Episodes

  • Beckett on Bowman

    Beckett on Bowman
    May 14 2026
    A special programme curated from a brace of Bowman Sunday Eight Thirty programmes made in 2006 celebrating the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth.
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    51 mins
  • Nothing Ever Happens Around Here by Robert Barrett

    Nothing Ever Happens Around Here by Robert Barrett
    May 8 2026
    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
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    45 mins
  • The Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna

    The Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna
    May 3 2026
    The Quiet Land By Malachy McKenna - a masterclass, served as it is by a brace of actors - Kevin Flood and Barry Cassin
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    54 mins
  • The Gallant John-Joe by Tom MacIntyre

    The Gallant John-Joe by Tom MacIntyre
    Apr 24 2026
    The Gallant John Joe by Tom Mac Intyre - Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God."
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    48 mins
  • Kerry Plates by Shay Linehan

    Kerry Plates by Shay Linehan
    Apr 16 2026
    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.
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    31 mins
  • The Four-Faced Liar by Ger Fitzgibbon

    The Four-Faced Liar by Ger Fitzgibbon
    Apr 8 2026
    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.
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    50 mins
  • The Blue Hyacinth by Maeve Brennan adapted and directed by Joe O Byrne

    The Blue Hyacinth by Maeve Brennan adapted and directed by Joe O Byrne
    Apr 1 2026
    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
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    53 mins
  • Deep by Raymond Scannell

    Deep by Raymond Scannell
    Mar 27 2026
    Deep in 1988 Sir Henry's Cork, Larry Lehane is following the beat. Written & performed by Raymond Scannell
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    53 mins