Best RTE Documentary Podcasts (2025)

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Stolen Sister: 04 - Confessions 28:02

1d ago28:02

28:02

With the nation on high alert, two Gardaí in Galway spot and arrest Ireland’s two most wanted men. Quickly brought in for questioning, Shaw and Evans find themselves at the center of a desperate investigation. Gardaí believe Mary Duffy could still be alive, and now they need the suspects to tell them where Mary and Elizabeth are. As the interrogati…

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Stolen Sister: 04 - Confessions 28:02

2d ago28:02

28:02

With the nation on high alert, two Gardaí in Galway spot and arrest Ireland’s two most wanted men. Quickly brought in for questioning, Shaw and Evans find themselves at the center of a desperate investigation. Gardaí believe Mary Duffy could still be alive, and now they need the suspects to tell them where Mary and Elizabeth are. As the interrogati…

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A Dream of Foreign Lands | The Lyric Feature 49:43

6d ago49:43

49:43

A Dream of Foreign Lands commemorates the 40th anniversary of Rum Sodomy & The Lash, the groundbreaking album by The Pogues. Featuring exclusive contributions from James Fearnley and Jem Finer of the band, as well as Shane's sister Siobhan MacGowan, the programme delves into the album's enduring creative and cultural significance.…

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Fathers, a Faith Healer and a Missing Football 34:57

6d ago34:57

34:57

Solstice meditations, a Sydney nightwalk and a visit to Joyce’s Nighttown, with Colin Regan, Kieran FitzGerald, Grace Wells, Fran O’Rourke, Katrina Bruna and Christian O’ReillyBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Stolen Sister: 03 - On the Hunt 27:00

9d ago27:00

27:00

As suspicions grow around two Englishmen roaming freely around Ireland, Gardaí issue a nationwide alert for their capture. But no one knows these men have already hatched a chilling plan: to abduct, rape, and murder one woman every week. The only question now is can they be stopped before they kill again? If you have any information or knowledge ab…

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Stolen Sister: 03 - On the Hunt 27:00

9d ago27:00

27:00

As suspicions grow around two Englishmen roaming freely around Ireland, Gardaí issue a nationwide alert for their capture. But no one knows these men have already hatched a chilling plan: to abduct, rape, and murder one woman every week. The only question now is can they be stopped before they kill again? If you have any information or knowledge ab…

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The Ballad of the Stolwijk Rescue | The Lyric Feature 45:25

13d ago45:25

45:25

Ye Vagabonds Brían Mac Gloinn tells the story in word and song of the rescue of 18 Dutch sailors off Arranmore Island in December 1940. Written, presented and performed by Brían Mac Gloinn. Produced by Brían Mac Gloinn & Eoin O KellyBy RTÉ lyric fm

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Sunflowers, Spirit Animals and Ziggy Stardust 32:00

13d ago32:00

32:00

Live from the Belfast Book Festival 2024, at the Crescent Arts Centre, with Ways of Seeing. Writers: Jan Carson, Lucy Caldwell, Glenn Patterson, Emily Byers-Ferrian and Maria McManus, with music from Scott Flanigan, Sinéad McKenna & Micky Fearon and TrúBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Summer Cabin Sessions with Barry J Walsh 39:31

15d ago39:31

39:31

Send us a text Barry J Walsh travels with family in tow to perform 2 beautiful tracks for the Roadhouse Cafe. Barry talks about his love for music and songwriting.By Ann Marie Kelly

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Stolen Sister: 02 - Missing 26:54

16d ago26:54

26:54

On Saturday, August 28th, 1976, Elizabeth Plunkett walked out of a pub in Brittas Bay - and vanished without a trace. Over the following week, her distraught family and friends launched a frantic search, desperate for any sign of her. Though they didn’t find Elizabeth, a series of puzzling clues began to emerge. And at the same time, two suspicious…

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Stolen Sister: 02 - Missing 26:54

16d ago26:54

26:54

On Saturday, August 28th, 1976, Elizabeth Plunkett walked out of a pub in Brittas Bay - and vanished without a trace. Over the following week, her distraught family and friends launched a frantic search, desperate for any sign of her. Though they didn’t find Elizabeth, a series of puzzling clues began to emerge. And at the same time, two suspicious…

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Summer Cabin Session with Peter Doran 18:28

18d ago18:28

18:28

Send us a text Peter Doran is my special guest on my Summer Cabin Sessions first broadcast on the Roadhouse Cafe on Midlands 103. The Westmeath singer tells us about his home built studio, plays tracks and chats about his new album.By Ann Marie Kelly

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Summer Cabin Sessions with Dave Clancy 16:24

19d ago16:24

16:24

Send us a text Intimate Summer Cabin Session featuring singer Dave Clancy who opens up about a deep felt loss and sings a beautiful Christy Moore song especially for his 80th birthday.By Ann Marie Kelly

