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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Longing Lasts Longer by Penny Arcade | 18 Sep 2026 | 00:55:46 | |
Longing Lasts Longer by Penny Arcade. Longing last Longer is a kick-ass comedy with guts, it's a refutation of nostalgia, It's a crack at gentrification; not only the gentrification of our cities but the gentrification of ideas. It's a stand up for authenticity, a kick against mediocrity. No one is spared not even the seemingly banal cupcake! One thing for sure Penny Arcade tells you where to go and that's your own way!!! Penny Arcade, an Andy Warhol Factory Superstar and a contemporary of Patti Smith and Debbie Harry, together with her long time collaborator Steve Zehentner brought Longing Lasts Longer to the Peacock stage in the Abbey Theatre for Dublin Fringe 2016. In Penny's own words Longing Lasts Longer is:- "a vindication for people over 50 and a context provider for people under 50" "thinking is sexy people!.. let's bring back thinking!!" Sound design by Steve Zehentner Sound Supervision by Ciarán Cullen Directed for radio by Gorretti Slavin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Curse of the Button Accordion by Sharon Mannion | 11 Sep 2026 | 00:47:49 | |
Sharon is not a happy child! On the contrary she is a young girl obsessed with the predictions of Nostradamus, the third secret of Fatima and the end of the World! She is worried that she doesn’t have a future, has no talent and falls under every radar. This all changes however when she meets Frank. Frank her button accordion changes Sharon’s life, goes everywhere with her, is the talk of the town and gives her a ‘funny feeling in her tummy’ that she thinks may be self esteem. But as all the great love songs say, ‘nothing lasts forever’ and as catastrophe after catastrophe follows Sharon the only explanation is that it’s all Frank’s fault. Featuring Joe Taylor & Sue Collins With special thanks to Musician Peter Browne, & to Fiona Rigney Sound Supervision was by Mark Dwyer Written & Performed by Sharon Mannion Directed by Gorretti Slavin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Last, High King of Ireland by Patrick Fogarty | 04 Sep 2026 | 00:46:09 | |
The Last, High King of Ireland by Patrick Fogarty The Last, High King of Ireland tells the story of a day in the life of a hard-drinking man who has bestowed upon himself the title The Last, High King of Ireland. We follow the 'High King’ or ‘Tapper’ as he is better known to the locals, on his daily travels from morning to night in the fictional town of Molinheer. The High King’s world is full of myth, mirth, and magic. The play is a snippet of the life of a forgotten man on the fringes of society, and those who he encounters. Pat Kinevane Plays Tapper (The Last, High King of Ireland) Joe Taylor played the part of Maloney John D Ruddy was McCann Sharon Mannion was Lisa of the Tithe. The Tailor was played by Enda Oates Dawn Bradfield was Lady of the Spuds Bab the Barwoman was Noni Stapleton Ellie Brosnan - Corkery played the child All other parts were played by the company Harpist Geraldine Doherty arranged and performed the music Sound design and sound supervision was by Damian Chennells The Last, High King of Ireland by Patrick Fogarty was directed by Gorretti Slavin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan | 28 Aug 2026 | 00:46:54 | |
Marie, a single mother in the dormitory suburbs, hides her unhappiness behind harsh humour; but the tedious, elderly neighbours she dismisses turn out to be hiding from harm themselves in their own shuttered bungalow. Kathy Rose O'Brien played Marie Pat Laffan ... Jim Áine Ní Mhuirí was Mavis and Ellie Sullivan made her début as little Laura. Sound supervision was by Richard McCullough Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan was produced by Aidan Mathews. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Charolais by Noni Stapleton | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:50:40 | |
