Episodes

  • Old Friends and Youthful Dreams

    Old Friends and Youthful Dreams
    Mar 22 2026
    Live from the Ennis Book Club Festival, including tributes to the late Nuala O’Faolain and Seán Rocks, with writers Niamh Campbell, Hugo Hamilton, Lemn Sissay, Éilis Ní Dhuibhne and Karen J McDonnell

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    32 mins
  • From Clare to Here

    From Clare to Here
    Mar 15 2026
    Live at the Ennis Book Club Festival, with Anne Enright, Abi Daré, Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha, Mattie Brennan and Lemn Sissay, with music from Blackie O’Connell, Mickey Dunne, The Metals, Diane Daly, Boris Hunka, Liam Hunka, Katie Theasby, Ger O’Donnell

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    36 mins
  • Embers, Oscars and Gold from the Dairy

    Embers, Oscars and Gold from the Dairy
    Mar 8 2026
    Butter and buttercups, teenage rites of passage, and a curly-haired girl… with Ciarán Cannon, Margaret Hickey, John MacKenna, Rosaleen McDonagh, Kathleen Murphy, Antonia Gunko Karelina, Tom Conaty and Mary O’Malley

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    33 mins
  • Melody, Meaning and Morning Dew

    Melody, Meaning and Morning Dew
    Mar 1 2026
    A tribute to the late, great poet, Michael Longley, the politics of dress code, a celebration of lambing season, and wild Dingle peninsula Irish words from the much-missed Manchán Magan...with Olivia O'Leary, Peter Cunningham, Kate O'Shaughnessy, Denis Tuohy and Catherine Foley

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    36 mins
  • Rock Stars and Rugby Glory

    Rock Stars and Rugby Glory
    Feb 22 2026
    Triumph in Twickenham, diamonds and daffodils, and green shoots of hope in dark times, with Mark Horgan, Joseph O’Connor, Olive Travers, Carla King, John O’Donnell and Paul Muldoon

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    35 mins
  • Sea dips and serene cruising

    Sea dips and serene cruising
    Feb 15 2026
    Bracing coastal waters, past-their-prime vessels and the glorious freedom of swimming, with Mae Leonard, Mervyn Wall, Benedict Kiely, Marie McSweeney, Gerald Dawe, Joe McGowan and Anne Le Marquand Hartigan

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    36 mins
  • Home comforts and ways of living

    Home comforts and ways of living
    Feb 8 2026
    The comforts of home, the spaces we inhabit and the things we can't do without, with Maurice Craig, Treasa Brogan, Bill Hammond, Mary Arrigan, Fachtna Ó Drisceoil, Tommy Sands and Elaine Sisson

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    39 mins
  • Magical childhoods

    Magical childhoods
    Feb 1 2026
    Magical woodlands, stone sanctuaries and divine intervention, with Val Mulkerns, Sam McAughtry, Vona Groarke, Nuala Hayes, Peter Jankowsky, Catherine Ann Cullen, Liz Nugent and Michael Harding

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    43 mins