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In this two part series for RTÉ, Katie Hannon explores Ireland's fascinating National Archives, digging out previously undisturbed documents, before heading out across the country to discover the stories behind them.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: RTÉ
Michael Portillo is back for an all-Ireland affair; the civil war, the most divisive chapter in the nation’s history and this time he looks at Britain’s role in perpetrating the split that ensured that one side, their side, won.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: RTÉ
One hundred years since the Irish Civil War, this landmark, two-part series examines the history and legacies of ‘Civil War politics in Ireland.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: RTÉ
One hundred years since the Irish Civil War, this landmark, two-part series examines the history and legacies of ‘Civil War politics’ in Ireland.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: RTÉ
The geological history of Ireland in three episodes; we travel across long lost continents and shoot through billions of years - this is the making of The Island.
Written & Directed for New Decade TV
Broadcasters: RTÉ, BBC2 Northern Ireland
The geological history of Ireland in three episodes; we travel across long lost continents and shoot through billions of years - this is the making of The Island.
Written & Directed for New Decade TV
Broadcasters: RTÉ, BBC2 Northern Ireland
The geological history of Ireland in three episodes; we travel across long lost continents and shoot through billions of years - this is the making of The Island.
Written & Directed for New Decade TV
Broadcasters: RTÉ, BBC2 Northern Ireland
Michael Portillo examines how Ireland came to be divided, unravelling a web of intrigue woven by the British ruling classes for whom the essential issue was defending Ulster.
Written and Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcasters: RTÉ / Oireachtas TV
A drama-documentary about a New Zealand fighter pilot and and paramilitary gun-for-hire that interweaves the pioneering days of aviation in New Zealand with a sensational murder trial and the War of Independence in Ireland.
1 hr
Written & Directed for DesK Productions
Broadcaster: TG4
The life story of one of Ireland’s most revered saints, Colmcille (St. Columba) - warrior, poet and holy man.
Written & Directed for Abú Media / MacTV
Broadcasters: TG4, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Alba
The story of the War of Independence told by Michael Portillo from documents written by British politicians, spies and soldiers.
1 hr
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcasters: RTE, BBC
The story of the War of Independence told by Michael Portillo from documents written by British politicians, spies and soldiers.
1 hr
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcasters: RTÉ, BBC
Ken Doherty’s journey to victory in the 1997 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre.
Written & Directed for Proposition Films
Broadcaster: Virgin Media
When Ireland was in the grip of economic hardships, bombings and mass emigration, the nation found an unlikely distraction on the rugby pitch.
Broadcaster: RTÉ
Feature-length biographical documentary on Scotland’s first ever world boxing champion, Benny Lynch, encapsulating Famine-era migration from Co. Donegal to the slums of Glasgow.
Written & Directed for Square One Productions
Broadcasters: TG4, BBC Alba
A 13-part documentary series on the folk-lore of Irish fishing.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: eir Sports
Episode 1, Part 1 of a 13-part documentary series on the folk-lore of Irish fishing.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: eir Sports
The story of the first and only Lions team to beat the All Blacks.
Written, Directed & Produced for Square One Productions
Broadcaster: S4C
The story of the Easter Rising told by Michael Portillo from documents written by British politicians, spies and soldiers.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcasters: RTÉ, BBC2
The story of the Easter Rising told by Michael Portillo from documents written by British politicians, spies and soldiers.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: RTE
The story of the Easter Rising told by Michael Portillo from documents written by British politicians, spies and soldiers.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: BBC2
Scarcely can there be a body buried in Irish soil that hides a more intriguing tale and presents a more challenging legacy than that of Tom Molineaux. The story of how this freed slave turned champion boxer ends in a Galway grave is a brutal epic in its own right, but this film also holds a mirror up to a conveniently ignored aspect of Irish history – its role in the slave trade.
Written & Co-directed for DesK Productions
Broadcaster: TG4
An intergalactic escapade featuring Ireland’s new mega-structure, the birth of the first stars, black holes, far-flung galaxies, little green men and the return of Birr Castle to its historic role at the centre of the astronomical universe.
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: RTÉ
Biography of world champion prizefighter Jim Driscoll whose exploits in the ring united two warring factions on the streets of Cardiff.
Written & Directed for Square One Productions
Broadcaster: S4C/TG4 co-production
The Civil War in Ireland reaches its bloody conclusion and the pivotal battle is on the streets of Limerick.
