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The Curious Ear (2010): Ten Tiny Audio Bombs - Part 2
29 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Every day, during the Dublin Fringe Festival 2010, a different artist or group of artists visited an empty shop unit in Temple Bar, Dublin. There, wit...
The Curious Ear (2010): Ten Tiny Audio Bombs - Part 1
29 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Every day, during the Dublin Fringe Festival 2010, a different artist or group of artists visited an empty shop unit in Temple Bar, Dublin. There, wit...
The Curious Ear (2010): One Eye on the World
24 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Shaw wound up in Rathdrum Co. Wicklow; he began his working life at 14, working in the coalmines of Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. In between he worke...
Your Long Journey
23 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the unique bond between a father and son - Danny and Connor Hughes in County Louth who run two shops side by side is told in this radio d...
The Unknown Nomad
17 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The life of Meme, a nomad in the Himalayas, as he witnesses modernisation coming to the mountains, is explored in this radio documentary, recorded ove...
The Curious Ear (2010): Crom Regatta 2010
15 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Crom Estate on the shores of Lough Erne Co.Fermanagh was famous for its annual regattas. They spurred design innovations in yachting that were adopted...
Bullfight at Inchicore1
15 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
What lengths will a parent go to relieve their child's suffering? In this radio documentary, Eddie 'the Bull' O'Connor has has decided to offer himsel...
No Stuntman Is An Island
10 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In this radio documentary - the story of Paschal Whelan, the only full time resident of Omey Island and one-time professional wrestler and a stuntman....
Little Star
05 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A really great story. In the 1930s, when film was going from silent to speech - Jean Darling was one of the biggest child stars of the era. A member o...
The Curious Ear (2010): Love Spectrum
02 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
From first kiss to a long marriage. Caroline Foran's and Hannah Quinn's documentaries for DCU and DIT respectively. These are stories about relationsh...
Lives Less Lived
02 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In 1950's Ireland a young woman entered a psychiatric institution. Two years earlier she had been raped. Almost 60 years later, she is an elderly woma...
Birdy
27 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about a German paragliding champion who survived being sucked into a storm that pulled her higher than Mount Everest.See omnystudi...
The Curious Ear (2010): Waiting for...
25 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Waiting for Jarod is the story of a woman waiting for her son to come home from war with a lifesized cardboard cutout picture of him. "Waiting for U2"...
The Curious Ear (2010): The Lonely Funeral
18 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An edited extract from documentary by Michele Ernsting from Radio Netherlands about two men who deal with death. They look after the final journeys of...
Agatha Christie's Final Mystery
12 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about how Dubliner John Curran's fascination with Agatha Christie has changed his life - and brought a new Hercule Poirot story to...
The Curious Ear (2010): Nobody's Child
10 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Maggie Hurley describes herself as "Wexford's Molly Malone". She's been playing music, busking on the Main Street of the town for over 20 years. She s...
Biking Viking
06 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An almost unbelievable documentary about the life journey of Peter O'Connor who has transformed himself from outlaw biker into a Celtic clan leader, f...
The Bundoran Express
04 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about a journey along the much-loved old Clones to Bundoran railway line that ferried holiday makers and pilgrims to the west.See ...
The Release
31 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of homicide, what happens to those left behind? And what happens when the families of victim and perpetrator are separated by only a ...
I Could Have Danced All Night
31 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
One of the last great characters of Co Clare, for decades Michael Tierney could be seen walking the streets of Ennis delivering newspapers on his dail...
One Hundred Years of Names
22 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Every personal name has a story. Behind the top 100 Irish baby names list is a fascinating portrait of a changing country.This fascinating and beautif...
The Curious Ear (2010): Lough Neagh Speaks
22 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tom Lawrence, of DCU, spent 6 months recording over and under Lough Neagh waves in Co. Antrim. Spooky sci-fi sounds from the deep, including fish ...
The Curious Ear (2010): Carlow's Rowdy Pensioners
22 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A community of OAPs in Carlow waking the neighbours for the Bealtaine Festival by playing music and singing. (First Broadcast 2010)See omnystudio.com/...
The Curious Ear (2010): Better than Harry Potter
22 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The remarkable story of the MacMillan family from Mayo, the magical relationship of Theresa and Ron MacMillan and their International Magic shop in Lo...
