The Library Section of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council run a varied programme of literary events throughout the year. This podcast series provides an archive of some of these events and helps to extend their reach to a wider audience.
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This is an 11-stop audio guide to the popular walkway from Dún Laoghaire to Dalkey Quarry, known locally as "The Metals", It's not just a journey through fascinating engineering and social history. It's also an eye-opening excursion along a unique living piece of local heritage. Join architectural historian Rob Goodbody, author of "The Metals", and producer Aileen O'Meara back to the days when Dún Laoghaire just a small fishing village surrounded by rocky outcrops, and hear the fascinating s ...
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The Rathdown Media podcast is Rathdown Media's place to illustrate our work as podcast producers, presenters and radio documentary makers. We also use some examples for our Podcasting Made Easy online training course, which teaches you everything you need to know about making your own podcast from start to finish, whatever your budget or experience. Interested in talking to us about producing a podcast for you? Interested in talking to us about producing radio features or documentaries? Inte ...
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The Dublin Story Slam Podcast is a collection of short personal and true stories recorded at our monthly open mic competitive storytelling night in Dublin. Each month ordinary Dubliners get up and share extraordinary stories inspired by a different theme each night and battle it out for a place in our Grand Slam final. Big & small, funny & sad, inspiring and compelling, we choose the best stories for our Podcast that will lift your heart and hopefully bring a smile to your day. Hosted on Aca ...
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Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.
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Welcome to the NFFTY podcast, a showcase of the best emerging filmmakers age 24 and under from all around the world! Film starts here, from NFFTY 2020 in Seattle, WA. Presented by Partyfish Media 🎉🐟
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In this episode of The Dublin Story Slam Podcast we're bringing you three stories recorded live at The Sugar Club on August 27th. This was a special fundraiser for Childline, an incredible and crucial resource for young people in need of some support, a listening ear and some help. Visit Childline.ie for more info. The theme of the evening was Back…
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The Dublin Story Slam is one of Dublin's longest running storytelling nights. At each show we invite members of the audience to get up and share true personal stories inspired by a different theme each night. Hosted by the founder of The Dublin Story Slam, we share a selection of these stories sometimes from the same night, sometimes from different…
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The Dublin Story Slam is one of Dublin's longest running storytelling nights. At each show we invite members of the audience to get up and share true personal stories inspired by a different theme each night. Hosted by the founder of The Dublin Story Slam, we share a selection of these stories sometimes from the same night, sometimes from different…
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The Dublin Story Slam is one of Dublin's longest running storytelling nights. At each show we invite members of the audience to get up and share true personal stories inspired by a different theme each night. Hosted by the founder of The Dublin Story Slam, we share a selection of these stories sometimes from the same night, sometimes from different…
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On this week’s Lyric Feature, we remember the poet, lecturer and regular contributor to our programmes Gerald Dawe who died last month.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Michael O’Shea was a musician from Carlingford, Co Louth who released one self-titled album in 1982 that is now regarded as a masterpiece of the Psychedelic Folk genre. Performed on oak door rescued from a skip in Munich.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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‘Discovered’ by Guglielmo Marconi while singing at a fashionable soiree in London, the famous inventor subsequently brought Sheridan to Italy, to pursue her dream of becoming an opera singer.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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As a child, Bairbre O'Hogan remembers her mother bringing an elderly friend to do her weekly shopping in Dún Laoghaire. Bairbre knew her as MrsVerschoyle, she only later appreciated just how successful and prolific an author she had been.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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The sculptor Imogen Stuart and the poet Michael Coady died within a day of each other on the 24 and 25th of March this year. Each is remembered with a programme from the RTÉ archive in this evening’s Lyric Feature.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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To mark the centenary of her birth, Liz Nolan explores the life and legacy of Maria Callas, the iconic Greek soprano, widely regarded as the most significant, inspiring and provocative opera star of the modern age.