Charolais a surreal comedy about love, longing and one woman’s intense rivalry with a Charolais heifer. This is a muddy place of simmering desire minced with a loneliness that cuts to the bone. Noni Stapleton who wrote the piece, plays both the protagonist Siobhan and her love rival the cow. Siobhan is a woman who is very alone in the world. She wants to change that but the way she goes about doing so is off beat to say the least! She is looking for love and very determined but there are obstacles to her achieving that sense of belonging she craves. One of which happens to be a terribly beautiful Charolais Heifer, who appears to be vying for the affections of Siobhan’s fella. There are bumps in the road including a pass remarkable mother in law played by Bairbre Ní Chaoimh and a less than committed lover in the form of Jimmy, a farmer played by Enda Oates. Siobhan's method of getting rid of any perceived threat to her idea of happy families is very unusual. There is plenty of room for dark humour, and a little gothic horror here. Sound Supervision was by Damien Chennells Directed by Gorretti Slavin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Islands - with Chris Watson & Luke Clancy | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:54:40 | |
From Ross Island to Galapagos to the possibly mythical isle of HyBrasil, world renowned sound recordist Chris Watson teams up with Writer/Presenter Luke Clancy, Composer Irene Buckley and Actor Kathy Rose O'Brien to journey across an atlas of remote islands. Islands fuses documentary and drama, and a bit of pretending, to make a journey not usually possible - especially these days - as Chris and Luke imagine stepping across frozen lava at Ross island, Antarctica; taking in the rarefied atmosphere of the Alcedo volcano on the Galapagos islands and listening to an incredible symphony of Bearded Seals under the ice at Svalbard. The programme draws on live performances by the team at Skibbereen Arts Festival (2019) and at the International Features Conference hosted by RTÉ Documentary On One (2019). The programme merges chronicles of island life by Luke, with Chris’s stunning archive of natural history, accompanied by a haunting soundtrack created by Composer Irene Buckley, while actor Kathy Rose O'Brien navigates our journey. Writer: Luke Clancy Sound Recording and Sound Design: Chris Watson Narration: Luke Clancy and Chris Watson Composer: Irene Buckley Actor: Kathy Rose O’Brien Sound Supervision: Ruth Kennington Producer: Kevin Brew Series Producer: Kevin Reynolds With special thanks to Declan McCarthy, Brendan McCarthy, Pat Collins, Sharon Whooley and Tadhg O'Sullivan. Islands was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| From the River of Ghosts by Roger Gregg | 09 Aug 2026 | 00:47:22 | |
an intimate love letter commemorating the lives of a working family pursuing their dreams over several generations in America’s rust belt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe | 02 Aug 2026 | 00:50:12 | |
No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe, explores anti-Traveller racism through the prism of a love story between a young Traveller man and an older woman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Three Our Fathers by Karl O'Neill | 24 Jul 2026 | 00:51:10 | |
In a sinister triptych that mimics a hall of mirrors, Karl O'Neill’s three masculine monologues draw parallel portraits – a suitor, a stalker, a spouse – of concave Man obsessed with the opposite sex. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Hurl by Katie Honan | 17 Jul 2026 | 00:38:47 | |
Hurl by Katie Honan is a hurling love story set in Waterford. Part Marty Morrissey, part Bridget Jones, Janet Walsh (a complete hurling novice) journeys into the world of Ireland's beloved national sport in search for belonging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Hurl by Katie Honan | 17 Jul 2026 | 00:38:47 | |
Hurl by Katie Honan is a hurling love story set in Waterford. Part Marty Morrissey, part Bridget Jones, Janet Walsh (a complete hurling novice) journeys into the world of Ireland's beloved national sport in search for belonging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Eureka Dunes by Philip Davison | 11 Jul 2026 | 00:46:51 | |
With Nick Dunning as Magnus Sparling and Barry McGovern as the paterfamilas Edwin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Eureka Dunes by Philip Davison | 11 Jul 2026 | 00:46:51 | |
With Nick Dunning as Magnus Sparling and Barry McGovern as the paterfamilas Edwin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Wee Black Bees by Little John Nee | 02 Jul 2026 | 00:41:09 | |
blues musician, Sparkplug grapples with heartbreak, the welfare of bee populations and the writings of the physicist Erwin Schrödinger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Wee Black Bees by Little John Nee | 02 Jul 2026 | 00:41:09 | |
blues musician, Sparkplug grapples with heartbreak, the welfare of bee populations and the writings of the physicist Erwin Schrödinger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Digging For Fire by Daragh Dukes, Eoin O'Kelly & Kevin Brew | 26 Jun 2026 | 00:41:41 | |
