Documentary on One Podcast
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Multi award winning documentaries from Ireland and beyond telling real life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One Podcast has the largest archive of documentaries available in the world, dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. Winner of over 400 national and international awards. Producer of podcast series 'Where is Jón?', ‘The Real Carrie Jade’, 'Runaway Joe', 'Finding Samantha', 'Tiger Roll', 'GunPlot' and 'The Nobody Zone'. Immerse yourself in a world of sound, story and character.
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- Poison Ink: Trailer · 4 minPublishing weekly from November 20th 2026, Poison Ink is a new 4-part series from RTÉ Documentary On One. Search for "Poison Ink" and follow on RTÉ Listen, Spotify or Apple…
- Pirate Predator: Karen's Story · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 9In this episode, we bring you a deeply personal interview with Karen, a daughter of Eamon Cooke. As a child, Karen was abused by her father, and in 2010, Eamon Cooke was…
- Philip Cairns - New Development · 32 min · Season 11In this special episode of Unsolved, documentary maker Peter Mulryan of Pirate Predator joins Barry and Katja to exclusively reveal a new development in the case of missing…
- Pirate Predator: Bonus - Tips and Full Statements · 34 minThroughout the making of this series, nearly 100 people came forward - by phone, by email, or under the cover of anonymity - all with something to say about Eamon Cooke. This…
- Pirate Predator: 07 - Endgame · 40 minAfter decades of abusing children with apparent impunity, the law was finally catching up with Eamon Cooke. Determined to stop him, Siobháin took her case to Gardaí—sparking what…
- Pirate Predator: 06 - Duplicity · 33 minThe 1980s was the decade in Ireland in which Pirate Radio hit both its peak, and also its lowest point when legislation enforced blanket closures. Except of course for Radio…
- Pirate Predator: 05 - Defiance · 33 minAs the 1980s dawn, a new breed of super pirate radio stations arrive to rewrite the Irish rulebook, leaving authorities scrambling to respond. But as the decade progresses, Eamon…
- Pirate Predator: 04 - Secrets and Lies · 32 minWith Eamon Cooke at the helm of Radio Dublin, his true image begins to emerge. When child abuse allegations are brought to light, it's hoped that will put a stop to his…
- Pirate Predator: 03 - Mutiny · 33 minIn 1978, Radio Dublin made history as Ireland's first 24-hour station. But behind the scenes, a darker story was unfolding. Eamon Cooke, already a convicted criminal, was now in…
- Pirate Predator: 02 - The Innocent · 32 minHaving spent much of his youth and early adult life in some serious tangles with the law, all of a sudden, Eamon Cooke turns the other cheek. It’s as if he was trying to build a…
- Pirate Predator: 01 - The Electrician · 31 minLong before he ruled the airwaves of Dublin’s pirate radio scene, Eamon Cooke was a man defined by a different kind of interference. His youth wasn't just rebellious; it was at…
- Pirate Predator: Trailer · 5 minPublishing weekly from May 12th 2026, Pirate Predator is a new series from RTÉ telling the definitive story of Eamon Cooke, a man of many faces who, on one hand, became a cult…
- Jamaica Daly · 51 minMeg Daly uncovers her family’s hidden history of slavery in Jamaica. In this programme, we hear from local Jamaicans who helped Meg in her search for her ancestry and their…
- Ireland's Fit-up Family · 44 minStories from an Irish entertainment family which travelled the roads of the country over several decades. Stories like the man who died on stage; the man who refused to die on…
- The Longest Game · 41 minIn 1986, a Limerick man called Terry Madigan came up with a plan to raise money for his local GAA club and community that everyone thought was crazy. Terry wanted to create a…
- 30 Acres: 04 - List of Demands · 32 minFour-part mockumentary: Episode 4. It’s Christmastime at 30 Acres and Glenn, Iseult and Holly are hiding out in Glenn’s bomb shelter with their hostage, Sean Granite. Alistair…
- 30 Acres: 03 - The Prisoner · 39 minFour-part mockumentary: Episode 3. The developer of 30 Acres, Sean Granite, was once a titan of the construction industry. Now he’s a prisoner in Glenn’s jeep as it hurtles…
- 30 Acres: 02 - The Hunt for Sean Granite · 38 minFour-part mockumentary: Episode 2. Holly, Glenn and Iseult have received repossession letters. Soon all three will be evicted from their homes. But they’re not giving up without…
- 30 Acres: 01 - 30 Acres Says No · 39 minFour-part mockumentary: Episode 1. December 2009. Colm is an investigative reporter for RTÉ, assigned to the story of an enormous ghost estate called 30 Acres. Only three…
- First Conviction: Bonus - Behind the Scenes · 48 minAs a combined project of a podcast series and TV documentary, First Conviction was over 15 months in production. In this bonus episode - and in a first for RTÉ - we give an…
- First Conviction: 06 - Limbo · 30 minHaving spent two years in jail, Sayeed and Halawa are relieved when the Court of Appeal make a ruling on their case. As they return home to their children, they hope life might…
- First Conviction: Update · 2 minJust a quick message to say we’re pausing the release of the concluding episode of this series until this day next week - Wednesday November 12th, the same day on which our TV…