One Evening in July
22 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about how a swim on a summer's evening at Dublin's Forty Foot changed one man's life forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
The Curious Ear (2010): Bus Stories
22 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
RTE producer, Kintilla Heussaff, recorded a day-in the-life of a No. 16 bus in Dublin in 1990. It was for a documentary as part of a training course. ...
Double D and a C
17 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This is a glimpse into the lives of three women still mourning their husbands deaths - but they refuse to live their lives as widows, and together, st...
The Curious Ear (2010): Shoes Fit For Dancing
16 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An excerpt from student Natalia McCarthy's documentary; on 87-year old Michael Yeates who has run a shoe repair shop in Clontarf, Dublin for the past ...
The Curious Ear (2010): Truckstop Love Affair
12 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Paul's short documentary; ‘Truck Stop Love Affair’ she made while a student at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Maine, America. It...
Are You Tony Sheridan?
12 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about a self-confessed 'Irish Vagabond' Tony Sheridan. In his turbulent and rich life he has worked with the Beatles, entertained ...
Orangeman in Dublin
08 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about three members of the Dublin and Wicklow Loyal Orange LodgeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Man You're Green
05 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Extracts from Nancy Previs' and Derek O'Halloran's programmes about alternative approaches to food. Derek O'Halloran tells the story of Paddy's Quest ...
The day they became men - How the story changes
02 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
For years Leinster rugby has been overshadowed by its stronger, more successful country brother, Munster. May 2009, Leinster beat semi-finalists Munst...
The Curious Ear (2010): Rare 'Oul Times
01 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Louise Kenny's final year documentary from her radio course at the Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. She talks to a Dublin...
Gentle Genius, Forgotten Poet
01 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about Cork singer songwriter Ger Wolfe. Described by others as a genius, a poet, and even a prophet, Ger Wolfe possesses a rare ab...
DocArchive: Letter to Ann
30 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This award winning doc tells the story of Anne Lovett, a 15yr old schoolgirl from Granard, Longford, who died giving birth beside a grotto in 1984. He...
Bachelor's Last Waltz
26 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Fleming was never meant to dance again. The 72-year-old bachelor farmer had a heart attack on the dance floor a couple of years back and the doc...
Suburban hideaway
24 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An award winning documentary that gives an insight into how a family copes after they discover their son sexually assaulted and raped two young school...
The Curious Ear (2010): Novena
24 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Solemn Novena in Limerick is a local tradition, that’s about more than religion. Every year, it makes the national traffic news - it's hosted by...
Achill Island Mobile Bank (The Curious Ear)
23 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Foody, driver and Anne McKnight, teller, take the Ulster Bank Mobile Bank around Achill Island twice a week. (2007) (A short Irish radio documenta...
There Was Love
22 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about two friends going through divorce in Ireland. Ann and Trish record their experience of divorce over a year.See omnystudio.co...
The Curious Ear (2010): A Taught Sound
17 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The sound of tension for children during exam time at Ardscoil na Trionóide, Athy, Co. Kildare. (First Broadcast 2010)See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Mad About Ned
15 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about 80 year old Traveller man Ned McDonagh whose passion for singing lifts spirits wherever he goes. Ned has not had an easy lif...
A Fair Exchange?
10 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary telling the story of a group of Irish businesspeople who are trying to bring clean water to the village of Illili Darartu - where ...
The Curious Ear (2010): Harpie
10 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Harbison has had along-standing passion for harp music. She has always believed harp music can bring people together in Ireland but, believe it ...
The Curious Ear (2010): Obsession
03 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the line between devotion and obsession Erica Mills tells the stories of four devotees who love, tattoos, Liverpool, "Supernatural" and gamin...
Deadly Sleeper
03 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This award winning documentary tells the story of 54-year-old Ray. Ray's family have suspected for a long time that something is wrong. Could it be th...
The Curious Ear (2010): Flower War
03 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Flower, from Dublin, lost his job when the factory in the U.K supplying the company he worked for was bombed in the world war. He decided to jo...
The Loneliness of the Goalkeeper
01 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An award winning documentary about the pressurised life of a goalkeeper, the one member of the football team who spends ninety minutes looking at the ...
The Curious Ear (2010): Through African Ears
28 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Forum on Migration and Communications ran a training course with Róisín Boyd for 6 women who wanted to make radio programmes. These are all wome...
The Curious Ear (2010): Shatila
28 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Derek O'Halloran has never been to a refugee camp before. He visits Shatila 'camp', which has been home to displaced Palestinian refugees in Lebanon f...
