RTÉ Documentaries

One-off documentary looking at the life and career of Crumlin-born Phil Lynott, the Thin Lizzy frontman who died 25 years ago this week, aged just 36. Featuring previously unseen archive material and reminiscences from friends, colleagues and admirers, as well as the first screening of a fully restored version of the video for his 1982 hit single "Old Town".

The Gathering Ireland is all about reconnecting with old friends. Here Tadgh Kennelly returns to Listowel from Australia and meets historians, gatherers and the son of an Irish literary hero.

The story of Irish Comdt. Pat Quinlan and his men who were placed in grave danger on the direct orders of the UN Secretary General when they were sent to garrison Jadotville.

The surviving Irish veterans reveal how they managed to hold out against superior forces besieging them at Jadotville due to the wily dispositions of their leader, Comdt. Pat Quinlan.

One of Ireland's most iconic entertainers, and the only Irish singer to register chart hits over five successive decades, Joe Dolan evolved from being a rural Rocker in the early sixties to become Ireland's first international pop star.