Ireland and Your Irish Ancestry

The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin

This documentary reunites director Peter Lennon and cinematographer Raoul Coutard, who recount the making of their then controversial but now classic

2004

Made in the Emerald Isle

‘Made in the Emerald Isle’ is a modern music documentary that addresses the ongoing struggles faced by Irish musicians in finding success here at home

2021

Tackling the All Blacks

Before the summer of 2022, Ireland had never beaten the All Blacks in New Zealand. Using behind the scenes footage and interviews with players and coa

2022

Puck of the Irish

A new insight into the Irish origins of Ice-hockey in Canada.

2017

Mise Éire

Mise Éire ("I am Ireland") is a 1912 Irish-language poem by the Irish poet and Republican revolutionary leader Patrick Pearse. In the poem, Pearse per

1959

Sóivéidí na hÉireann

A programme about the ways in which the Russian Revolution influenced the working class of Ireland during the Tan War period. Workers took possession

2008

Another Island: A Portrait of the Blasket Islands

An Blascaod Mór, Great Blasket Island, is an islet off the southwest coast of the Irish mainland. For years, a declining population and treacherous wa

1985

Living With Lions

Exclusive two-disc film documenting the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in the summer of 1997. The unprecedented behind-the-scenes access

1999

The Irish Pub

A eulogy to the greatest institution in Irish society, the pub, or more specifically the traditional Irish publicans who run them. Speaking to pub own

2013

A Short Film About Some Trees That We Bought This Week

A short film about the curse of making plans.

2020

Nothing Compares

Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in p

2022

Ireland's Dirty Laundry

The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish

2022

Hold on Tight

A short documentary exploring the ways LGBT couples show affection, and how small interactions like holding hands in public can carry, not only huge p

2011

The Living Flame

Commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, commissioned for its 50th anniversary.

1966

Hill Street

The evolution of skateboarding culture in Ireland since the late 1980s.

2014

Unquiet Graves

This feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of over 120 civilians in Counties Armagh and Tyrone

2018

A Deep Lurking Thing: A Short Film About A Short Film About The Muckross Lake Monster

David Parkinson reconstructs the documentary he directed in 2018 about Muckie, the Muckross Lake monster, in an attempt to definitively figure out wha

2020

School Life

John and Amanda teach Latin, English and guitar at a fantastical stately home-turned-school. Nearly 50-year careers are drawing to a close for the pai

2017

Aerial Ireland

Take a cross-country flight over Ireland's natural wonders and ancient ruins. In this spectacular overview of the historically significant Emerald Isl

2017

Sacred Sites: Ireland

Ireland's history is steeped in religion and mystery. Why did its people stop worshipping the earth 5,000 years ago? Did St. Patrick really act alone

2014