Fastnet Films / d4films
Broadcaster: TG4
This gothic horror story of gravediggers, uprisings and excess tells of an unwitting hero whose bone-crunching fists brought hope to the hopeless.
Fastnet Films / d4films
Broadcaster: TG4
The definitive story of Irish golf, from the days of British rule to the modern day exploits of Harrington, McDowell, Clarke and McIlroy.
3 x 1 hr
Written & Directed for Tilted Pictures
Broadcaster: Setanta ireland
The battle for the Four Courts in Dublin that became the decisive moment in the Civil War.
Fastnet Films / d4films
Broadcaster: TG4
The dramatic negotiations that culminated in the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921.
Fastnet Films / d4films
Broadcaster: TG4
A History of Irish Amateur Boxing
2 x 1 hr
Written & Directed for Midas Productions
Broadcaster: Setanta
A history of war crimes trials (Series II)
4 x 1 hr
Written, Directed and Produced for Concordia
Broadcasters: Discovery Times USA, Discovery Civilisation Canada, Discovery International Poland, Discovery International Germany, Documentary Channel NZ
A history of genocide
4 x 1 hr
Written, Directed and Produced for Concordia
Broadcasters: S4C, Teleac/NOT The Netherlands, VRT Belgium, SBS Australia, Primus Armenia
A history of war crimes trials
4 x 1 hr
Written, Directed and Produced for Concordia
Broadcasters: Discovery Times USA, VRT Belgium, Teleac, TV3 Ireland, The History Channel UK; Cambodia; East Timor; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Japan; South Korea; Laos; Macau; Mongolia; Pacific Islands; Papua New Guinea; The Philippines; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam, Documentary Channel NZ
A history of landmines
4 x 1 hr
Written, Directed and Produced for Concordia
Broadcasters: S4C, RTÉ, Alliance Atlantis Canada, RTP Portugal, IPS Spain, DANA, Documentary Channel NZ
Accompanying book: The Devil's Gardens, Random House, London
Home From Home (2014)
The dramatic expansion of GAA overseas as Ireland’s economic woes breeds a new generation of emigrants.
2 x 1 hr
Broadcaster: Setanta Ireland
Lámh Láidir Abú (May The Strong Hand Prevail) (2013)
A group of athletes left Ireland at the turn of the twentieth century and went on to dominate strong man events at the Olympic Games for three decades.
1 hr
Broadcaster: TG4 Ireland
Tales from A Neutral Corner (2011)
2 part history of amateur boxing in Ireland
Broadcaster: Setanta
Gualainn le Gualainn (2010)
4 part series on the history of Irish rugby
Broadcaster: TG4
Procar Poeth (2001)
The experience of young people in Ibiza
6 x ½ hr
Broadcaster: S4C
Terry Price: Portread O Bencampwr (2001)
1 hr
The life of famous Welsh rugby player Terry Price
Broadcaster: S4C
Gerddi’r Diafol (2001)
A history of landmines
1 hr
Broadcaster: S4C
The Celtic Story (2000)
A history of Celtic Football Club
1 hr
Broadcaster: TG4
Noson I’r Brenin (2000)
The life of Barry John
90 min
Broadcasters: S4C
The Glory Game – Football’s Conquering Celts (2000)
A history of famous footballers from Ireland, Scotland & Wales
8 x ½ hr
Broadcasters: STV, Grampian, RTE, TG4, S4C
Illicit Trade In Farm Drugs (1999)
The illegal trade of veterinary antibiotics from Ireland to the UK
8 min
Broadcaster: Channel 4 News
Celtic Radicals (1998)
A history of famous radical politicians from Ireland, Scotland & Wales
6 x ½ hr
Broadcasters: STV, Grampian, RTE, TG4, S4C
Boddi Dolwyn (1998)
A look at Richard Burton’s film ‘Last Days of Dolwyn’
1 hr
Broadcaster: S4C
Celtic Fists (1997)
A history of famous boxers from Ireland, Scotland & Wales
6 x ½ hr
Broadcasters: STV, Grampian, RTE, TG4, S4C
Accompanying book: Celtic Fists, Breedon Books, Derby, 1997
Ffrwyth Llafur (1997)
A fly-on-the-wall about the British Labour Party
1 hr
Broadcaster: S4C