With a colourful cast of characters contesting the 2011 Presidential Election the Race to the Áras was always likely to be a blockbuster. But few could have predicted the fascinating twists and turns that would unfold as the plot revealed itself. The Naked Presidential Election revisits the highlights and lowlights that decorated the month long [...]
Réabhlóid GAA
loose_horse2020-12-02T14:50:16+00:00Réabhlóid GAA is a new one-hour documentary that tells the story of how hurling redefined itself as a sport in the 1990s to truly become our national game.
Giles
loose_horse2019-03-07T12:36:38+00:00John Giles wants to tell his life story, in his own words. Sticking with the habit of a lifetime, he’s going to say it as he sees it. This is the tale of a young Dublin boy raised in the inner city markets area, a gifted teenager who signed for the Busby Babes two years before [...]
The Scholarship
loose_horse2024-03-15T21:38:15+00:00In the heart of Dublin's north inner city, Belvedere College is one of Ireland's highly respected educational establishments. A fee-paying private school, it boasts some of Ireland's most famous names among its ranks of former students - from James Joyce to Tony O' Reilly to Garret FitzGerald - as well as hundreds of other high [...]
Inside Trinity
loose_horse2019-03-07T12:05:56+00:00Trinity College Dublin is the most historic and prestigious institution in Irish education. Loosehorse Television and RTÉ come together to produce an unprecedented landmark 4-part series set within its storied walls. A vibrant and breathing portrait of university life - capturing the depth and breadth of human and educational experiences that happen within Trinity's campus, [...]
Polaitíocht: Power On The Box
loose_horse2024-03-15T21:38:15+00:00What impact has television had on Irish democracy? 55 years after the establishment of Teilifís Eireann and in the wake of historic elections on both sides of the Atlantic, it is timely to assess if television has purified or perverted the way in which our politicians perform their public duties. In the chamber, on the [...]
Emigration Nation
loose_horse2019-03-07T12:01:23+00:00From the dead heat of East Africa to the tropics of the Caribbean, from the foothills of Colorado's Rocky Mountains to New Zealand's scenic coastline - Emigration Nation follows the Irish diaspora to all corners of the globe, and celebrates their successes abroad. In this six-part series aired on UTV, we showcase the stories of [...]
Players of the Faithful
loose_horse2024-03-15T21:38:15+00:00Players of the Faithful is the story of the 1982 Offaly team that famously ended Kerry’s bid to become the first county to win five All Ireland football titles in a row. That day, Mick O’Dwyer’s great Kerry team ran out of the Croker tunnel with immortality within their grasp. All the while, the men [...]
Joe Brolly – A Perfect Match
loose_horse2019-03-07T11:59:03+00:00A year ago, Ireland’s most controversial sports pundit, Joe Brolly, donated a kidney to a man he hardly knew. It was an astonishing act of kindness. Shane Finnegan - a Belfast based PR executive and father of three - was seriously ill with renal failure. Both men hoped that the transplant would be the end [...]
Micko
loose_horse2020-01-14T10:13:26+00:00For a small country, Ireland has been blessed with some of the world’s best sports people and some of the world’s best sports stories. But there are few greater than Mick O’Dwyer - a national treasure and the most successful manager in the history of Gaelic Football. Harvesting previously untold tales, this natural storyteller brings the viewer on [...]