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Summer Cabin Sessions with Dubh Lee 15:51

19d ago15:51

15:51

Send us a text Tullamore artist Dubh Lee on the release of her new song My Poor Boy. Interview and SessionBy Ann Marie Kelly

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Summer Cabin Session with Pete Holidai 23:23

19d ago23:23

23:23

Send us a text SUMMER CABIN SESSIONS with Pete Holidai. The former Radiators from Space member and Trouble Pilgrims singer talking about his new album Electric Jukebox Vol 1, & the first time he saw The Beatles and TRex.By Ann Marie Kelly

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The Naked Soul of Man | The Lyric Feature 50:55

20d ago50:55

50:55

A story of music, leadership and resilience on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Glorious Boglands and Glory Days 32:40

20d ago32:40

32:40

Exam jitters and poetry grinds for teenagers, the heyday of the Irish Press newspaper, and silage-making with a reluctant farm horse, with Alexander McMaster, Denis McClean, Rachael Hegarty, Lani O’Hanlon, Leo Cullen and Catherine FoleyBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Stolen Sister: 01 - Elizabeth 27:59

23d ago27:59

27:59

The summer of 1976 brought an extraordinary three-month heatwave to Ireland. 23yr old Elizabeth Plunkett had just fallen in love and been on holiday to France. On the last weekend in August, Elizabeth headed for an overnight getaway with friends to the beach resort of Brittas Bay to mark the end of that summer. No one could have imagined what happe…

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Stolen Sister: 01 - Elizabeth 27:59

23d ago27:59

27:59

The summer of 1976 brought an extraordinary three-month heatwave to Ireland. 23yr old Elizabeth Plunkett had just fallen in love and been on holiday to France. On the last weekend in August, Elizabeth headed for an overnight getaway with friends to the beach resort of Brittas Bay to mark the end of that summer. No one could have imagined what happe…

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Deirdre of the Sorrows | The Lyric Feature 51:56

27d ago51:56

51:56

Scottish poet Kenneth Steven presents Deirdre of the Sorrows, exploring this ancient tale that continues to inspire writers and musicians today.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Baltic Adventures and a Colorado Rocky Mountain High 33:14

27d ago33:14

33:14

Campervan travels with an intrepid German grandmother, a loaf of heavenly batch bread, and the Heysel Stadium Disaster remembered, with Alexander McMaster, Maeve Edwards, Michael Hamell, Elizabeth Oxley and Vincent WoodsBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Der Musikmann - An Irishman in Cologne | The Lyric Feature 56:41

1M ago56:41

56:41

Presented by George Hamilton, this feature follows conductor David Brophy’s progress over his first six months with the WDR Funkhausorchester, on his new podium in Cologne. Observing the musical, cultural, and personal challenges this Irish conductor faces as he takes on one of the most prestigious positions in his field in Europe…

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Empty Nests, and Dining with the Future Pope 34:04

1M ago34:04

34:04

Leaving home and a kind of homecoming; Eurovision memories and a tribute to a beloved brother, with Gráinne Quinlan, William Wall, Fabian McGrath, Joan Shiels, Eileen Heron and Hugo Hamilton.By RTÉ Radio 1

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Stolen Sister: Trailer 3:36

1M ago3:36

3:36

On the last weekend of the summer of 1976, a young woman named Elizabeth Plunkett went away for a night with friends to Brittas Bay in county Wicklow. Nobody knew it then, but that was the last time she would leave home. Elizabeth was brutally murdered by two men who would go on to continue to rape and kill until they were stopped. Episode 1 availa…

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Stolen Sister: Trailer 3:36

1M ago3:36

3:36

On the last weekend of the summer of 1976, a young woman named Elizabeth Plunkett went away for a night with friends to Brittas Bay in county Wicklow. Nobody knew it then, but that was the last time she would leave home. Elizabeth was brutally murdered by two men who would go on to continue to rape and kill until they were stopped. Episode 1 availa…

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Black Syren | The Lyric Feature 45:56

1M ago45:56

45:56

This weeks Lyric Feature is -Black Syren, which tells the largely forgotten story of Rachel Baptist, a Black Irish soprano, who predominantly appeared in Irish "pleasure gardens” in the 1750s and 1760s performing arias by Handel and Arne among others. The feature is presented by journalist Saibh Downes.…

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Royals and Riverkeepers 37:04

1M ago37:04

37:04

Post-war wanderings and pilgrimages of the heart, a Rembrandt double-portrait and a poem for Béaltaine, with Denis Tuohy, Clare O’Dea, Barbara Leahy, Kerry Neville, Alan Cook and Lani O’HanlonBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Voice Notes Before Voice Notes 50:35

2M ago50:35

50:35

Skype shut down on May 5th, 2025. Coincidentally and appropriately, it was the day this documentary, by Austin Kenny, was first broadcast. It’s about another technology, also now defunct, that allowed Irish emigrant families communicate their tenderness and sense of loss over the oceans. (2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Seals, Birds and Bees 35:35