Dustcatchers (The Curious Ear)
23 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Those little gee-gaws that people keep in their houses. They'd never appear in an interior design magazine, but they mean something special to the own...
The Curious Ear (2010): The Toastie Train
21 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
John, Maurice and Vinod travel to work by train every day - from Limerick to Dublin. A four-hour round trip. They talk of their loves, likes, dislikes...
The Dead News Network
20 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about Anne, a 37 year old mother from Kildare who talks to spirits every day. Anne is a medium and conveys messages from the dead ...
The Curious Ear (2010): Don't Bring Sweets
12 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Ballyfermot Travellers' Action Project from Dublin has raised thousands of money in charity aid donations. In April 2010, they visited some recipients...
The Long Evenings
09 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A charming look at rural life, past and present by Breandan O' Ciobhain. A charming look at rural life, past and present by Breandan O' Ciobhain.See o...
The Search for Edna Lavilla
01 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An award winning documentary from Australia, in which a woman traces the history of her grandmother who died as a result of a backstreet abortion.See ...
Secrets and Lies
01 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth O'Halloran's (36) life changed from a chat in a pub in Huddersfield at a relatives funeral. Nobody is certain where Elizabeth came from and ...
DocArchive: Fading Echoes
01 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An award winning documentary that looks back at the boys who sold newspapers like the Evening Echo and Evening Herald on the streets of Cork and Dubli...
The Curious Ear (2010): People First, Music Second
30 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Producers Susan O'Leary and Jacqui Corcoran recorded two sessions, one in the Comeraghs, Co. Waterford and the other in Morro Bay,California, America....
The Curious Ear (2010): On Summer
29 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Evelyn McClafferty evokes the mood of the Summer season to mark May 1st. Speaking to children and adults, including Met Eireann's Evelyn Cusack, they ...
Shuffle Up and Deal
29 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This documentary tells the story of life as a professional poker player. Told through three Irish poker players: two of Ireland's best known professio...
Stuart Rosenblatt - The Keeper of the Faith
26 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This radio documentary maps and explores Jewish Ireland, and our guide is Dubliner Stuart Rosenblatt. Stuart is the author of the 16-volume Rosenblatt...
The Curious Ear (2010): Stuck In A Big Lift
24 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Icelandic volcanic eruptions of April 2010 affected air travel and stranded millions of air passengers around Europe. This programme follows a sma...
David Hughes' Greenmarket (The Curious Ear)
23 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
David runs a market in a very unusual place. (2007) (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
My Bones Won't Rest Here
20 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary telling the story of how, over 60 years ago, an cousin's wedding changed one Irish man's life by acting as the catalyst to send hi...
What's Love Got To Do With It
13 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about domestic violence and the scars it leaves on both its victims and perpetrators. Two women-survivors of domestic violence giv...
Jungle Is Rough
13 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary telling the story of Brian and Michelle who both have been diagnosed as schizophrenic. Brian is a voice hearer. It is the story of...
DocArchive (1996): Irony? An Essay on Irony
09 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Why has the world become so Ironic now? from those who say one thing but hold another view. Although Irony, is used each day by thousands of people, i...
The Curious Ear (2010): Mullingar Military Museum
04 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The military museum at Columb Barracks, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, where the guides and curators had an unusual passion for their exhibits. They came f...
Axels of Evil
01 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A sign of the times and how much we've all changed. Were we really this 'out of touch' in just 2008? Born and bred out of 21st century Ireland.The rea...
Witness At Checkpoint 300: My Time in Bethlehem
01 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary telling the story of Galway woman Barbara Walshe as she spends a three-month term as a human rights observer in the West Bank, see...
Marrying Out - Part 1 - Not in Front of the Altar (The Spouses)
30 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of a two part documentary about pre-multicultural Australia where marrying across the Protestant/Catholic Divide was to consort wth the enemy. ...
Marrying Out - Part 2 - Between Two Worlds (The Children)
30 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of a two part documentary about pre-multicultural Australia where marrying across the Protestant/Catholic Divide was to consort wth the enemy. ...
The Curious Ear (2010): Butter Bessie....
24 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
...and The Priest with The Power. Funny stories of smuggling from Co. Monaghan’s Briain Mac An Bhaird of irishmusings.com. (First Broadcast 2010)See...
Downtown - Pete Hamill's Manhattan
23 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary featuring acclaimed journalist and novelist Pete Hamill talks about his enduring love affair with the 'skinny little island' of Ma...
