TV reviews - incl Honey
24 min
Chris Wasser and Dee Molumby review The Good Daughter (Sky), 12 12 12 (Apple TV) and Honey (BBC). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A look at what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment presented by Rick O'Shea.
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Album reviews - incl U2
25 min
Zara Hedderman and Eamon Sweeney review new releases from U2, Daire Heffernan and Radie Peat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The U2 Story Book - Brian O'Connell
12 min
In the week that sees U2 release their first album, Carnaval de Luz, in almost ten years, Limerick-based writer Brian O’Connell takes us back to the early days of the band in a new book, Becoming U2. Brian O'Connell takes us back, in fact, to a key night in March 1978 when they played their first public gig under that name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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TV reviews - incl Honey
24 min
Chris Wasser and Dee Molumby review The Good Daughter (Sky), 12 12 12 (Apple TV) and Honey (BBC). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Album reviews - incl U2
25 min
Zara Hedderman and Eamon Sweeney review new releases from U2, Daire Heffernan and Radie Peat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The U2 Story Book - Brian O'Connell
12 min
In the week that sees U2 release their first album, Carnaval de Luz, in almost ten years, Limerick-based writer Brian O’Connell takes us back to the early days of the band in a new book, Becoming U2. Brian O'Connell takes us back, in fact, to a key night in March 1978 when they played their first public gig under that name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Brady in the National Concert Hall
13 min
For more than five decades, Paul Brady has been one of Ireland’s most respected and influential songwriters. This evening he speaks to Rick about his career, creative prosess, and his upcoming gigs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Film Reviews
24 min
Donald Clarke and Sarina Bellissimo join Rick O'Shea in studio to talk about this weeks movie picks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
M John Harrison on winning this year's Booker Prize
15 min
Author M John Harrison discusses his post-apocalyptic novel, The End of Everything. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Casual - Meadhbh McHugh and Agnes O'Casey
15 min
Playwright Meadhbh McHugh and actress Agnes O'Casey discuss the world premiere of Casual at the Abbey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sylvia Plath on Writing - Maura Dooley
1 min
Editor Maura Dooley discusses Sylvia Plath on Writing, a collection of Plath's advice on what it means to commit to a writing life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Timothy V. Murphy
21 min
Ahead of his appearance at the Dingle International Film Festival, actor Timothy V. Murphy chats to Ciara about his remarkable career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cormac O Caoimh performs live in studio
13 min
Ahead of the release of his seventh studio album, Heartbreakers, singer-songwriter Cormac O Caoimh performs live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ciara Byrne on her new play The Snug
12 min
Ciara Byrne discusses her new play The Snug which will premiere at Sean O'Casey Theatre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Crann Mór - Nick Roth and Adrian Dunbar
20 min
Actor Adrian Dunbar and composer Nick Roth discuss the world premiere of Crann Mór, a newly expanded live staging of Richard Berengarten's poem Tree. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Winter Guest - Sarah Moss
9 min
Author Sarah Moss chats to Rick about her latest novel, The Winter Guest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Network at 50
15 min
Steven Benedict looks back at the film that inspired a generation of writers and filmmakers, Sidney Lumet’s Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TV reviews
23 min
Jorie Lagerwey and Dee Molumby review series Black Doves (Netflix), Hunting Alice Bell (Channel 4) and The Galway Bay Murders (RTE). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Album reviews
29 min
Louise Bruton and John Meagher review new releases from James Blunt, Kings of Leon and Alanis Morrisette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Barry Kerr performs live in studio
10 min
2026 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominee Barry Kerr performs live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Film reviews - incl Onwards and Sideways
26 min
John Maguire and Cara O'Doherty review Onwards and Sideways, Wild Horse Nine and La Bola Negra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Drawing from the Well - Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
9 min
Fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh discusses her upcoming performance as part of the Drawing from the Well series at the National Concert Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Good Girls - Clare Monnelly and Aaron Monaghan
15 min
Award-winning playwright Clare Monnelly and director Aaron Monaghan about her new play Good Girls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yiyun Li on her new novel Music Against The Night
18 min
Author Yiyun Li on her new historical novel about the life of Irish composer John Field, Music Against The Night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Carrie at 50
14 min
Paul Whittington looks back at Brian DePalma’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie 50 years on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All Them Dogs - Djamel White
16 min
Author Djamel White chats to Ciara about All Them Dogs, his new gangland thriller set in west Dublin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Caitlín Nic Gabhann performs live in studio
