Lost Lives, a documentary showing at Cork Film Festival, is a timely reminder of the bad old days in the North, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

As a documentary on Eamon de Valera’s time in America airs, historian and author Ryle Dwyer looks at how history is taught here — and explains why he did not take the subject for his Leaving Cert.

It is ironic but deeply valuable that the majority of the books and films, irrespective of source, dealing with the North’s Troubles have a common theme.

Ron Howard was happy to let the spirit of Luciano Pavarotti shine through in his documentary on the great tenor, writes Laura Harding.

The long list of new releases includes Netflix original series, comedy specials, documentaries and family friendly options.

The documentary Leaving Neverland which delves into the accounts of two men who claim that they were abused by Michael Jackson as young boys aired on Channel 4 last night.

A pair of Irish film-makers have made a documentary on life for ordinary people in the besieged territory, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Twenty years since the White House was rocked by a sex scandal, it is being seen through new #MeToo eyes as ‘The Clinton Affair’, writes TP O’Mahony.

In fairness, stranger stuff has been on the telly before.

In a follow-up to his moving RTÉ documentary about his father’s failing health, Brendan Courtney turns his attention to his newly-widowed mother, writes Ailin Quinlan

Ireland’s lighthouse keepers have revealed how they faced down monster waves and death-defying storms in their roles keeping the coastline safe.

Netflix has announced the release the highly-anticipated second chapter of the critically acclaimed Making a Murderer.

More than 5,000 donor cards have been requested since a documentary on Orla Tinsley aired on Monday.

A new documentary on RTÉ follows one Cystic Fibrosis survivor's journey and experiences of living everyday life with the condition.

This will definitely be a knockout at the box office.

A documentary to be broadcast tonight tells the stories of the Palestinian people living under blockade and military occupation, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

"£25,000 for a house!"

A brand new hurling documentary is set to bring fans a whole new perspective on the country's lightning-quick game.

A new documentary which looks at the challenges faced by families experiencing homelessness will be released online tomorrow.

Mick O’Dwyer has admitted that Kerry’s last-gasp, 1982 All-Ireland final defeat to Offaly still haunts him and he contemplates the setback at least once a week, writes John Fogarty.

Over the weekend the BBC rebroadcast a documentary about Alan Bennett. In it, Bennett made a speech at the opening of a London health centre during which he sings the praises of Britain’s National Health Service. 

Dick Warner, the naturalist and inspirational writer who graced these pages for many years died in June. 

Will we ever be shut of Diana, princess of Wales? Or of the debate about who she “really” was, writes Mary Morrissy. 

Vaxxed, the controversial movie on the conspiracies surrounding the MMR vaccine, lacks credibility, says Michael Clifford.

An emotional response.

He may have had a reputation as the coke-snorting bad boy of ballet, but Helen Barlow found there’s a lot more to Sergei Polunin. He talks about dancing to Hozier and how he came to possess Mickey Rourke’s bloody pants.

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, says it has been in contact with management at a secure mental health facility in Britain, which currently has three Irish children staying there, after a Channel 4 documentary raised serious concerns about the centre.

A remarkable new film captures life in Ireland’s only boarding school for young children, writes Esther McCarthy

Irish film-maker Niall McCann has made a documentary on the Scottish label that gave us such indie heroes as Alex Kapranos and Arab Strap, writes Don O’Mahony.

The sister of murdered Meredith Kercher said her family will never watch the new documentary about the killing - and have questioned why the two former prime suspects continue to talk about it.

Amanda Knox has insisted she is not a "terrible monster" as she promoted a new Netflix documentary which explores the Meredith Kercher murder case.

Kirsten Johnson tells Richard Fitzpatrick about working with the likes of Edward Snowden on some of the most important documentaries of our time

A US federal court in Wisconsin has overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of helping his uncle kill Teresa Halbach in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary Making A Murderer.

Amanda Knox will be the subject of a new Netflix documentary about the Meredith Kercher murder.

Michael Moore wants the US to adopt some of the better ideas for governance he has found in Europe. Helen Barlow talks to him about his first happy movie

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A new RTÉ documentary will focus on the unsung hero doctors who save lives in their spare time by bringing pre-hospital emergency care to roadside crashes and emergencies.

Travellers living on one of Ireland’s worst halting sites have produced a hard-hitting documentary highlighting appalling living conditions.

Usain Bolt has swept all before him on the track – now he is out to conquer the big screen.

A new documentary gets behind the public image of the Nirvana singer, writes Ed Power

John Travolta has declared he will not be watching a new documentary about the Church of Scientology.

A poignant television documentary is set to feature the triumphs of, and the challenges faced by, people with Down syndrome.

The endearing fly-on-the-wall Dublin Zoo series has become one of the most watched TV shows in Belgium, pulling in more than 1m viewers.