- First Conviction: 05 - 750 days · 28 minHaving been found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison, Sayeed and Halawa are taken to separate jails in Ireland to serve out their sentences. Deprived of their freedom, and…
- First Conviction: 04 - Verdict · 28 minSayeed and Halawa are facing two charges in court - an act of FGM against their daughter, and child cruelty. If found guilty, they face up to 14 years in prison. Despite all…
- First Conviction: 03 - Trial One · 27 minHaving had their children under supervision and monitored by authorities for three years, and having had to sign on bail twice weekly during that time, Sayeed and Halawa finally…
- First Conviction: 02 - Waiting & Hoping · 29 minIt’s only after four days in hospital that Sayeed and Halawa begin to understand they’re in real difficulty. No one appears to believe them. Within a week of arriving to hospital…
- First Conviction: 01 - The Incident · 29 minSeptember 2016 is where this story begins. A young married couple are at home in Dublin on a Friday morning with their two young children. Having changed her nappy, their 21…
- First Conviction: Trailer · 4 minAn investigation into the case of a couple imprisoned for a crime against their child - that never happened… Publishing weekly from October 8th 2025 - a new 6-part podcast series…
- Stolen Sister: Bonus - Petition and Witness Accounts · 38 minOver the last seven weeks we have heard from many people who have had interactions with John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans. Up to twenty people have provided us with accounts of…
- Stolen Sister: 07 - A Chance for Justice · 31 minAs this series has been publishing, we’ve been contacted by many listeners, including about a dozen contacts from people who are new witnesses to events around Ireland in…
- Stolen Sister: 07 - A Chance for Justice · 31 min · Season 9 Episode 7As this series has been publishing, we’ve been contacted by many listeners, including about a dozen contacts from people who are new witnesses to events around Ireland in…
- Stolen Sister: 06 - Irrelevant Victims · 26 min · Season 9 Episode 6Having lived over 40 years with the loss of Elizabeth, the Plunkett family are taken aback when in 2023, they’re approached by the Parole Board. John Shaw is looking to get out…
- Stolen Sister: 06 - Irrelevant Victims · 26 min · Episode 1Having lived over 40 years with the loss of Elizabeth, the Plunkett family are taken aback when in 2023, they’re approached by the Parole Board. John Shaw is looking to get out…
- Stolen Sister: 05 - The Trials · 27 min · Season 9 Episode 5With the heartbreaking recovery of both Elizabeth and Mary’s remains, the investigation’s focus sharpens. The men, isolated in solitary confinement for months, are finally…
- Stolen Sister: 05 - The Trials · 27 min · Episode 1With the heartbreaking recovery of both Elizabeth and Mary’s remains, the investigation’s focus sharpens. The men, isolated in solitary confinement for months, are finally…
- Stolen Sister: 04 - Confessions · 28 min · Season 9 Episode 4With 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…
- Stolen Sister: 04 - Confessions · 28 min · Episode 1With 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…
- Stolen Sister: 03 - On the Hunt · 27 min · Episode 1As 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…
- Stolen Sister: 02 - Missing · 27 min · Episode 1On 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…
- Stolen Sister: 01 - Elizabeth · 28 min · Season 9 Episode 1The 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…
- Stolen Sister: Trailer · 4 min · Episode 1On 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…
- Voice Notes Before Voice Notes · 51 min · Episode 1Skype 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…
- The Real Carrie Jade: Episode 8 - Jail! · 9 min · Episode 1UPDATE: 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…
- Where is Jón? - 07. Bring him home · 49 min · Episode 1As the search site turns into a dig site, Jón’s family await news of the search. If Jón is found, it will end all hope and a new chapter of grief begins. And as we near the end…
- Where is Jón? - 06. The Notes · 36 min · Episode 1During the first five years of Jón’s disappearance, through to February 2024, there was no indication of where Jón’s remains might lie. But behind the scenes, two anonymous notes…
- Where is Jón? - 05. Rumours and Secrets · 38 min · Episode 1As all the first firsts begin to pass by, Jón’s birthday, Christmas, family events - everyone in Jón’s circle struggles with his loss. With no concrete information emerging to…
- Where is Jón? - 04. Narrowing the Focus · 40 min · Episode 1To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'Where is Jón?' podcast feed from wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes released…
- Where is Jón? - 03. The Search · 43 min · Episode 1The vast majority of missing persons are found within 72 hours of being last seen. But if someone is not found within that timeframe, the chances of discovering what happened to…
- Where is Jón? - 02. Jón Bóndi · 38 min · Episode 1When Jón left the Bonnington hotel, his partner Jana didn’t initially think too much about him walking away. But, as that day moved on, she began to get worried. And by the…
- Where is Jón? - 01: Without a Trace · 45 min · Episode 1A new multi-part true crime series from RTÉ Documentary On One and RÚV. To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'Where is…
