A Troubling Legacy: Northern Ireland's Mental Health Crisis
The bombs and the bullets of Northern Ireland’s Troubles have given way to an uneasy peace, but what impact has 30 years of conflict had on...
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Newstalk 106-108 FM features many documentaries from the plight of the Malawi people to video documentaries on Aurora Borealis.
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20 of 120 episodesLafcadio Hearne - Irelands Ghost in Japan
Producer Brian Kenny brings to life the remarkable true tale of Irish man Lafcadio Hearne who became a literary icon in his adopted home of...
Niwel: A Life In Music
The Congolese guitar maestro, composer, and singer Niwel Tsumbu has become one of the most sought-after musicians in Ireland since he made t...
Melting Pot
Producer Patricia Baker of Curious Broadcast explores how food connects cultures, communities, and generations in Melting Pot. Melting Pot i...
Beyond The Hall Door: Life in a Dublin Tenement
On this episode of Documentary and Drama on Newstalk, reporter Emma Tyrrell delves into the history of Dublin’s tenement buildings in “Beyon...
The Power of the People
Radio documentary ‘The Power of The People’ examines the significant impact of the ‘Dunnes Strikers’ on Ireland’s relations with South Afric...
This Land Is Your Land
In the mid-1980s, young people began leaving an economically devastated Ireland for other countries. By 1986, an estimated 150,000 undocumen...
A History of Irish Panto: Episode Two
Take a festive journey through A History of Irish Panto, a light-hearted and informative unveiling of the story of pantomime in Ireland. Thi...
A History of Irish Panto: Episode One
Take a festive journey through A History of Irish Panto, a light-hearted and informative unveiling of the story of pantomime in Ireland. Thi...
Dying To Get Ripped: Episode Two
A warning that sensitive topics and upsetting content are discussed in this documentary, including eating disorders, suicide and suicidal id...
Dying To Get Ripped: Episode Two
A warning that sensitive topics and upsetting content are discussed in this documentary, including eating disorders, suicide and suicidal id...
The Fragility of Peace: Tigray’s Forgotten War
On Documentary and Drama on Newstalk, reporter Josh Crosbie brings us ‘The Fragility of Peace: Tigray’s Forgotten War.’ This year’s IMRO-awa...
Dying To Get Ripped: Episode One
A warning that sensitive topics and upsetting content are discussed in this documentary, including eating disorders, suicide and suicidal id...
Come Walk In Mistura's Skin
On Documentary & Drama on Newstalk, producer Mary Lavery Carrig brings you into the life of Mistura Oyebanj, a Muslim woman in her mid-20s....
First on Scene, Last To Heal: Emergency Workers and Fatal Collisions
First on Scene, Last to Heal: Emergency Workers and Fatal Collisions goes behind the scenes with the men and women of An Garda Síochána, the...
In the Swastika's Shadow: Ireland and the Holocaust
Producer James Wilson looks at the darkest chapter in European history - the murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany. But what impact did...
Roving Out
‘Roving Out’ is a radio documentary that celebrates the burgeoning musical culture of Ireland, by focusing on musical artists Mohammad Syfkh...
Can You Hear Me? Dispatches From The World's Forgotten War
It's two years to the week since fighting broke out in Sudan, instigating what is now the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Reporter Sarah...
Telegram Tales
Telegram Tales from the Central Telegraph's Office, co-produced by Amandine Devine and Ellen McEvoy tells the story of the 24-hour thriving...
Home or Away - Living the Irish-Australian Dream
Journalist Aisling Moloney brings us along on her move to Australia and tries to find out why thousands of young people from across Ireland...