Best Rte Documentary On One Podcasts (2024)

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Osborn v. Germany 40:09

6d ago40:09

40:09

When armed police arrived at Oisín Osborn’s home in Hamburg, Germany, he was in his underpants, wearing a saucepan on his head. He was agitated. He had been talking about "protecting" his wife and family from enemies. He’d turned off the electricity so they couldn’t be listened in to. For the same reason, he had put their mobile phones into saucepa…

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A Letter Home 41:49

19d ago41:49

41:49

Over the centuries, millions of people emigrated from the island of Ireland to the United States. Every one of those people left someone behind as they went to find a better life in a new land. The only way to stay in touch with family and friends was through a letter home and millions were written and sent back and forth over time. Now a new archi…

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Invisible Men - Ireland's Incels 42:28

20d ago42:28

42:28

Paul – not his real name – is in his thirties, and he has never had a sexual or romantic relationship. He goes to work and gets on with his colleagues but nobody knows the life of quiet despair that he lives. Nobody knows that he is an ‘incel’. Incels – or involuntary celibates - are men who define themselves as people who cannot find anybody to ha…

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First Consignment: 02 - Attack 49:11

21d ago49:11

49:11

(Ep2/2) With Gadaffi’s first shipment of weapons to the IRA now landed into Ireland and dispersed around to hiding places, in this second and final part of this series, we hear how the IRA trained on these weapons. We then travel north, to Northern Ireland where on Tuesday, November 28th 1972, the IRA carried out ten rocket attacks injuring, maimin…

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First Consignment: 01 - Airlift 42:14

25d ago42:14

42:14

(Ep1/2) In the summer of 1972, Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi approached the Provisional IRA with an offer of weapons. A few months later, this first ever shipment of arms landed into Ireland. Fifty years after all of this took place, those centrally involved in the mission finally tell a story that has never been told before. In this first part, we follo…

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In Search of Safety 40:43

1M ago40:43

40:43

On the evening of November 20th 2014 a young Irish-American student named Devin Reardon was at his University campus in Florida. Alarms started to go off, at first one and then every siren on the college grounds. Students were warned to get back to their dormitories and barricade the doors. What Devin didn’t yet realise was that a gunman was roamin…

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Hello Spaceboy 40:42

1M ago40:42

40:42

25 years ago David Bowie became the first major artist to release an album as a download. Around the same time, one of Bowie’s super fans, Irishman Dara O’Kearney, began to receive emails from a mysterious figure who simply signed off his communications as DB. Could this have been David Bowie himself? Could one of the most famous rockstars on the p…

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First Consignment: 02 – Attack 49:11

1M ago49:11

49:11

(Ep2/2). With Gadaffi’s first shipment of weapons to the IRA now landed at Shannon airport and dispersed around to hiding places, in this second and final part of this documentary series, we hear how the IRA trained on these weapons. We then travel north, to Northern Ireland where on Tuesday, November 28th 1972, the IRA carried out ten rocket attac…

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First Consignment: 01 – Airlift 42:14

2M ago42:14

42:14

(Ep1/2) In the summer of 1972, Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi made an approach to the Provisional IRA with an offer of weapons. This was to become the first modern weaponry the IRA got access to. The first shipment of arms landed in Ireland in late 1972, a shipment that few, even to this day, are aware of. More than fifty years after all of this took plac…

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Heart and Soul Horses 42:01

2M ago42:01

42:01

In 2008, Celine Cawley was killed in her home in Howth in County Dublin. Just over a year later, her husband was convicted of her manslaughter and sent to prison. Their sixteen year old daughter Georgia was an only child and effectively lost both of her parents. That sixteen year old girl is now thirty years old. The constant in Georgia's life has …

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Nastiness 40:00

2M ago40:00

40:00

The world of Irish politics has changed. There's more personal abuse and stress on public representatives - both inside and outside Leinster House - than ever before. One young politician described being physically sick at "the level of nastiness" directed at her. It’s feared this could damage Irish democracy by discouraging new candidates. We exam…

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Bob Marley In The Park 41:41