2M ago35:35

35:35

Encounters with wildlife, labour struggles in Italy and remarkable island architecture, with Michael Cullen, William Wall, Nollaig Rowan, Michael Hilliard Mulcahy, Kevin Connolly and Moya CannonBy RTÉ Radio 1

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The Real Carrie Jade: Episode 8 - Jail! 9:14

2M ago9:14

9:14

UPDATE: Samantha Cookes pleads guilty to fraud. She appears in court for her sentencing but all does not go smoothly. There's an outcry. A shout from the public gallery halts proceedings and Samantha is taken from the dock while the Judge takes stock... Alongside this series, the story of Samantha Cookes has been developed into a 2-part TV document…

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Feather and Flock - Eagles | The Lyric Feature 52:41

2M ago52:41

52:41

Ireland has white tailed sea eagles as well as golden eagles, both having been recently reintroduced. In this episode Anja Murray and Brían Mac Gloinn travel to Garinish Island in west Cork and also hear from National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Clare Heardman about the nesting and breeding habits of these wonderful birds.…

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Birthdays and Broken Hearts 36:53

2M ago36:53

36:53

Shakespeare’s seven ages of man, Jane Austen’s sense and sensibility, pilgrimages of the heart -- and a flickering candle, with Daniel Mulhall, Roslyn Dee, John Toal, Eileen Battersby, John MacKenna and AM CousinsBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Bell Chimes and Baby Chicks 35:10

2M ago35:10

35:10

Easter miracles and a newly risen Notre-Dame; natty hats and singing in public, with Fachtna Ó Drisceoil, Aidan Mathews, Roslyn Dee, Olivia O’Leary, Maria Moynihan and James HarpurBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Feather and Flock - The Skylark | The Lyric Feature 49:18

2M ago49:18

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Skylark is a charismatic bird of open ground and the uplands, widely celebrated for their impressive singing ability. In this episode, ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinnbegin with the Skylarks’ fame in poetry, with poet Martin Dyar.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Wobbly Lambs and Swooping Swallows 37:02

2M ago37:02

37:02

Stirrings of spring and a stubborn donkey, Easter in Beirut and meeting Samuel Beckett, with Kate O’Shaughnessy, Louise Kennedy, Peter Cunningham, Joe Kearney, Jenny Beale and John F DeaneBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Feather and Flock - The Lapwing | The Lyric Feature 51:28

3M ago51:28

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Lapwings are any of various ground-nesting birds akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from 10 to 16 inches in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wingbeats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Bedsit Blues and Poker Nights 37:10

3M ago37:10

37:10

Dentists’ drills, dry stone walls and debtors’ prison, and the Great Gatsby at 100, with Tim Carey, Rebecca Hunter, Brian Crowley, Jessica Freed, Frank Kavanagh and Roslyn DeeBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Feather and Flock - The Jay | The Lyric Feature 50:53

3M ago50:53

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Jays are colourful, vocal, and highly intelligent woodland birds. In this episode ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn meet ornithologist Seán Ronayne in an autumn woodland to listen to stories these birds’ incredible capacity for mimicrBy RTÉ lyric fm

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Dedicated to the One I Love 35:02

3M ago35:02

35:02

Handwritten letters and mother-daughter rites of passage, a search for identity, and the delightful landscapes of Ireland’s South West, with Barbara Scully, Jamie O’Connell, Brian Daly, James Harpur, Joanne Hynes, Cónal Creedon and Amenazeb KhanBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Feather and Flock - The Cuckoo | The Lyric Feature 45:13

3M ago45:13

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Feather and Flock delves in to the ways of six iconic native Irish birds. Each episode combines ecology, folklore and history to uncover the incredible lives and journeys of these wild creatures. We begin with the Cuckoo.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Bittersweet Memories and a Mighty Mouse 35:38

3M ago35:38

35:38

Car troubles, revolutionary whispers and a tribute to a hero of Dublin city, with John Toal, Catherine Foley, Rosaleen McDonagh, Kathleen Murphy, Justin MacCarthy, Paula Meehan and Durgham MushtahaBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Riverdance and Ronnie Drew, Saint Patrick and the Pogues 32:07

3M ago32:07

32:07

Saint Patrick’s hidden holy well, a White House welcome, an encounter with musical genius and a “grand stretch” in the evenings, with Liz Nugent, Daniel Muhall, Karen J McDonnell, Georg Grote, Anne Delaney and Rachael HegartyBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Finding your own voice with Belfast artist Matt Benson 24:06

3M ago24:06

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Send us a text Special Guest on the Roadhouse Cafe, Matt Benson. It's all about finding your voice. The Trombone player from Belfast, who has played with George Ezra, Bad Manners and Neil Hannon, has just released his debut single, and what a voice he has.By Ann Marie Kelly

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