Composer Daragh Dukes and Radio Producers Eoin O Kelly and Kevin Brew explore the nature of youthful creativity as they remember their participation in the Limerick band scene of the early 1990s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Digging For Fire by Daragh Dukes, Eoin O'Kelly & Kevin Brew | 26 Jun 2026 | 00:41:41 | |
Composer Daragh Dukes and Radio Producers Eoin O Kelly and Kevin Brew explore the nature of youthful creativity as they remember their participation in the Limerick band scene of the early 1990s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Marconi & Me by Zoë Comyns | 18 Jun 2026 | 00:45:55 | |
A podcast producer finds a set of code books. They are the Marconi International Code books. They contain 500 pages of 5-letter codes and their translations. The main character starts to read the codes obsessively and twist them into her own life story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| James Joyce In Zürich by Kevin Reynolds | 12 Jun 2026 | 00:51:01 | |
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of James Joyce's death in Zürich on Jan 13th 1941, Ursula Zeller, Ruth Freiner and Fritz Senn from The James Joyce Foundation shared their stories with Kevin Reynolds See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Tubes by Gary Mitchell | 05 Jun 2026 | 00:42:21 | |
Tubes written by renowned Belfast playwright Gary Mitchell In this black comedy we meet Titch a modern young Protestant, who is keen to portray his own community and the twelfth of July in a more positive light. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| A Piece of Monologue by Samuel Beckett | 28 May 2026 | 00:28:56 | |
A Piece of Monologue, performed by Barry McGovern, directed by Daniel Reardon and introduced by Gerry Dukes, whose stage adaptation, with Barry McGovern, of Beckett's post-war trilogy of novels as I’ll Go On has played around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Old Tune by Samuel Beckett | 22 May 2026 | 00:51:09 | |
The Old Tune is Beckett's free adaptation of La Manivelle/The Crank, a radio play by French writer, Robert Pinget. The Beckett Season is made possible by the kind permission of the Estate of Samuel Beckett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Beckett on Bowman | 14 May 2026 | 00:51:07 | |
A special programme curated from a brace of Bowman Sunday Eight Thirty programmes made in 2006 celebrating the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Nothing Ever Happens Around Here by Robert Barrett | 08 May 2026 | 00:44:54 | |
Nothing Ever Happens Around Here written by Robert Barrett Reflecting on village life, mortality, poverty, opportunity, futility and ultimately hope, this comedy for radio focuses on a day in the life of Courtland Alexander See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna | 03 May 2026 | 00:54:14 | |
The Quiet Land By Malachy McKenna - a masterclass, served as it is by a brace of actors - Kevin Flood and Barry Cassin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Gallant John-Joe by Tom MacIntyre | 24 Apr 2026 | 00:47:40 | |
The Gallant John Joe by Tom Mac Intyre - Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Kerry Plates by Shay Linehan | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:30:57 | |
guilt and grief cohabit a widower's home - Clive Geraghty is Tom and Deirdre Donnelly his wife Maura in Shay Linehan's first play for radio and RTÉ's entry at the Prix Europa 2007 in Berlin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Kerry Plates by Shay Linehan | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:30:57 | |
guilt and grief cohabit a widower's home - Clive Geraghty is Tom and Deirdre Donnelly his wife Maura in Shay Linehan's first play for radio and RTÉ's entry at the Prix Europa 2007 in Berlin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Four-Faced Liar by Ger Fitzgibbon | 08 Apr 2026 | 00:49:31 | |
The Four-Faced Liar by Ger Fitzgibbon - It's part of the lore of Cork city that the four clocks on the four faces of Shandon Steeple rarely agree on the exact time - hence the nickname: The Four-Faced Liar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Blue Hyacinth by Maeve Brennan adapted and directed by Joe O Byrne | 01 Apr 2026 | 00:53:24 | |
Hubert and Rose Derdon have been together for a life, but when Rose dies, Hubert finds he is unable to grieve for his wife. The play stars Barry McGovern, David Herlihy, and Jane Brennan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Deep by Raymond Scannell | 27 Mar 2026 | 00:53:22 | |
