Vona Groarke meets fellow poets John McAuliffe, Martina Evans, Sinéad Morrissey and Conor O’Callaghan, who all share her experience of […]
A Place of Pointed Stones
Jessica Traynor writes a history in poetry of the town of Banagher in County Offaly. First broadcast: Sunday 15th October […]
Ellen’s Walk
Olivia O’Leary and poet Paddy Bushe follow the route of a long-forgotten walk in Kerry, as described in her poem […]
From Kingstown to Dun Laoghaire
First broadcast: Sunday 5th June 2022 at 6pm on RTÉ lyric fm. Re-broadcast 21 January 2024. Listen back here or […]
Reflections on Lough Derg
First broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 29th May 2022 at 6pm. Re-broadcast 14 January 2024. Listen back here or […]
Wild Nephin
Poet Seán Lysaght explores the Wild Nephin area of north Mayo. First broadcast: 22 May 2022, RTÉ lyric fm; re-broadcast […]
The Limerick Man
First broadcast: Sunday 6th February 2022, 6 pm, RTÉ lyric fm; re-broadcast Sunday 8th January 2023. Finalist in the New […]
Songs Beyond Borders
Oskar Cox-Jensen tells the story of five songs from the past three centuries which have travelled across borders to and […]
Sublimer Wishes
Sublimer Wishes explores the lives and poetry of Irish women from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries whose work, after […]
Green White Enamel
Green White Enamel tells the story of the linguist, medical doctor and poet Ethna MacCarthy, who has, for too long, […]