One to One (TV series)

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One to One
Aine Lawlor
George Lee
Cathal Mac Coille
John Murray
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes42
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release1 October 2006 (2006-10-01) –
28 January 2013 (2013-01-28)

One to One was an Irish television series which airs on RTÉ One. Since the first edition was broadcast at 12:15pm on 1 October 2006,[1] the programme has featured personal interviews with a well-known figure from Ireland and abroad, one per episode. The second series moved to a Monday slot, beginning on 1 October 2007.[2] A third series was broadcast during the summer months of June and July 2008.[3] The fourth series aired from 10 November 2008 to 16 March 2009.[4]

Series presenters included

Richard Crowley, Paul Cunningham, John Murray and Cathal Mac Coille.[1][5][6][7] Guests to have featured in the series include Hans Blix, Michael Smurfit, Michael Colgan, Ben Dunne, clergymen Diarmuid Martin and Peter Sutherland, Ulick McEvaddy, T. K. Whitaker, Seymour Hersh, Alan Johnston, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Seán FitzPatrick, Roy Foster, Samantha Power, Declan Ganley and Jeffrey Sachs. Each edition was typically approximately forty minutes length in total,[1][8][9] with all the interviews available to watch online at RTÉ.ie
.

Episodes

Series one

The first episode featured an interview by Lawlor with

Information Commissioner Emily O'Reilly, who deals with complaints against state institutions.[11] She spoke of her pity for those she viewed as the marginalised members of society, directing her frustration at Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) for not dealing with such complaints appropriately.[11] O'Reilly also spoke of her hopes that her office would be expanded to take into account HSE-related complaints, as well as complaints directed at the Garda Síochána and her desire to serve a second term.[11]

Hans Blix (pictured above) spoke of his relationships with politicians such as George W. Bush and Tony Blair.

The fourth episode featured an interview by Crowley with the former

Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Hans Blix.[12] He spoke of his belief that, had weapons inspections in Iraq been permitted to continue for another two months, it would have been harder for the then US President, George W. Bush to justify his invasion of that country and that the United Kingdom may not have allied itself with the US in the Iraq War.[12] Blix also spoke, amongst other things, of his relationships with Bush and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, his opinions on Iran and the Middle East, his fears of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons; global warming and the attitude of the US towards the United Nations.[12] The fifth episode featured an interview by Lawlor with the Director of the Economic and Social Research Institute, Frances P. Ruane.[13] The sixth episode featured an interview by Dobson with the consultant cardiac surgeon, Maurice Neligan.[14] Neligan spoke about the Hanly plan to rationalise Ireland's public hospitals, the growth of private facilities, consultants working simultaneously in both private and public medicine, and the reported lack of transparency when investigating claims of negligence against members of the medical profession.[14] He also criticised a proposal to close hospitals in Ennis, Monaghan, Nenagh and Roscommon.[14]

The seventh episode featured an interview by Lee with the billionaire businessman,

Arts Council of Ireland over funding and with the playwright, Tom Murphy, which he later regretted.[16] The ninth episode featured an interview by Crowley with Ben Dunne, businessman.[8] Dunne spoke of his friendship with Charles Haughey, his decision to gift Haughey over £1 million but not to attend his funeral, his cocaine addiction which led to him being arrested in Florida on drugs-related charges and his infamous 1980s kidnapping by republican gunmen in Northern Ireland.[8]

The tenth episode featured an interview by Dobson with the Director of the charity

Attorney General and European Commissioner and current Financial Adviser to the Vatican (part of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See), Peter Sutherland. He spoke of his early life, his tenure as a member of the European Commission, his ultimately successful attempt at winning the post of Director General of the predecessor of the World Trade Organization, GATT.[18] Sutherland also told of how he and his family were on the receiving end of calls and letters which he described as "very threatening" during a referendum debate on the pro-life amendment to the Constitution of Ireland in 1983, describing the whole affair as "a very traumatic" one for them.[18]