2M ago41:41

41:41

The only gig that Bob Marley and the Wailers ever played in Ireland turned out to be Bob’s last ever outdoor show, before he tragically died of cancer just 10 months later. The concert took place at Dalymount Park in Dublin on the 6th of July 1980, a day that lives long in the memories and stories of so many people who were caught up in the vibe on…

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Bonus - BREAKING: Irish Gardaí arrest Samantha Cookes! 2:31

4M ago2:31

2:31

Irish Police confirm that yesterday, Friday, 12th July 2024 in County Kerry, "Gardaí arrested a woman in her 30s as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged welfare fraud in Tralee.” This woman has since been identified as Samantha Cookes and remains in police custody as of Saturday morning, July 13th, 2024.…

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The Real Carrie Jade: Bonus - Irish Gardaí arrest Samantha Cookes! 2:28

4M ago2:28

2:28

Just as we thought 'The Real Carrie Jade' series was complete, Irish Police confirm that yesterday, Friday, 12th July 2024 in County Kerry, "Gardaí arrested a woman in her 30s as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged welfare fraud in Tralee. She is currently detained at a Garda station in the Southern Region under Section 4 of the Criminal …

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The Real Carrie Jade: Bonus - Irish Gardaí arrest Samantha Cookes! 2:31

4M ago2:31

2:31

Just as we thought this series was complete, Irish Police confirm that yesterday, Friday, 12th July 2024 in County Kerry, "Gardaí arrested a woman in her 30s as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged welfare fraud in Tralee. She is currently detained at a Garda station in the Southern Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 06 - I’m Sadie Harris! 33:43

4M ago33:43

33:43

A new multi-part true crime series from RTÉ Documentary On One. To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'The Real Carrie Jade' podcast feed from wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes released each Friday. Episode 6 - I’m Sadie Harris! In our final episode, TikTok bites back! Carrie Jade’s onlin…

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Episode 6: I’m Sadie Harris! 33:45

4M ago33:45

33:45

In our final episode, TikTok bites back! Carrie Jade’s online supporters find out they've been played. And they're angry. They dig into Samantha's past and discover more victims. As her most famous alias is finally exposed, Samantha Cookes disappears, leaving behind thousands in unpaid rent. And then Sadie Harris shows up...…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 05 - I’m a victim! 32:22

4M ago32:22

32:22

A new multi-part true crime series from RTÉ Documentary On One. To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'The Real Carrie Jade' podcast feed from wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes released each Friday. Episode 5 - I’m a Victim! By 2020, Samantha Cookes has spent the last 6 years of her life …

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The Real Carrie Jade: 06 - I’m Sadie Harris! 33:43

4M ago33:43

33:43

In our final episode, TikTok bites back! Carrie Jade’s online supporters find out they've been played. And they're angry. They dig into Samantha's past and discover more victims. As her most famous alias is finally exposed, Samantha Cookes disappears, leaving behind thousands in unpaid rent. And then Sadie Harris shows up... As our series concludes…

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Episode 5: I’m a victim! 32:28

5M ago32:28

32:28

By 2020, Samantha Cookes has spent the last 6 years of her life moving around Ireland from coast to coast, pretending to be someone she’s not, before being rumbled and moving on. But now, she’s about to take things to a whole different level with a new identity that she wants the whole world to know about. What could possibly go wrong?...…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 04 - I’m Rebecca Fitzgerald! 41:24

5M ago41:24

41:24

A new multi-part true crime series from RTÉ Documentary On One. To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'The Real Carrie Jade' podcast feed from wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes released each Friday. Episode 4 - I’m Rebecca Fitzgerald! Knowing she’s been rumbled in Dublin, 'Lucy' (aka Sama…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 05 - I’m a victim! 32:22

5M ago32:22

32:22

By 2020, Samantha Cookes has spent the last 6 years of her life moving around Ireland from coast to coast, pretending to be someone she’s not, before being rumbled and moving on. But now, she’s about to take things to a whole different level with a new identity that she wants the whole world to know about. What could possibly go wrong?... (Ep 5/6) …

