irelan...

Award-winning, British/Australian Actress and Activist, Miriam Margolyes, joins one of Ireland’s new...

After 40 years, Sir Terry Wogan returns to Ireland, stepping back into his past to explore how the c...

In this two-part series, veteran broadcaster Cathal O'Shannon sets out on a journey across three con...

Over the 1980s and 1990s Dublin transformed from a recession-blighted backwater to one of the wealth...

A documentary series about heroines of the II World War. Stories told from the perspective of the ch...

In this series forensic experts attempt to join the dots and identify some of the unidentified remai...

Ireland’s Deep Atlantic sees underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan embark on a series of voyages out i...

Ardal O'Hanlon goes on a fascinating journey around the islands of Ireland, unearthing the history, ...

Michael Portillo charts the War of Independence in Ireland, following the journey from the Peace Con...

Tells the fascinating history of an island people who have truly left their mark on the world. 6 mil...

The Wild Atlantic Way, the magnificent West Coast of Ireland - was once described by William Butler ...

Eco Eye is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. It is presented by Duncan Stewart and fo...

A three-part documentary series that journeys to the heart of Ireland's coast, revealing its fascina...

The year is 1993. The UK and Ireland are swept up in electrifying boy band mania. Across Dublin’s cl...