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Lapwings are any of various ground-nesting birds akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from 10 to 16 inches in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wingbeats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Jays are colourful, vocal, and highly intelligent woodland birds. In this episode ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn meet ornithologist Seán Ronayne in an autumn woodland to listen to stories these birds’ incredible capacity for mimicry.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Feather and Flock is a new six part series delving in to the ways of six iconic native Irish birds. Each episode combines ecology, folklore and history to uncover the incredible lives and journeys of these wild creatures. We begin with the Cuckoo.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Laoise O’Brien has spent the past twenty-five years championing an instrument often unfairly perceived as an instrument of torture, the recorder. Join Laoise as she embarks on a journey to tell the story of the recorder and its development during the ages.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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An audio portrait of painter James Hanley, told through the eyes of his sitters, fellow artists, buyers, family and friends, a story of being creative, connecting and making a life in the uncertain world of the arts.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Micil Ned Quinn from Mullaghbawn in Co. Armagh was immersed in the folk arts from childhood and grew up to be a renowned traditional singer and songwriter. This programme celebrates and reflects upon the rural life and culture from which he came and that he himself embodied. (First tx 190323)Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Ireland is on the verge of losing its population of breeding curlew, but could our songs, stories and art help us to save it?Di RTÉ lyric fm
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An examination of the earliest notated music in Ireland: Medieval Monastic Chant.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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We Only Want The Earth: Can music help us face the climate crisis?Di RTÉ lyric fm
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We Only Want The Earth: Can music help us face the climate crisis?Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Director Daniel Karan, Director Emma Macklin, Director of Photography Sebastian Marin, and Actor Sheridan Irwin discuss their short film, Our Highest Priority, with NFFTY Podcast Producer, Robert Bojorquez. Before you listen, you can watch the film now via Vimeo. Our Highest Priority screened in the Coping For The Best screening during NFFTY 2023. …
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The story of the women behind Dublin's forgotten National Ballet Company.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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The story of Irishwoman Kate Meyrick who operated the most decadent London nightclubs of the Jazz AgeDi RTÉ lyric fm
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Traditional Irish musicians from Donegal reinterpret scores collected by Séamus Ennis in the 1940s.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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This two-part series presented by J.J. O'Shea brings us the fruits of a project initiated by folklorist Ríonach Uí Ógáin and supported by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. The project revisits The Irish Folklore Commission's collection of tunes and songs which were transcribed and notated by Séamus Ennis in Connemara and Donegal.…
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Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan presents six poets from four continents who are making their mark on the world of Irish poetry.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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In A Place of Pointed Stones, Jessica Traynor explores the history and folklore of Banagher with local historian James Scully, and we hear new poems and a new song inspired by her researchDi RTÉ lyric fm
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Writing Yourself Home is presented by the Irish born but Manchester based poet Vona Groarke. Through a series of conversations with four fellow Irish poets, Vona muses on the complex relationship between national identity and writing.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Gerald Dawe explores the social and cultural history of Dun Laoghaire, where he has lived for over 30 years, in poetry and conversation.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Poet Eleanor Hooker reflects on Lough Derg and its place in the lives of those who live near it and on itDi RTÉ lyric fm
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Poet Seán Lysaght explores the Wild Nephin area of north Mayo. For more episodes of The Lyric Feature go to the RTÉ lyric fm Podcasts.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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The portrait painter James Hanley is the subject as sitter in this audio portrait of his life and work.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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The story behind Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan RoadDi RTÉ lyric fm