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The Real Carrie Jade: 03 - I’m Lucy Fitzwilliams! 32:32

5M ago32:32

32:32

A new multi-part true crime series from RTÉ Documentary On One. To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'The Real Carrie Jade' podcast feed from wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes released each Friday. Episode 3 - I’m Lucy Fitzwilliams! Samantha Cookes is now living as Lucy Fitzwilliams. She…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 04 - I’m Rebecca Fitzgerald! 41:20

5M ago41:20

41:20

Knowing she’s been rumbled in Dublin, 'Lucy' (aka Samantha Cookes) disappears before showing up on the opposite side of the country, at a small village on the West Coast of Ireland. She begins work as an au pair and moves into the home and lives of another unsuspecting family, caring for their children. It’s only when she leaves that the family beg…

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Episode 4: I’m Rebecca Fitzgerald! 41:26

5M ago41:26

41:26

Knowing she’s been rumbled in Dublin, 'Lucy' (aka Samantha Cookes) disappears before showing up on the opposite side of the country, at a small village on the West Coast of Ireland. She begins work as an au pair and moves into the home and lives of another unsuspecting family, caring for their children.…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 02 - I’m Samantha Cookes! 41:06

5M ago41:06

41:06

A new multi-part true crime series from RTÉ Documentary On One. To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'The Real Carrie Jade' podcast feed from wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes released each Friday. Episode 2 - I’m Samantha Cookes! Having found out that Carrie Jade Williams never existed,…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 03 - I'm Lucy Fitzwilliams! 32:32

5M ago32:32

32:32

Samantha Cookes is now living as Lucy Fitzwilliams. She’s moved to Dublin and begins to settle into a new community in the affluent south side, quickly becoming a friendly face. Lucy begins working with children. But then things start to unravel when two local women begin to question who they’ve left into their lives. And they’re not going to give …

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Episode 3: I'm Lucy Fitzwilliams! 32:32

5M ago32:32

32:32

Samantha Cookes is now living as Lucy Fitzwilliams. She’s moved to Dublin and begins to settle into a new community in the affluent south side, quickly becoming a friendly face. Lucy begins working with children. But then things start to unravel when two local women begin to question who they’ve left into their lives.…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 01 - I'm Carrie Jade Williams! 29:33

5M ago29:33

29:33

A new multi-part true crime series from RTÉ Documentary On One. To get free early access to next episodes (one week in advance of here) please subscribe to 'The Real Carrie Jade' podcast feed from wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes released each Friday. EP1: When we first went to meet Carrie Jade Williams in 2021, we were blown away by her st…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 02 - I'm Samantha Cookes! 41:06

6M ago41:06

41:06

Having found out that Carrie Jade Williams never existed, we go in search of the real person behind it all, Samantha Cookes. And we go right back to where this story all began, in the West of England. Following Samantha’s life story takes us all over the UK and across the Irish sea as we begin to get inside a much bigger story than we thought possi…

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The Real Carrie Jade: 01 - I'm Carrie Jade Williams! 29:33

5M ago29:33

29:33

When we first went to meet Carrie Jade Williams in 2021, we were blown away by her strength, her vision, her determination and her untold story. She was a young woman on a pioneering journey, not only to help herself, but to help others. We wanted to help her tell her story, from the inside out. But then we slowly began to realise that all was not …

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Episode 2: I’m Samantha Cookes! 41:06

5M ago41:06

41:06

Having found out that Carrie Jade Williams never existed, we go in search of the real person behind it all, Samantha Cookes and go right to where this story all began, in the West of England. Following Samantha’s life story takes us all over the UK and across the Irish sea as we begin to get inside a much bigger story than we thought possible……

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Episode 1: I'm Carrie Jade Williams! 29:33

5M ago29:33

29:33

EP1: When we first went to meet Carrie Jade Williams in 2021, we were blown away by her strength, her determination and her untold story. She was a young woman on a pioneering journey, not only to help herself, but to help others. We wanted to help her tell her story. But then we slowly began to realise that all was not as it seems. (2024)…

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