18 min
Ahead of the release of her second solo album, An Ciúnas, concertina player Caitlín Nic Gabhann performs live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stevie Wonder at Dublin’s 3Arena
14 min
Pat Carty reviews Stevie Wonder's recently performance of Songs in the Key of Life at Dublin’s 3Arena. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Arena - live from the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris
57 min
Live from the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris for a special evening celebrating Irish culture in the French capital. Rick is joined by Director of the Centre Nora Hickey M'Sichili, writers Neil Hegarty and Karl Geary, journalist Sophie Gorman, actor Kevin Fowley, and playwright Bryan Delaney. Plus, music from Kevin Fowley and Louise Mulcahy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The One About Matthew Perry
11 min
Chris Wasser joins the programme to discuss the newly released Netflix series 'The One About Matthew Perry'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amy Winehouse's Back to Black turns 20
15 min
Kelly Anne Byrne is in studio to dicuss Amy Winehouse's second album 'Back to Black' which turned 20 this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Film Reviews
20 min
Tara Brady and Justin McGregor review Primetime, All About The Money and Gentle Monster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
RTÉ Short Story Competition Finalists
13 min
Kartikay Gupta and Stephanie O'Connor discuss their short stories which have been shortlisted for the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Irish Ghost Story
14 min
Writer Martina Devlin on the great tradition of ghost stories in Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Foy Vance
19 min
Foy Vance joins Rick in studio to discuss his 60-date world tour and play some tunes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Audrey Niffenegger
22 min
Writer Audrey Niffenegger joins the programme to discuss her new book 'Life Out of Order' 23 years on from 'The Time Traveler's Wife' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Devils 4K Re-Release
15 min
Film critic John Maguire on Ken Russell’s 'The Devils' being re-released. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anakronos: The Red Book of Ossory
12 min
Caitríona O’Leary, Anakronos, on their new production at Kilkenny’s Toil & Trouble where medieval music meets jazz in this compelling reimagining of one of Ireland’s most remarkable manuscripts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Remembering Dónal Lunny
51 min
Bill Whelan, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala O'Connor, Shaun Davey, and Iarla Ó Lionáird discuss the life and career of the late Dónal Lunny.ss the life and career of the late Dónal Lunny dies aged 79. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Film reviews - incl Klara and the Sun
22 min
Hilary White and Arlene Hunt review the new films Klara and the Sun, Fatherland and Possible Love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Choreographer John Scott on the new Irish Modern Dance Theatre production
14 min
Choreographer John Scott chats to Rick about the Irish Modern Dance Theatre production 'Physical Landscape' coming to the Project Arts Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
RTÉ Short Story Competition - John Armstrong and Alison Jameson
10 min
John Armstrong and Alison Jameson, both finalists of this year's RTÉ Short Story Competition, chat to Rick about their work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gulliver: A Choral Symphony - Shaun Davey
19 min
Ahead of the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver’s Travels, composer Shaun Davey discusses his Gulliver: A Choral Symphony. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Galway DJ Count Skylarkin
14 min
Galway DJ Count Skylarkin chats with Rick about his upcoming gig at the Lú Festival of Light in Drogheda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is Grand Theft Auto still relevant?
14 min
Ahead of the release of its sixth iteration, we’ll be discussing the global pop-cultural phenomenon that is Grand Theft Auto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ralph McTell plays live in studio
21 min
Ralph McTell chats to Rick and plays live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fiddle player Clare Sands
18 min
Fiddle player and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominee Clare Sands chats to Rick about her new album and performs live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Macnas at 40
15 min
As Macnas marks 40 years of creating extraordinary public art, Rick look back at the history of the company with Galway theatre-maker James Riordan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary
15 min
Jess Fahy discusses the National Gallery’s new exhibition, Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Niall Williams
16 min
For over twenty-five years, novelist Niall Williams has been crafting some of the most lyrical and resonant of Irish stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Opera festival review
11 min
Wexford Festival Opera marks its 75th anniversary. From its modest beginnings in 1951, it has grown into one of the world's most respected opera festivals, earning an international reputation for reviving neglected masterpieces and nurturing new talent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TV reviews - incl VisionQuest
23 min
Chris Wasser and Louise Bruton review VisionQuest (Disney+), Crystal Lake (Sky) and The Party (Virgin). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Album reviews - incl Fontaines DC
27 min
Zara Hedderman and Nadine O’Regan review new releases from Fontaines DC, Arborist and Declan O’Rourke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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