Date of broadcast Interview
1 October 2006[1] Diarmuid Martin
8 October 2006[10] Nickey Brennan
15 October 2006[11] Emily O'Reilly
22 October 2006[12] Hans Blix
29 October 2006[13] Frances P. Ruane
5 November 2006[14] Maurice Neligan
12 November 2006[15] Michael Smurfit
19 November 2006[16] Michael Colgan
26 November 2006[8] Ben Dunne
3 December 2006[17] Justin Kilcullen
10 December 2006[9] Theo Dorgan
17 December 2006[18] Peter Sutherland

Series two

The second series of One to One featured an interview with the US Supreme Court judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (pictured above).

The first episode of the second series featured an interview by Crowley with

Chief Executive of the Football Association of Ireland John Delaney in which he spoke of Ireland's performances in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers under their departed coach Steve Staunton.[6] The twelfth episode of the series featured an interview by Lawlor with Seán FitzPatrick, then chairman of the Anglo Irish Bank then Ireland's third largest bank – the interview took place before his resignation in a controversy over hidden loans one year later and the bank's subsequent nationalisation in 2009.[27][28]

Date of broadcast Interview
1 October 2007[2] P. J. Mara
8 October 2007[19] Liz O'Donnell
15 October 2007[20] Jack O'Connor
22 October 2007[21] Ulick McEvaddy
29 October 2007[22] T. K. Whitaker
5 November 2007[5] Seymour Hersh
13 November 2007[23] Alan Johnston
19 November 2007[24] Ruth Bader Ginsburg
26 November 2007[25] Colm Tóibín
3 December 2007[26] Enda McDonagh
10 December 2007[6] John Delaney
17 December 2007[27] Seán FitzPatrick

Series three

The first episode of the third series featured an interview by Lawlor with the politician

Harvard professor and former advisor to later US President Barack Obama.[32] In this interview, Lawlor "allowed Power to drone on in that earnest and humourless way peculiar to people who think that what they have to say is of grave global import".[33]

The fourth episode featured an interview by Cunningham with

Columbo: "seemingly awkward, nerdy and self-effacing and merely innocently asking odd questions, while all the time letting his subject reveal himself".[35] The fifth episode featured an interview by Lawlor with the grandson of the founder of Barry's Tea, Peter Barry, known for negotiating the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement while Minister for Foreign Affairs.[36] The sixth episode featured an interview by Lawlor with Hugh R. Brady, who was appointed President of University College Dublin in 2004 – aged forty-four he was the youngest ever to fill the position.[37]

Date of broadcast Interview
9 June 2008[3] Tony Gregory
16 June 2008[31] Roy Foster
23 June 2008[32] Samantha Power
30 June 2008[34] Padraig O hUiginn
7 July 2008[36] Peter Barry
14 July 2008[37] Hugh R. Brady

Series four

The first episode of the fourth series featured an interview by Murray with the

European Greens–European Free Alliance President Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Minister of State for European Affairs Dick Roche and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering who have raised the question of investigating Libertas' funding.[41] On asking donors to rescind their right to privacy for the sake of transparency, Ganley said: "No, of course I wouldn't do that. Why? So Daniel Cohn-Bendit can pour tar and feather over them? Absolutely not."[41] On claims by Roche that his company Rivada Networks had links to the US military, he replied: "Bless Dick Roche's heart. The man knows very little about business, it would appear."[41]

The third episode featured an interview by Dobson with the writer,

Front Line, the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor.[50]

Date of broadcast Interview
10 November 2008[4] Eddie O'Sullivan
17 November 2008[39] Declan Ganley
24 November 2008[42] Anthony Cronin
1 December 2008[43] John A. Murphy
8 December 2008[44] Robert Ballagh
15 December 2008[45] Ted Crosbie
9 February 2009[46] Padraig McManus
16 February 2009[7] Brian Cody
23 February 2009[47] Padraic White
2 March 2009[48] Jeffrey Sachs
9 March 2009[49] Máirín Quill
16 March 2009[50] Mary Lawlor