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It's Christmas time so it's only right to share 3 stories that capture some of that festive magic but with a distinctly Dublin twist. From how an entire community rallied around a family after disaster strikes to how an entire hospital rallies around one of it's Nurses when disaster strikes her family back home. Finally we'll have a story about a f…
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Director Tiger Ji, Director of Photography Stefan Nachmann, and Producer Peter Gold discuss their short film, Death and Ramen, with NFFTY Podcast Producer, Robert Bojorquez. Before you listen, you can watch the film now via YouTube. Death and Ramen screened in the Friday Night Shorts screening during NFFTY 2023. Keep up with Tiger Ji:Instagram: …
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Laoise O'Brien explores a millennium of music through her own experiences as a recorder player.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Director William Lancaster, Director of Photography Shane Bagwell, and Co-Editor Will Noyce discuss their short film, Dún Laoghaire, with NFFTY Podcast Producer, Robert Bojorquez. Before you listen, you can watch the film now via Short of the Week. Dún Laoghaire screened in and won the Audience Award for the Family Ties screening during NFFTY 2023.…
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Leontia Flynn, explores Sylvia Plath's lifelong admiration of WB Yeats. The programme also contains rare archive of Sylvia Plath speaking about Yeats and reading some of her work in a 1958 Library of Congress recording.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Director Janay Kelley discusses her short film, The River, with NFFTY Programming Intern, Han-'Naeh Belser. Before you listen, you can watch the film now via NFFTY's YouTube. The River screened in and won the Audience Award for the Experimental Visions screening during NFFTY 2023. Keep up with Janay Kelley:Instagram: https://www.instagram.co…
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To mark the centenary of her birth, Liz Nolan explores the life and legacy of Maria Callas, the iconic Greek soprano, widely regarded as the most significant, inspiring and provocative opera star of the modern age.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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Director Nathan Ginter discusses his short film, The Businessman, with NFFTY Podcast Producer, Robert Bojorquez. Before you listen, you can watch the film now via Vimeo. The Businessman screened in the Uneasy Street screening during NFFTY 2023. Keep up with Nathan Ginter:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathan_ginter More from Partyfi…
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Director Shakil Jessa discusses his short film, Imran & Alykhan, with NFFTY Podcast Producer, Robert Bojorquez. Before you listen, you can watch the film now via YouTube. Imran & Alykhan screened in the Growth Spurts screening during NFFTY 2023. Keep up with Shakil Jessa:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakiljessa.pdf More from Partyf…
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Olivia O'Leary and poet Paddy Bushe follow the route of a long lost walk in Kerry, as described in a poem by Ellen Fitz-Simon, daughter of DanielDi RTÉ lyric fm
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Dorothea Herbet writer, poet, artist and proud spinster from Carrick On Suir. Ireland's Jane Austin. Unhoped for, unprecedented, discover the unique 'Dorothea The Doozy'.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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In this episode of The Dublin Story Slam we bring you three stories connected by the theme of Strangers. Recorded live onstage at our monthly Story Slam's in Dublin's Sugar Club, this episode features stories how a stranger from Galway helped absolve Patrick Plant from a mortal sin in India, how a Canadian & an American helped Roisin McGuinness ove…
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Eoin ‘Stan’ O’Sullivan, Sliabh Luachra musician in residence, assists in the search for six old vinyl records. A story looking back at a musical tradition’s past and an effort to safeguard its futureDi RTÉ lyric fm
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When Sinéad O'Connor died in July this year the world was deprived of one of its most distinctive and significant voices. In 2015 Sinéad explored that voice with Iarla Ó Lionáird as part of his series Vocal Chords which was made for the Lyric Feature.Di RTÉ lyric fm
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The literature and storytelling traditions associated with The Great Blasket have long been acclaimed both internationally and at home. It is surprising therefore that the music traditions of The Blaskets remain little heard. In The Western Island, J.J. O’Shea seeks to address this imbalance and explores this rich but lesser-known aspect of Blasket…
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Mary Brophy goes behind the scenes at the 71st Wexford Festival Opera as Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi and her team orchestrate their particular brand of alchemy. Featuring live excerpts from RTÉ lyric fm's recordings of the 2022 opening opera La Tempesta, location recordings and input from the talented cast of performers and crew.…
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In A Place of Pointed Stones, Jessica Traynor explores the history and folklore of Banagher with local historian James Scully, and we hear new poems and a new song inspired by her researchDi RTÉ lyric fm
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