Culture

The Forty Foot, by Mervyn Wall

“These mornings, when a wintry blast nearly takes the nose off you the moment you emerge from your hall door,…

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A Winter Rose by Brendan Kennelly

Updated / Monday, 4 Dec 2023 15:18 “Happy to speak of interwining briars Mingling to breed, let’s say, a winter…

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Sunday Miscellany: A Selection – RTÉ Arena on the new anthology

Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2018 – 2023 is a new anthology from the much-loved Sunday morning show on RTÉ Radio…

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Other Voices with CMAT, Kae Tempest, Mick Flannery & more

Updated / Sunday, 3 Dec 2023 18:30 Tune in from 7pm on Sunday 3rd December as we bring you some…

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Movie Music Masters live with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Seán Rocks presents Movie Music Masters with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and conductor Gavin Maloney – recorded at the National…

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ØXN, Villagers, Griff & more

Tune in from 7pm on Saturday 2 December as we bring you some of the world’s most enthralling voices live…

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The Birth Of Frank Pop

Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Duane celebrates his favourite Irish cult movie classics… THE BIRTH OF FRANK POP (Director Joe Wall, 1994)…

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A Philanthropist – read the short story by Lady Gregory

Colin Smythe will be sending you a Dropbox file with a few images for you to consider to go with…

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Julie Byrne, Murder Capital, BC Camplight & more

Tune in from 7pm on Friday 1 December as we bring you some of the world’s most thrilling voices live…

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The story of how ‘Fairytale of New York’ got its name

Analysis: The Pogues’ Christmas classic owes its iconic name to the work of Irish-American writer J.P. Donleavy “It was Christmas…

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