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "One to One – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin". RTÉ. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "One to One – P. J. Mara". RTÉ. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "One to One – Tony Gregory". RTÉ. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "One to One – Eddie O'Sullivan". RTÉ. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  5. ^ a b c "One to One – Seymour Hersh". RTÉ. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "One to One – John Delaney". RTÉ. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  7. ^ a b c "One to One – Brian Cody". RTÉ. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009. [dead link]
  8. ^ a b c d "One to One – Ben Dunne". RTÉ. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d "One to One – Theo Dorgan". RTÉ. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  10. ^ a b c "One to One – Nickey Brennan". RTÉ. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  11. ^ a b c d "One to One – Emily O'Reilly". RTÉ. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  12. ^ a b c d "One to One – Dr Hans Blix". RTÉ. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  13. ^ a b "One to One – Frances Ruane". RTÉ. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  14. ^ a b c d "One to One – Dr Maurice Neligan". RTÉ. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  15. ^ a b c d "One to One – Dr Michael Smurfit". RTÉ. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  16. ^ a b c d e "One to One – Michael Colgan". RTÉ. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  17. ^ a b c d "One to One – Justin Kilcullen". RTÉ. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  18. ^ a b c "One to One – Peter Sutherland". RTÉ. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  19. ^ a b "One to One – Liz O'Donnell". RTÉ. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  20. ^ a b "One to One – Jack O'Connor". RTÉ. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  21. ^ a b "One to One – Ulick McEvaddy". RTÉ. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  22. ^ a b "One to One – T. K. Whitaker". RTÉ. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  23. ^ a b "One to One – Alan Johnston". RTÉ. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  24. ^ a b "One to One – Ruth Bader Ginsburg". RTÉ. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  25. ^ a b "One to One – Colm Tóibín". RTÉ. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  26. ^ a b "One to One – Prof Enda McDonagh". RTÉ. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  27. ^ a b "One to One – Seán FitzPatrick". RTÉ. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  28. ^ "Anglo chief quits after hiding €87m bank loans". Irish Independent. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  29. ^ "Independent TD Tony Gregory dies at the age of 61". The Irish Times. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  30. The Belfast Telegraph
    . 2 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  31. ^ a b "One to One – Roy Foster". RTÉ. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  32. ^ a b "One to One – Samantha Power". RTÉ. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  33. ^ "Frock horror! Miriam embraces her girly side". Irish Independent. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  34. ^ a b "One to One – Padraig O hUiginn". RTÉ. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  35. Brendan O'Connor (6 July 2008). "Rare insight into a public sector laid bare by naked civil servant". Sunday Independent
    . Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  36. ^ a b "One to One – Peter Barry". RTÉ. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  37. ^ a b "One to One – Hugh Brady". RTÉ. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  38. ^ "Embattled Eddie bows to growing calls for resignation". Irish Independent. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  39. ^ a b "One to One – Declan Ganley". RTÉ. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  40. ^ "Lessons from Eurovision's failure". Sunday Independent. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  41. ^ a b c "Ganley won't ask donors to waive privacy". Irish Independent. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  42. ^ a b "One to One – Anthony Cronin". RTÉ. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  43. ^ a b "One to One – John A. Murphy". RTÉ. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  44. ^ a b "One to One – Robert Ballagh". RTÉ. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  45. ^ a b "One to One – Ted Crosbie". RTÉ. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  46. ^ a b "One to One – Padraig McManus". RTÉ. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  47. ^ a b "One to One – Padraic White". RTÉ. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  48. ^ a b "One to One – Jeffrey Sachs". RTÉ. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  49. ^ a b "One to One – Máirín Quill". RTÉ. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  50. ^ a b "One to One – Mary Lawlor". RTÉ. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.

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