• March 6, 2013 at 9:39 pm / Archive / by

    Men of the Shed

    POSTED on INDEPENDENT.IE on the 6th of March Rapidly growing Men’s Sheds movement gives hope to thousands across country RÓISÍN O’HARA THE 3,000 members who regularly attend the growing phenomenon of the Men’s Sheds organisation show a big improvement in health and wellbeing, according to a new survey. The “Sheds” community is a voluntary group where ordinary men meet to talk, share experiences and work on common projects. There are now more than 300 “Sheds” across the country. The research, [...]

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  • January 13, 2013 at 8:44 am / Archive / by

    Feeding the Hungry

    “If you’re sick, you go to a doctor, if you are hungry you go to Twist”. That’s what County Galway man, Oliver Williams, told me when I went to make a short film of the soup kitchen he set up in Galway city.  The former businessman said he saw a dire need to help the hungry of Galway, and he decided to fund ‘Twist’ himself. Now, 3 months on, it caters for up to 100 people a day, and, according [...]

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  • HERE WE GO AGAIN from IRELANDreporter on Vimeo.

    December 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm / Archive / by

    Here we go again

    Over 100,000 Irish citizens emigrated to Australia alone in the last 4 years, according to visa statisics from the Australian Visa Bureau in London.  They also show that the numbers seeking visas to Australia have increased year on year. There are few homes in Ireland not affected by emigration once again. I went to the departures area in Terminal 2 to talk to a few of Ireland’s new emigrants setting off on their new life.  The staff member on duty [...]

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  • The Struggling Immigrant from IRELANDreporter on Vimeo.

    November 12, 2012 at 8:49 pm / Archive / by

    The Struggling Immigrant

    In the mid 2000s, there was a huge increase in immigration into Ireland. In 2005, some 76,000 people from EU accession states, came to work in Ireland, but some struggled to find work and suffered great hardship. The social care agency of the Dublin Archdiocese, Crosscare, said this was a growing concern of there’s. In this report, which got top story/headline story on the RTÉ Six One News on the 10th of May 2005, we look at the plight of [...]

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  • Outreach Angels from IRELANDreporter on Vimeo.

    November 12, 2012 at 8:47 pm / Archive / by

    Outreach Angels

    Outreach worker, Brian Boylan, worked tirelessly to try and meet the needs of many of the elderly Irish immigrants in London. Unable to care for themselves, many lived alone in squalid conditions, unaware of supports or their entitlements. For many, loneliness is the biggest issue. I spent a few days in London filming some of the work of the Irish emigrant services outreach workers, and made a half hour special programme for RTÉ’s Nationwide, broadcast on 20th June 2005. Here [...]

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  • Little Russia from IRELANDreporter on Vimeo.

    November 12, 2012 at 8:46 pm / Archive / by

    Little Russia

    A Dublin inner-city boxing club gets a new lease of life, with an influx of Russia-speaking youngsters. They are drawn to the club as news spreads that a former Ukrainian champion boxer is coaching there. At a microscopic level, this piece shows the influence that the surge in immigration from former Russian states in the early/mid 2000s had an Irish society. It was broadcast on RTÉ’s Nationwide programme, on the 7th June 2005. Shot and Edited by Róisín O’Hara

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  • A Journey Back from IRELANDreporter on Vimeo.

    November 12, 2012 at 8:45 pm / Archive,Uncategorized / by

    A Journey Back

    Josette Sheeran took a detour, while on a busy offical visit to Europe, when she was Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. American-born Sheeran has Irish ancestry, and she wanted to visit her ‘homeland’ of County Roscommon in Ireland. It was to prove a poignant visit back in time, that reaffirmed for her the importance of her work today. This was broadcast on RTÉ’s Nationwide programme on the 5th December 2007. Filmed and edited by Róisín O’Hara

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  • Seeds of Hope from IRELANDreporter on Vimeo.

    November 12, 2012 at 8:41 pm / Archive / by

    Seeds of Hope

    I travelled to Kenya in 2000, to cover the effects of continuous drought on communities there. This report was one of a series of three that was broadcast on RTÉ’s Six-One News. Report: Róisín O’Hara Camera: Johnny Saunderson

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  • November 12, 2012 at 8:31 pm / Archive / by

    Presenting for RTÉ

    My last broadcast for RTÉ News! Presenting Oireachtas Report, broadcast on RTÉ One television on the 18th September 2012

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  • The Kindness of Strangers from IRELANDreporter on Vimeo.

    November 12, 2012 at 8:28 pm / Archive / by

    The Kindness of Strangers

    Irishman, Larry Duffy, finally returns to the little village in northern Germany, where he miraculously escaped death over 50 years previously. It was on a bombing mission during World War 2 that his British Aircraft crashed, killing all other crew members. The veteran remembers he too would have perished, were it not for the kindness of the villagers. When he returns years later to thank them, the reception he gets is unexpected. Broadcast: RTÉ Nationwide 15th September 2004 Róisín O’Hara: [...]

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