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Documentary on One Podcast

RTÉ Documentary on One

300 episodes

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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  1. Karen's Story

    · 38 min · S1 E9 · Bonus · Explicit

    In 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 convicted and sentenced to life in prison for…

  2. Philip Cairns - New Development

    · 32 min · Bonus · Explicit

    In 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 schoolboy Philip Cairns, who disappeared…

  3. Pirate Predator: Bonus - Tips and Full Statements

    · 34 min

    Throughout 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 bonus episode features the contacts we just…

  4. Pirate Predator: 07 - Endgame

    · 40 min · Explicit

    After 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 would become the case of Detective…

  5. Pirate Predator: 06 - Duplicity

    · 33 min · Explicit

    The 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 Dublin – under Eamon Cooke - who kept on…

  6. Pirate Predator: 05 - Defiance

    · 33 min

    As 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 Cooke’s dark, hidden double life…

  7. Pirate Predator: 04 - Secrets and Lies

    · 32 min · Explicit

    With 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 behaviour. But Captain Cooke grows even bolder…

  8. Pirate Predator: 03 - Mutiny

    · 33 min · Explicit

    In 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 control of the pirate station Radio…

  9. Pirate Predator: 02 - The Innocent

    · 32 min · Explicit

    Having 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 shield of protection around himself…

  10. Pirate Predator: 01 - The Electrician

    · 31 min

    Long 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 times violent, volatile and…

  11. Pirate Predator: Trailer

    · 4:38 · Explicit

    Publishing 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 like figure - filling a void for…

  12. Jamaica Daly

    · 51 min

    Meg 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 family connections with slavery. Meg and her…

  13. Ireland's Fit-up Family

    · 44 min

    Stories 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 stage and the lack of virgins in Glenties!…

  14. The Longest Game

    · 41 min

    In 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 world record for the longest game of GAA…

  15. 30 Acres: 04 - List of Demands

    · 32 min · Explicit

    Four-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 Crowe plans to strike a deal with Holly,…

  16. 30 Acres: 03 - The Prisoner

    · 39 min · Explicit

    Four-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 across the mangled roadways of the estate.…

  17. 30 Acres: 02 - The Hunt for Sean Granite

    · 38 min · Explicit

    Four-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 a fight. They cobble together a…

  18. 30 Acres: 01 - 30 Acres Says No

    · 39 min · Explicit

    Four-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 inhabitants remain on this barren wasteland;…

  19. First Conviction: Bonus - Behind the Scenes

    · 48 min

    As 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 insight into how the entire production was…

  20. First Conviction: 06 - Limbo

    · 30 min · Explicit

    Having 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 begin to return to normal - but nothing…

  21. First Conviction: Update

    · 1:34 · Explicit

    Just 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 documentary from RTÉ Investigates airs on…

  22. First Conviction: 05 - 750 days

    · 28 min

    Having 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 with their children now placed in the…

  23. First Conviction: 04 - Verdict

    · 28 min · Explicit

    Sayeed 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 medical witnesses agreeing FGM did happen,…

  24. First Conviction: 03 - Trial One

    · 27 min · Explicit

    Having 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 face trial, the first of its kind in…

  25. First Conviction: 02 - Waiting & Hoping

    · 29 min · Explicit

    It’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 with their injured daughter, they’re…

  26. First Conviction: 01 - The Incident

    · 29 min · Explicit

    September 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 month old daughter turns, runs and falls.…

  27. First Conviction: Trailer

    · 4:10 · Explicit

    An 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 & TV doc (Nov 12th) from RTÉ…

  28. Stolen Sister: Bonus - Petition and Witness Accounts

    · 38 min · Explicit

    Over 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 attempted abductions, sightings and various…

  29. Stolen Sister: 07 - A Chance for Justice

    · 31 min · S9 E7 · Explicit

    As 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 September 1976 - and who it appears could have…

  30. Stolen Sister: 07 - A Chance for Justice

    · 31 min · Explicit

    As 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 September 1976 - and who it appears could have…

  31. Stolen Sister: 06 - Irrelevant Victims

    · 26 min · S9 E6 · Explicit

    Having 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 of prison. Elizabeth’s family are invited…

  32. Stolen Sister: 06 - Irrelevant Victims

    · 26 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    Having 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 of prison. Elizabeth’s family are invited…

  33. Stolen Sister: 05 - The Trials

    · 27 min · S9 E5 · Explicit

    With 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 brought before the courts. But things take a…

  34. Stolen Sister: 05 - The Trials

    · 27 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    With 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 brought before the courts. But things take a…

  35. Stolen Sister: 04 - Confessions

    · 28 min · S9 E4 · Explicit

    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…

  36. Stolen Sister: 04 - Confessions

    · 28 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    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…

  37. Stolen Sister: 03 - On the Hunt

    · 27 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    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…

  38. Stolen Sister: 02 - Missing

    · 27 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    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…

  39. Stolen Sister: 01 - Elizabeth

    · 28 min · S9 E1 · Explicit

    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…

  40. Stolen Sister: Trailer

    · 3:35 · Episode 1

    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…

  41. Voice Notes Before Voice Notes

    · 51 min · Episode 1

    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…

  42. The Real Carrie Jade: Episode 8 - Jail!

    · 9:14 · Episode 1

    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…

  43. Where is Jón? - 07. Bring him home

    · 49 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    As 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 of this series, new tips continue to…

  44. Where is Jón? - 06. The Notes

    · 36 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    During 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 had been handed into the authorities.…

  45. Where is Jón? - 05. Rumours and Secrets

    · 38 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    As 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 explain his disappearance, some sinister…

  46. Where is Jón? - 04. Narrowing the Focus

    · 40 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    To 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 each Monday. As the first weeks turned…

  47. Where is Jón? - 03. The Search

    · 43 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    The 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 them become less and less as time slips…

  48. Where is Jón? - 02. Jón Bóndi

    · 38 min · Episode 1 · Explicit

    When 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 morning after, she knew something had gone…

  49. Where is Jón? - 01: Without a Trace

    · 45 min · Episode 1

    A 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 Jón?' podcast feed from wherever you get…

  50. Where is Jón? - Trailer

    · 2:55 · Episode 1

    Publishing from January 27th 2025 - a new multi-episodic series from RTÉ in Ireland and RÚV in Iceland. To get early access, subscribe to our series feed entitled 'Where is Jón?' from wherever you get your podcasts...…

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