Deep in 1988 Sir Henry's Cork, Larry Lehane is following the beat. Written & performed by Raymond Scannell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Wickedness of Oz by Kate Gilmore | 22 Mar 2026 | 00:42:56 | |
The Wickedness of Oz by Kate Gilmore - musicals-obsessed Debbie, takes us on a magical journey and we share her dreams, dreads, her love, and her loss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Oscar Night by Alan McMonagle | 13 Mar 2026 | 00:44:22 | |
Maire Hastings (Glenroe) and Áine Ní Mhuirí (Ballykissangel) who together with Emmet Kirwan (Fair City, Veronica Guerin) feature See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| No One Ever Asked me That by Nyree Yergainharsian, Louise Lewis & Gorretti Slavin | 06 Mar 2026 | 00:48:52 | |
Supported by real stories from real women, this play follows Jenny and Claire's opposite journeys along the same path. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Eating Seals and Seagulls' Eggs by Caitríona NíMhurchú | 27 Feb 2026 | 00:47:13 | |
Meet Peig Sayers as you have never heard her before. Performed by Caitríona Ní Mhurchú and Louise Lewis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| #Maura Laverty This Was Your Life | 18 Feb 2026 | 00:52:46 | |
This sparkling play by Yvonne Quinn and Bairbre Ní Chaoimh explores the rollercoaster life of broadcaster, playwright, novelist and agony aunt, Maura Laverty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| 100 by Donal Dineen and Jimmy Eadie | 12 Feb 2026 | 00:45:22 | |
Award-winning sound designer Jimmy Eadie and music pioneer and DJ Donal Dineen join forces to create 100 for Drama on One See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Fragile Maoilíosa by Charlie McGuinness | 06 Feb 2026 | 00:51:27 | |
two people are united by a moment that will stay with them forever.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Truth, Love or Promise by Nuala McKeever | 30 Jan 2026 | 00:55:19 | |
Truth, Love or Promise written & performed by Nuala McKeever. Truth, Love or Promise was the winner of the 2025 IMRO award for best drama. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Wogan's Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney | 22 Jan 2026 | 00:42:39 | |
Wogan's Sweet Sixteen By Kenneth Sweeney with Al McKenna as Terry Wogan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| A Safe Passage by Irene Kelleher | 16 Jan 2026 | 00:36:55 | |
two souls weather the storm together at Inish Dúbh Lighthouse. Seamus O’Rourke plays Christy and Irene Kelleher is The young Woman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| James Joyce in Zurich by Kevin Reynolds | 06 Jan 2026 | 00:46:13 | |
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of James Joyce’s death in Zürich on Jan 13th 1941, Ursula Zeller, Ruth Freiner and Fritz Senn from The James Joyce Foundation shared their stories with Kevin Reynolds See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Eternal Lanes of Joy by Pat Collins | 02 Jan 2026 | 00:49:33 | |
Eternal Lanes of Joy recreates Patrick Kavanagh's epic journey on foot from his home in County Monaghan to Dublin, in the year 1931 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| A Very Autistic Christmas by Aoife Dooley | 26 Dec 2025 | 00:29:17 | |
Made by Lighthouse Media in collaboration with As I Am and featuring Darcy Weekes as Hazel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe | 23 Nov 2025 | 00:50:16 | |
written & directed by Dylan Tighe. It stars Thomas Collins & Gina Moxley and explores a relationship between a young Traveller man & an older woman from Dublin 4 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Jó Johnny Joe le Darach Mac Con Iomaire - Mír 1 | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:24:23 | |
Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Jó Johnny Joe le Darach Mac Con Iomaire - Mír 2 | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:22:24 | |
Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Jó Johnny Joe le Darach Mac Con Iomaire - Mír 3 | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:19:03 | |
Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Jó Johnny Joe le Darach Mac Con Iomaire - Mír 4 | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:20:05 | |
Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Jó Johnny Joe le Darach Mac Con Iomaire - Mír 5 | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:23:17 | |
Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||