Dermot Lavery
Writing
Known For

Care worker Shoo, who is haunted by a personal tragedy, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman, who fears both her neighbours and the Na Sídhe – sinister folkloric entities she believes abducted her decades before.
Fréwaka

This poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Lost Lives

Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.
Road

Series that captures the lives and passions of the men, women and families who populate the extraordinary world of Irish road racing.
Road Riders

When Tomás returns to his remote island holiday home he discovers his reclusive wife and child have vanished. With nowhere to turn and a storm approaching, he is forced to place his trust in the small community's lone retired police officer, Labhaoise, to investigate. As the search takes an unexpected turn, some uncomfortable truths are revealed. Meanwhile the storm looms ever closer.
Doineann

With David Beckham looking uncertain for the 2002 World Cup finals after his clash with Argentinean Aldo Duscher, this documentary charts the explosive 35 year feud between their two nations, when football became war by another means.
Beckham and the Battle with Argentina
A look at this football tragedy
The Explosive 80s: How Heysel Changed Football

Soul singer Dana Masters traces the story of Ottilie Patterson, who for a dazzling few years in the late 1950s and early 1960s was a pioneer of British jazz and blues music and inspiration to later groups such as The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things.
My Name is Ottilie
Three-part documentary series examining the untold history of folk music in Ulster against the social, political and cultural backdrop of the time.