The Curious Ear (2010): Berlin Salad
23 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Brenda Tobin gets a taste of the German capital, Berlin courtesy of three Irish artists who live there: MJ Whelan, Declan Clarke and Myles Claffey. Th...
The Curious Ear (2010): The Turn in the Road Tells a Tale
22 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Almost every field and turn in the road has a story - as revealed by retired teacher, farmer and storyteller, Briain Mac An Bhaird. He reveals stories...
The Curious Ear(2010): Magnetic Mary & The Angels
16 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Two Dublin shopkeepers Aideen Tarbet and Avril O’Brien sell and listen and sell and listen. In their shops, they sell spiritual artefacts, but provi...
The Carberrys - Running in the Family
12 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
An award winning doc on the Carberrys, one of Ireland's most famous horse racing dynasties. Grand National winning jockey and trainer Tommy Carberry i...
The Curious Ear (2010): Shopping in Mullingar
10 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and journalist, Michael Harding goes shopping in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath but doesn't quite make it. He takes a wander through the town chattin...
Two hundred shaves a day
03 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about the life of eighty year old Mayo man, Larry Hingerton - one time barber to the stars and musician.See omnystudio.com/listene...
The Long Strike
01 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The fascinating story of how, in 1968, on the Roscommon Leitrim border, the miners of Arigna went on strike for a five day week - a strike that divide...
Soul Wings
01 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
One of our most popular docs - A story of recovery - "I'm meant to be here, I'm meant to tell this story. It may help somebody else. I wasn't meant to...
The Balloon in Brosna
01 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Con Curtin, a Kerry fiddle player and self-proclaimed living legend, is a unique character. Every year the Kerry village of Brosna holds a festival in...
My Cappoquin Chickens
01 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
As the Celtic Tiger era neared its end in 2008, many factories and businesses began to close. This story follows Ned Morrissey, a chicken grower from ...
Photo Rally (The Curious Ear)
01 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A group of motorcyclists who go around Ireland taking photos of their bikes at 24 landmarks. (2008) Producer: Susan O'Loghlin (A short Irish radio doc...
The Curious Ear (2010): Hot Irishman
26 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Radio producer, Colette Kinsella, meets an elderly Irishman who hasn't given up on looking for romance; he's in an Irish Centre in America; New York a...
Ten Minutes From Kenema
24 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A radio documentary about Elayne, Nancy and Sombo, three pregnant women who gave birth in different countries with very different outcomes. We travel ...
Stopped By Swans (The Curious Ear)
23 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Colette Kinsella has found a place in Dublin it's very hard to pass without stopping...(2007) (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland)...
The Curious Ear (2010): Grand Dock Stories
22 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Grand Canal Docks in Dublin used to be one of the biggest shipping transit centres in the world. Having declined in use, the docks area was revive...
Behind the mic
20 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Hip Hop has traditionally been the music of the working classes, a vehicle for self expression for those that need it the most. This is a confronting ...
The Curious Ear (2010): The Smell of Life
10 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dublin bus driver Paddy Plunkett wanders down the factory and olfactory lane of his childhood: Liberty Lane, Dublin.He recalls the work of the communi...
The Curious Ear (2010): Neltah Tells A Love Story
09 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Taurai from Zimbabwe. Taurai was born albino and was taunted in the street because of it. Melody began a romance and fell in love with hi...
DocArchive (1984): Dear Fitzmaurice Letters of G B Shaw To Agent
04 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
While George Bernard Shaw was busy working on his next play, he inherited property in Carlow. Now an accidental landlord, living in London - Shaw was ...
Bright Lights Small Village
04 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A candid and often humorous radio documentary which goes behind the scenes of a Limerick amateur drama production to capture the compelling journey fr...
The Curious Ear: "Silence" by Joan Schuman
01 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A sound art and documentary piece about a couple who choose to live in silence. (www.joanschuman.com)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Mary
01 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This is the colourful and initimate story of Mary Murphy, an extraordinarily talented woman with an intellectual disability, who never lets this stand...
Anatomy of a Recession - The 100 Days
01 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Back in the heady days of the affluent Celtic Tiger, it wasn't until 2008 that we began to get a sneaking sense that things were seriously starting to...
The Script of Hurt
01 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The early 1950's are remembered in Mayo for their All-Ireland Gaelic football wins. However these dates also mark the beginning of 58 years of wanderi...