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- On the 24th November 1995 Ireland held a referendum which could have removed it's constitutional ban on divorce. "Hearts and Souls" follows some of the leaders of the No to Divorce campaign.
- A feature length documentary looking at the recession/crash in Ireland through a number of artists who are using it as subject matter for their work: emigration, ghost estates, and the legacy of politicians and bankers.
- A four-part observational series about Ireland's best-known prison.
- Of all the emigrant groups to arrive in the United States the Finns and the Irish were the most restless. Both pushed west with the frontier and in 1917 in Butte, Montana, their paths crossed to make an explosive combination with the emerging American Labour movement.
- A documentary about the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes, which became the biggest sweepstake in the world. Although it was established legally by the Irish Government in the 1930s to provide much needed funds for hospitals, it enriched three families, who ran the operation.
- Documentary about the Dublin-born photographer, David Farrell.
- An observational documentary, which looks at Clongowes Wood College, through the prism of its Leinster Senior Cup rugby team. Founded in 1814 by the Jesuits, Clongowes is one of the most famous schools in Ireland and its best-known former pupil is James Joyce. An all-boys fee-paying boarding school, sitting on a three hundred acre estate in County Kildare, it has always been influential in the Irish catholic establishment. The film starts at the beginning of the school year, full of hope, and ends with the last match of the cup campaign and its emotional aftermath.
- A documentary film, which looks back at the life and times of variety artiste and actor, Jimmy O'Dea (1899-1965), using music of the period and original sound recordings, rare photographs and archive footage from his film and television performances
- Profile of Belfast shipyard worker and playwright, Sam Thompson.
- 21 years on from his groundbreaking series, "The Joy" (1997), director Donald Taylor Black goes back inside Mountjoy Prison to see how the prison has changed for staff, the prisoners and their families and what has happened to some of the individuals featured.
- A documentary, commissioned by RTE, to mark Dublin's year of as European City of Culture in 1991, compiled entirely from archive material.
- Documentary about Viking archaeological dig in Temple Bar West, Dublin (1996-1998).
- The Black Lives Matter movement found a renewed voice in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, gaining global support from all cultures and ethnicities. It brought the subject of racism and immigration sharply into focus in Ireland as never before. NEW GAELS tells the unique stories of four GAA players who began life in a different countries. They came here for varying reasons, but all now share a common love of Gaelic Games. As they tell us of their experiences on and off the field, we will hear how their involvement in our national sports has influenced their lives and their connection with their new homeland - as well as seeing them in action.
- UTV documentary on Belfast's great old soccer team - Belfast Celtic.
- A look at the work of Irish film historian, Liam O'Leary.
- Theatre director and documentary filmmaker Donald Taylor Black contributes a thoughtful essay about Ireland's need to make images of itself for itself.